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COUPLES

COUNSELING

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS AT A STANDSTILL? ARE YOU AND YOUR PARTNER STUCK IN THE SAME ARGUMENT LOOP EVERY NIGHT? DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ARE DRIFTING AWAY? DO YOU DESIRE MORE INTIMACY BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR PARTNER?

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IT’S NATURAL FOR CHANGES AND CHALLENGES TO ARISE OVER THE COURSE OF A RELATIONSHIP, BUT IF YOU ARE BEGINNING TO FEEL AS IF YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS NOT WHERE YOU WANT IT TO BE, IF FEAR AND STRUGGLE IS BEGINNING TO REPLACE CONNECTEDNESS AND COMPROMISE, THEN ITS TIME TO TAKE ACTION. OUR MARRIAGE COUNSELORS STRIVE TO PROVIDE YOU AND YOUR PARTNER WITH A SAFE PLACE TO EXPLORE DIFFICULT FEELINGS AND EXPRESS YOUR EMOTIONS AND CONCERNS. OUR THERAPISTS HAVE SPECIALTIES IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING COUPLES THERAPY METHODS: EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY, GOTTMAN METHOD COUPLES THERAPY AND INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS.

FAMILY
THERAPY

FAMILY THERAPY CAN IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, REDUCE CONFLICT BETWEEN SIBLINGS, FAMILY MEMBERS, PARENTS AND EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS.

WE ALSO OFFER:

PARENT COACHING

CO-PARENTING & DIVORCE

BRINGING BABY HOME

PARENT EDUCATION

PARENTAL LOSS OF A CHILD

CHILDHOOD LOSS OF A PARENT

PRE-PARENTAL COUNSELING

PARENT PREP

INCLUDES WORKSHOPS ON ATTACHMENT IN UTERO AND THROUGH INFANCY

INDIVIDUAL
COUNSELING

DO YOU FIND YOURSELF FEELING STUCK ASKING “WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO ME?” OR “WHY AM I LIKE THIS?” OFTEN LIFE EVENTS, RELATIONSHIPS, TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, CODEPENDENCY OR JUST THE STRESSORS OF DAILY LIVING CAN KEEP YOU FROM THE PEACE AND BALANCE YOU DESIRE. THERAPY INVITES YOU TO REFLECT AND BECOME MORE AWARE OF HOW YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES IMPACT YOU IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, YOUR SPIRITUALITY AND YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.

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OUR CLINICIANS PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE TO GAIN UNDERSTANDING ON HOW YOUR UNIQUE STORY IMPACTS YOUR CURRENT WAY OF UNDERSTANDING AND RELATING TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. 

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INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING PROVIDES A DEDICATED TIME AND SPACE TO WORK ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT IS TROUBLING YOU.

EMDR STANDS FOR EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING. IT IS A FORM OF THERAPY THAT HELPS PEOPLE HEAL FROM TRAUMA OR OTHER DISTRESSING LIFE EXPERIENCES. EMDR THERAPY HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED AND HAS DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS FOR TRAUMA.

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​EMDR THERAPY DOES NOT REQUIRE TALKING IN DETAIL ABOUT THE DISTRESSING ISSUE, OR HOMEWORK BETWEEN SESSIONS. EMDR, RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON CHANGING THE EMOTIONS, THOUGHTS, OR BEHAVIORS RESULTING FROM THE DISTRESSING ISSUE, ALLOWS THE BRAIN TO RESUME ITS NATURAL HEALING PROCESS. EMDR THERAPY IS DESIGNED TO RESOLVE UNPROCESSED TRAUMATIC MEMORIES IN THE BRAIN. PART OF THE THERAPY INCLUDES ALTERNATING EYE MOVEMENTS, SOUNDS, OR TAPS. FOR MANY CLIENTS, EMDR THERAPY CAN BE COMPLETED IN FEWER SESSIONS THAN OTHER PSYCHOTHERAPIES. 

Call Us:

949 200 7723

27392 Calle Arroyo, Suite C

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

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