Business Details
16 Years
experience
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapist in Santa Cruz, CA
Lisa Herendeen, LCSW has provided compassionate mental health services since 2010, specializing in evidence-based approaches to emotional healing and personal growth. Our practice combines clinical expertise with practical wisdom gained through decades of professional experience in family systems, trauma resolution, and conflict mediation. We offer personalized psychotherapy and divorce coaching services designed to help individuals and couples navigate life transitions with greater clarity and resilience. Our therapeutic approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, and somatic techniques like Brainspotting to address both immediate challenges and long-standing patterns.With specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment theory, we help clients develop healthier relationships and more effective coping strategies. Our founder's extensive background in family court systems and mediation provides unique insights for clients navigating complex legal and emotional transitions. We maintain active professional supervision and teaching roles while prioritizing individualized care for each client's unique needs. Our practice is built on the belief that positive transformation is possible through dedicated therapeutic work and supportive guidance.
Services
Psychotherapy
Family counseling
Couples EFT counseling
Attachment Repair
Coparent counseling
Divorce Coaching
Details
- Year established: 2010
Highlights and features
- 20+ years of clinical experience in family therapy and trauma resolution
- Specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Brainspotting techniques
- Unique expertise in navigating family court systems and legal transitions
- Integrates mindfulness practices with evidence-based therapeutic approaches
- Active professional supervision and teaching experience in counseling
Services
Psychotherapy
Our psychotherapy services combine evidence-based techniques with personalized care to address emotional challenges and promote mental wellness. We specialize in cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, and trauma resolution through Brainspotting. With over two decades of clinical experience, we help clients develop healthier coping mechanisms and achieve lasting personal growth through a collaborative therapeutic process.
Divorce Coaching
Divorce coaching provides specialized support for navigating the emotional and legal complexities of separation. Our approach combines clinical expertise with practical guidance through family court systems. We help clients establish healthy boundaries, improve co-parenting relationships, and manage high-conflict situations while focusing on long-term emotional well-being and family stability.
Couples EFT counseling
Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples helps improve communication patterns and strengthen emotional connections. This evidence-based approach addresses relationship distress by exploring attachment needs and fostering secure bonds. We guide couples through structured sessions to resolve conflicts and build more satisfying, enduring partnerships based on mutual understanding.
Attachment Repair
Attachment repair services focus on resolving early relational trauma through specialized protocols like Ideal Parent. These evidence-based techniques help clients develop secure attachment patterns and improve interpersonal relationships. Our approach integrates somatic awareness with cognitive processing to address deep-seated emotional wounds and promote healthier relational patterns.
Coparent counseling
Coparent counseling services help separated parents establish effective communication and co-parenting strategies. We focus on creating child-centered parenting plans and resolving custody-related conflicts. Our approach emphasizes reducing family stress while maintaining children's emotional well-being through practical conflict resolution techniques and structured parenting agreements.
People
Lisa Herendeen
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Lisa Herendeen is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in family therapy and mental health. She specializes in trauma resolution, divorce coaching, and attachment-based therapies. Her professional background includes mediation training and teaching roles at counseling centers.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
We use evidence-based approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, and somatic techniques like Brainspotting. Our methods also incorporate Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment theory protocols.
Do you offer divorce mediation services?
Yes, we provide divorce coaching and mediation services to help clients navigate legal transitions while addressing emotional aspects through our clinical expertise in family systems.
What experience do you have with family court systems?
We have extensive experience working with family court systems, having previously worked in San Mateo county legal system and maintaining active mediation certifications since 2010.
How do you approach couples therapy?
Our couples therapy utilizes Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to improve communication patterns and strengthen emotional connections through structured, research-backed interventions.
What are your qualifications?
We hold a Master of Social Work degree, multiple clinical licenses, and specialized training in trauma resolution, attachment theory, and mediation practices since 2001.
