Marin Therapy and Counseling

Lisa Brookes Kift, LMFT

~Individual Therapy ~ Marriage & Relationship Counseling ~ Couples Therapy ~ Premarital Counseling~

San Rafael, Marin County, California

 

~ Couples Communication ~ Anxiety ~ Infidelity ~ Anger Management ~ Emotional Safety ~ Depression ~ Healthy Boundaries ~ Family of Origin Work ~ Decreasing Resentment ~ Stress Management ~Trauma ~ Premarital Education ~ Psychotherapy Services for Marin County, California ~

~ Marin Individual Therapy and Counseling~

 
Anxiety - Depression - Stress Management - Trauma - Family of Origin Wounds - Anger Management - Codependence - Sexual, Physical and Emotional Abuse - Perfectionism/Type "A" - Life Transitions - Personal Growth

My individual therapy work with people is insight and awareness oriented – followed by change.  People seek out counseling for numerous reasons but the thing they usually have in common is some level of emotional or psychological distress. I view each person as a unique tapestry of life events and personal characteristics.  Part of my job is to carefully put together the pieces of the puzzle of who they are and where they come from as it relates to their current struggles. Tools for change are given along the way.

I will strive to help you decrease uncomfortable symptoms, gain insight into what’s not working for you and make lasting changes. I believe the past can impact the present so part of the therapy can involve an exploration of your family of origin. For example, if you’re experiencing anxiety, what life experiences might have taught you that your environment or people can’t be trusted?  Did you feel emotionally safe (and physically safe) growing up? If you tend towards perfectionism, did you experience a lot of criticism and have high expectations placed on you? My work often involves identifying unhelpful core beliefs you might have about yourself, others and the world around you.

The good news is that faulty belief systems can be changed! I will offer you practical tools, tips and management techniques to use on your own - outside of the therapy office.

The following are some of the basic goals that can be achieved doing individual therapy with me:

  • Decrease in symptoms
  • Learn effective management tools and coping skills
  • Understand origins of the problem
  • Evaluate and adjust any self defeating core beliefs related to how you view yourself and others
  • Develop healthy boundaries between you and others

Get more detailed information about my specific individual therapy areas of focus which are anxiety, depression, stress management, trauma, anger management, family of origin work, and personal growth.

If you've never been to therapy or have seen a therapist - see The First Individual Therapy Session: What to Expect where I give a general idea of what a first therapy session with me is like.

 

 

Convenient San Rafael Location - 1330 Lincoln Ave, Ste 209, San Rafael, CA. 94901

lisa@marintherapyandcounseling.com

Free Phone Consultation (415) 261-7143