Gretchen Forrey LMFT

ove seeing clients identify their strengths and work through their challenges, and am honored when I get to be part of this with them. I like to work collaboratively with my clients. We will work together to find solutions to the challenges and goals you identify, and I can help you develop new insights into your life and create new tools to manage them. It is my belief that you (the client) are the expert on yourself and your life, and I try to have this theory be the backbone of our work together. I enjoy finding a variety of coping skills that each individual client can utilize even after therapy has terminated.

I love to utilize humor and a warm, strengths based compassionate approach with my clients. I often use cognitive behavioral techniques and worksheets, empathetic listening, and solution focused methods in order to help you achieve your goals in therapy. My theoretical approaches center around Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Humanistic and Person Centered therapy as well as solution oriented and strengths based therapies. I work with you starting our first session to explore what goals you are wanting to achieve and what you are hoping to get out of our work together. Every few sessions or so we can revisit to make sure we are working towards what you are wanting. This check in also can be helpful because sometimes, goals can change! In our work in talking about goals and what you are wan

• California, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 112938