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Welcome to the SFBACCT

The San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy

The Center has been committed to providing empirically-supported, ethical, and compassionate care to the Bay Area community for the past 20 years.  We also serve as a source of high-quality professional training for clinicians, and disseminate information about CBT and other related evidence-based treatments to both consumers and professionals.



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Center Clinicians

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Michael A. Tompkins Ph.D., ABPP

Co-Director

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Joan Davidson Ph.D.

Co-Director

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Daniela Owen Ph.D.

Assistant Director

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Monique Thompson Ph.D.

Partner

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Emily Berner, MFT

Partner

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Problems We Treat

We Provide Telehealth Video Appointments

During this difficult time, our center is committed to providing mental health services to current and new clients. If you are a potential new client, please look through our website to find information on our partners, services, and how to contact us.

  • Agoraphobia
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Elimination Disorders (Enuresis and Encopresis)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorder
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • School Refusal
  • Selective Mutism
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Specific Phobia
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trichotillomania (Hair pulling) and Skin-Picking
  • Tourette’s Disorder and Tic Disorders
  • Others

Cognitive Therapy Blog

Cognitive Currents

Emerging news and perspectives on CBT theory and practice

Welcome to Cognitive Currents, our blog of news and newsworthy advances relevant to CBT! Cognitive Currents reports on current advances and emerging perspectives in the arena of cognitive theory and practice. Since the Center was established in 1995, we have been committed to providing compassionate care that utilizes the most current, relevant, and rigorously researched treatments for the problems that we treat.

We realized that we have an opportunity to share what we know and emerging information available on cognitive behavioral treatments, including current news, research findings, and applications of concepts related to CBT.

Cognitive Currents will feature monthly updates and specific features written by individual partners based on their areas of expertise. Come here to find current news, exciting research developments, alternative perspectives, or just a little inspiration.