I, Dorothy Kruse, am a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) specializing in individual, couples, adolescent and family therapy.  My private practice is in Pleasant Hill, CA, on the border of Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill in the San Francisco East Bay.  I am right off of Highway 680 and in walking distance of the Pleasant Hill BART station.  My office is in a professional suite of MFT offices where there is a quiet waiting room as well as plenty of parking.

With over 18 years experience as a marriage and family therapist, and as a graduate of John F Kennedy University, specializing in clinical psychology, I am a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients.
 
My areas of expertise are:

Adolescents
Couples
Relationships and Relationship Transitions
Issues of Abuse (Abused)
Career Stress and Change
Grief and Loss
Ethnicity/Multicultural Issues and Relationships
Anxiety, Stress, Depression

My goal is to provide support and practical feedback to help you effectively address personal life challenges. I strive to integrate complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each person. With compassion and understanding, I work with each individual to help you build on your strengths and attain the personal growth you are committed to accomplishing.

Education:

MA, Clinical Psychology; John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA, 1992
MA, Education; University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1984


License, & Certifications:

Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT); License # MFC35063
Certificate: Cross-Cultural Langauge and Academic Development (CLAD) for working with people with limited English

Additional Training:

Brief Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy 
Solution-Focused Couples Therapy
Psychological, Social and Biological Aspects of Aging
Positive and Negative Functions of the Experience of Shame Within
Domestic Violence
Military Cultural Prospective -- Working wth Service Members and their Families


Professional Activities and Memberships:

Californai Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) www.camft.org
East Bay California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (EBCAMFT)  www.ebcamft.org
The Psychotherapy Institute, Berkeley, CA  www.tpi-berkeley.org
The National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists  www.marriageFriendlyTherapists.com


Presentations and Articles:

"Group Therapy", Article in The Psychotherapy Institute Newsletter, 1991
"Shame and Education" Article written and presented at The Psychotherapy Institute Spring Symposium, 1996
 "What Dreams Can Tell Us", Presentation to Soroptimists Club, 2000