Marriage and Family Therapy
What is Marriage and Family Therapy?
Families facing difficult times do not need to do it alone. Marriage and family therapy is an option to help improve communication, strengthen relationships, and treat illnesses.
Marriage and family therapists assess, diagnose and provide a variety of psychotherapeutic techniques. They may provide premarital counseling, relationship counseling, child counseling, and separation or divorce counseling.
Marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of issues and conditions. Some of these include:
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Anger
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Grief
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Relationship problems
Meet the Psychologist
Dr. Lauren Barron, LMFT-S is a licensed psychologist who is also licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Dr. Barron received her Ph D in Counseling Psychology from Texas A&M University. She implements Integrated Behavioral Couples Therapy to address marital/relationship issues, as well as evidence-based treatments and measurement-based care using Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure for PTSD.
Dr. Barron has had extensive experience working in a variety of clinical settings. She has served as a Guest Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Clear Lake and enjoys presenting at numerous conferences.
SJ&A is excited to now have a marriage and family specialist working within our practice!