Meet our certified professionals…

All of the professionals listed below have completed Level 1-3 of our Standing Together training and have been certified. They initially took the training offered by Dr Joshua Coleman and Becca when Standing Together was first launched in 2021.

Kathy Sinsheimer - Oakland, CA

Kathy Sinsheimer, MFT, has worked with families for many years.  Family relationships are of the utmost importance to all members, and facilitating growth and connection within families has been a key goal of my practice.  I work with  families where adult children and parents are seeking to have meaningful contact with each other, while trying to grow healthier individually and within those relationships.

There are times that family members come to understand that they will feel the greatest health if they separate from each other.  When this is the case, it is important for the family member(s) to process their understanding of the difficulties they wish to leave behind and focus on the growth opportunities ahead. In my practice, I have found that it can be very helpful to these family members to have the support and opportunity for self understanding they can gain by working with me as they pursue the goals of independence and growth on their new path.  This is work I welcome in my practice as well.

Lourdes Vargas - San Rafael, CA

I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist. I have a special interest and training in working with family estrangement issues and couples counseling. Parent/adult child estrangement is a painful and complicated experience. Whether the process leads to family reconciliation, radical acceptance or daily personal maintenance; I will listen to your story and will support you with transforming pain into growth. My approach to couples work is based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an attachment based model with research showing sustained positive changes in couples relationships. I look forward to discusing the specifics of your situation.

Roberta Wasserman - Online

As a Professional, I am experienced and certified with Family Estrangement, Alienation and Grief. My practice is available virtually, as a supportive and understanding Coach, to help you process your experience and find ways to move forward through it. You are not alone and this is an opportunity for personal growth. These life experiences can be traumatic and challenging to deal with, but with professional support and encouragement there is hope for a better tomorrow.