"I didn't know what to expect with Tessa and Steve's description of "Brief Therapy". It means we didn't have to dredge up all of our past failures; instead they built on our successes. What a relief and delight."
Maryann S.- Torrance, California
Philosophy
Tessa and Steve respect and value your thoughts and experiences, believing that within your life experiences are the keys to solving your personal challenges.
We maintain a positive approach by establishing a cooperative and collaborative team relationship and by exploring the answers to three questions:
- Where do you want to be?
- Where are you now?
- How are you going to get there?
A comprehensive plan, or road map, emerges from the answers to these three questions. This plan creates hope ... and with hope there is motivation.
Our work is goal oriented, solution focused, and straight forward; exploring the past for successes rather than failures. This philosophy produces a counseling experience that is brief; effective, long-lasting and reduces client costs.