I started my career as an actor and director in New York before moving to the Bay Area, where I spent years in tech and corporate learning—building coaching programs and observing what high-performance culture does to people from the inside. As a queer, genderqueer, Jewish Buddhist (a JewBu), I spent a long time navigating spaces that didn’t quite make room for all of me. My own therapy helped me understand that the "rules" I was following about who I was allowed to be weren't actually true. I went back to school for psychology and social work to offer that same space of inquiry to others.

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I offer both therapy and coaching, but the focus is always on the architecture of your internal world rather than just "talking it out."

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• Therapy (Inside-Out): We start with the story, but we don't stay there. We follow what the body holds - the patterns your nervous system has been running that insight alone hasn't touched - using EMDR, parts-based work (Ego State Therapy), and somatic inquiry. For those interested, I also offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

• Coaching (Outside-In): This work is about translating internal clarity into how you move through the world, whether that is in leadership, a career transition, or a high-stakes decision that keeps not getting made.

 

The people I work with have often built a life that functions well on paper, but they are quietly wondering why it doesn’t feel that way. Perhaps something has shifted recently and you can’t quite name it yet - a version of yourself you keep performing without quite believing in, or an exhaustion that remains even after you’ve slept. You don’t need to arrive with a diagnosis or a clear sense of what’s wrong. Curiosity is enough.

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You’ll likely find me more direct than you’re expecting. I notice things and I name them. I might offer an intuition and be clear I have no attachment to being "right." I’m also paying attention to what is quietly growing in you: your capacity to be with hard things and the moments when you surprise yourself. A lot of people come to realize that the rules they were handed about how the world works just aren’t true. I want this to be a space where you can look at that, sit with it, and maybe even grieve it without having to hold it alone.

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I work primarily with adult men and am welcoming to people of all genders and identities. My therapy practice is in-person in Oakland and online throughout California; my coaching practice is worldwide.

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Areas of Focus: Anxiety • Life Transitions • Identity • Men’s Issues • High-Performance Burnout • Trauma • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy • Strategic Coaching

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Jaron@Innerarchitecturetherapy.com