LMFT, 20 years of experience
My name is Judy Jordan and I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist with over 20 years years of professional experience in counseling with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I took an evening course in Psychology 5 when starting school, and by the end of it , I knew I wanted to become a therapist. I was drawn to understanding people on a deeper level and helping them through their struggles. With support from my dad, I left my job and went back to school starting from scratch. I loved every minute of learning and felt more certain with each class that I was on the right path. My dedication paid off...I earned straight A's and received the Academic Achievement Award in Psychology. More importantly I found a sense of purpose in supporting others on their mental health journeys.
I always want to know if a client is nervous and if it is their first time in therapy? I then ask them what brings them into therapy at this time? This leads to a lot of conversation. Then I ask them what their goals are for their therapy. I always save time for any questions they have.
My greatest strengths as a provider is my ability to quickly establish rapport and build trust, my ability to be transparent, and to set the client at ease. I am not judgmental and I allow the client to have their own ideas and thoughts, and feelings. My ability to show up everyday and be of service.
I accept teens, adults, couples,, and allow them to be who they are. I am dedicated to creating a safe environment to maximize their full potential. I have a proven work record with a diverse populations and effectively managing a wide range of personalities. I am quickly able to establish rapport and build trust.
I use the Gottman 7 Principles when seeing couples and find it most helpful to the couples and most rewarding.
I use Mindfulness to help clients live in the here and now and stay in the present and experience one day at a time.
I teach Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to show how client's thoughts affect their thoughts and feelings.
I am a Grief Recovery Specialist. I work from a book called Grief Recovery and the client works along. At the end of the treatment the client writes a special and powerful letter to the deceased.