Welcome to integrative family therapy
Welcome to our therapy practice that is dedicated to nurturing relationships and wellbeing in the picturesque coastal town of Encinitas, California. Founded by Cristina Trette, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, our approach offers an effective, compassionate and humanistic path towards change. We offer a contemporary therapy process tailored for those eager to foster meaningful growth within relationships, family dynamics and integrative mental health.
We specialize in couples therapy and family therapy. We also offer individual therapy for adults and adolescents. In addition we provide workshops and intensives, to supplement the therapeutic experience, or as stand alone services. Our core mission is to empower our clients to forge deeper connection with the people and experiences that matter to them. We are thrilled to invite you to our practice.
Services
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Couples Therapy
We specialize in helping couples strengthen communication, connection and intimacy within romantic relationships.
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Family Therapy
We support families to open communication, navigate conflict, build emotional intelligence and strengthen resilience.
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Individual Therapy
We assist individuals in bolstering mental health, strengthening relationships, and cultivating mind/body wellbeing.
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Adolescent Therapy
We assist adolescents with developing self-confidence, emotional intelligence, and healthy interpersonal relationships.
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Parent Therapy
We help parents throughout all stages of parenthood care for their own mental health and be a source of support for their children.
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Workshops, Groups & Events
We offer a variety of educational and experiential groups, events and workshops for clients, community members and therapists.
Our Therapists
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Cristina Trette
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
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Morgan Betterton
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
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Tara Gehler
Clinical Supervisor & Licensed Therapist
OUR approach
We are passionate about the art and science of relationship and personal growth. We hold a mind, body, heart lens. We appreciate getting to know our clients, hearing their stories, and guiding them to a space of connection, vibrancy and fulfillment. We delight in our craft and value work, love, family and play.
EFFECTIVE. We are trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy and other research-based therapy models.
INCLUSIVE. All identities, relationship structures and sexual orientations are invited and welcome at our practice.
INTEGRATIVE. We hold a holistic approach to relationships, healing, healing and wellbeing.
GROWTH-ORIENTED. We draw out strengths, resilience, agency, and the ability to love ourselves and others.
HUMANISTIC. We bring our authentic self to the therapeutic relationship and understand its power to transform.
TRANSFORMATIVE. We believe that all humans are inherently driven to learn, evolve, and self-actualize.
TRAUMA-INFORMED. We aim to cultivate safety, healing, security, trust, and empowerment.
RESPONSIVE. We are accessible, engaged, empathic, compassionate, present and make repairs openly.
NON-PATHOLOGIZING. We seek to uncover, understand, and address the root causes of symptoms.
CONNECTION-BASED. We aim to shape secure bonds within the relationships we form with our clients and others.
RELATIONAL. We believe healing happens through relationships, community, and in connection with others.
CONFIDENTIAL. We understand the need for, and are committed to, your privacy and confidentiality.
our vision and mission
At Integrative Family Therapy, we believe in creating an atmosphere that inspires connection and wellbeing for our clients and employees. Our mission is to help members of our communities connect with the people and aspects of life that are important to them, and to thrive, personally and in their relationships and families. Our vision is to eliminate mental health stigma by creating awareness of, appreciation for, and acceptance of couple and family therapy and integrative mental health. We aim to be an optimistic, dynamic, and collaborative team who values working together by strengthening the relationships, families, and mental health of our communities
Our Values
strong Relationships
Cultivating strong, meaningful relationships is a basic need for all of us. We value building relationships as a team, and within our families, and help our clients do the same. It’s the essence of our practice to promote strong, lasting bonds within our practice and to work collaboratively both in the office, virtually, and out in the community.
Strengthening Our Community
Part of our mission is to contribute to our community and provide multiple avenues for individuals, couples and families to connect and grow. It is our goal to eliminate the stigma associated with mental health and couple and family therapy by bringing therapeutic services out of the therapy office and into the community. We provide presentations and educational services at schools, groups, non-profit organizations, and businesses. In addition we offer groups and workshops for clients, community members and therapists.
Serious Self-Care
We take care of Client Zero: Ourselves. The work we do as therapists is vital. We know that we cannot be there for others if we are not compassionate and nurturing toward ourselves. Our team is dedicated to our own growth and wellbeing and engage in committed actions that demonstrate this on a daily basis. In addition we engage in ongoing consultation, professional training and self-of-the-therapist discovery.
Grounded & Authentic
We practice what we teach. We aim to embody compassion, curiosity, empathy, kindness and unconditional positive regard of ourselves and others. At the same time, we are humble, see mistakes as learning opportunities, and bring authenticity to our work.
A Professional container
Although we are out of the box thinkers, and bring a holistic approach to growth and change, we understand that boundaries, structure, and clear expectations create the container for psychological safety and harmony. We hold ourselves to high standards, and the laws and ethics that govern the Marriage and Family Therapy profession, by the California Marriage and Family Therapy Association.
