The decision to start therapy with a licensed professional is like setting out on an expedition to both rediscover old territories and to discover new.
What I do in each meeting is listen carefully to what you say and share my impressions with you in order to enhance your sense of who you are. In this way I am like a mirror. From time to time I may share my own thoughts and feelings regarding what you share with me. However, I will be very careful to tell you that these are my thoughts or feelings. At times I may make suggestions; what path area might be most helpful to explore, or a possible way to approach an obstacle. Also, from time to time, I may suggest certain things for you to practice that will help you become better prepared to deal with important issues, thoughts, or feelings. Remember, it’s your life so the final decisions are always yours!
Marriage and Family therapists (MFT’S) are licensed mental health professionals who work with individuals; couples whether married or not and families of all types. MFT’S are required to have 3,000 hours of supervised experience following a Masters Degree, and have passed two rigorous exams. MFT’S treat a wide range of serious clinical problems including: depression, marital problems, anxiety, individual psychological problems, and child parent problems.
MFT’S are relationship specialists who treat persons involved in interpersonal relationships. They are trained to Asses, Diagnose and Treat individuals, couples, families and groups to achieve more adequate and satisfying and productive marriage, family and social adjustment. MFT’S are psychotherapists and healing arts practitioners licensed by the state of California.
Marriage and Family Therapists regularly practice short-term therapy: 12 sessions on average. About half of the treatment provided by Marriage and Family Therapists is one-on-one with the other half divided between marital/couple and family therapy, or a combination of treatments.
