![Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kevin-fleming,-ph.d..jpg)
Family Therapist
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
In 90077 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Most family therapists inadvertently create more chaos through their well-intentioned efforts to assist a family move through a change process. Why? Brains are inherently deregulated (all of us, may I add) and most talking and dialoguing misses brain-centric problems that need more intensive help. Many times the emotional trauma created by years of solving problems ineffectively can wreak havoc on the brain's parasympathetic nervous system, not ever giving the family a break from flight or fight thinking. Contact us for an innovative neuroscience solution to family dysfunction. Kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.
![Kimberly Koljat, LMFT, LIMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kimberly-koljat.jpg)
Family Therapist
Kimberly Koljat, LMFT, LIMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor
Available for Online Therapy
When working with children and youth, the therapist cannot ignore the family system in which the child lives. I work with parents in multiple ways to help support youth in treatment, which may include separate parent sessions, co-parenting sessions, systemic family therapy, or Filial Therapy, a play therapy practice that coaches and guides parents in special play sessions with their child to decrease unwanted behaviors, improve relationships and communication, increase the child's emotional vocabulary, and increase the child's self-esteem.
![Laura MacRae-Serpa, M.A., CCLS, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/laura-macrae-serpa.jpg)
Family Therapist
Laura MacRae-Serpa, M.A., CCLS, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91030 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Families enter therapy for different reasons. Many families are seeking help for an immediate problem or crisis, while others need support changing long standing negative patterns. Family therapy can be beneficial as, it provides opportunities to identify and build on strengths, improve communication, and better understand roles and dynamics that shape the family system. I have experience working with families in crisis and am skilled at assisting parents and children/adolescents increase positive communication and connectivity.
![Philip Kolba, MA LCPC NCC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/philip-kolba.jpg)
Family Therapist
Philip Kolba, MA LCPC NCC
Psychotherapist
In 90026 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Family therapy looks at the entire family system—parents, children, extended family members—to identify strengths and problematic behaviours. I collaborate with families on strategies for utilizing their own capabilities for resolving problems, and on developing effective communication and problem-solving skills for preventing conflicts. I specialize in working with families of teenagers, which is an age that can be challenging for both the teenagers and their parents.
![Seema Sharma, SEP, MA, MBA, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/seema-sharma.jpg)
Family Therapist
Seema Sharma, SEP, MA, MBA, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
In 91101 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
I have a empathetic, compassionate, collaborative, and direct style in my family therapy sessions. Family therapy allows you to tackle hurdles around communication, expectation, life transitions, and culture/race. I work with 1.5 to 2nd+ generation clients trying to balance cultural, racial, and family responsibilities/pressures with what they want. I specialize in BIPOC experience and work with many families navigating complex dynamics around relationships. Whether you have aging parents you need to care for, are trying to assimilate in a world much different than your family or origin, or need help coming out or helping your family come to terms with difficult news; I can help.
![Dustin Vander Haar, MA, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/dustin-vander-haar.jpg)
Family Therapist
Dustin Vander Haar, MA, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91106 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
I work closely with families throughout my treatment to focus on understanding the family as a system and each member as having a unique role. Working together we can often uncover unmet needs and ways in which we can support one another towards our mutual goals. Further, by working with the family as a whole, we are able to acknowledge each of our role in the identified barrier and take ownership in our plan towards a solution.
![Naphtali Roberts, MA, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/naphtali-roberts.jpg)
Family Therapist
Naphtali Roberts, MA, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91020 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Whether your family is struggling to communicate, fighting to stay together, or figuring out how to manage the pressures of a blended family, life with a newborn or divorced co-parenting, therapy can help. Having a safe, supportive environment where you can express your feelings freely and without judgment, work on developing healthy, compassionate communication skills and establish new relationship patterns can support you in suturing a fruitful and fulfilling reconnection. One of the primary focuses of my work is helping families work together, thrive and flourish.
![Tom Andre, MA](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/tom-andre.jpg)
Family Therapist
Tom Andre, MA
LMFT
In 90245 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
My approach in family therapy is to focus on the problem or set of problems, not to assign blame to a person or the family as a whole. In family therapy, we will hear how problems affect everyone. There is not always a "solution," but more often than not there are untapped resources that a family can call upon to help reduce a problem's influence on each person's life.
![Jeanne Clevenger, PsyD](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/jeanne-clevenger.jpg)
Family Therapist
Jeanne Clevenger, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
In 91106 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Many of our struggles are not just individually focused; they are shaped by and affect the family system around us. I have a passion for helping family relationships heal in places where they are broken, and thrive in places that are stagnant. I especially love journeying with parents and their children, strengthening bonds and decreasing family conflict. My training has predominantly been in family psychology, and I love to watch families transform together -- as individuals and as whole units.
![Elizabeth Celaya, M.A., AMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/elizabeth-celaya.jpg)
Family Therapist
Elizabeth Celaya, M.A., AMFT
Registered Associate MFT
Available for Online Therapy
I use a family systems approach in my therapy, so having family members in the room, in my opinion, is the most efficient route towards healing and growth in individuals. I encourage clients to address relationships that are causing distress in their lives and work towards healthy differentiation of self. This can be done in individual therapy as well, but is more effective when all members of the relationship are present.
![Sandra Dupont, MA, MS, MFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/sandra-dupont.jpg)
Family Therapist
Sandra Dupont, MA, MS, MFT
Adolescent & Emerging Adulthood Specialist
In 90401 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
In a society that has become extremely technological, many sensitive young adults have disconnected from nourishing relationships in favor of virtual ones. Connecting with parents, siblings, friends and neighbors, has been replaced by less emotionally fulfilling forms of interaction. My specialty is improving relationships. I can help you build better communication with your child. I can also assist your family in resolving issues from the past for a fresh start. I will support you in creating a more peaceful home environment. So, as difficult as things may seem right now, in working with me your can rest assured that better times ahead.
![Lexi Berard, MA, AMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/lexi-berard.jpg)
Family Therapist
Lexi Berard, MA, AMFT
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
In 90034 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
I offer family therapy for teens, parents, and siblings struggling with issues together. I help families explore their unconscious patterns that are causing conflict and bring them to the surface to be examined together as a team. I encourage family members to say what needs to be said in a safe and honest forum to resolve conflict. My style is directive, straightforward, and compassionate.
![Curtis Miller, MFT, Psy.D., D. Min., M.A., M.Div.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/curtis-miller.jpg)
Family Therapist
Curtis Miller, MFT, Psy.D., D. Min., M.A., M.Div.
Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychotherapy
In 91107 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
I specialize in working with families through a process of designing the family you've always wanted. When each family member is given the opportunity to describe what they need or like that helps them feel valued in family it becomes the beginning of lasting change. I help families design their system in such a way that produces happiness. I will take your family through a 6 step process of design which gives shape to the kind of family you would like to be in.