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CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF

MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS 

CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER

Central Coast Therapists

To strengthen the Marriage & Family therapy
profession & better serve 
our Central Coast community.


Craig Penner

 

Member profile details

First name
Craig
Last name
Penner
Member Picture
Office Phone
805-966-7794
Website
craigpenner.com
Website 2
naturalprocessing.org
 

License & Education

License Type
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Degree(s)
  • M.A.
 

Office Location(s)

City(s) office located
  • Cambria
 

Description

Short Description (199 characters max)
I have a process-oriented, non-interpretative approach to therapy, with a strong somatic focus, and integrating EMDR to help the therapy be as efficient and effective as possible.
Description (2950 characters max)
Craig Penner, LMFT, is a psychotherapist, consultant and trainer, in private practice since 1982. He has always believed that we all have a natural drive to completion and resolution. This has inspired his commitment to develop “Natural Processing,” which is an integration of ways to utilize our own awareness to facilitate that drive. He has been training therapists in this approach across the US and Canada since 2014, and has led consultations and other trainings for over 25 years.

Craig is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a Somatic Experiencing Touch Therapy Practitioner. He has been a Facilitator with the EMDR Institute since 1995, and is an Approved Consultant and Therapist with the EMDR International Association. In addition to individual and couples therapy, Craig offers live and online consultation for individuals and groups, group practicum sessions, and Natural Processing Trainings on integrating EMDR with somatic psychotherapy.
 

Fees

Sliding Scale
Yes
Fee (range)
$160-190 per 60 minute hour; Venmo and PayPal accepted
 

Areas of Emphasis

Emphasis
  • Abuse - Survivors
  • Addictions
  • Adolescents
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Aging
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety - Phobias
  • Attachment
  • Children
  • Children of Alcoholics
  • Chronic-Life Threatening Illness
  • Co-Dependency
  • Couples Counseling
  • Cross-Cultural Issues
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disability
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Families
  • Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual Gender Identity
  • Geriatric Issues
  • Grief - Loss
  • HIV Related
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Life Cycle Transition
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Issues
  • Mind/Body (Somatic)
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Personality Disorders
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Post-Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem Issues
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Disorders
  • Stress Management
  • Substance Abuse & Recovery
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Work-Career Issues
 

Insurance Accepted

Insurance
  • - Will provide superbill for PPO insurance
 

Client Types

Clients
  • Individual Adults
  • Couples
  • Children
  • Adolescents
  • Handicapped Access
 

Clinical Orientation

Orientation
  • Body Oriented Psychotherapy
Other Orientation
Process-oriented, somatically based, integrating EMDR
 

Therapy Groups Offered

Groups
  • Consultation-Supervision
Group Description (199 characters max)
Consultation for therapists interested in somatic-based process-oriented therapy
 

Supervision (for Therapists)

Supervision
  • Group Supervision
  • Individual Supervision
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