Peter
Oppermann, Ph.D. PSY# 12395 
1640 Maria Lane, #310
Walnut Creek 94596
(925) 937-9707
Fax (925) 299-1928
2nd Office:
6220 LaSalle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611-2804
(510) 339-6651
Insurance: Blue Cross, Blue Shield,
CCN, Value Options
Please identify other insurance when you call.
Bilingual: German-speaking
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and certified group
psychotherapist. I have been a practicing psychotherapist since 1982. I
received my doctorate from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA.
In addition to my private practice, I have held positions as
supervisor, intake coordinator and as clinical
director of a graduate psychology internship program. For the
past
five years I have also devoted myself to the care of the elderly as a
consultant
to retirement homes and skilled nursing facilities. I provide
evaluations,
counseling and support to seniors and physically and mentally
challenged
individuals. I also make myself available to their families and
caregivers,
providing psycho-education and teaching them better coping skills and
avoiding
burnout. In addition to that, I have given and continue to give
talks
on various subjects, including "how to age successfully", "coping with
dementia
and depression", overcoming fear of success", effective parenting of
adolescents",
and "building and maintaining intimate relationships.
My private practice includes teenagers, individual adults,
couples, families and groups" of many different walks of life and
ethnicity. I specialize in helping people overcome addictions, anxiety
and depression. I also teach ways by which to understand and manage
one's illness, chronic pain and stress.
My focus is on mastering life's major challenges such as leaving home,
transitioning
from one culture to another, marriage, divorce and grief.
I am committed to helping people feel more "real" and
finding a language by which to communicate more effectively with
others. The groups which I also offer help people turn their
isolation into connectedness. My other goal in being a therapist
is to assist in the achievement of
dreams in career and love relationships.
Read his article: How to Recognize and Treat Depression in
the
Older Adult
Dr. Opperman accepts Medicare patients.
Email: Peter
Oppermann,
Ph.D.
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