
Gena BowmanClinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW (she, her)
Oakland, CA 94612
About
Are you feeling emotionally exhausted, stuck in relationship patterns that need shifting, or struggling to feel at home in your identity. I love working with individuals, couples, and teens navigating identity, gender-affirming care, and challenges related to desire and conflict—especially when shaped by trauma, systems, culture, religion, power dynamics, and lived experience. We’ll explore what brings you to therapy, clarify your values, and build practical tools to help you feel more confident and connected to yourself and others. I take a collaborative, down-to-earth approach to therapy, helping clients clarify what matters most. Alongside my practice, my experience as a professor of Sexualities and Racialized Masculinities, this lens shapes how I work with couples, queer clients, and people navigating cultural and relational narratives around love, intimacy, and connection.