{"id":2,"date":"2020-03-19T01:47:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T01:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2020-03-19T05:36:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T05:36:56","slug":"about-anik","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/about-anik\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anik-1-774x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anik-1-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anik-1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anik-1-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anik-1-1161x1536.jpg 1161w, https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anik-1-1548x2048.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anik-1-scaled.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The core of my practice is to empower, awaken and rediscover the authentic self by providing a safe space<\/strong> to commence the process of self healing.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with a diverse professional background that includes over 10 years of experience working with children and teenagers with developmental disorders; Autism, learning and speech impairments, as well as difficulties with emotional and social development .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My work in public mental health has had a poignant impact on my therapeutic techniques and approach.&nbsp; This included facilitating support groups at the YWCA where I worked with survivors of abuse, rape, and domestic violence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My work in the field continued at Mission Community Hospital\u2019s outpatient treatment center. There, I conducted psycho-educational, stress-management, coping skills and meditation groups for a wide demographic utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Music and Art Therapy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My experience at the San Fernando Counseling Center redefined the importance of marriage and family therapy for me. I developed a viable rapport with&nbsp; individuals, couples and families suffering from depression, anxiety, marital issues, grief and loss, suicidal thoughts and ideations, sexual disorders and PTSD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your permission and collaboration we will bring awareness to the underlying issues that interfere with reaching our highest potential and <strong><em>live a life filled with JOY \u2013 which we all seek and deserve!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My eclectic approach to therapy is humanistic, existential,  and client-centered in a manner that is adaptable to each individual and their unique set of needs. <a href=\"http:\/\/anik-lmft.local\/get-started\/\">Get Started Today!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The core of my practice is to empower, awaken and rediscover the authentic self by providing a safe space to commence the process of self healing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anikjan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}