I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in Santa Rosa. I have 12 years experience working as a hospice bereavement director and grief counselor, and 24 years total working with clients with chronic illness as well as loss and trauma. I am also a certified spiritual director.
I have an extensive background in grief work, having directed a hospice bereavement program, published in this field, taught at the university level, and created and directed bereavement camps.
I have written two books, one a memoir and one a novel: This Whole Wide World is Just a Narrow Bridge, and Living Waters: From Harvard Halls to Sacred Falls. Both address aspects of coping with a cancer diagnosis, grief and loss for individuals and families. They are available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Living-Waters-Harvard-HallsSacred/dp/173363990X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=OSOP1TSOQYYM&keywords=alissa+hirshfeld-flores&qid=1562959622&s=gateway&sprefix=Alissa+Hirshfeld%2Caps%2C272&sr=8-3
I have also taught on the graduate level classes on Aging and Long Term Care.
I regularly work with cancer patients and their family members, inspiring health, personal growth and healing. I use EMDR, as well as mindfulness meditation and expressive arts, to help clients through the trauma of chronic illness and treatments. I also utilize EMDR to help in processing trauma of all kinds.
My training is in depth psychotherapy but, for some situations, a solution-oriented cognitive behavioral or mindfulness approach is more effective. I also draw on those techniques.
License Type: Marriage and Family Therapist
License # 34568
License Issued: 1997
Graduate/Medical School: California Institute of Integral Studies
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(707) 303-3257
(707) 303-3243
PsychStrategies.com
1160 North Dutton Avenue, Suite 230
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
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