Therapist Profile

Name:
Joan Boris, M.A.
Professional Title:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Email:
Location:
12840 Riverside Drive #200 Valley Village, CA 91607-3336
Phone:
(818) 635-4587
Website:
License Number
LMFT38214
Practicing Since:
1997
Additional Licenses:
MFT

Personal Statement

Personal Statement:
With years of experience working with individuals and couples, I provide a caring and nonjudgmental environment that allows clients to comfortably work through their goals and problems. Using a cognitive behavioral approach, as well as childhood work where appropriate, I guide clients through their process of self-discovery, healing, goal setting, and making changes. I emphasize encouraging each person to build a solid sense of self and a sustaining self-esteem, especially in these complex and difficult times. The goal is to achieve calm in daily life, more fulfilling interpersonal relationships, and greater job satisfaction. If you have any questions I would welcome your phone call.

About My Practice

Office Hours
Tues. 12:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wed. through Fri. 9:00 to 5:00, Sat. 9:00 to 3:00
Services
Individuals, couples
Insurance
Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, Call Office for Insurance Accepted, Magellan, Motion Pictures, Most PPO's and Indemnity, Out-of-Network coverage, PacifiCare, Private Pay, PPO, Sliding Scale, United Behavioral Health
Credit Cards Accepted
None
Free Initial Consult
No
Offers Teletherapy
None

Education

Degrees
M.A., Clinical Psychology, Pepperdine M.S., Education, The City College of New York B.A., Manhattanville College

Area of Specialty

Specialites:
Anxiety
Bi-Polar
Career Stress and Changes
Chronically Mentally Ill
CoDependant/Adult Children of Alcoholics
Communication Skills
Couples
Creativity
Crisis Intervention
Depression/Clinical Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Employment Issues
Ethnicity/Multi-Cultural Relationships
Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Questioning
Grief/Loss Terminally Ill
Issues of Abuse (Abused)
Issues of Abuse (Trauma)
Infertility/Adoption/Pregnancy
Individual
Interracial Couples
Life Transitions/Mid-Life Issues
Men's Issues
Parenting
Pre-Marriage Counseling
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Relationships
Self Esteem/Personal Growth
Single Parents
Stress
Women's Issues

Other

Theoretical Orientation
Cognitive-Behavioral
Cognitive
Eclectic (Many Therapies)
Family Systems
Humanistic/Existential
Certifications
Languages Spoken
English
Ethnicity
Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)

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