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- Conduct thorough assessment to clarify the nature of the problem.
- Identify cultural, religious and social factors that shape a person's personality and
contribute to an existing problem.
- Explore biological and environmental factors that influence the way one manages and perceives
the world.
- Recognize troublesome defenses and repeated patterns of distress.
- Offer support, empathy, insight and guidance in learning how to reduce anxiety, express
feelings and increase awareness of buried anger, resentment and hurt.
- Acquire new skills to address, re-frame and process those feelings so they don't negatively
impact your mental health or hinder your ability to interact with others.
- Re-orient perceptions in an effort to more successfully negotiate problematic interactions or
stressful situations - individually and then sometimes jointly.
- Predict possible future pitfalls, develop realistic expectations of self and others.
Understand your capacity to manage stress and/or interpersonal interactions
and act accordingly. Know your limitations and strengths.
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Clare Dennis-Gregory,
M.S., MFT * 350 Bon Air Rd Suite 240 * Greenbrae, CA * 94904 * USA
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