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THE AVANI BLOG
An Invitation to EXPLORE 1000 250 Avani Counseling

An Invitation to EXPLORE

Author: Mona Klausing A good number of our male clients (both gay and straight) are brought to therapy for the first time by their partners. Often the initial goals are to improve communications, reduce conflict, or reconnect after a period of disconnection or infidelity. Sometimes…

Burnout 1000 250 Avani Counseling

Burnout

Author: Mona Klausing “Just push through” is what our culture tells us to do when faced with stress. Oftentimes this is the worst possible advice, because living in a perpetual state of stress literally breaks down your body and rewires your brain – keeping you…

What does Avani mean? 1000 250 Avani Counseling

What does Avani mean?

The word “Avani” comes from one of the earliest known languages on earth, Sanskrit.  Spoken in ancient India – Sanskrit is an Indo-European language related to many worldwide languages spoken today. Avani means ‘the good earth’ in Sanskrit and represents nature, generosity, compassion, strength, life…

TikTok and Mental Health 999 250 Avani Counseling

TikTok and Mental Health

Author: Mona Klausing TikTok and Mental Health Recently, our team has noticed an uptick in clients discussing mental health issues and diagnoses that they first learned about on TikTok. The rise of mental health content on the social media platform has skyrocketed during and since…

Celebrating Milestones 1000 250 Avani Counseling

Celebrating Milestones

Author: Mona Klausing Dear Clients, Happy New Year. We hope that you have enjoyed quality time with your loved ones during the end of the year and that you are starting 2023 with renewed energy and optimism.  Our practice is now in its 7th year…

Expanding our Team 1000 250 Avani Counseling

Expanding our Team

Author: Mona Klausing Our team continues to grow and we are humbled by the trust that our clients place in us to support their life decisions and help them navigate the challenges they may be facing. We are also so grateful for the patience of…

Narrative Impressions and Perspectives 1000 250 Avani Counseling

Narrative Impressions and Perspectives

Author: Melda Baysal Walsh Narrative Impressions and Perspectives “What is Narrative Therapy? Are you telling stories?”  – Yes, indeed. Storytelling is one significant therapeutic tool in Narrative Therapy which was developed by Michael White and David Epston in the 1980s. Through the telling, re-telling and…

Who are you? 1000 250 Avani Counseling

Who are you?

Author: Melda Baysal Walsh Who are you? Many of us will probably jump to the most readily available identifiers to answer this question, such as our name, age, and occupation. I would like to reflect on this question more to extend and deepen our perspective…

What do the 2020s have in store for you? 1000 250 Avani Counseling

What do the 2020s have in store for you?

Author: Mona Klausing What do the 2020s have in store for you? As we move closer to the two-year anniversary of the California lockdown (March 16, 2022), my family has been in some reflection about what we have learned from the past two years cut…

‘I see my role as facilitating a context in which clients can learn more about their own values, hopes, expectations, and lived experiences.’

– Mona Klausing

License & Designations:
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, CA: #101243
  • BBS Approved Supervisor
  • AAMFT Clinical Fellow & Approved Supervisor
  • CAMFT Clinical Member

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