Kathryn de Bruin Family Therapy began out of my passion for helping people work through relational and emotional challenges in their lives.

As a wife and mother myself, I am constantly working on strengthening the relationships within my own family and I really admire families who are also committed to doing this important work.

As a San Diego marriage and family therapist, I specialize in empowering couples, families, and children to overcome challenges. I help families learn to recognize and then eventually express their needs for love, support, protection and comfort.

Kathryn brings a genuinely caring presence to her work with clients. You can tell that she truly wants to understand what they’re going through, and she is committed to helping them heal. I’ve heard several clients say, “Kathryn speaks my language,” and what a gift that is for her clients to be known and understood. That creates a safe place where real transformation can happen.

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Philosophy

We’re seeing a shift in the American mentality as more parents strive to be emotionally in tune with their children. I believe therapy plays an important part in that by helping families understand what’s needed to be emotionally strong as individuals as well as within their relationships.

I truly believe that your relational health determines who you are, so my philosophy of care is focused on treating the family as a whole. However, family therapy isn’t done in a vacuum. My approach is to talk with other people in your lives, including your pastor, your teachers, and your doctors. By doing this, I get a more complete understanding of who you are as a family and what your needs are.

The San Diego family therapy services I offer are tailored to the unique and personalized needs of each client. Through an in-depth series of meetings with parents, the family as a whole, and then the child, I’m able to determine the best treatment plan, which may include parenting support, play support, family sessions, or a combination of all three.

Honoring a legacy….

Ben was an integral member of Lisa’s team. He was a marriage and family therapy intern in San Diego, California. He received his masters from University of San Diego and had completed various levels of training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and was supervised by Dr. Lisa Palmer-Olsen. 

Ben was working on his doctoral dissertation in Marriage and Family Therapy at Alliant International University. He cared deeply for others, and sharing his life with family, friends, colleagues, and clients, still finding time to create beautiful music, read voraciously, journal about philosophy and politics, rock climb with buddies, garden, bake bread, and deliver food to homeless residents of his beloved San Diego East Village neighborhood.

Services

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“Quality of life is determined by the health of our relationships. If your family is struggling, I’m here to help. ”

“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.”

Schedule a free, 15-minute call with me to see how family therapy may help your family.