“I have specialized training in the treatment of childhood/teen problems and family issues. My specialties include parenting strategies, Play Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and co-parenting for separated or divorced parents. Here are a few examples of what I can do with you: Improve your child's emotional, social, and academic development; Provide successful parenting strategies to minimize battles, encourage positive behavior, and maximize your child's strengths; (For parents in conflict) Help you focus on the issues of your child rather than on your own conflict; Treat symptoms of childhood/teen depression, anxiety, trauma, and parent-child problems.
I have successfully helped children and families in the Bay Area since 1991. And being a parent myself, I understand the daily demands and challenges of the best and most difficult job in the world.
It is my goal to help you find solutions to your challenges in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Our work together may be completed in weeks or months, it is up to you.”
- Gender: Female
- Years in Practice: 15+ Years
- Avg Cost (per session): $140 - $200
- Sliding Scale: Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards: No
- Accepts Insurance: No
- Ethnicity: Any
- Gender: All
- Religious Orientation: Any
- Gay/Lesbian Expertise: Yes
- Age: Adolescents, Adults, Children
- Graduate School: California School of Professional Psychology
- Year Graduated: 2001
- License No. and State: PSY20045 California
- Child or Adolescent Issues
- Parent-Child Problems
- ADHD
- Relationship Issues
- Depression
- Anxiety or Fears
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Life Coaching
- Loss or Grief
- OCD
- Parenting
- Trauma and PTSD
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Orientation:
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Family/Marital Therapy - Modality:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Nearby Towns: Corte Madera, CA, San Anselmo, CA, San Rafael, CA
- Nearby Counties: Marin
- Nearby Zips: 94901, 94925, 94960
Dr. Michelle Purvey also hosts the following groups:
1099 D Street, San Rafael, California
TBD
$30+ per session
This group is a skills-building group for children 6 - 8, and 9 - 11 with social difficulties, depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems including behaviors associated with Attention Deficit Disorder. The goal of the group is to facilitate the development of social and emotional competence. Children learn how to give/receive empathy and support as they learn how to identify, appropriately express, and cope with negative feelings. Play Therapy is used to encourage cooperation, team work, manage impulse control, improve communication, and self-esteem. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is used to teach children how to change negative thoughts and improve mood/behavior.
1099 D St, Penthouse Suite E, San Rafael, California
TBD
$40+ per session
This is a training seminar for teachers, counselors, social workers, and daycare providers for the school management of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), disruptive behavior disorders, and severe emotional disorders. Unit One: identifying/ understanding/treating ADHD and behavior disorders, talking to parents about ADHD, recommendations for kindergarten, ADHD and middle school, helping with assignements/homework, study tips, organizational skills, IEP meetings, and medications. Unit Two: understanding/motivating the oppostional child, basics of behavior modification, advanced behavior modification using incentive plans, negative contingency plans, and reinforcement schedules, improving the defiant student's self-esteem, and difficult parents as partners,
