Judy Kendall, Marriage and Family Therapy

The safety and privacy of the psychotherapy session is the place to work toward freeing ourselves of our historical burdens and day-to-day conflicts. The weight of our troubles can be lifted.  Lasting change for the better can indeed happen with mindful attention to ourselves. I would be honored to support you and share in your healing endeavors by providing you–and your family or partner–with a safe place for confidential exploration toward discovery and lasting change.

I apply Family Systems and Insight-oriented Therapy with a treatment emphasis on early attachment and Object Relations Theory.  Weekly therapy is conducted in English or Spanish at my office addresses noted in the left margin. Please call to discuss your needs and wishes and to see if we could be a good match (see “Selecting A Therapist: Are We A Match?” below).

Since 1991, I have provided adult and child counseling and psychotherapy in public and private educational and mental health institutions: schools with entire student bodies on public assistance as well as those attended by children of the world’s embassy staff and international corporate heads; some had troubling trauma and others were healthy souls reaching for more; some were gang-involved juvenile offenders and others were doctors, lawyers, and ambassadors; some were migrant minorities and others were multi-generational Americans.  I was struck by the sense that each individual was uniquely capable of compassion and love, each had his/her own times of strife, and each was capable of flourishing with support and a warm hand in times of need.   My own working goal was born out of these experiences: to make myself obsolete…to ensure that the foundational work toward wellness done in the therapy room carries on independently of our time together and fosters resilient, warm, supportive relationships with ourselves and others indefinitely.

I respect, admire, and welcome families, couples, and all individuals who are ready to heal–fearful, resistant, or eager as they might be–to repair…and to overcome obstacles to getting and achieving a rich, happy, peaceful, and love-filled life.

You may battle to overcome the hardship of financial insolvency, even while your dreams yearn to be realized.  Or you might feel nagging dissatisfaction with the quality of your life and want to build something richer and more fulfilling.  Perhaps the relationship with your partner is off-kilter, thwarting dreams of safe and lasting intimacy.  Or you may be facing something else unique to you.

Whatever the personal circumstance, committing to the endeavor of developing rich, satisfying, supportive and loving relationships, building a rewarding and successful work life, and overcoming obstacles to growth deserves due attention, devotion and time. There is no real litmus test of a positive therapy connection until you give the therapy a try.  So, I encourage you to select two or three therapists who might suit your needs, and have a substantive 20-minute conversation, by phone, or better yet, in person, with each one to “test the waters” and communicate what you are looking for.  I would be happy to meet with you for this purpose, and I’d be honored to walk the journey of insight development and transformation to serve you in your efforts toward realizing your dreams and goals.