Zoe Gerlach Therapy

Last year, 3 of the most stellar couples that I know got divorced. Maybe it was a tough year, but my husband and I were about to be Number 4. My husband and I have been together for 10 years, friends for years before that, and have always loved each other dearly. That doesn't mean that it was always healthy or deeply satisfying. In that time, we've gone through a lot of transitions in life, grown as people, and changed. It's not always easy to stay together through it all. We had major deal-breakers that we could no longer live with, ignore, enable. Some days we were like two boxers in the center of the ring going round-for-round, other days we'd reside in our own separate corners. The relationship had broken down. It's humbling to admit I needed counseling because I consider myself a strong, independent individual. However, I also feel a deep obligation to direct others to Zoe to get the help they need. She guided us in removing unhealthy thoughts, unproductive habits, our lack in communication skills, and projections that we had towards each other. We brought unresolved issues into the relationship that we didn't even know were affecting us today. Learning methods (actual exercises) to resolve and release the issues helped improve our relationship. I now better understand and accept myself & my husband for who we fundamentally are. (She also provided individual life coaching and career counseling as it's all intertwined in creating true contentment!) Zoe is an amazing couple's counselor that I credit with helping my husband and I save our marriage. I'm in a very satisfying relationship that is stronger and happier than it's been in a long time. Heck, I'M happier than I've been in a long time! :) With gratitude, I often think, "Thank you...thank you for directing us to the right person when we needed her most!!!" If only all couples (or individuals) in crisis were as lucky to find such an enlightened individual to help them through it all. more

Zoe has been instrumental in helping me shift my life. She was supportive and helped me move forward on my interests and dreams. By working with Zoe and our sessions together, I was able to connect to myself in way I had never experienced before. I felt so much less fear and confusion about my career aspirations. I had always been concerned about what others thought of me in the past. I began to value and validate myself and the direction I wanted to take my life. Zoe is the best coach in the Bay Area, and anyone would be lucky to work with her. more

If you are doubting your career path, like I was, and wondering what is the next step, then I highly recommend Zoe. My experience with Zoe is that if you can invest a little bit of time and money in yourself, then she will surely be able to help you work out what is needed for your life. Zoe is gifted as a coach. She able to see where you are in the process of developing your ideal career path and match where you want to go. What interested me about Zoe is that she is very organized while being able to have visionary thinking. I wanted someone who appreciated my tendency to think big and while offered confidence building and motivation. I knew the direction that I wanted to go, yet I just didn’t have the confidence in myself to take the leap. I would highly recommend Zoe for anyone seeking career coaching at any professional level or at any age. She has really helped me find the confidence I needed to manifest my dreams. more

Over the past year I have been seeing Zoe and with her coaching I have been successful in reaching my career objectives. Also, my personal and professional relationships have improved. Zoe helped me to pay more attention to my strengths and recognize my own potential. I had some self-confidence issues when I first starting seeing Zoe that got in my way to the success I wanted to achieve. She helped me gain greater insight into my life and really value myself. Her insight approach enabled me to shift old patterns and habits that were unproductive. I am a more confident and happy individual now as a result of Zoe's coaching! more

I worked with Zoe during a huge life transition. I was between careers and attending graduate school. She helped me get clarity on my career interests and how I would like to contribute to the world. Zoe also guided me towards balancing my career and personal life. She is so insightful and grounded in her guidance. I felt as though she tailored my sessions to met my specific, unique needs. Zoe is not a cookie cutter coach and cares deeply about her clients. She is a great listener and was able to really hear what I needed for my life. I can recommend working with Zoe if you in transition in life and want a coach who is action-oriented. more

I started seeing Zoe after my divorce, which was stressful and taxing on my life. I was having a major life change and looking to fully end my current career as well as my marriage. Zoe inspired and supported this growth that was happening in my life. Her intuitive knowledge along with creating practical goals helped me stay focused when I felt so much chaos. Zoe’s counseling helped me to be the person I knew I could be. What more could you possibly ask for in coaching, than to be able to walk through your experiences as a confident, grounded, healthy person? more

Coaching was an amazing way to get moving and inspired about some lingering goals I had set for myself. Zoe was definitely the right person to help me actualize my ideas. Not only is Zoe practical, but also able to see the vision I had for my life. I thought it was amazing for a coach to be able to hold both the basic steps and my larger dream. Zoe is also a very professional and efficient coach dedicated to supporting people to manifest the lives that they want. If your ready to embrace what you really want then Zoe is the coach to see! more

Working with Zoe was as enjoyable as it was useful to my life. I am not one to usually seek out help, but I was stuck in rut and felt depressed. Zoe is one of those rare people who has both incredible insight and practical tools to really help people make a shift. She was truly made to do this work and I am grateful to have benefited from her expertise. She is one of the top people in her field and anyone would be lucky to hire her. She made the coaching sessions have depth, yet an enjoyable experience. more

