Welcome to Attachment Based Tx (Treatment). 

As a licensed clinical social worker, I have enjoyed a life enriching career as a trauma informed specialist for more than 30 years.  My attachment-focused psycho-dynamic orientation is developed from years of personal experience and training across a range of related specialties. 

I have experience as a social worker, supervisor and trainer in the public child welfare arena, where I developed a deeper awareness of attachment wounds occurring from foster care and adoption practices.  As a supervisor, coordinator, and director of mental health programs (including  Wraparound, Systems of Care, TBS, and Family Preservation) in the non-profit sector, I had the pleasure of serving in diverse communities, foster and adoptive families, students, and unhoused youth throughout Los Angeles County.  

I apply skills from family systems and mediation to help families heal from relational abuse.  Using a person centered approach, motivational interviewing, and my experience with the 12-step recovery model, I have witnessed individuals and families overcome the effects of addictions.  I have found that various modalities such as DNMS and EMDR protocols, have proven useful for treating attachment wounds and those effected by complex PTSD, including dissociation.

I treat trauma, anxiety, depression, grief/loss, recovery from abuse/addiction, attachment wounds, and struggles related to gender/sexuality and faith/spirituality. I work with families, couples, adolescents, LGBTQIA, and young adults. 

I am a descendent of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, as well as Norwegian, French, German, and Polish immigrants.  I am conversant in Spanish.   My life and practice has been enriched by serving multi-ethnic communities, predominately African American, Latino, and American Indian clients. Thus I have come to believe culture and spirituality deepen the meaning of our lives, build strength and resilience, and can increase the efficacy of treatment as we honor these dimensions of ourselves.

Certified in:

• EMDR - in process

• Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS)

• Gottman Methods Couples Therapy - Level 2

• Trainer in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

• Family Law and Permanency Planning Mediator

• Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)

• MAPP (Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) Adoptions Trainer

Prior training and certifications:

• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

• Interpersonal Therapy for the Treatment of Depression (IPT)

• The Nurtured Heart Approach

$190 per 50 minute individual session

$240 families and couples

To schedule a complimentary initial call contact Kendra at kendravaldez.lcsw@gmail.com or 626-822-9544