About Dr. Maura Ferguson
Meet Our Founder, Dr. Maura Ferguson
Dr. Maura Ferguson, Psy.D. C.Psych. Has over 20 years of clinical experience and has worked extensively with adults, couples, professionals, creatives, academics, students and new parents experiences complex challenges involving enduring emotional and relational patterns. She believes that everyone has the right to good mental and emotional health.
She is a California Board of Psychology-certified and licensed psychologist by the College of Psychologists of Ontario with a Psy.D from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her rigorous clinical background includes community mental health, addiction, private practice, and education.
Having worked in esteemed institutions like Access Institute of San Francisco and University of California San Francisco, she specializes in helping people navigate challenges such as low self-worth, trauma, and relationship complexities, using a compassionate and collaborative approach rooted in contemporary psychoanalytic principles, CBT, DBT, EFT, ACT and motivational interviewing that go beyond symptom management to create lasting and meaningful change.
Dr Maura Ferguson and her team regularly work with:
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chronic relational difficulties
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attachment and complex trauma
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identity and self-worth
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emotional emptiness
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high-functioning anxiety
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perfectionism
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personality patterns
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recurring relationship dynamics
Starting the journey of self-discovery and healing requires courage, and we are here to walk this path with you. Our psychotherapy practice helps you loosen the grip of unconscious patterns and cultivate thriving connections.
Explore your emotions and discover how they give life new meaning.
You’re an individual or member of a couple struggling with mental health and relationships, seeking support and understanding.
Amid the frustrations that often accompany challenges such as depression and anxiety, you're ready to embark on a path of healing.
Professional Memberships
Dr. Ferguson continues to engage in meaningful professional development through the following organizations:
Dr. Maura Ferguson made a transition to working in mental health after working as an HIV test counsellor at University of California Alliance health project, which gave her a very real and personal understanding of the effects of stigmas related to sexual orientation, gender identity, race, and class affect physical and mental health.
Her work in community mental health including at the Access Institute of Northern California also gave her a deep appreciation of how much community and larger forces far beyond the nuclear family affect health for better or worse.
Dr. Ferguson has a background in Design and Urban Planning, something she remains interested in. She has travelled and lived abroad, which informed her understanding of the effects of immigration and displacement.