Tatiana is a caring, insightful and creative Marriage and Family Therapist.  She loves working with people.  Medical issues, relationship difficulties and past childhood abuse are the three major parts of her therapeutic practice.  However, she is able to help people who are working through multiple other problems.  She has both professional and personal experience in many areas of life.  Being a Medical advocate for people experiencing illness and disease and their families is truly a passion of hers.  She comes alongside those experiencing medical difficulties giving them the tools they need to become their own advocate while they grieve the loss of their health and lifestyle.   As a marriage therapist, she uses her knowledge and experience to help couples and families faced the difficulties in life and its trials.  The couples and families, who have worked with her, have found her insights and understanding helpful in resolving their problems.   Many people in life walk around struggling with childhood abuse issues.  These issues are very familiar to Tatiana and she loves to explore and assist clients to overcome the struggles that abuse has created in their lives.  Being a Marriage and Family Therapist is truly an honor and delight for her.  She does not take her role lightly and counts it a privilege when clients come to her for therapy.  She has earned her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Southern California Seminary and a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration.  This combination of two majors are just an example of her “down to earth” approach to life along with her sensitive understanding nature.

Lindsay received both her Masters in Counseling and Bachelor of Psychology degrees from George Fox University.  She has been working in the mental health field for over 7 years and has spent the majority of this time working within hospital settings where she provides counseling services to teens and adults.  Although Lindsay tends to use a cognitive-behavioral approach, she is flexible and a bit eclectic depending on the needs of the client.  The goal in all situations is for the client to feel enhanced satisfaction and fulfillment as his or her needs are met in ways that are healthy and respectful to everyone involved.  Lindsay’s strengths and interests are in working with adolescents and adults to decrease depression and anxiety, enhance communication skills, build self-esteem, improve boundaries, deepen relationships, overcome traumas, and live in a way that is consistent with one’s values. 

Communication and being able to understand what your partner is trying to say, is one of the essential requirements for a strong and healthy marriage.  This is especially true when the partners are from different "cultures" or family systems.  When communication starts breaking down, the relationship suffers.  I can help you work on learning how bring open, honest, and caring communication back into your relationship.  Furthermore, When disability enters a family, we often are unsure how to act/react.  How do we help the disabled member without over protection?  How can we determine the disabled member's place in the family?  How can the person contribute to the family?  I have been blind since birth.  As a specialist in both Rehabilitation Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy, I can help your family figure out how to integrate the disabled member into the family so he or she can be a full participant rather than someone who is either overprotected, isolated, or overly manipulative of the family.                                                                                                          

Erica.....