Psychotherapy

 

Dr. O'Riordan has experience doing psychotherapy with a variety of clients from different cultures at San Jose Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, El Camino Hospital, Stanford University Hospital, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Los Altos School District, Palo Alto School District, Faculty and Staff Help Center at Stanford University and private practice. Sometimes he will use the psycho-educational approach to teach communication skills or cognitive behavioral therapy to help individuals change their self-talk often followed by the psychodynamic approach helping with their needs and feelings.

 

Dr. O'Riordan understands that the most important cultural value of psychotherapy is that people are allowed to express what they are thinking and feeling. Psychotherapy can be an important approach for individuals and/or their families to learn about themselves and gain the wisdom that leads to healing. In psychotherapy Dr. O'Riordan helps people to learn about their personal development and encourages participation in conversations with their family, and those who live in their community and culture.

 

Contact Dr. O'Riordan by telephone at (650) 948-9989,
or by email at tubrid@stanford.edu

Resources

Arviso-Alvord, Lori., et al. (2000). The scalpel and the silver bear: The first Navajo woman surgeon combines western medicine and traditional healing. Bantam Books, New York.

Beck, Aaron T., et al. (1990). Cognitive therapy of personality disorders. The Guilford Press, New York.

Boyd-Franklin, Nancy. (2003). Black families in therapy: Understanding the Africa-American experience. The Guilford Press, New York.

Corsini, Raymond J., etal. (Eds.). (1989). Currentpsychotherapies. F. E. Peacock Publishers, Inc., Itasca, Illinois.

Fallcov, Cella J. (1998). Latino families in therapy: A guide to multicultural practice. The Guiford Press, New York.

Hays, Pamela A., et al. (Eds.). (2006). Culturally responsive cognitive-behavioral therapy: Assessment practice, and supervision. American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbus.
 
Helms, Janet E., et al. (1998). Using race and culture in counseling and psychotherapy; Theory and process. Prentice Hall Publisher, New York.

Herring, Roger D. (1999). Counseling with Native-American Indians and Alaska natives. Saga Publication, Inc., Thousands Oaks, California.

Jamison, Kay R. (1995). An unquiet mind. A. A. Knopf, Inc., New York.

Kaiff, Dora. (1980). Sandplay: A psychotherapeutic approach to the psyche. Sigo Press, Santa Monica, California.

Kaschak, Ellyn. (Ed.). (2001). The next generation: Thirdwave feminist psychotherapy. The Haworth Press, Inc., New York.

Kazdin, Alan E., et al. (Eds.). (2003). Evidence-basedpsychotherapies for children and adolescents. Guilford Press, New York.

Lowenfeld, Margaret. (1979). The World technique. George Allen & Unwin, London, England.

Mazure, Carolyn M., et al. (2006). Understanding depression in women: Applying empirical research to practice. American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbus.

Morita, Shoma., et al. (1956). Sei noyokubo. (The desire to live fully). Hakuyosha, Tokyo, Japan.

Murphy-Shigematsu, Stephen. (2002). Multicultural encounters: Case narratives from a counseling practice. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.

Peseschkian, Nossrat. (1987). Positive psychotherapy. Springer-Verlag Books, New York.

Reynolds, David K. (1976). Morita psychotherapy. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Rosenblatt, P., et al. (2005). African-American grief. Routledge, New York.

Santiago-Rivera, AzaraL., etal. (2002). Counseling Latinos and la familia: A practical guide. Saga Publication, Inc., Thousands Oaks, California.

Seligman, Martin E. P., et al. (2006). Positive Psychotherapy. American Psychologist. 61, 8, 774-788.

Seligman, Martin. (1996). The optimistic child: A proven program to safeguard children against depression and build lifelong resilience. Harper & Collins, New York.
 
Sharf, Richard S. (2000). Theories of psychotherapy and counseling: Concepts and cases. Wadsworth & Thomson Learning, Belmont, California.

Sue, Derald W., et al. (2005). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice, J. Wiley, New York.

Vien, Enid. (1999). Mood swings. Dyamism Publications, la Mesa, California.

Walsh, Roger., et al. (2006). The meeting of meditative disciplines and western psychology: A mutually enriching dialogue. American Psychologist, 61, 3, 227-239.

Witko, Tawa M. (2006). Mental health care for urban Indians: Clinical insights from native practitioners. American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbus.

White, Michael., et al. (1990). Narrative means to therapeutic ends. Dulwich Center, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Yalom, Irvin D., et al. (2005). The theory and practice of group psychotherapy. Basic Books, New York.

Websites

Clutterers Anonymous www.clutterersanonymous.net

Emergency Psychiatric Services
Acute Psychiatric Services Division of Valley Medical Center (VMC)
871 Enborg Lane, San Jose, California (408) 885-6100

Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc., (RAMS)
Low cost psychotherapy & different languages, San Francisco, California
(415) 668-5955, www.ramsinc.org

Suicide & Crisis Center Hotlines (650) 494-8420, (408) 279-3312, (408) 683-2482

National Alliance for the Mentally III www.namisantaclara.org

National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ (866) 615-6464

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation www.ocfoundation.org

Overeaters Anonymous (505) 891-2664, http://www.oa.org/