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As a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic trauma-trained clinician, I understand challenges related to career, relationships, anxiety, dis...
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As a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic trauma-trained clinician, I understand challenges related to career, relationships, anxiety, discrimination, academics, intimidation, and boundary-setting.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of experience helping adults, children, and elderly clients navigate a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, illness, bullying, relationship struggles, anger management, and career-related stress. I bring a compassionate and holistic approach to my work, drawing from extensive training and experience to create a supportive environment where clients feel understood and empowered. My goal is to help individuals and families overcome challenges, build resilience, and move toward healthier, more fulfilling lives.
I earned my Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chaminade University. My therapeutic approach is integrative, utilizing evidence-based practices such as trauma therapy, narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and family systems work. I tailor care to meet each client’s unique needs.
I am deeply committed to providing clients with a safe and supportive space to explore challenges, strengthen relationships, and work toward meaningful goals. Whether you are managing mental health concerns, facing life transitions, or seeking tools for growth, I am here to walk alongside you on your journey toward healing and wellness.
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As a native born, Latino male, I have focused on helping people face the challenges of dealing with life-changing events....
As a native born, Latino male, I have focused on helping people face the challenges of dealing with life-changing events.
Dr. Juan C. Perez is a with over 25 years of professional experience. He started working with individuals with developmental disabilities, teaching them basic work and life skills. Over time, he became an expert vocational counselor, and this led to his transition into helping adults with neurological and physical injuries. For the past 15 years, he has focused on the needs of the community.
Dr. Perez holds a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and extensive experience in neuropsychological assessment, cognitive restructuring, and looking at problems in a practical and problem-solving manner.
Dr. Perez is described by his clients as warm, kind, and easy to talk to—and he knows that the human psyche is amazing once you understand how it works. Dr. Perez hopes to share his insights with you—and looks forward to talking more about whatever you're facing. Schedule a session today.
I am a caring and empathic clinician with over 30 years of experience navigating the changes of life within the family and individ...
I am a caring and empathic clinician with over 30 years of experience navigating the changes of life within the family and individual dynamic.
Lona Misouria is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 6 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. With a trauma-informed lens, she is guided by empathy, openness, and compassion, creating a safe and empowering space for clients to explore life’s challenges. Lona is passionate about helping clients uncover their inner strengths as they navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional dysregulation, and co-occurring conditions. Her approach is collaborative, culturally sensitive, and rooted in trust and transparency.
Lona earned her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliant International University. She integrates trauma-informed care with evidence-based approaches to support clients dealing with emotional, relational, and behavioral challenges. Her clinical work is grounded in empathy and cultural humility.
Lona is ready to walk beside you on your healing journey. She believes therapy should feel like a safe return to self where you are seen, heard, and empowered. When you’re ready to begin, she’s here with warmth, guidance, and an open heart to support you in creating meaningful change.
I believe it is essential that you feel heard and are an active participant in your care....
I believe it is essential that you feel heard and are an active participant in your care.
Trisha Paniagua is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 13 years of experience in the mental health field. She specializes in treating adolescents, adults, and the geriatric population for depression, anxiety, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep disorders, trauma, panic disorders, and personality disorders. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she first worked as an LVN, then a psychiatric RN. Trisha is passionate about educating patients in managing life’s challenges and diminishing the stigma surrounding mental healthcare.
Trisha received her Master’s in Nursing from Walden University. She utilizes listening, motivational interviewing, and education on disease processes and medications to lead patients to a well thought out treatment plan.
Trisha understands that mental health is part of a person’s whole body health. She looks forward to helping you understand your diagnosis and make progress towards a better quality of life. Schedule your first session today!
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Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.
Thriveworks family therapists in La Habra, CA usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.
The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.
This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.
In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.
Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.
Thriveworks therapists in La Habra, CA offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.
Marjorie Pay Hinckley once stated, “Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.” Family members catch us at our worst moments: when we’re awkward adolescents, when we’re trying on new identities, when we’re depressed and irritable. But home life can also catch us at our best. So many beautiful moments in a family go unchronicled and unsung, but they exist. Maybe you make your mother laugh hysterically at the kitchen table. Maybe your little brother looks up to you for standing up to a bully. Maybe you love seeing the joy on your father’s face as he contemplates the birds through the window. Family members can notice the good and the bad in each other and the unconditional bonds between them never shift. That being said, harmony and equilibrium can often break down in families. And that’s where family therapy can help.
A licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) at Thriveworks in La Habra, CA can facilitate open conversation between family members about what’s going on, how everyone’s feeling, what everyone’s individual perspectives are. Then the family counselor can help family members look for solutions that everyone can agree on, whether that solution applies to a specific issue or to something more general, like communication. Family counseling can work in tandem with individual therapy (if a family member needs additional support) or on its own. It’s a highly effective way to get problems into the open and figure out how to solve them. But marriage and family therapy isn’t always about conflict. Sometimes it can be about reinforcing what a family is doing right. Either way, a marriage and family therapist can prove beneficial–reach out today for help.
Mental health professionals who work with families in a group therapy setting usually have a few general goals in mind, but specific treatment planning depends on client feedback. The counselors at Thriveworks in La Habra, CA are receptive to any goals that family members bring to therapy, including the following:
Family therapy at Thriveworks in La Habra, CA can help anyone who is willing to admit that they don’t have all the answers. Sometimes clients come to family therapy or couples therapy for specific problems, such as the following:
When you call the Thriveworks office in La Habra, CA, you can expect to meet with your family therapist quickly. Most providers are available for an initial session within the same week of a new client’s call. In addition, we offer convenient evening and weekend sessions, and accept most major insurances.
We look forward to helping you and your family members reinforce your bonds. Call Thriveworks today!
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