BIOGRAPHY AND CONTACTS

MEET SALLY:

With therapy, advanced education, and consultation with masters, Sally has become a highly trained and deeply empathic professional, having survived and healed from some of the same situations her clients are experiencing.   

She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore.  A member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers since 1978, she has since 1989 practiced in California as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She worked with Eugene Alexander PhD in Gestalt  practice for four years, consulted with Stephen Johnson, PhD for five years in Object Relations, and for 8 years with Jim Doak in the Sacramento Gestalt Training Group.  She took three one-month training programs in Gestalt at Esalen Institute as well as several workshops with Jungian analyst Marion Woodman. Recently she has added Coaching to her practice.  She has extensive experience to include teaching, training, motivational groups, social work in hospitals and agencies, hosting a cable television program, eighteen years of private practice, as well as grant writing, program development, and agency management. She is available to speak to your group on subjects related to her life experiences and her work.

TESTIMONIALS

Sally Watkins is a therapist with a rich background of experience in both therapy and in life.  She has a forgiving nature and a creative mind that allows her to support her clients  in many different ways.   Her natural depth and insight add a delightful current of light and joy to the therapeutic process.  Barbara Eggenberger, M.F.T.

I have known Sally for twenty years and was a colleague of hers in private practice for about half of that time.
Sally is a caring and supportive person.  Her counseling skills include acceptance, careful listening and gentle guidance.   She sees her clients in the context of their complete environment and all their relationships.
Sally has always valued professional and personal growth which prepares her to better serve her clients.

      Beverly Beavers, Retired Marriage & Family Therapist

!......"I have always come away from any interaction with Sally as having learned something new about myself.  She is gifted at being able to listen with the ability to access what is right below the surface and has a gentle approach at bringing it to light.  As a colleague, she has provided me with new insights and approaches in dealing with challenging clients.  As a friend, she has consistently shared herself openly, allowing herself to be truly vulnerable thereby creating a safe place for me to reveal myself."

Barbara Van Felix, L.C.S.W.