{"id":24,"date":"2012-04-23T21:14:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T21:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/counselingtherapysolutions.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2014-02-12T23:20:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T23:20:08","slug":"background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/counselingtherapysolutions.com\/?page_id=24","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 34 years experience and have been practicing in Danville, CA since 1985.\u00a0 I provide therapy to individuals, couples, families, adolescents and their parents. I also practice collaborative divorce coaching and co-parenting mediation for couples going through separation and divorce.\u00a0 My aim is to assist clients to find healthy solutions to individual, marital, and family issues. I have both a Master\u2019s Degree in Clinical Psychology (1980) from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, CA and a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology (1991) from Saybrook University in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n<p>Among my interests and specialties I have helped many people suffering and recovering\u00a0 from addictive\/compulsive behaviors. My doctoral dissertation was on creating and maintaining successful treatment alliances\u00a0 with people suffering from alcoholism and other substance and behavioral addictions.<\/p>\n<p>I have\u00a0 post graduate training in child custody evaluation, mediation, and the fundamentals and principles of collaborative divorce.<\/p>\n<p>My primary interest is in facilitating change. So whether I am working with individuals, couples, and\/or families I want to understand as quickly as possible what brings you to counseling\/therapy and help you create an action plan for change that will benefit you and those relationships that are important to you.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #330000;\"><strong>Professional Associations &amp; Memberships:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afccnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)<\/p>\n<p>California Association of Marriage &amp; Family Therapist (CAMFT)<\/p>\n<p>Collaborative Practice East Bay (CPEB)<\/p>\n<p>Collaborative Professionals of California (CPCAL)<\/p>\n<p>East Bay California Association of Marriage &amp; Family Therapists (EBCAMFT)<\/p>\n<p>International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contact: Marc Berke, PhD, LMFT <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>phone: 925 788 3381\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong> email: dr.berke@sbcglobal.net<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 34 years experience and have been practicing in Danville, CA since 1985.\u00a0 I provide therapy to individuals, couples, families, adolescents and their parents. 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