Samuel Khanukayev, MFT — Psychotherapist in San Francisco, CA
Address414 Gough St Suite 5 Floor 3 CA, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone+1510-982-6497
Websitecultivatinginsight.com
Samuel Khanukayev is a psychotherapist in San Francisco, California, utilizing a psychoanalytic approach to help clients address recurrent symptoms, relationship patterns, and underlying psychological pain. He aims to foster a reflective environment for deeper emotional self-knowledge, growth, and transformation. With experience since 2012 in outpatient settings, he has worked with individuals of diverse cultural, racial, and sexual identities. His practice is informed by his own multicultural and bilingual background, experiences with ethnic discrimination and immigration, and studies in continental philosophy, Buddhism, Vedanta, and psychoanalytic theories. Khanukayev integrates mindfulness and somatic awareness into his work to enhance introspection, insight, and affective tolerance.
Best for
- Individuals seeking psychoanalytic therapy
- Clients exploring unconscious patterns
- Those with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Individuals navigating immigration experiences
| Key services | Psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Individual therapy, Group therapy, Mindfulness-based interventions, Somatic awareness practices |
| Tags | psychoanalytic psychotherapy, san francisco therapist, mft, mindfulness, somatic awareness, trauma, cultural identity, immigration, relationship patterns, self-knowledge |
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