About
Josh Gressel, PhD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area (Pleasant Hill, CA), licensed by the State of California since 1999. He is a Certified Imago Therapist and a Certified Ketamine Psychotherapy Professional, working with individuals and couples on relationship issues, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma, often incorporating spiritual and religious dimensions of clients' lives. He is the author of the book 'Embracing Envy: Finding the Spiritual Treasure in Our Most Shameful Emotion' and contributes articles to Psychology Today and Psyche magazine.
Services
- Relationship Issues
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Spirituality
- Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Men's Issues
- Personality Disorders
- Substance Use
- Trauma and PTSD
- Family/Marital Therapy
- Jungian
- Psychodynamic
- Transpersonal
State licenses
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California · License #PSY16252 · Psychologist Active
expires 2027
Reputation
- Healthgrades Rated 5 / 5 1 review
- Birdeye Rated 5 / 5 3 reviews
What clients praise
- Skilled at helping couples communicate and reconnect
- Teaches practical, lasting Imago-based tools
- Described as smart, compassionate, patient, and insightful
In the field
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 14 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Full name, credentials, practice address, phone, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, languages, fees, session formats, insurance, and listing photo (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1811969876, taxonomy Psychologist (103T00000X), practice address, CA license PSY16252 active (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
web search aggregation (healthguideusa.org / NPI directories)
- License PSY16252 issued 1999; PhD (1995) and MA (1988) from California Institute of Integral Studies (healthguideusa.org)
provider directory (npidb.org / npiprofile.com aggregation via search)
- License listed as active, expiring 2027; author of Embracing Envy (2014) (npidb.org)
WebMD provider profile
- Active CA psychologist license expiring 2027; no patient reviews on WebMD; profile photo is a generic placeholder, not a real headshot (doctor.webmd.com)
Healthgrades provider profile
- 5.0/5 rating from 1 review; profile photo is a generic placeholder, not a real headshot (healthgrades.com)
Sharecare provider profile
- Practice name Encore Clinical Consultation, address, phone; profile photo is a generic placeholder, not a real headshot (providers.sharecare.com)
Birdeye reviews aggregator
- 5.0/5 rating from 3 reviews; positive themes around couples communication and Imago technique (reviews.birdeye.com)
Psychology Today contributor page
- Author bio, blog 'Putting Psyche Back Into Psychotherapy', book and book chapter credits (psychologytoday.com)
Psyche magazine author page
- Author profile and published essays (psyche.co)
podcast episode page
- Interview appearance discussing clinical psychology practice and authorship (michaelneeley.com)
book retailer listing (Amazon)
- Book 'Embracing Envy: Finding the Spiritual Treasure in Our Most Shameful Emotion', University Press of America, 2014 (amazon.com)
YouTube
- Video discussing his book 'Embracing Envy' (youtube.com)
practice website (joshgressel.com)
- Personal/practice website domain identified via search results; site could not be fetched directly due to bot-protection loading screen (joshgressel.com)