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Colleen Russell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CGP
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $195
- Couple Sessions $195
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Paypal, Zelle
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC29249 Colleen Russell
- In Practice for 32 Years
- Certificate from American Group Psychotherapy Association Group Psychotherapist (41715) / 2024
- Certificate from Center 4 Domestic Peace Domestic Violence / 2018
- Attended John F. Kennedy University, MA Clinical Psychology, Graduated 1987
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
- Grief
Expertise
- Cult/High Demand Group/Relationship Recovery
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Motherless Daughters
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Brief and Longer-Term Psychotherapy & Counseling
- Coaching
- Culturally Sensitive
- Educational Consultations Zoom
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Online Workshop for Survivors of Cults & Coercion
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Since 2003 I have facilitated groups and workshops for former members of cults, coercive groups and relationships. These groups & relationships include political, religious, teacher-student, self-help, multi-level marketing, family, partnerships. Resources are sent prior to the workshop. Participants address relevant issues in their lives, current & past, gain support for healing from loss & trauma; learn successful skills; make sense of their experience, pursue individual goals. Topics include children born & raised, coercive influence and manipulation; red & green flags in relationships; personal rights; disconfirming inaccurate beliefs from ideologies; trauma & CPTSD; healthy & unhealthy groups & leaders; narcissistic abuse & protecting self; challenges; successes; self-care.
Expertise
Age
Session Cost
Group Meets
Location
2)Secure Zoom
Lagunitas, CA 94938
Online Women Older & Wiser (WOW)
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An on-going supportive/exploratory group for Women 505+ (WOW) meets every other Wednesday 12:00 - 1:30 PM on Zoom. In a supportive environment, motivated women address and explore important issues including those related to relationships, losses, trauma, difficult transitions, family of origin, stages of life, adult children, health, challenges, political stress, successes, goals, self-care, practical issues, and more. Women receive acknowledgement, mutual support, and pursue individual goals with opportunities for healing and growth.
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Age
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Group Meets
Online Motherless Daughters Group
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Women who have lost their mothers in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood through death, illness, separation, or estrangement, address and explore relevant issues in their lives, current or past. Frequent themes include grieving/longing for a "good enough" mom, trauma, self-identity, relationships, work, trust, family of origin issues, challenges, successes, transitions, motherless mothers, self-care. Group is a time for mutual support, acknowledgement, validation, and better outcomes with opportunities for healing and growth. I developed and have facilitated motherless daughters groups since 1997 and my mother died when I was in adolescence.
Expertise
Age
Session Cost
Group Meets
Location
Secure Zoom
Lagunitas, CA 94938
Location
Nearby Areas
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Neighborhoods
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