DOT Center: Downtown Oakland Therapy Center

DOT Center: Downtown Oakland Therapy Center We offer personalized therapy for individuals and couples throughout California.

01/23/2025

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone!
Check out this infographic for some simple self-care tips to help you navigate stress and find your way back to feeling grounded.

Remember, taking care of yourself is essential. If you're struggling, we're here to help.

The therapists who make up DOT Center’s team come from incredibly diverse backgrounds and experiences, as do the clients...
02/17/2023

The therapists who make up DOT Center’s team come from incredibly diverse backgrounds and experiences, as do the clients we serve. This month we spotlight our skillful & intuitive expressive arts therapist, Zena Carlota, AMFT! Zena has a passion for healing, the arts, spirituality and social justice. She is an artist, storyteller and musician inspired by folk medicine, Afro-Indigenous healing arts practices, earth-based wisdom traditions and psychodynamic theory. As a therapist, Zena integrates ancestral healing arts, spiritual practice and somatic awareness into her work with clients. She enjoys working with women and femme-identified people, first generation, immigrant and refugee communities, s*x positive and polyamorous relationships, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and creatives. Zena has current telehealth openings for individuals & couples and looks forward to connecting with new clients.
“Together we will explore the unconscious lands of your feelings and choices, examine the invisible patterns that have influenced your life, while using the creative tools of imagery, dreamwork, ritual, somatics, symbolism and storytelling to cultivate connection, self awareness and empowerment, choose your next steps with clarity and live your life with freedom.” ~Zena Carlota, AMFT

We live in a world where we are constantly navigating stressors that cause us to feel anxiety, vigilance, panic, aggress...
11/22/2022

We live in a world where we are constantly navigating stressors that cause us to feel anxiety, vigilance, panic, aggression, depression, collapse...the list goes on. While these are completely normal emotional and physiological stress responses, they wear on our nervous systems and bump us out of connection to ourselves and our relationships. We must therefore establish practices that are effective in restoring the nervous system to a state of connection where we feel safer, calmer and generally comfortable. What practices return you to a state of connection and how do you know (feel) that you've arrived?
Video Link to watch and feel "A Portal Into Connection” https://dotcenteroakland.com/resources/polyvagal-theory-therapy

For many South Asian women, breaking free from social norms and living our best life may feel unrealistic when we have b...
08/01/2022

For many South Asian women, breaking free from social norms and living our best life may feel unrealistic when we have been taught to live for others. Fulfilling cultural and familial expectations, beliefs, and dreams can be a beautiful path…and it has some drawbacks. One big drawback is feeling unseen and looking for validation all the time. What are some ways you try to break free from this cycle?
https://dotcenteroakland.com/resources/living-life-in-low-definition

We'd like to introduce DOT Center's new trusted & compassionate therapist, Laya Jamali, AMFT! Laya brings with her a bac...
06/24/2022

We'd like to introduce DOT Center's new trusted & compassionate therapist, Laya Jamali, AMFT! Laya brings with her a background in relational depth-oriented psychotherapy, neurobiology, and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. She is committed to bringing high quality psychotherapy to underrepresented communities including LGBTQI+ and BIPOC individuals & couples. Above all else, Laya listens for and honors the inner healing wisdom of clients and holds a deep respect for one's life narrative and the social-cultural influences that shape who they are. She's looking forward to supporting individuals & couples virtually and in-person at our downtown Oakland offices. ☀️🌇

“The human brain and behavior have always been a source of fascination for me since childhood. My curiosity about why we do what we do along with my interest in personal narratives, lived experiences and the concept of inner healer, has inspired me to pursue the work of being a therapist to deepen my understanding of human experience. I believe in the importance of following my clients’ inner healing wisdom and value having a beginner’s mind.”
~Laya Jamali, AMFT

Learn more about Laya’s work here: https://dotcenteroakland.com/therapists/laya-jamali

“By pausing, we can better tune into the tension that may have accumulated in our body, and simply by noticing it, our b...
12/23/2021

“By pausing, we can better tune into the tension that may have accumulated in our body, and simply by noticing it, our bodies can naturally begin the process of releasing it through our always-moving breath, blood, and heartbeat…”
-Alice Dote, LCSW
Find out what else Alice recommends for surviving and thriving during the holidays in the full article at https://dotcenteroakland.com/resources/how-to-survive-and-thrive-during-the-holidays 💗

While we continue to navigate and the pandemic, systematic oppression & structural supremacy, the climate crisis, our j...
08/17/2021

While we continue to navigate and the pandemic, systematic oppression & structural supremacy, the climate crisis, our jobs/school and caretaking, and life in general (phew take a deeeep breath and release..) there are several small but significant self care actions and a mindset that can help us manage these traumatic times.
Thank you Trauma Stewardship for the helpful guide
https://files.constantcontact.com/4ec129c3201/3a3fd334-5df8-4ca4-ae40-1f2169c5638e.pdf

A year into the pandemic, many of us are experiencing pandemic fatigue and burnout. Increasing our resilience time take...
04/20/2021

A year into the pandemic, many of us are experiencing pandemic fatigue and burnout. Increasing our resilience time takes time and intentionality, and DOT Center therapist Hannah Rosales is offering a free talk about the impact of pandemic fatigue and practices that can help to re-establish and support states of vitality and connection. This talk will serve as an introduction session to her upcoming 3-part workshop that will further empower participants to remedy symptoms of disconnection unique to this time. We hope you can come and learn from her. https://dotcenteroakland.com/pandemic-fatigue-registration

Here we are 1 year into the pandemic.We haven’t been able to cope the ways we used to because the places, people, and th...
03/16/2021

Here we are 1 year into the pandemic.

We haven’t been able to cope the ways we used to because the places, people, and things we used to have access to are not accessible or reliable.

This is why we will be leading an upcoming group about . We will explore new and renewed ways to manage stress and address feelings of disconnection together. The group will be led by one of DOT Center’s talented therapists, Hannah Rosales, and grounded in .

Please message or email us if you’d like more details and to keep in the loop about when the group launches.

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1624 Franklin Street, Suite #911
Oakland, CA
94612

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 9pm
Sunday 8am - 9pm

Telephone

+15104233135

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