Personal Statement

My clients matter to me. I want each and every client to leave my office feeling deeply heard and deeply understood. You have to parent on purpose from Day One. This takes energy and commitment. Many couples sacrifice their marriages in order to raise their children. But, the truth is that the relationship that created the children cannot take the backseat. A marriage has to be nurtured right along with the kids and it has to be nurtured after they leave.

A marriage is an investment. When a couple can make a marriage work, a legacy is left for the children. There’s just too much at stake to just let a marriage die on the vine, so-to-speak. Let's get started to address the pain that you've lived with far too long!

A marriage is too important to not fight to save it. I care about people, who are hurting. While I will work with all types of client problems, I specialize in helping couples/relationships find hope and healing by looking underneath the fights and disconnects to learn how they are triggered to teach couples how to stop the negative cycle. I also do premarital counseling and individual and group therapy.

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Client Focus (Age)

  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

Faith

  • Christian

Therapy Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Orientation

  • Attachment-based
  • Conflict Resolution Therapy
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Existential
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Family Systems
  • Integration of different therapy models
  • Person Centered/Rogerian
  • Relational
  • Relationship Development Interventions
  • Systems Theory/Therapy

Modality

  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Group

Years in Practice

20+ years

Services Fee

  • Therapy Session $130-$150

Payments Accepted

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) MFC40054 CA 2003

Certifications

Name Year
Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (CEFT) 2014

Associations

Name Duration
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) 2016

Education

School Degree Major Year
California Baptist University MACounseling Psychology2000

Languages

  • English

Office Address


Lu Ann Ahrens, MS, LMFT

5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 105

Riverside, California 92507

Hours Of Operation

Monday Closed
Tuesday 8:00AM-8:00PM
Wednesday 8:00AM-8:00PM
Thursday 8:00AM-8:00PM
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
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