Team

Valerie Presa, MS, LMFT, SEP

Valerie has a wide range of educational, professional, and life experience that lend to her informed and empathetic approach. She began her career as a teacher recognizing a desire to reach her students on a deeper emotional level. Her own healing journey has been integral to her desire to provide safe space for others.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, Valerie is specially trained in working on and within relationships, including the relationship with self. She believes this to be the most important relationship of all. Somatic Experiencing taps into the innate knowledge that our bodies have to inform and help us heal. She encourages curiosity and compassion while exploring lived experiences to gently integrate mind and body.

Currently not accepting new clients.

Special Interests

• attachment concerns

• school and learning issues

• somatic pain

• mood disorders

• anxiety

• depression

• grief

• trauma

• provides parent coaching

• self-esteem

• life transitions

Dr. Ed Patton, LMFT

Ed has worked in the field of Marriage & Family Therapy for over nine years. His professional experience includes working with adults, adolescents and families with a variety of issues. Ed has additional training in Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Couples therapy (EFCT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Ed uses a calm integrative theory approach to calmly help clients become aware of the answers they already possess for their recovery and healing.

Ed believes many difficulties are developed and maintained in relationship experiences. By looking within at how attachment experiences, and mistaken beliefs and assumptions, shape our view of self and others, we can begin to heal and redefine our place in the world.

Please contact me by email if you are a new client or we have not met in the last 60 days in order for me to properly manage my caseload.

Special Interests

• parent child relationship issues

• blended families

• couple’s issues

• depression

• anxiety disorders

• anger

• childhood trauma

• post traumatic stress disorder

• spiritual issues

• sexual addiction and recovery

Yvette A. Kidman, MA, LMFT

Yvette brings her own story of healing along with her education to provide an understanding ear and insight into each session. She has additional training in Emotional Focused Therapy that can be used for individual and couple help.  She spent 15 years in corporate America and the next 15 years raising three daughters, one with Down syndrome. 

Learning how to overcome shame and abuse has been her life’s journey. Offering empathy, she strives to treat the whole person. Therefore, she integrates Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Structural Family Therapy when providing treatment to both individuals and couples. Her greatest desire is to help a person realize their inherent value as a human being apart from their abilities or inabilities. Can provide Christian counseling upon request.

Currently not accepting new clients.

Special Interests

• anxiety

• depression

• low self-esteem (shame resilience)

• all relationship issues, distressed couples (including recovery from infidelity)

• divorce recovery

• post-abortion recovery

• stress from parenting a child with special needs

• overwhelm from job transitions or demands

• career development

Education

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy

MA in Marriage & Family Therapy

Michelle Wees Martincek, MA, LMFT

Feeling stuck and unsure of how to move forward? Is your relationship in trouble? Does it feel like the honeymoon is over? Are you having difficulty communicating well when attempting to resolve family conflicts? I am here to help and would love the opportunity to walk the journey with you. 

My special interests include working with families and couples who are experiencing conflict, families who are impacted by a loved one with a developmental disorder, children and adolescents experiencing school and behavioral issues, and individuals searching for ways to live their best life.

With over 20 years of experience working in a variety of settings, I am committed to the therapeutic process and am well equipped to provide you with a safe, non-judgmental, and comfortable environment. You've already taken the first step. Let's continue your journey, contact me today to schedule your first session.

Special Interests

• children and adolescents with challenging behaviors

• children and adolescents experiencing school issues

• children with developmental disorders

• families who are impacted by a loved one with a developmental disorder

• families who are experiencing conflict

• individuals who need life coaching