| Office: |
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
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| Phone: |
(925) 979-9839
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.shalinimongia.com
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| Profession: |
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Coaching
Premarital Education Workshops
Self-Empowerment Therapy Group for Women
Divorce Support Group for Women
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| Practice Description: |
Therapy is about change. Changing negative patterns that don't work, while increasing your level of happiness and peace of mind.
My goal as a therapist is to provide effective, affordable counseling services for adults and adolescents, in a comfortable space where you may safely explore the patterns and concerns in your life.
I work with individuals, couples, families, groups, children, and teens. My office hours are Monday through Saturday, days and evenings.
People often seek therapy in order to change something in their lives, perhaps from feeling "stuck" in their relationships, careers, behaviors, feelings and thoughts. I am confident that positive change is always possible and that we all have the ability to make positive change happen. However, sometimes we need a little help getting there. I believe that if you keep doing the same things, you keep getting the same things. The power to change your patterns, your thoughts, your level of satisfaction and happiness, and your life is....entirely up to you.
I offer a non-judgmental, nurturing, and supportive approach in my work. My style is interactive, goal-oriented, and my therapeutic orientation is eclectic with an emphasis on CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and Attachment Therapy. I emphasize the relevance of changing negative thought patterns, and help you identify ways of doing so. Whatever your goals, both the treatment plan and my therapeutic style will be specific to your needs. Together, we will examine the ways you think & feel about situations in your life, and how you behave in response to these situations...while increasing self-awareness and learning more effective skills to help create the life you would rather be living.
During our first phone conversation, we will briefly discuss what has brought you to consider therapy at this time. This is so that we can make sure that I'm the right therapist for you, or help refer you to someone who is. I can also answer any initial questions you may have about my experience, your concerns, or about therapy in general. If it seems appropriate to move forward, we will discuss the fee and schedule an initial appointment.
I offer flexible office hours that include evenings and weekends.
Contact my office at (925) 979-9839 to discuss if working together would be a mutually good fit. I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
Shalini
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Relationship Issues
Depression
Self-esteem
Adjustment Disorder
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Bipolar Disorder
Co-dependency
Crisis/Trauma
Divorce/Dissolution
Grief/Loss
Infidelity
Life Transitions
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
Personality Disorders
PTSD
Stress Management
Women's Issues
Premarital Counseling
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Elders
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
Group
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Adlerian
Behavioral
Biopsychosocial
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Developmental
Eclectic
Existential/Humanistic
Experiential
Family Systems
Integrative
Interpersonal
Intersubjective
Multicultural
Person-Centered
Play Therapy
Psychodynamic
Rational-Emotive
Reality
Self Psychology
Social Learning
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
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| Demographic Specialties: |
African American
Asian American
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Latino American
Latter-day Saints/Mormon
Middle Eastern
Military/Veterans
Muslim
Native American
Pacific Islander
Women/Feminist
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| Additional Languages: |
Hindi
Punjabi
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| Education: |
MS Counseling Psychology
CSU East Bay, 2007
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| License #: |
IMF 54281; Under supervision of Ken Shaw, MFT |
| License State: |
California |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) | | Contra Costa Psychological Association (CCPA) | | East Bay Chapter of CAMFT (EB-CAMFT) | | Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$90 per 50 minute individual/70 minute couples & families
Sliding Scale $45-85 |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any PPO
Managed Health Network (MHN)
Victims of Crime
Additional Plans Not Listed
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
Victims Of Crime, Out-of-Network provider |
| Office Hours: |
Pleasant Hill: Tue-Wed-Thur |
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Additional Information
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| Gender: Female |
| Accepting New Clients: Yes |
| Sliding Fee Scale: Yes |
| Prescribe Medication: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes |
| Public Transportation: Yes |
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