Cynthia Valentine, MA

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
2816 Adams Ave., SAN DIEGO, California, 92116
Phone: 619-289-7644
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Session Fees: 225
www.letsbegintherapy.com
This member is also available for online counseling.
Online-counseling methods: Email, Phone, IM, Webcam

I’m The Therapist That:

My clients describe as caring, approachable and straight forward
Helps you leave session with a clearer vision of how you want to show up in your life
Won’t shove mindfulness and journaling at you
Will accept you for who and how you are

What Can Be Expected From Therapy?

In the 10 years I’ve been practicing therapy, I’ve never once met someone in therapy who wasn’t courageous, daring and ready for something to change. While not everyone sticks with therapy, those qualities always show up. Applaud yourself for the willingness to change, and the courage to seek out more for your life. As we know, not everyone does.

No one else can do the work for you.

Therapy is:

Progressive steps of self and other acceptance
Compassionate understanding of actions, beliefs and feelings
Active healing from those life events that left a mark

Anxiety and Panic Disorder Treatment for Adults

Trying a million things to manage your anxiety? Are you afraid of your next panic attack?

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidenced based treatment approach that teaches psychological flexibility.

For example, when anxiety has its tight hold on you and it feels like you have no other option, we’ll learn how to build in wiggle room so that choice returns to your life.

ACT is an approach that requires additional training and consultation outside of graduate school.
I’ve attended the boot camps, the online courses and have done tons of reading and consultation.

As an IFS-informed therapist, I'm wonderfully suited to address the big feelings and difficult relationships we have within ourselves. IFS (Internal Family Systems) has demonstrated its effectiveness with Anxiety, trauma and a number of other challenges.

What I’ve found to be the most significant teacher in learning ACT and IFS, is a personal connection to the strategies.

To put it more simply, I practice these principles in my own life.

As a personal belief, I wouldn’t encourage something that I don’t practice, and that’s something I love about these approaches.

Therapy for Adults with ADHD

I’m also an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider. My expertise in this area along with my extensive knowledge and experience with ACT is a great fit for anyone looking for help with Adult ADHD.

My adult clients with ADHD aren't looking for another tool to "get things done." You're coming to therapy for help with your feelings. You know... the emotions like anger, frustration, shame and maybe even happiness. Self-regulation is a challenge for a lot of folks with ADHD, and I know how to work WITH your brain and can teach you how, as well.

Grief Therapy

Prolonged grief and complicated grief make an already challenging life, extra hard. You deserve the best support in order to allow yourself to grieve and start seeing life in color again.

The therapeutic relationship is a collaboration to help you take the actions that are most important to you.

If you are looking for a robotic, distant, and impersonal therapist,
I hope you find them because I will use metaphors, stories, humor and even memes
to help you relate to your emotional experience in a healthy, constructive way
so you can take meaningful action in your valued direction.

Give me a call, or drop me an email.

I can't wait to chat with you and help you live a life you're really proud of!

Let's Begin!

Cynthia Valentine Reaches

San Diego CA

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