About

Hi there, I'm Corie! Hello my name is Corie Jones Duzsa. I am marriage and family therapist licensed in California with 20 years of experience. I have worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families with a wide range of concerns including trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, relationship issues, parenting problems, family conflict, chronic pain, low self-esteem, and more. My approach I would describe my therapeutic approach as warm, compassionate, and empathetic. I try to meet my clients where they are and help guide them through where they want and need to go. I believe creating a therapeutic relationship based on trust, safety, and compassion allows clients to explore their thoughts and feelings freely and openly. I like to work with clients collaboratively to discover strategies and solutions that work best for them. The most common theoretical approaches I use is cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness therapy, solution focused therapy, and psychodynamic therapy. My focus I have worked with many different types of clients that range from children to adults, LGBTQ clients, couples and families, and both men and women. I am currently working primarily with adults and older teens from 18 and up, individuals, and couples. I am most comfortable working with clients who have a mood disorder, past trauma, relationship, and stress related issues. My communication style The tone I create for my clients each session is one of warmth, caring, compassion, and understanding where they can feel safe and comfortable talking easily about their current and past struggles, their thoughts and feelings, and goals and aspirations. My journey to therapy I decided to became a therapist after I had been in a car accident at the age of 22 and became paralyzed. I was dealing with a great loss and struggling with how I would Live my life from a wheelchair, including having a career. I have always been a very good listener and had a very big heart, wanting to help.