Post Graduate: Master’s Degree: Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling 1984 Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California San Francisco State University, B.A. Psychology, 1981 Licensure/Certification: LMFT MFT23486 Ca, LCMHC 6601 N.C., LPC 8299 SC Certified Mediator, Certified Parent Project Trainer Counseling Experience & Description of Services: I have been employed in the Human Services field for over 45 years and specifically as a licensed marriage, family and child counselor since 1987. I have expertise in marriage counseling and individual therapy, in which I specialize. Couples counseling is considered short-term, generally between 10 and 25 sessions. I focus on advancing communication skills, intimacy, trust, parenting skills, values clarification, resolving conflict, and building a marital vision. I also specialize in family-of-origin issues (relationship issues, generational problems, rejection complex, identity/ self-esteem concerns, and physical and sexual abuse). I provide chemical dependency assessment, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and referral in my office and workplace settings. Workplace issues (managing stress, employee-to-employee conflict, critical incidents in the workplace, performance and conduct concerns) I also address. Theoretical Orientation & Counseling Techniques: Initial sessions involve a thorough assessment, working diagnosis, and either a treatment plan or appropriate referral for continued services. History taking, problem identification, and assessment of one’s needs are considered for diagnostic purposes. Theoretical underpinnings include the following: communication theory, family systems, the hierarchy of needs, and gestalt theories. Counseling approaches include; cognitive-behavioral, insight-experiential, problem-solving, solution-focused, behavioral contracts, communication skills, and mediation.