Alexander Technique

Kristen Gardenhire is the owner of As You Are counseling center. She is a licensed clinical social worker who has been providing mental health services in a variety of settings. Kristen attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an undergrad and UCLA as a graduate student where she received her masters in social work. She has worked overseas in India doing anti human trafficking work with an international NGO. Kristen has also worked in a variety of community settings including group homes, out patient clinics, and home based services  with diverse populations. She has worked with police officers helping to assist victims of crime and trauma. Kristen currently volunteers with an organization that provides resources to men and women in the sex industry. She presently is a supervisor at a trauma counseling center and an adjunct lecturer at the University of Southern California. Kristen is actively involved in her church community in Los Angeles. Her Christian faith is paramount to guiding her clinical practice- while respecting that every client has a different and unique faith journey. Kristen is knowledgeable about many areas including; trauma, depression, anxiety, anger issues, spiritual or faith issues, stress, self esteem, reentry, adjustment, emerging adulthood, teens, young children, relational issues, […]

“Your love can flow again.” GAY COUPLE IMAGO THERAPY Jerry S. Katz, LCSW 347 Fifth Avenue (34 Street), Rm. 1401, New York City 917.359.5375 jerryskatz@nyc.rr.com Licensed Psychotherapist Certified Imago Relationship Couples Therapist International Speaker and Presenter “As a gay man in a long term and satisfying relationship, I understand what is involved in finding and keeping a partner, the stages of ongoing relationships, and the particular struggles – external and internalized – of same sex partners.” When couples come in, the partners are often feeling that the person they looked to for understanding, support, and love has instead turned into a critical, withholding, and disappointing other – almost an adversary. We want a relationship with our partner that includes deep intimacy and mutual support. This is an ongoing challenge which takes real focus and attention, as well as a willingness to work through struggles involving difficult emotions. I have found Imago Relationship Therapy to be an excellent means for helping couples to heal and grow.  I create a safe therapy space in which partners feel able to say what they are thinking and feeling to each other.   Using Imago Therapy I structure the partners’ dialogue in a way that each feels they are […]

My Healing Center was established in 1995 and we focus on many types of healing.