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Associate Marriage and Family Therapist MFC 125889
I strive to connect with clients from a humanistic perspective, helping them meet their needs as they travel toward the goal of self-actualization.
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​​Insurances Accepted:
Beacon/Gold Coast,Carelon cash sliding scale $120 to $105 per hour
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I am a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, wife, nature-lover, and mother to two teen daughters. When we meet, I will focus on establishing trust and rapport, and ensure you understand the process of therapy. Early on, we will clarify your long-term goals and collaborate to create a treatment plan tailored to your needs.  We'll identify what has worked in the past, and I may share my thoughts and perspective. We'll explore your strengths and identify your support system to ensure you are supported outside the therapy office.

​Strong feelings are often the result of unmet needs, so I use my training in Nonviolent Communication to work with clients to clarify those feelings and needs and practice communicating them (compassionately) to the significant people in the client's life.
I also use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients create rational beliefs with positive emotional consequences. I am nearing completion in my process of becoming a Registered Sandplay Practitioner, so I have a sand tray & miniatures that clients use to allow the unconscious to come into the present. I engage in dreamwork and active imagination, and I utilize art and somatic interventions. I look forward to supporting you on your path toward wholeness and healthy functioning. Specializations: Anxiety, Art Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, CBT, Nonviolent Communication, Trauma, Somatic Therapy/Polyvagal Theory.

Education.

My educational background includes:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University Chico, California (Dec. 1999)
  • Master of Science in Counseling from California State University Northridge, California (Dec. 2003)
© Maple Counseling Center
2021 Sperry Ave. Suite 41
Ventura, CA 93003

​(805) 669-8846 | Fax: (805) 272-9370
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