Clinicians & Clinical Associates
Clinicians
Dr. Ellen Hammerle is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT #32398) who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Dr. Hammerle is a therapist who uses a psychodynamic framework informed by object relations, self psychology and family systems theory. She has extensive experience working with stress management, group dynamics, and communication skill development within relationships, mediation, meditation, parent-infant work and chronic illness. Dr. Hammerle specializes in working with individuals and couples to cultivate communication, healing and transformation.
Dr. Hammerle has written books and many articles on related subjects and is frequently called upon to give lectures and lead workshops. Dr. Hammerle has conducted trainings and education programs in Stress Management, Meditation, Western Psychology, Spirituality, and Consciousness.
Amelia Pryor, Ph.D. is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT #34681) who works with individuals on issues including overcoming pain from the past, creating and maintaining integrity in relationships, increasing self-esteem, overcoming addictions, and with individuals in many kinds of life transitions. Dr. Pryor enjoys working with adult siblings who would like to unlock themselves from family patterns of interaction and communication.
Dr. Pryor teaches stress reduction and stress-management to businesses and community agencies. She worked in the business world before becoming a psychotherapist and is interested in helping people bring balance and connection between life and career. She holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and a Ph.D. in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Dr. Pryor presents at local and international conferences and is a published author who has done research and written in the fields of psychology, consciousness, and science.
George
Matchette is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist (MFT #33239) with many
years of experience working with individuals and couples. Mr. Matchette
specializes in trauma reduction and core belief transformation using
a variety of techniques, including active imagination, energy psychology,
and close process work with body, mind, and spirit. Mr. Matchette is
a certified master practitioner of Advance Integrative Therapy (formerly
Seemorg Matrix) and a student of Sufism psychology. In addition,
Mr. Matchette has a background in object-relations, communications skills,
and how couples develop greater intimacy.
Mr. Matchette received his Master's degree in Counseling from St. Mary's College where he trained new counselors and taught courses in psychological theories, couples treatment, and human development for fifteen years. Mr. Matchette trains lawyers and mediators in effective communication skills in seminars and classes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Matchette is a founding member of the Community Healing Centers and currently provides psychotherapy at its San Francisco location.
Clinical Associates
Cathy Della Valle, MFT Cathy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT #50034) who enjoys working with couples, individuals, children, teens and families from diverse populations and backgrounds. Cathy works from a psychodynamic framework incorporating object relations, cognitive behavioral, emotionally focused therapy, and humanistic/existential therapy. Cathy has experience working with clients who present with different levels of depression, anxiety, grief and loss, addictions, relationship/codependency, self-esteem, eating issues, parenting, trauma, and life transitions. She believes in guiding her clients to use the tools learned in therapy to achieve long lasting positive change in their relationships. In addition, Cathy received her Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Sonoma State University in 2000. She has her private practice with Community Healing Centers and insists on continually enhancing her skills as a clinician. She is very open and meets her clients "were they are at" and believes the relationship between therapist and client is critical for any kind of healing and change. She believes in holding the hope for her clients when they are not able. In his integral psychotherapy practice, Helge Osterhold (MFT #47397) supports clients in critical moments on their journey through life - whether this means transforming unhealthy patterns or relationships or coming to terms with major challenges and transitions they are facing. While working with a range of clients, his focus is on issues around chronic illness and pain, grief and loss, and cross-cultural problems. His mind-body approach combines elements of Western psychotherapy and Eastern wisdom traditions to help clients find balance, heal what needs healing and overcome what is holding them back. Mr. Osterhold draws from 15 years of meditation background as well extensive training in traditional and cutting-edge psychotherapy techniques (e.g. humanistic-existential and transpersonal psychology, energy psychology, family constellations, guided imagery, Heartmath). Tamra Sattler, Ph.D., MFT Among her areas of expertise, she works with many clients on self-empowerment and self-acceptance to foster healthier intimate relationships. She also works with a lot with depression and anxiety to help clients realize their innate joy. The nature of her personality is warm and supportive, while also directive. (www.tamrasattler.com)
Besides his therapy practice, Mr. Osterhold is an adjunct professor of cross-cultural psychology at Golden Gate University and teaches communication, mindfulness and self-care practices to clinicians at UCSF Medical Center.
www.tamrasattler.com
Tamra Sattler is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (#46210) specializing in individual, couples and family psychotherapy with an East-West perspective. Her private practice is part of Community Healing Centers. With over three years experience as a clinician, she has seen a broad spectrum of clients. Tamra's education includes a masters in Counseling Psychology from USF with an emphasis in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and then she went on to finish doctoral coursework in East/West Psychology at CIIS. Her background also includes self-study in philosophy, spirituality, and psychology. She worked for about 15 years in the business world so she understands the demands of a demanding career.
