when it’s too much to hold on your own
Therapy in the San Francisco Bay Area & Online across California
Thoughtful, depth-oriented psychotherapy for individuals and couples. A space to be taken seriously — to find relief from what feels overwhelming, help with what feels unmanageable, and guidance toward lasting change.
Amphora Psychotherapy of San Francisco
A space for depth, healing, and enduring change
Life doesn’t always move in a straight line. Anxiety, depression, and painful relationship patterns can leave you feeling stuck, isolated, or uncertain about how to move forward. Therapy offers a place to slow down, to be taken seriously, and to explore both the struggles you’re facing now and the deeper patterns beneath them.
At Amphora Psychotherapy, we offer depth-oriented psychotherapy to adults and couples in the San Francisco Bay Area and online throughout California. Our work attends not only to immediate distress, but also to the underlying emotional and relational dynamics that shape how difficulties repeat over time.
There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light get’s in.
Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”
What We Offer
Individual therapy for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity questions, and longstanding emotional patterns
Couples therapy for partners seeking to repair trust, improve communication, or deepen their relationship
Intensive depth psychotherapy for people seeking a more containing and immersive therapy experience
Consultation and groups for therapists, including relational and psychoanalytic supervision and community
Our Approach
Our work is grounded in the belief that therapy is most effective when it is relational, attentive, and human. Rather than relying on formulas or techniques alone, we focus on careful listening, emotional presence, and collaboration over time.
We draw from psychodynamic and relational psychoanalytic traditions, working at a pace that allows meaning, insight, and change to emerge organically. This approach may be especially helpful for people who feel that surface-level solutions have not addressed the deeper issues they’re living with.
Our practice is inclusive and welcoming across race, gender identity, sexuality, relationship practices, and cultural backgrounds.
What We Treat
At Amphora, we work with a wide range of concerns.
Below are some areas where therapy can make a meaningful difference.
Depression
When life feels heavy or drained of color, therapy provides a space to be understood and to begin moving forward. We help clients find both immediate relief and lasting change. [Learn more →]
Anxiety
Anxiety can feel like constant worry, racing thoughts, or waves of panic. Therapy helps calm the noise, uncover what drives it, and build a steadier way of being. [Learn more →]
Trauma
Even when the past feels far away, it can echo in the present. Therapy offers a safe place to process what has been too much to face alone and to rediscover your strength. [Learn more →]
Chronic Pain & Illness
Living with ongoing pain or illness affects every part of life. Therapy provides a container for the grief, frustration, and isolation it brings — and can help restore agency and meaning. [Learn more →]
Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum
The journey to become a parent is often far more complicated than expected. Therapy offers support for infertility, pregnancy challenges, and the physical and emotional upheaval of postpartum life. [Learn more →]
Who We Are
Stéphanie Gay Moss, PsyD.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Co-Founder, Amphora Psychotherapy
(she/her)
“Therapy begins with the courage to take yourself seriously. Many people come to me carrying anxiety, self-doubt, or painful patterns in relationships. Others feel weighed down by trauma, loss, or questions about identity. My approach is to slow down with you, to listen closely, and to make sense of what has felt confusing, overwhelming, or unspoken…”
Services Offered
Psychotherapy
Couples Therapy
Intensive Pyschotherapy
Consultation
Areas of Focus
Fertility, Pregnancy & Post-partum
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma
Jonathan Moss, MFT
Psychotherapist
Co-Founder, Amphora Pyschotherapy
(he/him)
“People often come to me when something feels entrenched—when anxiety, depression, relational conflict, or a sense of stuckness persists despite effort, insight, or prior therapy. My work is oriented not only toward relief, but toward understanding the deeper structures beneath these experiences so that change can take root at a more fundamental level…”
Services Offered
Psychotherapy
Couples Therapy
Intensive Pyschotherapy
Consultation & Supervision
Areas of Focus
Chronic Pain & Illness
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma
Brooke Hein, AMFT
Psychotherapist
(she/her)
“My approach is relational, depth-oriented, and psychodynamic, grounded in the belief that what remains unconscious often shapes us most powerfully. No two sessions look alike. At times we may work with words and memories; at other times we may draw on imagery, metaphor, dreams, or creative expression to reach what feels difficult to say directly…”
Services Offered
Psychotherapy
Couples Therapy
Areas of Focus
Depression
Anxiety
Grief
Trauma
LGBTQ+ Concerns
Why “Amphora”?
An amphora is a vessel — a container used to hold, preserve, and transform. We use this image to describe the therapeutic relationship itself: a space where what feels overwhelming can be held with care, explored safely, and gradually reshaped into something more livable.
Ready to Begin?
Reaching out is the first step toward change. We know it can feel daunting, but beginning with a simple message is enough.
Please use the form below to let us know a little about yourself. You don’t need to share details of your history here — those conversations happen directly in an initial consultation and in session.
Our Locations
Amphora Psychotherapy offers therapy in:
San Francisco (Lower Pac Heights, Cow Hollow)
East Bay (Oakland)
Marin (Mill Valley)
Online throughout California
Next Steps
Once we receive your message, one of our clinicians will be in touch to schedule an initial consultation. This is a chance for you to share what’s bringing you to therapy, ask any questions you may have, and get a sense of whether our approach feels like the right fit for you.