Ilissa Banhazl, MFT
Ilissa Banhazl, Marriage and Family Therapy
Life is often filled with challenges which affect each of us in different ways. I believe that how we approach and overcome those challenges, help to shape us and allow us to experience life to the fullest.
I began my Marriage and Family Psychotherapy practice here in Glendora out of a desire to use my life experience, education, and passion to help serve the health needs of our community and the surrounding cities.
Through my experience in a variety of settings, I have discovered that building a supportive relationship through therapy creates a safe place to explore life struggles, understand difficult issues, learn new skills, enrich relationships, and work through situations in order to lead a more authentic life.
Creating a safe and supportive environment, where you can feel comfortable, is essential to my practice. In that setting, we can collaborate on how best to understand your situation, identify your goals, and find solutions. I bring a varied theoretical approach, centered on forms of therapy including psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral, brief/solution focused, and ensuring sensitivity to cultural diversity.
My services include counseling individuals, families, couples and groups.
• Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image
• Relationships
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Premarital
• Grief & Loss/
• Parenting
• War Veterans and Family
• Counseling for Men
• Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Infertility
• Older Adults
• Group therapy: Ongoing Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image Group
Education/Training
Education:
M.S., M.F.T., Marriage, Family and Child Therapy, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, 2005
M.A. in Reading from C. W. Post University, Westbury, New York, 1984
B.A. in Elementary/Early Childhood Education, Boston University, Boston, MA 1979
Bio
Experience:
City of Chino Counseling Services
Nov. 04 - Dec. 07
Counseled individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents
Chino Hills High School Chino, CA
Sept. 05 - June 07
Counseled adolescents and their families
Ramona Middle School Chino, CA
Sept. 05 - June 07
Counseled adolescents and their families
Buena Vista Continuation School Chino, CA
Sept. 05 - June 07
Counseled adolescents and their families
Pacifica Recovery Claremont, CA
Summer 06
Facilitated Eating Disorder Groups and counseled individual females
Angeles Community Counseling Center Monrovia, CA May 04-Jan. 05
Counseled individuals, couples, families, adolescents and children
Plymouth Elementary School Monrovia, CA
Sept 04 - Feb. 05
Counseled children and their families
Endometriosis Association
Sept 01 - present
Counseled, supported, and educated women and their families
The Reading Center Glendora, CA
Sept. 1990 - May 1995
Improved reading skills for children and adolescents
PS 45 Brooklyn, New York
Sept.1979 - June 1984
First Grade Teacher
Related Experience:
Speaking Engagements: Binge Eating in Older Women, Claremont, CA
How to Treat an Eating Disorder, Chino, CA
Thesis, University of La Verne
Sept. 05
Created a group therapy manual for adolescent girls grades 7 thru 12, entitled, Girl power: Body Image and Eating Concerns for Adolescent Girls
Memberships
CAMFT California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
2001-present
Endometriosis association 2001-present
Interstitial Cystitis Association 2009-present
Payments Accepted
cash or check
Hours:Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Cost/Session
$95 individual, $35 group
License:44737 CA
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Practice Areas/Issues Treated
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Loneliness
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Anger Management
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Marriage & Family Therapy
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Anxiety and Panic
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Marriage Counseling
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Body Image Issues
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Online / Teletherapy
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Caregiver Issues
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Pre and Postpartum Mental Health
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Chronic Illness
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Premarital Counseling
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Couples
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Relationship Issues
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Depression
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Self-Esteem Issues
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Divorce
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Seniors and Elder Care Issues
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Eating Disorders
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Stress Management
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Grief and Loss
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Trauma and PTSD
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Group Therapy
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Work and Career Issues
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Life Transitions
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Licenses/Certifications
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
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