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Your Trusted Mental Health Therapist in Newport Beach
As an interactive solution-focused therapist, I provide a safe, compassionate, and confidential environment where clients overcome relational and emotional challenges to achieve personal growth. My practice prioritizes short-term, goal-oriented therapy that empowers individuals and couples to develop fulfilling relationships without long-term dependency. With specialized expertise in EMDR trauma therapy and couples counseling, I help clients process past traumas, rebuild trust after infidelity, and strengthen family dynamics through evidence-based techniques.My approach combines professional rigor with personalized care, ensuring clients gain practical tools for lasting behavioral change. By focusing on solution-building rather than problem analysis, I enable clients to move forward with renewed confidence and healthier relationship patterns.
Services
Couples Therapy
EMDR/Trauma
Infidelity Recovery
Marriage Preparation
Active Parenting
Highlights and features
- Specialized in solution-focused therapy for rapid behavioral change
- Certified EMDR trauma therapist with proven results
- Proven success in marriage recovery after infidelity
- Personalized approach tailored to individual client needs
- Empowers clients to avoid long-term therapy dependency
What people say
Saved our marriage
Highly skilled techniques
Unwavering compassion
Calming expertise
Miracle worker
Services
Couples Therapy
Specialized therapy for couples facing relationship challenges. Focuses on improving communication, resolving conflicts, and rebuilding trust through structured sessions. Helps partners develop stronger emotional connections and healthier interaction patterns.
EMDR/Trauma
Evidence-based EMDR therapy for trauma processing. Utilizes guided eye movements to reprocess distressing memories. Effective for PTSD symptoms from events like shootings, natural disasters, or personal losses in a safe therapeutic setting.
Infidelity Recovery
Targeted program for couples recovering from betrayal. Combines trust-building exercises with emotional processing techniques. Focuses on restoring relationship integrity while addressing underlying issues that contributed to the infidelity.
Marriage Preparation
Structured program for engaged couples. Teaches communication skills, conflict resolution strategies, and shared goal planning. Helps establish strong foundations for long-term relationship success through practical exercises.
Active Parenting
Parenting support for effective child-rearing strategies. Focuses on positive discipline techniques, emotional development, and age-appropriate communication. Helps parents create nurturing environments that promote children's success and well-being.
People
Ginger Houseman
Therapist
Licensed mental health professional specializing in solution-focused therapy, EMDR trauma treatment, and couples counseling. Over 20 years of experience helping clients overcome emotional challenges and build stronger relationships through evidence-based techniques.
Questions
What is EMDR therapy and how does it work?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a specialized trauma therapy that helps process distressing memories through guided eye movements. It effectively reduces PTSD symptoms by reprocessing traumatic experiences in a safe therapeutic environment.
How does couples therapy help struggling relationships?
Couples therapy provides structured communication tools to resolve conflicts, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional connections. Sessions focus on identifying destructive patterns and developing healthier relationship dynamics through collaborative problem-solving.
What makes infidelity recovery therapy unique?
Infidelity recovery uses targeted techniques to rebuild trust after betrayal. The process addresses emotional trauma, establishes accountability, and develops strategies for restoring intimacy while maintaining individual emotional safety.
How long does marriage preparation counseling typically last?
Marriage preparation counseling usually involves 6-8 sessions focusing on communication skills, conflict resolution, and shared goal setting. The structured program helps couples establish strong foundations before commitment.
What age groups do you work with for parenting support?
Parenting sessions address children from infancy through adolescence. The approach focuses on age-appropriate communication strategies, behavioral guidance, and emotional development support tailored to each family's needs.
