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Susan Valkenaar

LMFT

Member profile details

Membership level

LMFT Member

First name

Susan

Last name

Valkenaar

Organization

Transitions Psychotherapy

susan.v.lmft@outlook.com

Phone

14084045755

City

Monterey

Title

LMFT

License Type

LMFT

License Number

79098

Website

www.transitionspsychotherapy.net

Work Phone

408-404-5755

CAMFT Board Position

Continuing Education Co-Chair

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Focus Areas

Addictions
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Anxiety / Phobias
Career / Unemployment
Communication Skills
Couples Counseling
Depression
Divorce / Mediation / Custody
Domestic Violence
Families
Life Cycle Transition
Meditation / Mindfulness
Menopause
Mind / Body
Panic Disorder
Pre-Marital
Relationships
Self-Esteem
Stress Management
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Family Interventions
Women's Issues
Work / Career Issues

Clinical Orientation

Cognitive-Behavioral
Body Oriented Therapy
Client Centered Therapy
Family Systems
Humanistic / Existential
Integrative / Eclectic Therapy
Jungian
Somatic
Transpersonal

Office Location

*Telehealth Offered*

Groups - Clinical / Professional

Addiction & Recovery
Women's Groups

Biography

I began working in the field of mental health from 2005. I began my journey working as a Perinatal Substance Abuse Counselor and later transitioned to a Mental Health Clinician working at the county level. It was early in this career that I learned to support people struggling with all types of addictions as well as overcoming struggles with mental health. With this experience I became a lead Clinician for treatment of cooccurring disorders. I did both individual therapy and ran multiple groups for woman, recovery groups, DV, and children in DV families. I later transitioned to working at Kaiser Permanente Hospital. I worked as Health Educator in the psychiatry department. Here I taught people about how to manage all aspects of mental health. I later worked at Kaiser’s Crisis Stabilization Program helping those in crisis.
My graduate work was in a program of Holistic Studies and I focus my treatment with this approach. Currently I own and run a full time private practice. I moved my practice from North San Jose to Monterey in 2022. I continue to specialize in mental health and the treatment of addictions. I also now specialize in working with couples and families to improve their communication and live the lives they choose on a road to recovery. After all this time and experience I still find joy and fulfillment helping others change their lives for the better.

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