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My Approach
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Combining my education and life experience, I offer a unique blend of high quality professional counseling integrated with faith-based principles to improve your spiritual, emotional and psychological health, relationships and other life challenges.
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I have been married for 30+ years and together, my husband and I have raised four children. I have a passion for marriage and family health, blended families, parenting children and teens, and young adults, spiritual direction and Christian Leaders.
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If you are experiencing relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, career transitions and leadership challenges, I would love to help. I specialize in spiritual direction and integration of the whole person: mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical.
My Specialties:
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EMDR
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Pre-Engagement / Pre-marital Counseling
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Marriage Counseling
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Parenting
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Family Counseling
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Blended Families
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Struggling Young Adults
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Life Transitions, Crises
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Career Transitions
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Christian Leaders
- Mid-life Crisis/Empty Nest
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Grief/Loss Counseling
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Divorce Recovery
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Anxiety and Depression
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Spiritual Direction
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Spiritual Abuse
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Family of Origin Struggles
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Services
If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a free, 24-hour hotline at 1.800.273.8255.
If your issue is an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
Christian Counseling Encinitas does not offer crisis counseling or emergency services.