Personal Statement
I am a Jungian psychotherapist and, as such, believe that our deep interior selves, the psyche, wants us to learn more about ourselves and our relationships. With that foundation I draw from several theoretical approaches, focus on clients feelings and beliefs and have often witnessed the importance of the emergence of the symbolic in our lives.
I started in this field in Michigan as crisis mental health and substance abuse counselor in the 1970’s. We had an approach called “empathy training” based on Carl Rogers’ client/feeling-centered approach and traversed the state as trainers for other clinics, police, fire and community groups.
Therapy, for me, provides that still point from which we can more deeply experience and learn the dance.
When I came to California I became licensed as a marriage and family therapist and started a private practice in 1984. I have also had extensive clinical and managerial experience in public health and academics. Among other experiences, I have been a counselor, Clinical Director and Executive Director for Fort Help Substance Abuse Clinic; HIV Mental Health Director for California Pacific Medical Center; Behavioral Health Director and Executive Director for different Family Service Agencies.
I teach Graduate Psychology courses and provide clinical supervision for graduate students and employee interns.
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Click HereClient Focus (Age)
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)
- Adults
- Elders (65+)
Therapy Specialties
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar
- Bulimia
- Codependency
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Men's Issues
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
Treatment Orientation
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Mindfulness Based Approaches
- Motivational Interviewing
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Transpersonal
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Group
Years in Practice
20+ years
Services Fee
- Therapy Session $120-$180
Payments Accepted
Cash, Check
Licenses
License Name | License | State | Year |
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) | MFC19830 | CA | 1984 |
Associations
Name |
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American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) |
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) |
National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Year |
---|---|---|---|
John F Kennedy University | MA | Clinical Psychology | 1981 |
Michigan State University | BS | Social Psychology |
Office Address
Stephen Vernon MFT
902 Carmel Ave
Albany, California 94706