Individual and Family Therapy
GO BEYOND SYMPTOM RELIEF WITH OUR CUSTOMIZED STRENGTH-BASED AND SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY PROGRAMS
You and your family deserve a warm, peaceful, and inviting place to spend time together as you work through the tough stuff. That’s why our Newport Beach office feels like home and our individual and group therapy programs feel like social play dates. Our clinicians are also the best at what they do.
Welcome to the Newport Beach Village!
Let Newport Beach Family Development Center be your home-base for healing, growth, and human-connection. We invite all – regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender-orientation, sexual-orientation, or spiritual beliefs – to join the Newport Beach village.
Our Mission
To move beyond symptom-relief by providing premier, strength-based, solution-focused therapy services for the individual and family.
Our Approach
- We are experts in therapy. You are the expert in you & your family.
- We will honor and empower you by entering your world through your reality and perspective.
- We collaboratively craft treatment plans that evolve with you and your family.
- We measure growth throughout the course of treatment.
Your Outcome
- You will feel heard, understood, and valued for who you are.
- You will gain support and relief as well as a diverse set of tools and coping skills tailored to your life experience.
- You will feel confident in utilizing these tools in a variety of settings in your daily life
- You will recognize and utilize your strengths to tell a more empowering story of your life

Therapy Services
Our counseling and therapy programs are designed to build on our clients’ unique strengths and create pathways to the best ultimate solution for each adult, child, couple, or family.

Group Therapy
Our group therapy programs are designed for children and teens, ages 7-18, to provide a safe space and meet kids where they are. The result is increased confidence and self-esteem as well as improved social skills.

Psychological Testing
Group Therapy

Friendship Circle
7-10 yrs old
Tailored to help our kiddos feel confident with change, adjust appropriately to change, build self-esteem, and improve social skills.

In Between
10-13 yrs old
Explore and discuss the unique stressors of their age group, so as to minimize their feeling of anxiety and boost self-confidence.

Balance
13-17 yrs old
Safe space to meet with peers to discuss the unique pressures that cause stress and insecurity in daily life.

Express Yourself
13-18 yrs old
Utilize the artistic process to increase their self-worth, build community, and process their unique experiences.
Our Therapists Are Always Available for You
We care deeply about our clients and their experiences, which is why we are available in between sessions to all our patients.
If you ever need help, we are just a phone call away. (Or a text or email — we know not everyone likes to talk on the phone.)
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Thank you so much for all that you have done for T and our family. You are an angel. I really do not know how we could have made it through without all of your amazing guidance. We will never forget what you have taught us.
I have really benefited from this journey and I continue to grow and “work” on myself. Thank you forever.
Thank you for all the support you have given our family. We are grateful for you as you continue to help us move forward.