Patricia LaCocque, LCSW

In Oakland, Patricia LaCocque, LCSW, provides psychotherapy as a licensed clinical social worker. Her work includes helping clients address depression, anxiety, self-esteem, painful emotions, unwanted habits, and thought patterns. She uses somatic approaches, Internal Family Systems parts work, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and EMDR to process early trauma. Sessions also draw on Polyvagal Theory to explore how early experiences shape the autonomic nervous system, and she teaches and coaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and meditation. Clients can learn approaches to managing physical and mental pain and to observing themselves in the moment. LaCocque has been certified as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1995 and has worked in a range of social work settings with diverse populations.