- Compassionate listener
- Practical skill building
- Longstanding experience
About Annette
Annette Malijen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, relationship concerns, and substance use challenges. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, intimacy struggles, self esteem, and career or parenting stress. Annette approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She tailors conversations and plans to fit what each person needs. Sessions focus on real-life problems and practical steps to feel steadier and more in control.
Annette often uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and follow the client’s lead. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and build skills for coping with anxiety or mood problems. Together these approaches help people change patterns that get in the way of daily life.
She encourages small, manageable goals so progress is measurable. Work might include looking at thought patterns, practicing new behaviors, or strengthening relationship skills. Annette aims to make therapy a place where people feel heard and can try different ways of handling hard moments.
If you’re considering therapy, she asks for honesty about what’s been working and what hasn’t. That helps shape a plan that fits your schedule and priorities. To begin, select the continue button on this profile and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a session according to therapist availability.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She tailors conversations and plans to fit what each person needs. Sessions focus on real-life problems and practical steps to feel steadier and more in control.
Annette often uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and follow the client’s lead. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and build skills for coping with anxiety or mood problems. Together these approaches help people change patterns that get in the way of daily life.
She encourages small, manageable goals so progress is measurable. Work might include looking at thought patterns, practicing new behaviors, or strengthening relationship skills. Annette aims to make therapy a place where people feel heard and can try different ways of handling hard moments.
If you’re considering therapy, she asks for honesty about what’s been working and what hasn’t. That helps shape a plan that fits your schedule and priorities. To begin, select the continue button on this profile and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a session according to therapist availability.