Lisa Kift
MFT
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Lisa Kift Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- relationship issues, family of origin work, stress management, anxiety, anger-management, trauma, depression, premarital education
- Best Sellers
- The Premarital Counseling Workbook, The Marriage Refresher Course - for couples
- Career Focus
- psychotherapist, writer, media consultant
- Affiliation
- Califo ia Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
LoveAndLifeToolbox.com is proudly one of the first emotional, mental and relationship health resource websites created by a licensed psychotherapist in private practice. In The Toolbox you have access to a huge arsenal of potential tools to put into your own "toolbox" in the form of:
- Marriage and Relationship Articles
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- Ask the Therapist: Marriage and Relationship Advice by Lisa
Lisa is the creator of Therapy-At-Home workbooks, mini-guides and other self-improvement products for individuals and couples.
The Premarital Counseling Workbook for Couples
The Marriage Refresher Course Workbook for Couples
Family of Origin Work: Untangle Your Unhealthy Roots
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Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT has a therapy practice working with individuals and couples in Marin County, CA., MarinTherapyAndCounseling.com.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
5 Steps to Create Positive Change in Your Relationship
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/5-steps-to-create-positive-change-in-your-relationship/
The Under the Radar Relationship Killer
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/the-under-the-radar-relationship-killer/
Be Your Own Therapist: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself
http://lisakifttherapy.com/article_10_characteristics_of_successful_relationships.html
It's True: Happiness is Emotional and Relationship Health
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/its-true-happiness-is-emotional-and-relationship-health/
Ask the Therapist: My Boyfriend's Job is More Important Than Me
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/ask-the-therapist-my-boyfriends-job-is-more-important-than-me/
Ask the Therapist: My Boyfriend has Alcohol and Mental Health Issues
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/ask-the-therapist-my-boyfriend-has-alcohol-and-mental-health-issues/
Ask the Therapist: Something Feels Off in My Relationship
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/ask-the-therapist-something-feels-off-in-my-relationship/
Lisa Kift Books
The Premarital Counseling Workbook for Couples
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/the-toolbox-store/the-premarital-counseling-workbook-for-couples/
The Marriage Refresher Course Workbook for Couples
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/the-toolbox-store/the-marriage-refresher-course-workbook-for-couples/
Family of Origin Work: Untangle Your Unhealthy Roots
http://loveandlifetoolbox.com/the-toolbox-store/family-of-origin-work-untangle-your-unhealthy-roots/
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How to Reconnect with Your Spouse
I don’t subscribe to the notion that “marriages should be easy.” What I do believe is that marriages are hard work and they require time, attention and nurturing to continue to flourish. If you consider how much people change over the years, think about how a relationship would inevitably ...
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Quick Couples Assessment Checklist: How Strong Is Your Relationship Foundation?
In my work with couples as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I’ve concluded that there are certain aspects that determine the strength of a couple’s relationship foundation - that is, the relationship’s ability to stand strong in the face of the things that life throws out, be it normal daily ...
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What Is Family Of Origin Work?
I've been asked this question enough times that I decided to expand on the topic in this article. Therapists will likely have slightly different interpretations of what it is - and how to go about doing the therapy work itself. My definition of "family of origin work" in it's simplest form is, ...
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6 Great Reasons To Get Premarital Counseling
Most couples spend more time planning their weddings than their marriages! With divorce rates at an all time high, it seems that couples are facing more challenges than ever in preserving their relationship stability. In my relationship counseling work as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I’ve ...
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5 Secret Qualities Of Happy People
If there's one thing that we all seek - it's happiness. I've never met a person who has told me they didn't want to be happy, have you? When I do individual therapy, I have the opportunity to sit down with people as they present their conce s to me - whatever they may be. They usually seek ...
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Premarital Counseling - Invest In The Future Of Your Marriage
Most couples spend more time planning their weddings than their marriages! With divorce rates at an all time high, it seems that couples are facing more challenges than ever in preserving their relationship stability. In my relationship counseling work as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I’ve ...
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3 Quick Tips For Anger Management
Anger is one of the four primary emotions and has a very good purpose of alerting us to our boundaries being crossed by others. It serves us well when it's expressed in a healthy way. However, when anger becomes screaming, ranting, raving, or becoming physical with another person, you may have a ...
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Top 5 Relationship Tips
I've written a lot about healthy relationships and what aspects successful couples have that make them unique. As I continue my couples therapy work I continue to gather more information about relationships, the importance of good couples communication, their most significant sticking points - ...
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3 Quick Tips for Setting Boundaries
People who struggle with setting boundaries for themselves often struggle with saying "no." Using that word can literally bring up discomfort for them. For this reason, they over commit, don't end up with any time for themselves and can even be taken advantage of by others. Their friends, ...
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5 Quick Tips for Practicing Empathy in Your Relationship
Most simply stated, empathy is the ability to put oneself in another's shoes - and also the willingness to respond to the person's needs. I believe it's one of the most important components of a happy, healthy relationship. Lack of empathy is a very common problem with couples. Many people never ...
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5 Quick Tips for Anxiety Management
People who suffer with the distressing symptoms of anxiety often experience rumination, or recurrent worry and thought spinning. This can greatly impact sleep and daily living. The negative cyclical thinking tends to have a spiraling effect - where the person ends up at the worst possible ...
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Quick Tips for Executive Stress Management
None of has unlimited time. Professionals or executives often find themselves in a pressure-cooker environment as they manage people, make costly decisions or determine directions of their organizations - on top of their obligations to family and friends. How they manage their time is critical ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lisa Kift
"Happiness is emotional and relationship health."
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
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- More of Lisa's tools for emotional and relationship health can be found at LoveAndLifeToolbox.com
- Learn about Lisa's psychotherapy practice in Marin County, Califo ia at MarinTherapyAndCounseling.com
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I'm offering online therapy services to residents of Califo ia.
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