Sandra Vander Linde, MS, LMFT

Family Counselor in Durham, NC
Family Counselor in Durham, NC I'm a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice and am currently accepting new customers. Once an personal decides to pursue counseling, choosing a therapist and making that 1st call can be the most difficult step toward change. I understand this and will try to make the initial steps as comfortable as possible. I hope you find this information about my practice helpful in making your decision. Please feel free to contact or email for additional information. Additionally, I supply a 30 minute consultation to prospective customers to help them in the decision-making process.

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1502 Highway 54 W
Durham, NC
27707
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Premarital Counseling
read moreI usually meet for 5-7 sessions with couples who are planning marriage. We start with a family map called a Genogram and then, using the Prepare/Enrich Couple Inventory, look at places of agreement and places of difference. The inventory looks at things like attitudes towards finances, the roll of family and friends, parenting, and personal habits as well as personality traits and relationship dynamics. From there we develop homework assignments and I gather information and resources that will enhance your relationship in the areas that need attention.
Services
read moreAfter a thorough assessment we will collaborate to determine treatment goals and length of treatment. Though I am eclectic in my approach, I am theoretically grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Systems Theory. I complete a thorough assessment with the couple and with each partner separately in order to develop clear and specific treatment goals. These goals are essential to the work that will follow. My aim is to identify the "relationship dance" that maintains the problem and then help the couple find "new steps" that will bring relief and lasting change to the relationship.
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