ReviveHealthTherapy

About Us

At Revive Health Therapy, located in Oakland and Walnut Creek, we are committed to providing affordable, effective, and comprehensive mental health care. Our services include both long-term psychotherapy and short-term counseling for a broad range of issues, ensuring that you receive the support you need, regardless of your financial situation.

We’re Here to Support You

Our mission is to support you through every stage of your mental health journey. Our therapists are dedicated to providing authentic, relational support, using a range of therapeutic approaches including:

The Revive Guiding Principles

Always by your side, we get life throws us curve balls. You don’t need to do it alone.

Trusted sources commited to the highest level of service at an affordable price.

Whether licensed or supervised, we strive to provide top-tier multi-disciplinary  care you deserve.

This is your journey and we are here to support you in all the ways you need, through your varied life events.

The Revive difference

Affordable

We believe that everyone deserves access to quality mental health care. Our need-based sliding scale makes therapy very affordable. We accept private pay and provide itemized receipts for all insurance providers for reimbursement, as well as HSA/FSA cards.

Effective

Our diverse team of associates and full-fee clinicians are trained in a variety of evidence-based therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness practices, expressive arts therapies, and more. Our cutting-edge approaches ensure that you receive the most current and effective treatments available.

Comprehensive

Revive Health Therapy offers wrap-around care, including both counseling and psychiatry services, to ensure all your mental health needs are met. Our therapists are continually self-reflecting and growing within our supportive learning community, supervised by experienced licensed supervisors to maintain the highest standards of care.

Understanding Our Approach

If you are looking for targeted care with real results while feeling seen and understood, you are in the right place. Through our proven framework you will be taken care of from onboarding through graduation of therapy services.

Step 1

Consultation and Assessment

Step 2

Personalized Treatment Plan

Step 3

Therapeutic Interventions

Step 4

Ongoing Support and Progress

Team of Compassionate Experts

NATASA NORDMAN, LMFT
Co-Founder

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #52879

natasa@revivehealththerapy.com

Natasa Nordman (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in depression, anxiety, adolescent therapy, and EMDR.

She is focused on working with individuals who experience anxiety, depression, trauma, & phase of life difficulties. 

Natasa holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from University of San Francisco and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from the University of California at Davis. She is also trained and highly skilled in evidenced-based practices such as EMDR & CBT.

Location: Oakland, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Trauma & Anxiety, Increase Sense of Self, EMDR

Amy Kelly
AMY KELLY, LMFT
Co-Founder

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #84567
amy@revivehealththerapy.com

Amy Kelly (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in Children and Adolescents.

Amy has spent the past decade working with children & families. She focuses on individual therapy for children & teenagers, family therapy, and co-parenting therapy.

Amy completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at San Francisco State, her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of California at Davis, and CE with the American Academy of Pediatrics. 

Location: Oakland, Telehealth
Areas of Interest: Family/Couples, Children, Individuals

CHERYL FELDMAN, PHD, LMFT, ATR-BC
Clinical Director

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #43294

Board Certified Art Therapist 12-008

cheryl@revivehealththerapy.com

Cheryl (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board-Certified Art Therapist who has two decades of working in school-based programs, community programs, and for the insurance industry. Her focus is with children, adolescents, their families, and adult women who are looking for support with anxiety and depression, life transitions, identity exploration, neurodivergence, and LGBTQ focus. Cheryl works from a systems-based perspective incorporating family and attachment patterns using art therapy when desired.

Cheryl received her Masters degree in Marital and Family Therapy with an emphasis in Art Therapy from Notre Dame de Namur University and completed her PhD in Art Therapy from Dominican University of CA. Additionally, she has been an adjunct professor in the same Art Therapy Masters program since 2016.

Location: Oakland, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Anxiety/Social Anxiety, Neurodiversity, Identity, Art Therapy

LAURA MISRA, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #135429

laurie@revivehealththerapy.com

Laurie (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University of California.

Laurie takes a relational approach to therapy, integrating transpersonal and somatic modalities with existential therapy. As a holistic practitioner, she believes in the profound healing properties of community, nature, movement, art & spirit. These are often part of her process with clients. In her private practice, Laurie works with individual, adult, and adolescent clients both virtually and in person.

Location: Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Transpersonal therapy, Somatic therapy, Mindfulness, Existential therapy

BONNIE BURSET, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #127992

bonnie@revivehealththerapy.com

Bonnie (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. 

Bonnie has a bachelors and masters degree in East Asian Studies. Bonnie graduated from the John F. Kennedy University with a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2016.

Bonnie works primarily with teens, adult individuals and couples on a wide range of issues from depression, anxiety and relational distress to complex trauma, self-harm, compulsion and addiction.

