Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am licensed in California with 20 years of professional work experience. I am Certified in EMDR, a highly researched and, highly respected form of psychotherapy. I have advanced training in the use of “EMDR/Flash”, an EMDR therapy technique that can help you to desensitize difficult or painful thoughts, emotions or experiences. I have helped many people recover from trauma, childhood abuse, cope with grief and loss, stress, panic and anxiety using my expertise in EMDR to help people unfreeze or get un-stuck so they can move forward enabling them make the changes they desire to improve their life. I can help you with issues of motivation, self-esteem and self- confidence, as well. I also have extensive training and expertise plus many years of experience working with addiction recovery in both on a medical rehab unit and as a therapist in private practice. I spent 14 years as a Clinical Hospital Chaplain at a Major Trauma Center in Southern California. I also have extensive training and years of experience integrating spirituality and psychotherapy. I work with my clients to create an open, safe and compassionate environment where thoughts, feelings and challenges can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage! I understand that and I am proud of you for getting started! Good for you!
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Lynaia Freund is a California-based psychotherapist with 21 years of professional experience helping people move past patterns that keep them stuck. She is a certified EMDR practitioner and holds advanced training in an EMDR technique known as “EMDR/Flash,” which she uses to help desensitize painful memories, thoughts, or feelings so clients can make meaningful change.
Over the course of her career she has supported many people in recovering from trauma and childhood abuse, coping with grief and loss, and managing stress, panic, and anxiety. She also works with issues of motivation, self-esteem, and self-confidence, helping clients unfreeze from limiting patterns so they can move forward with their lives.
Lynaia brings substantial experience in addiction recovery, with years of work both on a medical rehab unit and in private practice. She also served 14 years as a Clinical Hospital Chaplain at a Major Trauma Center in Southern California and has extensive experience integrating spirituality with psychotherapy.
Her practice emphasizes an open, safe, and compassionate environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Lynaia recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and she aims to support clients through that first step and beyond.
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, qualified to provide professional psychotherapy services.
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