Marv Zauderer, LMFT

Music and dance are helpful for people who are experiencing cognitive decline.

Memory and Speech Are Their Everyday Struggles. Then They Get to Sing. At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives.

Therapy can play an important role in starting and/or sustaining your exercise strategy. I have a couple of spots open in my practice, through which I see individual, couples, and family clients in person in Marin County or on Zoom anywhere in CA, AZ, or FL. Email Marv at TherapyWithMarv dot com to schedule your free consultation, or visit https://therapywithmarv.com https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5667599/exercise-is-as-effective-as-medication-in-treating-depression-study-finds

Exercise is as effective as medication in treating depression, study finds New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a marathon to see benefits. So how much is enough?

One of the wisest teachers I’ve learned from, Francis Weller, has a new book — highly recommended. Check it out: https://www.francisweller.net/books.html

https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/07/20/bruce-springsteen-depression/

Bruce Springsteen on Surviving Depression and His Strategy for Living Through the Visitations of the Darkness “If you can acknowledge it and you can relax with it a little bit, very often it shortens its duration.”

Know an undocumented person in need of mental health services? I volunteer to provide pro bono therapy through Immigrants Rising -- here's their great listing of mental heal resources. https://immigrantsrising.org/resource/mental-health-resources-for-undocumented-people/

Have you had traumatic -- or at least highly distressing -- experiences that you think may be continuing to affect you? In my psychotherapy practice, I use a variety of approaches to "clear" distressing memories, including the Flash Technique.

Originally developed as an addition to the preparation phase of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which I also use, the Flash Technique has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the disturbance level associated with severely painful memories, sometimes in as little as 10 to 15 minutes. Like EMDR, the Flash Technique utilizes eye movements or alternating tapping and is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain.

More info in the Trauma, EMDR, and Flash Technique section of my site here (click below):

EMDR Therapy | Couples | Anxiety | Marin & Online in CA, AZ, FL Based in Marin County & on Zoom, Marv is an expert therapist who specializes in relationship issues including narcissistic harm; trauma & EMDR; anxiety & depression; psychedelic integration; grief/loss & life transitions & performance enhancement with clients across San Rafael, M

A wonderful, first-person account of couples therapy with one of my favorite teachers, Terry Real.

What Could a Masculinity Expert Teach Me About My Marriage? Everything. It took a superstar couples therapist to help me see beyond my anger.

Here is a (growing) list of therapists providing pro bono psychotherapy to those affected by the LA fires: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uAMVz8TQMzShQeuEA6kmOP0jyRN7qe1Iiqb6JOLTPqg/htmlview

I just signed up as a provider; here's how to do that: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexlCb0ZvyeoPR7F9i2G9OY9NQSR8txhEMwagIodHLZyZKzNA/viewform

Mental Health Professionals Offering Pro Bono Therapy Services Please use this form if you are currently providing any therapy services, including individual sessions, support groups, and family options to share with individuals impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. This form should not be used to advertise any paid services.

A great article on the 30-year research basis of EMDR Therapy for trauma and other conditions. I offer EMDR Therapy, and also a free 30-minute initial consultation by phone or Zoom. For details on my practice: therapywithmarv.com Article: https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624267 #/0d624267/12

I have a longtime specialty in working with clients in their grief, and no teacher has taught me more about grief than Francis Weller. I highly recommend this conversation Francis recently had with Anderson Cooper.

Creating A Companionship With Grief After suppressing grief for decades, Anderson reached out earlier this year to psychotherapist and author Francis Weller to ask for help. In this very person...

Mental health resources for those who experienced Hurricane Helene:

Mental Health ProBono Referrals for WNC Survivors: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1XP77E1QEV43vMklyS8fjZ5PnfKR-8Mx4hY50aT417Zk/htmlview?urp=gmail_link =0

HURRICANE HELENE GRASSROOTS TRAUMA/GRIEF SUPPORT - FREE OFFERINGS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtsXkNmKcf201vcR_k2J3Ofr60zhVmTVAVXg3HVoDU0/edit =h.g4nudgpco0hy

SAMSHA - Survivors of Disasters Resource Portal: https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/disaster-survivors

National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org/resources/all-nctsn-resources?search=disaster&resource_type=25&trauma_type=4&language=26&audience=All&other=All

Hurricane Helene Book for Kids: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p0y_C_M_pOHC5rtEdkXZbvmj1XYD334NtKhwANuv_uo/mobilepresent =id.p

Mental health resources to support recovery from Hurricane Helene - AVLtoday: https://avltoday.6amcity.com/culture/mental-health-resources-to-support-recovery-from-hurricane-helene

Some of these are useful for those affected by Hurricane Milton as well. More on that to follow. Sending deep wishes for recovery and healing to all.

Mental Health ProBono Referrals for WNC Survivors