Counseling, Psychotherapy, Marriage & Family Therapy
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:
LMHC
License Number:
LH00005353
My Approach to Helping
I work with my clients collabloratively to define and arrive at therapeutic objectives within a supportive, safe environment, free of judgement taking into account your most immediate concerns and a realistic timeline for achieving these goals. Together we work to explore your life circumstances and relationships and arrive at an understanding of how your history has shaped your current perceptions, behaviors, and capacity for productivity and intimacy. The outcome may be healing of past events, hope for the present and future, obtaining optimal quality of life within given circumstances, and overcoming troublesome behaviors. This may be accomplished via long term in-depth psychotherapy or short term solution focused counseling. My therapeutic approaches include: a blend of family of origin and family systems, psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive/solution focused strategies. I take into account the individual's or couple's cultural, spiritual, sexual orientation, and belief systems when proceeding in therapy. I will incorporate readings, exercises and art media to facilitate the work as needed. My approach is eclectic taking into account the body/mind interaction. I support your perogative to untilize both traditional and alternative forms of treatment to enhance your therapy and will be happy to make outside referrals as requested.
More Info About My Practice
Please take a look at my website www.joanschiff.com for additional information on the scope of my practice and philosophy.
Services I Provide
Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Family Therapy
Mediation
Consultation
Ages I Work With
Teens
Adults
Languages I Speak
English
Groups I Work With
Couples, Blended Families, Co-Parent Counseling (working with parents post divorce), Consultation Parenting Plans, Motherless Daughters, Performing Artists, New Moms/PostPartum, Pregnancy Loss
Therapy Approaches I Use
Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
Collaborative Therapy / Collaborative Language Systems
Contemplative Psychotherapy
Depth Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Humanistic Psychology
Internal Family Systems Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Parent Work
Positive Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic
Relationship Enhancement Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
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