Lori Granger
Marriage & Family Therapist , LMFT , MS
Office
The Center for Mindfulness659 West Shaw Ave.
Suite E
Fresno, California 93704
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I see mental health as the intentional practice of cultivating a peaceful mind and an open heart. Declaring peace in the battle with internal voices and opening our hearts to ourselves with compassion for our unique personal struggle, helps remove barriers to healing and happiness in the present moment. I offer mindfulness-based psychotherapy in individual, couple and group formats. The process is unique in that it marries the practice of mindfulness meditation with cognitive skill building to help relieve anxiety, depression, substance abuse, emotional eating, multi-task stress, and obsessive thinking as well as relationship challenges.
Changes experienced now, can be life-long as the tools of breath-body awareness and integration become immediately available to us in times of high stress and confusion. I have trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn, (recently featured on Oprah) father of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and lead MBSR classes.
I also teach MB-EAT - Eating Awareness Training, a program created by Dr. Jean Kristeller and supported by NIH grants. I have created Mindfulness-Based Awareness and Compassion Training (MB-ACT) which guides group participants to calm their minds and open their hearts to themselves and others.
- Orientation:
- Gestalt
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Mindful Eating
- Modality:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Group
- Avg Cost (per session): $80 - $130
- Sliding Scale: Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards: No
- Accepts Insurance: No
- Years in Practice: 4 Years
- School: California State University Fresno
- Year Graduated: 2004
- License No. and State: MFC46228 California
- Mindfulness approaches
- Depression
- Life Coaching
- Issues:
- Eating Disorders
- Loss or Grief
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Relationship Issues
- Spirituality
- Substance Abuse
- Mental Health:
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Sexuality Gender:
- Gay Issues
- Lesbian Issues
- Gender: All
- Ethnicity: Any
- Nearby Towns: Clovis, CA, Fresno, CA, Visalia, CA
- Nearby Counties: Fresno, Tulare
- Nearby Zips: 93277, 93612, 93704
Lori Granger also hosts the following groups:
Fresno, California
Every Monday at 6pm - 8pm
$20 - $30 per session
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is an 8 week group experience that teaches meditation techniques for responding skillfully to stress and emotional distress. Research shows that MBSR is effective as a complementary treatment for physical challenges including chronic pain, hypertension,GI disorders, psoriasis, sleep disturbances, headaches, TMJ, fibromyalgia,asthma, diabetes and arthritis. The psychological benefits of the program are well-documented including the alleviation of anxiety, depression, Type A behavior, poor concentration, PTSD, burn-out/low productivity. Graduates report decreased physical and psychological symptoms and an increased ability to cope and thrive despite emotional challenges and illness.
Email Lori Granger about this group or call (559) 228-0099
Fresno, California
TBD
$20 - $30 per session
Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) is a small group approach to emotional/binge eating. It is structured on the (MB-EAT) originated by Dr. Jean Kristeller at the Center for Integrative Medicine at Duke University and supported by a 1.8 million National Institute of Health grant. Kristeller says "Binge eating represents a fundamental breakdown between body and mind." The goal of the program is to enable compulsive over eaters to regain control in their relationship with food through the use of mindfulness meditation techniques. The guided meditations will be taught in a small group setting.
Email Lori Granger about this group or call (559) 228-0099
Fresno, California
Every Monday at 6pm - 8pm
$20 - $30 per session
Mindfulness-Based Awareness and Compassion Training (MB-ACT) helps you to ACT more intentionally and respond more skillfully to difficult emotional states including anxiety, depression, perfectionism, addictive urges and relationship challenges. MB-ACT is a six-week group experience designed to build awareness and compassion through mindfulness meditation, inner reflection, guided group imagery and group sharing. Groups meet for two hours weekly. Mindfulness meditation helps us clearly see and feel what's happening in the moment, quiet the harsh voice of self-judgment and open to new ways of responding to moods, thoughts and life-challenges.
Email Lori Granger about this group or call (559) 228-0099
