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In-person Sessions In Mountain View, CA
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Anastasia Morrison, MA, LMFT

LMFT #151887

Level 3 TEAM-CBT certification has five levels based on training and mastery in TEAM CBT therapy skills— From Level 1 TEAM CBT therapist, through Level 5 TEAM-CBT Master Therapist & Trainer.
Outcome measures verified Feeling Good Institute Certified & Affiliated therapists use symptom assessment before and after every session to understand your improvement, identify stuck points, get feedback, and make modifications that accelerate your recovery.

Services

Individual Therapy (Age 18+)
Couples therapy
Intensive therapy
Telemental Health
TEAM-CBT Training And Consultation

I Work With

Adults (Age 18+)
Couples

Specialities

Anxiety/Fears/Phobias/Worries
Attention Concerns/ADD/ADHD
Autism/Aspergers Related Struggles
Behavioral Issues
Career Change or Work Concerns
Chronic Pain
Cross-Cultural Identity
Dating Concerns

Illness
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Panic Attacks
Phobia
Relationship Concerns
Sleep Concerns/Insomnia
Stress

About My Practice

Welcome

If you are struggling in your marriage with your partner or with anxiety, I would love to help. I work with couples and adult individuals. As humans, we all have our own unique strengths and challenges and it would be my honor to collaborate with you to improve your relationship or work on your anxiety.

About Me

Let me share a little about myself. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I am a Bay Area native and my parents were Greek immigrants, so I have a deep respect for your cultural experiences. I can relate to and understand that different cultural norms exist. I'm a mother and have been married for 25 years. All this feeds my interest in couples therapy and maintaining a lifelong, loving relationship while embracing the ups and downs of life with humor and wisdom. In a past career, I worked in the Silicon Valley tech industry as well as in a competitive university, so I have an appreciation and understanding of those work environments and those who work in them.

Couples Therapy

I am passionate about working with couples using research based couples therapies. Most of the time, I prioritize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples as it has the best outcome studies research behind it. With EFT, I act as a process consultant helping you see how you are getting stuck in problematic patterns that keep you disconnected. Together we explore the underlying issues and blocks. Clients can expect me to help choreograph a different kind of interaction that move you to feel more emotionally safe and secure with your partner. I also pull on other evidenced based couples therapy methods like The Gottman Method and TEAM CBT as I see is relevant, adjusting to what I see in sessions by the couple and their unique needs.

I start by meeting with you both for a free 15 minute consult. I then have a 3 session intake process which consists of the following. I will first meet both of you for 50 minutes. Then I will do an individual session with each of you for 50 minutes each. After that, if we find that it makes sense to proceed, we generally start the work of couples therapy. I recommend 80 minute sessions for couples therapy as it allows for the appropriate amount of time needed to process well. In the beginning in establishing therapy, it will be important also to have consistency and momentum and ideally meet weekly as much as possible. I work both in person and online; however I do recommend that if we do online therapy, that the couple is in the same room and not in different locations as it works better for the couples therapy.

Individual Therapy

I also enjoy working with adult individuals. As with the other therapists at Feeling Good Institute (FGI), I am trained in TEAM CBT which is the therapeutic framework that our office specializes in. FGI therapists practice many types of therapy actually, but the thing we all have in common is we are all trained and certified in a framework for conducting therapy that includes the processes known to be most effective. I am certified in TEAM CBT as a Level 3 advanced therapist. Developed and refined by David Burns, Psychiatrist/MD for over 50 years, this structure is solution focused and goal oriented. It involves your motivation, participation in homework/self help assignments and collaboration with me to achieve your best results. If you are willing to metaphorically "roll up your sleeves" with me, we will move through a TEAM CBT structure and process which includes empathy, collecting data, motivation processing, and then leads to learning methods that you will take with you for the rest of your life. At times, it may be hard work but it is so worth it and you would have my support. Ideally you take the tools you learn into your own life and become your own therapist. I try and work myself out of a job so you can live your best life. The goal is for this to be shorter term therapy however as you can imagine, this may vary from person to person.

Experience and Training

I have experience and training working with individuals struggling with anxieties, OCD and insomnia. I also have experience and training in TEAM CBT (Level 3 Advanced Therapist), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Somatics and Mindfulness. I am certified in CBT-i for Insomnia with the Jacobs protocol for adults and I combine that with our TEAM CBT approach for best results. I have advanced training working with couples and continue toward even more advanced certification in EFT for couples as well as in TEAM CBT. I also am trained Level 1 in The Gottman Method for couples. I also continue to receive additional training in treating OCD and anxiety.

If you have made it this far.... :-)

I generally engage in additional learning and professional development with a focus on research based approaches. Because of this commitment to being the best therapist I can be, I do not have morning or Wednesday appointments as I need to allow time for that. I also appreciate the role humor plays in life and healing and I want to do what has the best possible results and outcomes. In finding a therapist that works for you, the right fit will be important. I may not be the right fit for you, but If you have made it this far in reading this and are interested, feel free to reach out for a consult. I look forward to talking with you.

How to Proceed

You can sign up directly on this page for a free 15 minute consult by clicking on the yellow button, so we can see if I am the best person for your needs. I want what is best for you so I will happily consult with you to see if we are a good fit. If not, I will try and help you find referrals.

If you have any technical issues or the consult times online don't work for your schedule, email me at anastasia@feelinggoodinstitute.com

I hold myself to high ethical standards and am a member of the following professional organizations: California Association of Marriage Family Therapists (CAMFT), Santa Clara Valley CAMFT, Northern California Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Network, International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Northern California Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, License #151887

*If you would like to see a couples therapy video presentation by myself and a colleague, please click on the link below*

Click on the yellow 'Book a Free Consult' button to Schedule a free 15-Minute conversation with me and find out if we’re a good fit.

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Financial:

Average fee per session: $295
Free 15 Min Consultation

$295 (50 minute sessions) Clients are provided a monthly Superbill that you can use to request partial reimbursement from an insurance company. Or we can submit them on your behalf for a nominal fee.

Publications & Media

Why Can't We Connect? Understanding Roles and Patterns in Relationships

Language Spoken: English, Greek