Claire Vines
Online & In-Person
Accepting New Clients
LMFT Psychotherapist
Rancho Mirage, California
License CA 49270
psychology-counseling.com$-150 - 250 per session
Sliding Scale
Out of Pocket
Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
How does couples therapy work and how can it help?
I encourage couples to come in together to provide their emotional feedback while both in the room. I then suggest that each one come in individually, to externalize their private individual feedback and goals. I then encourage them to once again join in a session together and discuss the progress session by session...
How does family therapy work and how can it help?
Family therapy begins with the parents and their flexibility in awareness that with each generation, emotional thoughts become diversified. I encourage family members to self express what their wishes and goals are in their role t0wards the other family members/ positive and/or negative. We will work towards moving the negatives towards positive insights.
How does cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) work and how can it help?
CBT is structure. Narrative therapy, Solution Focused therapy...Understanding Cognitively one's behavior
How do you work with clients with anxiety?
We will discuss triggers. We will discuss nutrition, forms of exercises and breathing techniques. We exercise at staying in the moment and goals for the future. If desired, we can address the past and possible traumatic event of the fast while remembering that the past is now gone.
How do you work with clients with depression?
Work with possible awareness, self love and respect. Ask if they are on medication and if so, for how long. Depression is an emotion and all emotions can be replaced with positivity to begin.
For people that are hesitant to try therapy, what do you wish you could tell them?
Psychotherapy addresses vulnerability and the vulnerability and awareness and reaching out is inner strength .
What should people thinking about working with you, know about you?
I am multicultural and multiluingual. I am fluent in English, French and Spanish. I am socially and culturally diversified
Why is trauma processing important?
They are important and their have made it through the trauma. A memory of a trauma is the last memory of that event and not the trauma itself.
How do you work with clients with trauma and PTSD?
Understanding, awareness, positive strength, PTSD is post. The trauma is gone. We must work on the memory to not control our present.
How do you work with clients with grief?
I listen and ask question of what their goals are in moving forward. Reminding us tha the Universe gave us memory to remember the love and positive experiences. The Universe watches over us
What do therapy sessions with you look like?
A safe confidential environment where there is no judgement. The awareness that we as human beings are all different. " Be Yourself, Everyone else is Taken."
How does mindfulness-based therapy (MBCT) work and how can it help?
Mediation, Yoga, stretching, walking, breathing, positivity, awareness that change is possible
How do you work with clients on anger management?
Emotions and feelings of anger will only hurt the person who feels the anger. Reduce the anger by not personalizing and find an emotion to replace that anger emotion
How can you provide care remotely?
Facetime or Zoom
How does trauma focused therapy work and how can it help?
The past is gone...The work is finding peace looking for emotional freedom in the moment
How do you work with clients with stress?
I enquire about the root of the stress. I encourage tools to reduce stress while processing the moment; time to breath, some exercise, proper nutrition etc...
How do you work with clients with women's issues?
I will ask them what are their priority goals and address the symptoms of the issues...
How do you work with clients with transgender issues?
Love and accept who you are...Teach acceptance of diversity and love of all
How do you work with clients with racial identity issues?
We are all the same.. Why does white identity seek and love to get a suntan and look darker in skin color? There are over 300 skin colors in the identity of white skin...Seek out the root of their racial issues.
How do you work with clients with spiritual or religious issues?
Ask questions and ask how they define spirituality ... Their religion
Interested in talking?
(310) 882-1283