Wendy Yasinski

Wendy Yasinski, DMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, Intern
Registration Number: #45266
wyasinski@olivebranchcounseling.org

• Professional Experience and Areas of Special Clinical Interest:

While completing her doctorate and master’s, Wendy worked as a therapist with Intensive Inpatient and Outpatient Therapy at Loma Linda Behavioral Medicine Center and with Caritas Counseling. She has worked with a variety of populations, some of which include low-income families, gay and lesbian parents, individuals with limited English proficiency and sign language, individuals with eating disorders, individuals who were convicts or ex-convicts wanting parental rights, children who were removed from their parents by CPS, physically and mentally challenged individuals, and multi-ethnic families.

Wendy has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Healthy Communication
• Healthy Self-Esteem
• Effective Stress and Anger Management
• Premarital and Couple Relationship Enhancement
• Dealing With Young Children, Older Children, and Teenager Behavioral Problems
• Successful Co-Parenting – Communication, Child Custody, and Visitation Problems
• Effective Parenting
• Recovering from and Preventing Domestic Violence
• Credentials, Certifications and Professional Training:
• California Marriage & Family Therapist Intern #45266
• Doctorate in Marital & Family Therapy, Loma Linda University
• M.S., Marital and Family Therapy, Loma Linda University
• B.A., Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada
• Early Childhood Development Diploma, Grant MacEwan Community College, Canada
• Mediation Certificate, Loma Linda University
• Day Care Staff Qualification Certificate, level 3-Advanced Qualifications, Canada
• PREPARE & ENRICH Certification, pre & post marital couple counseling, Canada
• Registered to write Marital & Family Therapy licensure exams with the Board of Behavioral Sciences, California
• Professional Memberships:
• Member, Association for Conflict Resolution, ACR #84608 California
• Member, American Association for Marital & Family Therapy, AAMFT #110354
• Professional Speaker/Workshops:
• DV screening and treatment using the DV screening instrument called the Relationship Dispute Scale (RDS)
• Mediation with child custody and visitation issues
• Diagnosis and treatment for mental health patients
• The importance of appropriate referrals such as anger management, therapy, etc
• The importance of medication and therapy
• Cognitive behavioral techniques such as stress and anger management, self-esteem building, the essentials to affirming and validating others, time management, bullying, healthy communication, and effective parenting
• Understanding and dealing with grief, loss, and racism
• Language(s) Spoken:

English

• Fees & Availability:

$40-75 based on household income.

Available to see clients in the Riverside office.