- Eating DisordersDr. Stewart is one of the East Bay’s only therapists certified to provide the most cutting-edge, scientifically-supported therapies for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: Family-Based Therapy (“Maudsley”).
- Children and TeensDr. Stewart is committed to helping and advocating for youth through individual and family psychotherapy as well as stress-reduction and skills-based groups.
- AdultsWe help adults learn specific and practical tools to overcome obstacles, get unstuck, and live a life of meaning, purpose, and passion.
Welcome!
Maria-Christina Stewart, Ph.D., is pleased to provide the East Bay and Palo Alto the most cutting-edge and research-supported psychotherapy for children, teens, adults & families.I am committed to providing scientifically-supported treatments with warmth and compassion and personalized to you and your needs. I look forward to helping you, your child, teen, and/or family and invite you to call me directly with any questions or for a consultation at (415) 787-2305.
Warmest Regards,
Maria-Christina
Helping Children, Teens, Adults and Families
Sometimes the path to a happier and more meaningful life is obvious and we want to do whatever it takes to get there – we just don’t know where to begin. Other times the distance between where we are in life and where we want to be can seem too overwhelming to face. We may feel overwhelmed navigating our way through the unknown, and we might feel stuck and even hesitant about if and how to push forward. We may wait, hoping our circumstances will change and help us feel better and “unstuck.” Yet in the process, we can feel worse as missed opportunities and true living passes us by. With empathy and compassion, Dr. Stewart works with individuals and families with the following difficulties to identify and teach specific, practical, and long-lasting tools to overcome obstacles, get unstuck, and live a life of meaning, passion, and purpose.
Areas of Focus
Being a partner, parent, co-worker, boss, caretaker, etc. is often so different – and so much more difficult – than we dreamt it would be, and we may feel lost about how to even start to get clarity and re-focus toward living a more meaningful and rewarding personal and family life. Dr. Stewart provides psychotherapy to adults to help you learn specific and practical tools to overcome obstacles, get unstuck, and live a life of meaning, purpose, and passion.
These days, it seems like more and more of our children and teens are struggling with low mood and self-esteem, difficulty eating, excessive worrying, stressful friendships and relationships, and academic difficulties. Sometimes they may even seek relief through detrimental behaviors, such as dieting, overeating, cutting, substance use and abuse, engaging in emotionally, verbally, or physically abusive relationships, violence, etc. With specialties in children and teens, Dr. Stewart is committed to helping and advocating for youth by offering individual and family psychotherapy as well as stress-reduction and skills-based groups.
Having extensive training in eating disorder treatment and research, Dr. Stewart provides Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for anorexia and bulimia nervosa as well as other eating disorders, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), Adolescent-Focused Psychotherapy (AFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).