Colin M Holtzinger

Colin Holtzinger is a psychologist in San Francisco, California. Colin specializes in helping people better understand themselves and improve their relationships with others. He works with children and families, parents, couples, and adults. Colin works with young and older adults on identity-related issues and existential issues that come up during life’s transitions, such as moving to college, career concerns, getting married, a parent dying, and aging.

Colin is trained in a variety of insight-oriented approaches that help client’s come to understand how they relate to themselves and others, as well as their internal conflicts and ambivalence. These insights are then used to change longstanding patterns and ways of relating. This can improve self-esteem and one’s relationships, as well as expand one’s capacity to experience life, love, and a sense of meaning and purpose.

Colin received his degree from PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Access Institute for Psychological Services. In addition to his doctorate, Colin has also completed one year of graduate coursework in drama therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and is trained in sand tray therapy. He has worked in community mental health for many years and has a wide range of experience working with a variety of people from different walks of life.