We are private practice, licensed psychotherapists and registered Marriage and Family Therapist interns. We speak English and Spanish and are of European, Asian, Pacific Island , Hispanic, Middle Eastern and African descent. We find the diversity, depth and quality of the therapists that presently comprise L.I.F.E. to be our greatest asset.

Each therapist and therapist-intern practices independently and separately, and is not responsible for the actions, suggestions, or treatment of any other practitioner at L.I.F.E. L.I.F.E. Counseling Group is not a partnership, a joint venture, or a professional counseling corporation.

Academically, we teach or have taught at UCLA and USC medical schools, UCLA extension, Philips Graduate Institute, Azusa Pacific University , Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Seminary, and Simmons College .

We have authored books on communication, consciousness, shamanism and meditation, therapist training, and mixed marriages (Christian/non-Christian). We have published articles in various journals and periodicals and produced albums on meditation and hypnosis. We have given lectures and workshops on three continents in the fields of marriage and family therapy, general psychology, general psychiatry, alternative and complimentary psychology and psychotherapy, organizational psychology, communication, relationships, peacemaking, hospice, Christian counseling, and hundreds of other specific topics.

Contact L.I.F.E. Counseling Group for information about out Speakers Bureau.

Fees at L.I.F.E.

Licensed Therapists $100-$140

Registered Interns Sliding Scale $30-$80

Payment options: cash, check, MasterCard/VISA

Insurance: all fee for service and many managed care programs accepted.
Call for more information.

Suzanne Abraham, M.A., MFT

Carol L. Beecroft, M.A.
• Relational Issues and Conflicts
• Anxiety and Depression
• Women and Men in Transition
• Dreamwork
• Parenting and Family

Cynthia A. Belzer, M.A., MFT
• Child and Adolescent Therapy
• Relationships/Communication
• Women in Transition

Gloria Crudgington

Pat De Vorss, M.S., M.A., MFT
• Family and Marital Issues with Christian Perspective
• Trauma and Abuse Victims: Children and Adults
• Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar

Timothy Ford, M.A.
• Relationship conflict and couples communication
• Adolescent behavioral issues
• Gay & lesbian issues
• Hynotherapy and guided imagery
• Psychosynthesis

Marjorie A. Gins, M.A. MFT
Loyola Marymount University
• Grief and Mourning
• Parenting and Child Abuse Prevention
• Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Allen Holmquist, M.A., M.S., Ph.D. MFT
• Depression and Anxiety
• Hypnosis - Guided Imagery
• Shamanic Journeying
• Relationships/Communication

Virginia Holmquist, RN, M.A., MFT
• Dreamwork and Imaginal therapies
• Women in Transition
• Chronic/life threatening illness
• Children in Stressed Families 

Renate Kerris, MFT
• Women's Issues GROUP

Nancy Poitou, M.A., MFT
• Existential/Religious/Spiritual Problems
• Victims of Crime/Trauma
• Death & Dying, Grief/Bereavement
• Online article archive

Fred T. Potter, M.B.A., M.A., MFT
• Emergent women
• Occupational dysfunction
• Family systems

Lisa A. Riley, M.A.
• Women's Issues
• Creative Individuals
• Depression/Anxiety
• Relationship Issues

Kathy Selders, M.A., MFT

Margie Skogen, M.A., MFT

Carol ("CB") B. Trepashko, M.A., MS, MFT

Steve Weber, M.A., MFT