Zoe’s education, experience and intuition make her a highly effective coach. She has helped me recognize where I get stuck and how to get a larger perspective about life. She is truly a skilled coach who helped me to shift both my work and personal life to new levels of satisfaction. The fact that Zoe is both a life coach and a psychotherapist increases her ability to understand what is needed to create change for people’s lives. This was the best money well spent. Thank you! more

Zoe is insightful and thoughtful in her skills as a life coach. She is wonderful at deeply listening and identifying both my strengths and challenges. Zoe has the ability to help you to find solutions and move forward. Zoe is very intelligent with lovely insight. She can highlight the truth and illuminate it. Zoe really cares about her clients and their growth. She guided me to experience myself in new ways. I really value and appreciate her work. more

Her approach is based on the belief that you are naturally intelligent and resourceful. My role is to help bring out the skills, creativity, and strengths within you. Compassion, insight, and intuition represent my style. Therapist, Life Coach, Couples Counseling, Career Coach, Marriage Counselor more

Specialties Depression;Substance Abuse;Spirituality;Career Counseling;Life Coaching;Divorce;Adults;Anxiety or Fears;Addiction;Relationship Issues;Trauma and PTSD;Domestic Abuse;Enneagram;Other more

Writing this review for Zoe is a pleasure for me.  I have witnessed Zoe's transformative work for the past year.  She showed me how to manage my stress, gain insight into my relationship, and get clear about the direction of my career.  She utilizes innovative techniques such as EMDR, the Enneagram, and mindfulness techniques. I recommend Zoe with joy for anyone who is interested in finding their strengths and connecting to their highest self. Zoe is knowledgable, kind, and practical.  I found Zoe's insight extremely valuable in helping me see my blind spots and bad patterns that previous therapists missed. Since Zoe is a psychotherapist and life coach, she gives you thoughtful homework!  Zoe provides you with tools such as CDs, articles, books to read, and handouts.  I feel grateful for our work together.  It was the best money I ever spent.  Thank you Zoe! more

I saw Zoe for six months and I feel more confident now then I have ever been.  Before seeing Zoe, I often doubted myself and felt stuck with indecision.    Working with Zoe helped me gain awareness about my strengths, passions, and ultimate life satisfaction.  Zoe offers you an opportunity to speak honestly and openly about yourself.  She is kind and compassionate, yet doesn’t coddle you.  She encourages you to move through fear and go for what you want.  I have taken big steps, like ending a difficult job that wasn’t working for me.  Zoe was fully there to support me through my life transition! more

After years of longing to create and maintain a loving partnership, I came to Zoe shortly after ending a budding relationship with an incredible man, who had possessed every quality I had ever dreamed of. Though completely aware, on an intellectual level, of the "gift" of this person in my life, I felt stuck in actually receiving his love and ended up leaving, only to be lured into a familiar pattern of the "unavailable" suitor. As the weeks passed and after much reflection upon my decision to walk away from something with so much incredible potential, I wanted to understand and resolve any subconscious patterns that were preventing me from realizing my heart's deepest desire. Working with Zoe has been wonderful. She has been tremendously helpful in shedding light on the subtle dynamics that can impact our ability open up, understand and develop true intimacy. Drawing from many modalities, she offers a multi-faceted approach and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and perspective, in a non-judgmental and compassionate environment, creating the perfect setting for progress... if you are willing to do the work! ;-) Happy to say, it's been 4 months since my boyfriend and I have reconnected and through my work with Zoe, I am enjoying the most loving, supportive, satisfying and authentic relationship of my life! Though not without our struggles, as any relationship has, there now exists a framework for understanding, perspective and communication, which allows us to move through obstacles in a more productive way and ultimately reinforces the intimacy that we both so cherish. more

I decided to see Zoe during a stressful time in my life when my career was especially demanding and I felt stuck in my relationship. Working with Zoe helped me to experience a huge shift. I have been able to let go of old ways of thinking, which had been keeping me back from creating the life I wanted. Today, I can say that I have switched to a better job, married the love of my life, and soon will be welcoming a new baby! Let's face it. Looking for a counselor can be a daunting task and often you have to meet some duds and kiss a few frogs in the process. It's possible to have a bad experience in therapy which causes you to give up on pursuing finding the right counselor for you. It's a big investment of time, money, and opening yourself up to someone...so it's easy to feel burned by certain counselors after you clock in some hours with them, hoping it will work out, but it doesn't. I admire the way Zoe combines several different approaches to therapy into her own unique methodology that she seems to be developing and honing. I feel like I am rubbing elbows with a person who is on her way to being a leader and trend-setter in terms of offering new discoveries of successful, integrated therapies. I feel lucky to have found her early enough in her career more

Therapist, Life Coach, Couples Counseling, Depression, Marriage Counselor more