Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT

I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist in Larkspur, Marin County, who does individual therapy and couples counseling. Areas of special focus include family of origin work, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, stress and anger management.

I’ve written numerous articles, tips and tools on mental health and relationship topics which can be seen in The Toolbox at <url removed>. I'm the author of The Premarital Counseling Workbook for Couples and The Marriage Refresher Course Workbook for couples, both for sale on that site. For information about my Marin therapy practice go to <url removed>.

Hometown: Larkspur, CA United States

Occupation: Marriage and Family Therapist

Interests: Photography, travel, writing, excercise.

Posts

5 Signs You Don't Fight Fair with Your Partner

Conflict is a part of life - and often time relationships. The question is how you manage conflict with your partner - and whether you're successful at finding peaceful resolutions - or you do more damage. Resentment is toxic to relationships and unhealthy conflict resolution skills can create a ...

Why Don't More People Do Premarital Counseling?

As a relationship therapist, I find it interesting that more people don't do premarital counseling. I was thinking that perhaps people are in such a "honeymoon" phase they think to themselves: "We don't need that...we're so in love....etc." This might be true for the moment but what about a few y...

Career-Change Therapy

I've been thinking a lot lately about my previous career and how happy I am to have made the decision to leave it behind. I was very dissatisfied and unfulfulled in the Movie/Television production business in L.A. where I was an Assistant Director. As I look back on that - and my decision to leav...

Gratitude Journal Anyone?

Life's been throwing me a few curve balls recently and I've been thinking seriously about making priority shifts. It dawned on me that now would be a great time to also begin a gratitude journal. I've spoken to my own clients before about the benefits of a gratitude journal - particularly when th...

Do I Tell People I'm a Therapist?

I've had interesting social experiences lately when people have learned that I'm a Marriage and Family Therapist...I was at a party last weekend and this guy that I've seen around at similar gatherings came up to me and said, "So I hear you're a shrink?" I politely corrected him, "I'm not a psych...

Goals

Get in the greatest shape of my life (914 followers)

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