Reasons to See Me

Couples Therapy

Even committed couples can get caught in repetitive cycles of misinterpretation, defensiveness, and lingering hurt. My work draws on family systems and psychodynamic insights to help you both make sense of where these painful loops come from. From there, we create the clarity needed to heal past fractures, communicate honestly, and truly reconnect. Read More

Trauma Therapy

Trauma can settle into the body and quietly shape how we connect with others long after it’s over. I combine EMDR with Relational Psychodynamic therapy to help survivors of sexual, religious, and power-based abuse heal at their own pace. Read More

EMDR Therapy

Some events stay stuck, still feeling raw years later. EMDR is a well-researched trauma therapy that helps the brain reprocess what happened, so the past loses its grip and you can feel more at ease in the present. Read More

Family Therapy

Every family goes through hard seasons. Family therapy offers a supportive space to understand each other better, work through challenges together Read More

Leadership Effectiveness

Finding your ways of leading are not resulting in the types of results that you or your organization want. Want a place to sort through legacy or how your values tie in to leading.

Bisexual Affirming Therapist

We live in an either or culture. Being a both and person you need space to sort through. Read More

Recovery from toxic leadership

Living in a world created by toxic leadership you have sorted through gaslighting and suffered intimidation. Read more

Organizational challenges

Is your team not cohesive. Are you leading a team that lacks trust, does not work toward the same goals? Read more

Isolation and lack of connection

Working remotely, living alone, connecting through the internet can leave you feeling isolated. Read more

Recovery from toxic leadership

Living in a world created by toxic leadership you have sorted through gaslighting and suffered intimidation. Read more

Organizational challenges

Is your team not cohesive. Are you leading a team that lacks trust, does not work toward the same goals? Read more

Isolation and lack of connection

Working remotely, living alone, connecting through the internet can leave you feeling isolated. Read more

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David Buechner, MA, MDiv., Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist 162644 working under clinical supervision

Employed by Blackbird Institute, Oakland

Supervised by Eugene Porter, LMFT 19703

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Blackbird Institute (in-person and Online)

444 34th Street

Oakland, CA 94609

Call: 415-390-6367 to schedule a 15 minute consultation

Oakland, CA 94609

david@davidbtherapy.com