About Me

Louis Bernstein, MFT

I have a true passion for helping my clients create and nurture a Loving and Fulfilling relationship. 

If there has been an upset in your relationship, it will be my goal to assist you, with guidance and compassion, in ways to mend, rebuild and strengthen the supportive and loving relationship that you desire.

I have a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, with a specialty in Transpersonal Psychology.  Transpersonal Psychology is founded in the philosophy and practice of treating others with unconditional Acceptance, Compassion and Regard.  I assist my clients in creating their healthy intimate relationship based upon those same principles. I counsel from the "Client-Centered" approach, in which I offer you an attitude of non-judgment, respect, appreciation and care so that you may feel completely safe, seen, heard, and understood.

Recognizing that each Couple and Individual is unique, I will carefully choose and select from the various trainings and resources I have available to best suit your particular needs, wishes and goals.  Our work together would be collaborative, in which I am guided by your needs and I invite regular feedback from my clients to insure that I am meeting those needs as best as I am able.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and in New Mexico. For your information, a more detailed description of my various professional trainings and techniques can be found on the "Therapy Solutions” page, or you can give me a call at 925-708-0997.  

Education
John F. Kennedy University,  Pleasant Hill, California
Specialties in Transpersonal Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy

License
California License: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 48982
New Mexico License:  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CMF 0195321

Certification in Hypnotherapy

Additional Training
EMDR (Eye Movement De-Sensitization and Reprocessing) for Trauma and PTSD
Addiction Treatment and Recovery

Professional Activities and Memberships
Instructor of Hypnotherapy at the HCH Hypnotherapy Institute, Lafayette, California
Published informational articles on Relationships in Continuing Exchange Magazine
Member of CAMFT  (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)
Member of EBCAMFT  (East Bay Chapter of CAMFT)