Passionate About Inspiring Others

Dr. Cynthia Zecic has worked for 20 years with Mental Health agencies in both San Francisco and East Bay as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Drama Therapist. She provides individual and group psychotherapy to those dealing with substance abuse, physical, sexual or emotional abuse.

Dr. Zecic works with both perpetrators and victims of domestic violence as well as sexual offenders. For many years she also worked with adults and minors involved in human sex trafficking. She has experience treating people from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, including incarcerated women, foster youth, seniors, queer and transgender youth and adults.

Dr. Zecic facilitates groups with focused issues and needs, including Trauma Education, Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Grief & Loss, Domestic Violence, Parent Support and Co-Parenting. In addition, she has experience leading Drama Therapy groups and is trained in Eye Movement & Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Dr. Zecic believes that her training and experience in Somatic and Trauma Body Centered Therapy has deepened her work with clients who have trauma backgrounds. Dr. Zecic is a CASOMB (California Adult Sex Offender Management Board) sex offender treatment specialist. she is also trained in the Gottman Couple Therapy Method levels 1, 2 & 3. In addition to her clinical work at ASF, she taught at JFK University and the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).

Dr. Cynthia Zecic

Marriage & Family Therapist , EdD , LMFT

Relational dynamics have always fascinated me, and the dance of intimacy even more. The way we share and reject differences, the way we work to be accepted, be seen, heard, understood, loved. It is important to appreciate the dance of intimacy, drawing us toward our partners at times and away at others. This is the work I want to be involved in, helping couples find their way, possibly to re-experience feelings of when they first met, to be reminded why they chose each other. Discovering ways that love still exists in relationships and how things got off track in order to rebuild a more meaningful and satisfying life together. The courage that I have witnessed with so many of couples who have I have been privileged to accompany along their journey fills me with wonder and humility. Love is a powerful force to partner with, even when it is hiding out in the day-to-day grind, to do lists, unending responsibilities of life and family and momentary glimpses of joy. ​

Let’s explore together how to manage keeping the friendship strong in your relationship to masterfully weather all the storms your relationship might present. Whether you are trying to decide if this is the relationship to stay in, how to rebuild trust and passion, recovery from infidelity, how to support a partner when they have experienced trauma, or simply finding a way to communicate so the relationship feels good again, I can help.

Qualifications

Gottman Trained levels 1, 2 & 3

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Training

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)

Education Doctorate in Counseling Psychology

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