Getting Started I came to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy later in life after two other careers in quite diversified settings. Psychology has been my avocation since as far back as I can remember. I received my Masters Degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpenteria, CA in 1999 and practiced on the Monterey Peninsula until I moved to Sonoma County at the end of 2005.

My studies have always focused on what makes us tick at the deepest core of our beings and include Jungian Depth Psychology, Attachment Theory, Object Relations, Dream Work, and Existential Theory. All of that basically boils down to the question of what has come together in our lives to make us what we are today and how can we find the keys that will allow us to change old patterns to more workable ones.

I have trained in and taught Parenting Education and love working with families. I work with couples and with individuals by exploring what we are feeling about what is going on and developing ways to change it. I encourage clients to look at the bigger picture of their lives and find the way to align their behaviors with their values so they can feel more at peace. Our work is powerful and deep but it is also gentle and loving, so you feel safe. We do not force change, we make a welcoming space for it to come into.

If you are interested in a trial session, contact me.

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Gail van Buuren, MFT · Lic # MFC40081
Private Practice in Sebastopol, CA · (707) 494-4198