Andrea Throndson, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

MFT #103006          Andrea@mcaft.com

Specialities: Adults and teens navigating anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, alcoholism. Couples and families. Parents who have children with disabilities.

Andrea brings a wealth of experience supporting teens, young adults and adults struggling with anxiety, grief, depression and addiction. She worked for several years at Kara (Grief Support Services) and has extensive training and experience supporting individuals, families and communities as they move through grief. Andrea serves as the clinical coordinator at Abilities United and has helped hundreds of families embrace and thrive with a child and/or adult child with disabilities. Andrea is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher, and can empower you (or your child / teen) with a wide range of mindfulness-based tools to help you turn towards and cope with the situation at hand. Most of all, Andrea brings her steady warmth and compassionate heart to each moment with her clients, and believes that the caring relationship itself is a doorway for healing.

You can email Andrea directly at:  Andrea@mcaft.com

Experience:

Andrea holds both teaching credentials and has worked with families and teens in the Bay Area. Through her work at Kara (grief support services in Palo Alto), she has supported hundreds of individuals, families and organizations through grief processes. She is also a consultant at The Camden Center,  a treatment program in Menlo Park that is associated with UCLA and specializes in substance abuse, trauma and addictions.

Education and Training:

UCLA/Univ of Denver BA cum laude
College of Notre Dame
Multiple/Single subject credentials
Sophia University
MA Counseling
CA LMFT License #103006