Jeannie E. Celestial

Jeannie E. Celestial, Ph.D., M.S.W.

Licensed Psychologist

Gender

Female

Ethnicity/Nationality

Filipina-American

Language / Dialect

English

Communities

LGBTQIAA+ Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Veterans

Familiarity with Faith

Catholicism
Protestant

Focus

Anxiety
Attachment
Burnout
Cultural & Systemic Oppression
Grief and Loss
Historical / Intergenerational Trauma
Internalized Oppression
Personal Growth
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Treatment

Somatic Therapy (Body-Centered Therapy)
EMDR
Brainspotting

Modality

Individual
Group

 

About

Jeannie E. Celestial, Ph.D., M.S.W. (she/her/hers) is a licensed clinical psychologist, consultant, and author in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has over 20 years of experience in supporting people through personal and collective healing and transformation. Dr. Celestial integrates EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Brainspotting, CBT, ACT, and other modalities with a culturally responsive and social justice-oriented care approach.

Dr. Celestial earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University with emphases in Clinical Neuropsychology and in Meditation and Psychology. She was awarded the Minority Fellowship by the American Psychological Association in 2013 for her commitment to behavioral health for the global majority (BIPOC). Dr. Celestial helped establish community-driven coalitions to empower and educate the Filipinx community about mental health called the Filipinx/o Mental Health Initiative (FMHI-Solano/Napa and FMHI-San Francisco).

Dr. Celestial's published works include "Clinical Interventions for Internalized Oppression" (Cognella Academic Publishing, co-sponsored by the American Psychological Association Division 45, 2023) and "The Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook" (Rocketships & Wonderment, 2019). She was born on Chamoru land (Guåhan/Guam) to families from Cebu and Cavite, Philippines. Dr. Celestial is a settler on the land of the Karkin people (in Northern California).

Qualifications

Licensed Psychologist / Ph.D., M.S.W
California PSY 29740
Years in Practice: 20

Location

Oakland, CA

Offers online/remote services

 

Pricing

$249 — $299 per session
Limited adjusted fee spots (currently full)

Accepted Insurance

Lyra Health
Out of Network

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