Hello! I'm Liam Van Dorn

About my history and approach

I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist offering both tele-health and in-person therapy for individuals, families, couples, and relationships of any kind. After over a decade working as a Firefighter and EMT I made the choice to transition out of brief emergency interventions to focus on caring for people in a more holistic long lasting manner. In this alternate career I have worked on the SLO County Mobile Crisis Team, in clinical settings, as well as providing in home ABA work with children. My current areas of focus include first responders; ENM relationship dynamics; individuals suffering from PTSD, self harm and suicidal ideations; LGBTQ+; and family dynamics and communication.I utilize a human centered trauma informed approach while pulling skills and techniques from Solution Focused Brief Therapy, CBT, DBT, Internal Family Systems, and psychoanalysis. I enjoy implementing a conversational and inquisitive style of approach, but am not afraid to provide some homework if that is what will help you most.I am part of Planted Practice, a group therapy office in downtown SLO. You can find out more about our approach here.

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