Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Byrd-Olmstead

Improve your wellbeing

      Learn to manage stress

       Find more clarity

  • Improve your wellbeing
  • Learn to manage stress
  • Find more clarity

Dr. Byrd-Olmstead is a licensed psychologist who provides an array of psychological services to clients and trainings to organizations throughout Silicon Valley, the greater San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Choosing the Right Service

Dr. Byrd-Olmstead is passionate about helping individual clients, families and organizations. Her primary focus is working with clients in recovery from addiction, but she also works with a variety of other areas including stress management and personal growth.

Dr. Byrd-Olmstead has a doctorate in clinical psychology and is knowledgeable about the Silicon Valley population. She is understanding towards the unique challenges faced by people working in often fast paced and high pressure environments. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Byrd-Olmstead provides consultation and training to a variety of organizations.

Mission Statement

Dr. Byrd-Olmstead aims to help individual clients, families, communities and organizations improve wellness and recovery. She provides this through her clinical, consultation and training services. Dr. Byrd-Olmstead is also involved in advocacy and policy work at local, state, and national levels. This way, she is able to reach more people and help make systemic changes.

Specialties Include:

  • Treatment of Addictions (Especially Individuals Undergoing Long-Term Recovery)
  • Psychotherapy for the LGBTQ Community with a Focus on Transgender Clients
  • Psychotherapy for Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Codependency Treatment

Dr. Byrd-Olmstead has years of experience in addiction treatment, work with LGBTQ clients, especially transgender and gender nonconforming, as well as adolescent development. She is formally trained as a child psychologist and uses this to inform her work with clients of all ages. Dr. Byrd-Olmstead is current with the concerns of the young adult population, especially the types of stressors many clients face in Silicon Valley. She provides wide-ranging services by integrating different evidence-based treatments including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy and other mindfulness-based approaches.

Personalized Care

Stress, addictions, and life experiences may often get in the way of living a full and authentic life. Dr. Byrd-Olmstead provides comprehensive psychotherapy services to help clients navigate life challenges. She works closely with clients assessing their needs and tailoring interventions to provide the most suitable treatment.

Areas of Focus

  • Addiction Treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychology
  • Organizational Consultation and Training
  • LGBTQ Clients
  • Psychotherapy for Professionals

Apart from clinical services, Dr. Byrd-Olmstead provides consultation and training services to institutions including local government agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, and corporations in the technology industry.

Disclaimer: This website and the content within the website does not constitute a psychological service. Any content, information and/or interaction through this website is not intended to be therapy or advice and does not constitute a therapist-client relationship. If you need direct care please contact a provider directly.