Kaitlyn Lydell M.A., L.M.F.T.

Experience

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  Kaitlyn Lydell, M.F.T.

  Jan 1999 - now

  Psychotherapist & Relationship Specialist, Consultant, Educator

  Over 25 years of agency and private practice experience working with individuals, couples, families. adolescents, and groups. Presentations, serving on professional panels, helping create professional licensing exams, creating and holding relationship seminars. More recent focus in private practice is dynamic couple's counseling, adult children of dysfunctional families with resulting developmental trauma and relational difficulties, incorporating components of mindfulness when appropriate, as well as consulting psychology working with corporate employee practices/ relationships relating to profits, and professional CEU seminar consulting. Supervision of graduate students and interns. Show less

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  CARE Children's Counseling Center (former part of California Parenting Institute)

  Aug 2005 - Oct 2007

  Child Trauma Therapist

  Part time position in addition to private practice. Worked individually with a caseload of up to 12 children ages 3-18 who had experiences trauma, abuse, neglect and extreme family dysfunction. Sometimes included family work. Collateral work with agencies such as CPS, other health care professionals, schools, courts, etc. Frequently used art and play therapy techniques. Also designed and facilitated numerous Single Mothers groups focusing on issues of parenting, custody, domestic violence, boundaries, safety, self-care, etc. Agency closed when parenting company changed focus. Show less

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  Hospice By The Bay

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2014

  Licensed Community Grief Counselor

  Part-time per diem position in Community Counseling Center as licensed clinician. Working with community residents who are experiencing a recent loss, related to hospice care or not. One on one counseling as well as weekly grief and loss groups.