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Colleen McBrideLMFT

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Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Blue Shield of California

Communication Style

Affirming, Creative, Holistic, Solution-oriented, Warm

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Focus areas

Addiction, Anger Issues, Animal Loss, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Chronic Illness, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, Panic, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Pregnancy/Peripartum, Premarital Counseling, Relationship Concerns, Religious Trauma, Self-Harm, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Sleep, Stress, Substance Use, Women's Issues, Workplace Stress

Experienced with

Parents, Veterans, First responders, Students

Years of Experience

12+

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We explore how early experiences in your family, community, and cultural context impacted your sense of self.

License number

#139089

Therapy style

Through this approach, we explore how early experiences in your family, community, and cultural context impacted your sense of self, your relationships, and your world, sometimes in ways outside of your awareness. I am passionate about empathetically meeting clients where they are and creating spaces for them to explore and express all of themselves without judgment. I understand the work of therapy as empowering yourself to be able to have and learn from your difficult feelings while feeling safe and connected to yourself and others. I work collaboratively with clients, emphasizing curiosity and compassion throughout.

Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Harm Reduction
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Solution-focused
  • Strengths-based

Languages Spoken

English

Education

MA - Marriage and Family Therapy, California School of Professional Psychology TIST - Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment Level II

Interests

I love trail running, yoga, Lagree, skiing, being in nature, reading, gardening, cooking, and continuing education.