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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Client 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
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) MFC19830 CA 1984

Associations

Name
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 MAClinical Psychology1981
Michigan State University BSSocial Psychology

Office Address


Stephen Vernon MFT

902 Carmel Ave

Albany, California 94706

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