- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping tools
- Long-term experience
About Annette
Annette Malijen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of experience in California. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addictions. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and career or parenting challenges. Annette approaches clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and encourages the first step toward change.
Annette uses a collaborative style in sessions. She listens first and adapts the conversation to a person’s needs. Clients can expect plain language, practical ideas, and a plan shaped around real life. She avoids jargon and focuses on what will help day to day.
Her practice draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, blending listening with tools to shift thoughts and behaviors. That combination can be useful for anxiety, mood struggles, addictive patterns, sleep and eating issues, and parenting stress. Sessions are paced to match what each person can manage.
Over 25 years Annette has worked across many settings and with diverse concerns. She emphasizes coping skills and small steps that build toward larger change. People who want a steady, respectful therapeutic partner often choose her approach.
To begin, she invites people to take a simple first step and set up an initial meeting. Annette’s aim is to make therapy understandable and workable for busy lives.
How Annette’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist mirrors what clients say, offers acceptance, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to talk through relationship strain, grief, or identity questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence mood and behavior. It uses clear, practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and coping with stress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Annette will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest a mix of listening and skills-based strategies. People and therapists decide together what feels most useful as therapy progresses.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work with licensed professionals across distances, which can be helpful for those living outside a therapist’s office area.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, eating or sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Annette listens first and adapts to each person. She uses straightforward conversation and practical steps rather than technical language.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of professional work experience and emphasizes respectful, sensitive care while tailoring treatment to individual needs.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in California.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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