Richard Ferry, MS LMFT

Specialties

I do psychotherapy, with individuals, couples and older teens. I treat perpetrators and recipients of domestic violence; adults who were abused, neglected, or molested as children; and men on men’s issues such as numbing, avoidance of intimacy, excess work, survival after a breakup, self-​care, self-​management, and being a good enough dad.

I don’t give advice. I don’t tell people what to do. I ask people to be curious about how their problem behaviors may serve some unrecognized purpose in their inner lives or in their relationships. I support self-​observation, awareness of blocked emotions and acknowledgement of old, unhelpful behavior patterns. I invite people to tolerate strong emotions and effectively calm and soothe one’s self without acting out destructively. I encourage building an attitude of curiosity, respect and compassion toward one’s self.

History

Established in 1979.

Through the 1980s, I worked for public, non-​profit agencies; Alum Rock Counseling Center, the Mid-​Peninsula Support Network, and Next Door. I have been in private practice since 1979. My practice has been located in Sunnyvale and in San Jose.

Meet the Business Owner

Richard F.

Business Owner

Completed Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology from San Jose State in 1978. Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in 1979. Continuously in private practice since then. Worked for Alum Rock Counseling Center doing crisis intervention with at-​risk youth and their families from 1977 to 1981. Worked for Mid-​Peninsula Support Network doing batterer’s treatment, child therapy, couple’s therapy and clinical supervision of unlicensed interns from 1981 to 1984. Provided clinical supervision for Next Door during 1990 – 1991.

I specialize in treating and evaluating domestic violence victims and perpetrators and frequently provide consultation and expert witness testimony in civil and criminal cases.