Lisa Takagaki, AMFT Clinical Therapist
About me
People struggle with mental health issues within themselves or in their most significant relationships: family, friends, and intimate partners. I can help you deal with your immediate symptoms and provide the support and tools you need to enhance/create your coping skills to have the day you deserve! I come with a friendly, compassionate, and warm approach for you to feel heard, and understood. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I thrive and enjoy additionally working with couples as a Prepare/Enrich facilitator who has brought major success in preventing divorce and bringing strong awareness between the couple.
In addressing any symptoms/distress I strongly feel ACT, CBT, DBT, BT and TF-CBT, ACT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic, and Attachment Therapy are helpful and effective ways to create self-understanding for a better life through breaking down barriers and finding your inner strength. I offer individual, family, and couple therapy.
I provide a safe, nurturing environment to process what is happening without judgment and with compassion. I have many years of life experience myself and believe in the human potential to heal. Let's take this journey together of unraveling who you are, gaining insights, improving your relationships, and feeling better.
Top Specialties: Trauma/PTSD Behavioral Issues Dual Diagnosis
Other Expertise: Addiction ADHD Anxiety Bipolar Disorder Borderline Personality (BPD) Coping Skills Depression Divorce Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Family Conflict Grief Marital and Premarital Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Relationship Issues Self Esteem Self-Harming Sexual Abuse Suicidal Ideation Teen Violence Veterans
Types of Therapy Offered: Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Attachment-based Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Eclectic Experiential Therapy Family/Marital Family Systems Internal Family Systems (IFS) Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Narrative Positive Psychology Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic Trauma Focuse