Location: Walnut Creek, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Couples, Co-Parenting, Adults

NICOLE FARBER, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #150181

925-322-0856

nicole@revivehealththerapy.com

www.liminalspacespsychotherapy.io

Nicole (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with adults who want to find freedom, relief, and peace after experiencing trauma, significant life transitions, or who have been living with anxiety. As an IFS-informed therapist, she believes her clients already hold the wisdom they need to find meaning and fulfillment and that her role is to support the client's process of accessing it. She uses a holistic approach that brings in parts work, EMDR, mindfulness strategies, and other integrative techniques to help her clients examine and release belief systems, experiences, and traumas that impact them.

She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz and went on to work in Special Education, teaching and supporting teenagers and families who struggle with significant mental health issues. Later, she received her M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Location: Walnut Creek, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Trauma from an IFS-informed approach, EMDR, Anxiety

KAT BUTCHOFSKY, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #144693

supervised by Laura Misra, LMFT #135429

Kat@revivehealththerapy.com

Kat (they/them) is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with a passion for relational and somatic work through a systemic and decolonial lens. They are a graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies with a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Somatic Therapy. Kat holds the orientation that each person is the expert of their experience and supports clients in connecting with their aliveness and inherent wholeness. Kat facilitates mindful experiments to bring awareness to what the body is saying through sensations, movements, gestures and other patterns. Kat offers an opportunity to be seen and feel more deeply, in service to greater understanding and connection.

Location: Walnut Creek and Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Somatic Therapy, Couples, Queer + Trans Youth and Adults, Parts Work

AIDAN PURDY, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #151815

supervised by Laura Misra, LMFT #135429

Aidan@revivehealththerapy.com

​Aidan (she/her) is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with experience working with children, teens, adults and families as they navigate learning differences, life transitions, low-self esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, and family discord. She approaches therapy from a nonjudgmental, holistic, and trauma informed perspective while incorporating psychodynamic, art expression, mindfulness, relational, narrative, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Aidan is passionate about helping individuals recognize and harness their capacity for growth and healing.

Aidan earned her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and provided emotional and academic support in elementary school classrooms. She then obtained her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Wright Institute while providing therapy to adolescents at Terra Linda High School Wellness Center.

Location: Walnut Creek and Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Children/Teens and Families, Neurodiversity, Anxiety, Trauma, Mindfulness and Art Expression

JESSICA LIBBEY, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #134287

supervised by Cheryl Feldman, LMFT #43294

jessica@revivehealththerapy.com

Jessica (she/her) is a registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist who works with children, teens and adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, life transitions, relationship issues and family discord. Jessica comes from a non-judgmental, client-centered, trauma-informed perspective and integrates psychodynamic, somatic, mindfulness, relational, narrative and CBT approaches. She believes in people's innate capacity to heal. 

Jessica received her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sonoma State University and her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

Location: Oakland, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Emotional dysregulation, Self-esteem, Play therapy, Children, Parent Coaching, Individual adults

KATRINA BRASHARES, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #134035

supervised by Cheryl Feldman, LMFT #43294

Katrina@revivehealththerapy.com

Katrina (she/her) is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who works with children, teens, adults, and families on issues such as anxiety, depression, and those related to family discord, neurodiversity, and learning differences.

She uses a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach to meet her clients where they are. Katrina's therapeutic style is warm, non-judgmental, and client-centered. Katrina received her M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Dominican University of California.

When she's not working with clients, Katrina loves to garden, make art, and hang out with her three kids.

Location: Oakland, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Play therapy, Children and Teens, Parenting Coaching

RACHEL MILNER, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #143761

supervised by Cheryl Feldman, LMFT #43294

Rachel@revivehealththerapy.com

Rachel (they/them) is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. They are a graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies M.A. Counseling Program, specializing in Drama Therapy. Their clinical training was at the California Pacific Medical Center providing expressive arts therapy in a hospital setting.

Prior to becoming a therapist, Rachel had been working as a mathematics educator and teaching artist with young people ranging in ages 5 up to 24. Rachel also has a background in circus arts and clowning, which very much impacts their therapeutic lens and process. They are passionate about the power of embodiment, art, and play. Rachel works relationally and through a trauma informed practice to provide a brave, creative, and healing therapy space, for young people and families.

Location: Oakland, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Supporting queer and trans youth, teens, families, anxiety/depression, play therapy, and drama therapy

TALI BIALE, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #143340

supervised by Cheryl Feldman, LMFT #43294

Tali@revivehealththerapy.com

Tali (she/her) is a registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, working with kids, teens, and families who are navigating life transitions, depression, anxiety, communication challenges, grief and loss. Tali also works with individuals and couples who are grappling with the decision of whether or not to have children, those experiencing difficulty in postpartum, and parents who are trying to understand their shifting identities.

Tali brings warmth, humor, and compassion to her work with clients. She is grounded in a psychodynamic, attachment-based framework with particular interest in family systems and exploring intergenerational patterns. Tali completed her Bachelor's at Wesleyan University and her Master's at The Wright Institute.

Location: Walnut Creek, Oakland, Telehealth

Areas of Interest: Children & Teens, Postpartum Depression/Anxiety, Parenting Concerns, Identity & Family Transitions