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Bonnie McLaughlin, MFT
Bonnie McLaughlin is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She graduated from Cal State Northridge with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies, and from Phillips Graduate Institute with a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She began her private practice in the Burbank/Glendale area in 1990, where she worked with couples, families and individuals on issues related to relationships, parenting, substance abuse, and recovery from childhood abuses.
Bonnie has also done corporate workshops and speaking engagements at various schools, churches and professional organizations on topics including: Child Abuse, Stress and Anger Management, Substance Abuse, Parenting, Communication and Relationships.
Before becoming a therapist, Bonnie was an elementary school teacher and principal at a private Christian elementary school. She also worked for three years for the Crippled Children's Society in their summer camps, caring for and providing activities for physically handicapped children and adults.
After having worked for 17 years in the San Fernando Valley, she recently moved her practice closer to home in the Antelope Valley where she resides with her husband. She currently works out of two locations; one in Newhall and the other here at ACTS in Palmdale.
Bonnie has had many life experiences that lend themselves to compassionate and supportive guidance of others who may be struggling in their own current life circumstances. Her training in Family Systems, includes an integrated, Biblically based approach that is sensitive to and respectful of wherever a person is on their own spiritual path. She is also trained in Cognitive Behavioral and Solution Focused techniques.
If you, or someone you know could benefit from this type of psychotherapy, we welcome and thank you for the referral. |
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Cornelia G. (Bunny) Bjorge, MFT License No. MFT 35634
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and graduate of Trinity College of Graduate Studies, Bunny offers therapy with a caring heart. She integrates personal applications of Biblical truths with appropriate psychological techniques, individualized to meet people where they are in an environment of genuine acceptance and concern. She likes to help people set clear-cut goals with workable strategies to meet their potential as individuals and in relationships. She has also received specialized training in Thought Field Therapy, Play/Sand Tray Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy. Some areas of expertise and experience include women’s issues, codependency, anxiety, child therapy, depression, and the healing of emotional wounds from trauma, abuse and neglect. As a motivational speaker for retreats and seminars, Bunny has a unique, entertaining style of presenting life-changing wisdom, which captivates audiences of all ages.
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Rick Olson, MFT License No. MFT 27410
Rick Olson, MFT, began Associated Christian Therapy Services, Inc, in July of 1990. He has been committed to providing quality therapy from a Biblical perspective to individuals, couples and families. His formal training includes receiving his MA from Talbot Theological Seminary in 1978, and a short time later he received his MA in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from California Family Study Center in 1985.
Prior to opening ACTS, Inc, Rick was a youth pastor, a Social Worker and Program Director in a couple of group homes working with probation and foster teens. He also along with two other therapists opened the Adolescent Mental Health Unit at Antelope Valley Hospital.
Rick works with individuals, couples and families on a variety of issues. His primary training has been in Family System Therapy. Even with individuals, Rick works from the perspective of the family and how one relates in the context of the family.
Rick is the oldest of 4 children. He is married to Linda and has two beautiful daughters. |
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Yvette Branner, MFT Intern Registered Intern No. IMF 41512
Supervised by Rick Olson, MFT
Yvette received her M. A. in Marriage Family Therapy from Western Seminary and a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Santa Clara University. She has a wealth of experience in the mental health profession serving at Community Solution in Gilroy, CA, Gregory House at Queens Hospital in Honolulu HI, AV Hospital in Lancaster, CA, and A.C.T.S. since 2003. Her clinical practice is diverse including work with bipolar and borderline disorder, domestic violence, those living with HIV and AIDS, and issues of trauma and abuse. Yvette welcomes children, singles, couples and families and utilizes a variety of methodologies including object-relations, family systems, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and play and art therapy.
The eldest of three children, Yvette was raised in a multi-ethnic family sparking a love and curiosity for other cultures. Her personal relationship with Jesus Christ influences all of her life and work, having served overseas as a missionary and currently participating in a local fellowship.
Yvette resides in Lancaster, CA with her husband and son. |
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