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Jeannette Harroun

About Me

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor in Lafayette, CA specializing in child, teen, parent, and family support. I also offer collaborative consultation, supervision, and training to other professionals.

In my view therapy is about building on the positives. We all have strengths and finding ways to use them to benefit ourselves and others helps us feel better and be more successful in facing whatever comes our way. I provide play therapy and counseling to children, teens and families, fostering connection with others and helping them build on their strengths so that they feel less anxious about life and more confident in their ability to enjoy and manage whatever life brings.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 51366) providing individual and family counseling services, individual consultation and supervision. I am also a parenting class facilitator.

Specializing in child, adolescent and family therapy, play and sand tray therapy, anxiety, anger, parenting/co-parenting/blended family, school and motivational issues, co-dependency, trauma, and divorce. I work with children from ages 3-12 and teens as well as adults and families

We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.

~ Fred Rogers

My Approach

I work from a whole person focus and believe that growth comes from having a deep, trusting relationship between client and therapist that allows children and teens to feel seen and accepted for who they are. I use play, sandtray and expressive arts as well as talk to connect with kids and teens, help them gain a better understanding of their feelings as well as how to express them more effectively. As a result, they can develop stronger problem-solving skills, work through conflicts and become more self-aware and self-confident.  I also offer parents and families parental coaching and enrichment sessions focused on strengthening relationships and preventing problems or services addressing specific concerns or family issues.

I work collaboratively and with an open, objective mind, listening actively and carefully to you and your child or teen in order to understand the complexities that are leading to the behaviors causing concern or distress.

I use play, sandtray and art as well as talk to connect with kids and teens and teach a variety of skills that help them identify and process feelings, cope with uncomfortable emotions like anxiety and anger and communicate or socialize more comfortably. I also work with parents and families in a variety of ways ranging from parental coaching and enrichment sessions focused on strengthening relationships and preventing problems to services addressing specific concerns or family issues. 

I work collaboratively and with an open, objective mind, listening actively and carefully to you and your child or teen in order to understand the complexities that are leading to the behaviors causing concern or distress.