Maria Rheba Estante

Maria Rheba Estante, MA, LMFT, LPCC, is an Adjunct Professor in the Marriage & Family Therapy program at the University of San Francisco’s East Bay Campus, where she teaches graduate Community Mental Health. Her teaching integrates trauma-informed, culturally responsive, evidence based clinical modalities with an emphasis on ethics, crisis intervention, advocacy, and community-based service delivery. A Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant-in-Training at EMDRIA, she draws on advanced training in EMDR, ERP, Brainspotting (Phase 1 & 2), CPT, ACT, Habit Reversal and relational systems approaches. Her research interests include PTSD with co-occurring OCD and related conditions, repetitive body-focused behaviors (BFRBs), phobias and sensory sensitivity. She is completing advanced study in adult psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

• EMDR
• Marriage and family therapy
• Clinical supervision

• PTSD with co-occurring OCD and related conditions

• Repetitive body focused behaviors (BFRBs)

• Phobias and sensory sensitivity

• Certificate in Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, New Center for Psychoanalysis (Expected September 2027)
• Golden Gate University, MA in Counseling Psychology (2015)
• JFK University, BA in Philosophy and Religion (2010)

• Network Clinician (part-time), TwoChairs (2025 - Present)
• Substitute Clinical Supervisor, Community Institute for Psychotherapy Marin (2024 - Present)
• Contract Clinician, Quest Health Management (2023 - Present)
• OCD Therapist, Centered Mind Therapy (2022-2025)