Office Phone & Fax
415 242-9866

Address
4326 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

E-mail
jimchristrup@sbcglobal.net

License # LCS15151

Twenty-five years clinical experience, including private practice and community settings. Gentle, supportive, interactive, and client-centered psychotherapy. My goal is to help you uncover your own answers rather than to supply you with mine. An integrated body/mind/spirit approach to psychotherapy. I am trained in the Hakomi method of psychotherapy and in the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method of working with trauma. Experienced in gay/lesbian/bisexual issues.

Credentials
• MSW, Portland State University, 1981
• LCSW, California, 1990
• Diplomat in clinical social work, 1993
• Two year comprehensive training in the Hakomi method of body-centered psychotherapy, 1998
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute 6 month trauma training, 2001
• Member National Association of Social Workers
• Member Therapy Network
• Member: The GLBT Therapist Association (Gaylesta)

What is an LCSW?
Clinical social workers are professionals educated and trained to provide mental health services for individuals, families, and groups. Once a clinical social worker meets and completes all requirements for licensure by the State Board of Behavioral Sciences, which includes 3,200 hours of supervised clinical practice and the passing of written and oral exams, the therapist is referred to as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Cost 
My rates are $115 for a weekly 50-minute session. In some cases a bimonthly 90-minute session may be appropriate. Evening appointments are available. A limited number of slots are available for those clients who qualify for reduced hourly rates.
 
Length 
Some issues can be quickly resolved in a few months. More deeply embedded problems and patterns can require a year or more.
 
Insurance 
I accept some insurance. Check with me or with your insurer to see whether I am on covered under your policy.

Credit Cards
I accept payment using debit and credit cards. Credit cards issued by VISA, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted. ATM and debit cards with the VISA and MasterCard logo are also accepted. If you are an existing client, and would like to submit a payment online, you can do so by clicking onto ProfessionalCharges.com.

Psychotherapy
In providing psychotherapy, I try to provide you with a setting in which you can explore those parts of your life that aren’t working well or that may be causing you pain. The setting is nonjudgmental, reliable and supportive. It is different from other relationships in your life in that 100% of the focus is on you and on your situation. This focus can free you to speak and explore in ways that may not be otherwise available to you. As you work through your personal issues in the therapeutic setting, you may come to realize things about yourself, which you thought were unalterable, are indeed changeable.

Trauma & Childhood Abuse Issues
Trauma occurs when someone is overwhelmed by a situation that is perceived to be life threatening and he or she is left feeling helpless and out of control. Afterwards, the individual may react as though the trauma is still occurring, even though the threat may be long past. Symptoms may include panic attacks, obsessive behaviors or thinking, anxiety, phobias, sleep disturbances, tremors, hypervigilance and dissociation. In dealing with the effects of trauma, I work to help reprocess these automatic responses and bring a sense of empowerment and choice.