Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Tamara McClintock Greenberg | Psychologist & Author in San Francisco Feel entitled to an absorbing life ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [When Someone You Love Has Complex Trauma](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/when-someone-you-love-has-complex-trauma/) - Jed found the love of his life, Lisa, during their last semester of college. They met at a restaurant where they both worked, and their chemistry was practically instantaneous. Lisa was bright and hardworking. She seemed to possess a level of confidence and moxie that shocked Jed, given that the women he’d known growing up - [Medical Bias Against Overweight Women: 4 Ways to Protect Yourself](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/medical-bias-against-overweight-women-4-ways-to-protect-yourself/) - Many physicians, whom we often expect should know better, attribute being overweight solely to dietary habits. Weight gain is only partially related to self-control; extra pounds are also the result of genetic, biological and environmental influences. - [Appreciating the Life You Have Now](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/appreciating-the-life-you-have-now/) - Though many of us spend a lot of time trying to develop power and control, we are often reminded of our limitations. People we love die. Friends and relatives get sick and we cannot save them. - [Browsing in stores spurs chatting and camaraderie that shopping online does not](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/browsing-in-stores-spurs-chatting-and-camaraderie-that-shopping-online-does-not/) - Shopping with other women in the traditional way is only a little about finding the perfect sweater for a date and a lot more about finding connection. And I worry that things will never be the same. - [Psychotherapy with Medically Ill Patients: Hope in the Trenches](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/psychotherapy-with-medically-ill-patients-hope-in-the-trenches/) - As therapists, we are called upon to integrate and understand the hypomanic world of medicine, while helping our clients tolerate the unfair and arbitrary aspects of illness... - [When Men Are Caretakers](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/when-men-are-caretakers/) - Looking after elderly or ill relatives is stereotyped as a female thing; how does this affect the millions of men who take care of their loved ones? - [Been Told Physical Symptoms Are 'All in Your Head'? Think Again](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/been-told-physical-symptoms-are-all-in-your-head-think-again/) - Going back in the history of psychology and medicine, we've been told we are sexually frustrated, that our neuroses lead us to develop physical symptoms, that we are recruiting symptoms for psychological reasons, and in the current landscape of modern medicine, that we are prone to illnesses that "are all in our heads." Fortunately, current research helps us to understand that some physical illnesses, especially those that are not easily explained, are not made up at all. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/) - Feel entitled to an absorbing life. Taking yourself seriously is an important way to navigate the complicated emotions that are a normal part of life. - [Contact](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/contact/) - Prospective clients looking for support, or members of the media interested in publication, interviews or a speaking engagements, contact Tamara here. - [Acute and Chronic Illness](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/media-books/acute-and-chronic-illness/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_image=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1898.jpeg” min_height=”346px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” background_color_tablet=”#22adab” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_enable_color_tablet=”on” global_module=”1195″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(33,173,171,0.5)” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”347px” custom_margin=”0px|0px|-2px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px||58px|||” custom_css_main_element=”width:100%!important;||max-width:100%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tamara-Greenberg-Turtleneck-Blurred-Background-copy-scaled-e1644617560537.jpg” title_text=”Tamara Greenberg Turtleneck Blurred Background copy” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”335px” height=”309px” max_height=”1000px” custom_margin=”|-109px||||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”#22ADAB” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”6.5%|10%|6.5%|” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”6.5%|15%|10%|10%” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text - [Aging and Illness](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/media-books/aging-and-illness/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_image=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1898.jpeg” min_height=”346px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” background_color_tablet=”#22adab” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_enable_color_tablet=”on” global_module=”1195″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(33,173,171,0.5)” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”347px” custom_margin=”0px|0px|-2px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px||58px|||” custom_css_main_element=”width:100%!important;||max-width:100%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tamara-Greenberg-Turtleneck-Blurred-Background-copy-scaled-e1644617560537.jpg” title_text=”Tamara Greenberg Turtleneck Blurred Background copy” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”335px” height=”309px” max_height=”1000px” custom_margin=”|-109px||||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”#22ADAB” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”6.5%|10%|6.5%|” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”6.5%|15%|10%|10%” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text - [Treating Complex Trauma: Combined Theories and Methods](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/media-books/treating-complex-trauma/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_image=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1898.jpeg” min_height=”346px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” background_color_tablet=”#22adab” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_enable_color_tablet=”on” global_module=”1195″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(33,173,171,0.5)” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”347px” custom_margin=”0px|0px|-2px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px||58px|||” custom_css_main_element=”width:100%!important;||max-width:100%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tamara-Greenberg-Turtleneck-Blurred-Background-copy-scaled-e1644617560537.jpg” title_text=”Tamara Greenberg Turtleneck Blurred Background copy” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”335px” height=”309px” max_height=”1000px” custom_margin=”|-109px||||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”#22ADAB” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”6.5%|10%|6.5%|” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”6.5%|15%|10%|10%” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text - [When Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/media-books/when-someone-you-love-has-a-chronic-illness/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_image=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1898.jpeg” min_height=”346px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” background_color_tablet=”#22adab” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_enable_color_tablet=”on” global_module=”1195″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(33,173,171,0.5)” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”347px” custom_margin=”0px|0px|-2px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px||58px|||” custom_css_main_element=”width:100%!important;||max-width:100%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tamara-Greenberg-Turtleneck-Blurred-Background-copy-scaled-e1644617560537.jpg” title_text=”Tamara Greenberg Turtleneck Blurred Background copy” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”335px” height=”309px” max_height=”1000px” custom_margin=”|-109px||||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”#22ADAB” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”6.5%|10%|6.5%|” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”6.5%|15%|10%|10%” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text - [Media/Books](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/media-books/) - Focus on trauma, care taking, health psychology, psychoanalytic psychology and integrating psychotherapy methods. Tamara is frequently quoted in the media. - [Speaking](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/speaking/) - Available to speak on topics related to trauma, PTSD, the psychological aspects of medical illness, caretaking, and managing complex medical systems. - [About](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/about/) - Treating adults with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, and those coping with medical illness, either as a patient or affected family member. - [Complex PTSD workbook](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/complex-ptsd-workbook/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.4″ background_image=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1898.jpeg” min_height=”346px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_module=”1195″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(33,173,171,0.5)” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”347px” custom_margin=”0px|0px|-2px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px||58px|||” custom_css_main_element=”width:100%!important;||max-width:100%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.tamara-greenberg.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tamara-Greenberg-Turtleneck-Blurred-Background-copy-scaled-e1644617560537.jpg” title_text=”Tamara Greenberg Turtleneck Blurred Background copy” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”335px” height=”309px” max_height=”1000px” custom_margin=”|-109px||||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”#22ADAB” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”6.5%|10%|6.5%|” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”6.5%|15%|10%|10%” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Main Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”17.5″ - [For Clients](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/for-clients/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.4″]Tamara McClintock Greenberg, Psy.D., M.S., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco, CA, where she sees adults. She specializes in treating those with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, and those who are coping with medical illness, either as a patient or affected family member. She has extensive experience with ## Categories - [Articles](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/category/articles/) ## Tags - [complex ptsd](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/tag/complex-ptsd/) - [complex ptsd bonus chapter](https://www.tamara-greenberg.com/tag/complex-ptsd-bonus-chapter/)