Dr. Vanessa Prestridge Graf, LMFT
- California
- CA LMFT 35314, CO LMFT MFT.0000569
Not accepting new clientsVerified 18 hours agoInternational clients
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Open 6 of the last 30 days
Live availability history
Open on 6 of the last 30 days
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Availability over the last 30 days: open to new clients on 6 days, waitlist or full on 24 days. Most recent check, Oct 10: waitlist or full.
Days available
6/30
every one of the last 30 days checked
Availability forecast
Dr. has been open to new clients on 6 of the last 30 days.
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About Dr.
I am an experienced Doctor of Psychology, a licensed Marriage, Family therapist that has insight, empathy and a sense of humor! In over the 20 years that I have been working in the field I have seen many clients change their lives through changing their thought process. Thoughts are things and they create our reality. As a cognitive behavioral therapist I work with my clients to identify the 'stinking thinking' that keeps us stuck in negative life patterns. We all operate from the beliefs created by children...that is our world view is formulated by early experiences - both positive and negative. These 'beliefs' are ofttimes wrong, irrational and downright harmful. The good news is that all can be corrected by reframing negative thought patterns and creating an affirming belief system that encourages us to embrace all that is good and positive within us and our environment. I encourage mindfulness in the recovery from anxiety and depression - a refocus on what is working instead of what is not. Starting psychotherapy takes courage and a willingness to address vulnerabilities in order to 'recreate' the Self in a more loving and accepting way. I value my clients and have witnessed transformations through the work that we do together. Read more Show less
What Dr. helps with
Specialties and approaches
Specializes in
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementBipolar disorder
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy
Also experienced with
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues