Ed Perten, a dedicated Marriage & Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience, treats individuals, couples, families, children, and parents. He adopts an active role in therapy sessions, providing support through discussion and identifying treatment needs. His compassionate, empathetic, non-judgmental, and insightful approach fosters a safe environment for clients to explore their challenges. Ed specializes in areas such as stress management, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger management, relationships, co-parenting, grief/loss, and life transitions. He also works with learning disabilities and ADD/ADHD. Ed focuses on helping clients recognize, clarify, and manage their difficulties and transitions, making invisible barriers visible, tangible, and manageable. Skilled in various therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Art Therapy, Play Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Treatment, Ed is EMDR trained and utilizes multifaceted approaches tailored to individual needs. He provides resourceful handouts to aid the treatment process and strives to form a collaborative relationship with clients, exploring diverse methods to manage and alleviate life's discomforts.