Park Counseling Welcomes You
Children, Families, and Adults

Have a particular life obstacle you or your child are trying to overcome? Seeking help from a therapist may be the best way to put things into perspective. Your well-being and mental strength are my priority. I’m dedicated to guiding you through life’s challenges with the attention, care, and thoughtfulness you deserve and working together to bring out a happier you.

A Bit About Therapy

Personalized Attention for You and Your Family

I implement effective, evidenced-based therapy methods to instill self-understanding among clients and encourage them to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards life situations. Therapy can help us develop new coping skills, problem solve, and change our feelings and behaviors. I offer child, family, and adult therapy and specialize in trauma, depression, and anxiety work with children and as well as parent support and coaching.

Therapist San Diego

Get to Know Me

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Welcome! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. I have an undergraduate degree from the University of California at San Diego and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from National University, from which I graduated Summa cum Laude. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families, with a specialty in childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, and behavioral challenges.​ I work with parents/caregivers and children together to create an individualized treatment plan that supports each member while healing the family as a whole.

I have experience working in education-based support services as a school-contracted counselor. There I aided families to help schools and teachers meet students' individualized academic, social, and behavioral goals. I have training and experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and am nationally certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I am certified in Positive Discipline therapy and integrate parent/caregiver coaching into my work with children.

I believe a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, and utilize a holistic approach by incorporating mindfulness and positive lifestyle modification into treatment. I am certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and completed an eight week intensive certification course in Health and Wellness: Designing a Sustainable Nutrition Plan from Harvard University School of Medicine.

I served on the Board of the California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) San Diego, and volunteer as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate with foster youth. When not with clients, I love cooking, yoga, and reading books on the couch with my best cat friend, Henry.

Anna Fadem, MA, LMFT #106707

Specialties:

  • ADHD - Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Depression/depressive disorders
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Attachment disorders
  • Conduct disorder
  • PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Adjustment Disorders (divorce, family changes, major life changes)
  • Self harm and suicidal ideation
  • Grief
  • Sexual, emotional, and physical abuse
  • Trauma
  • Insomnia

Treatment Modalities:

Helping Kids Through Trauma

Many kids going through traumatic events may lack some of the emotional tools to deal with them. As a caregiver, you can help equip your child with the skills and ...
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How to know if you have ADHD?

I often see younger clients brought in over concerns about ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) with parents asking: how to know if you have ADHD? Caregivers and schools see signs ...
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Better Sleep for Better Mental Health

A strong correlation exists between good sleep and mental health. Adapting our lifestyle to prioritize sleep can lead to lessened anxiety and depression and better focus and performance at work ...
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Stop and Smell the Roses: Calming Anxiety with Breathing and Grounding

Sometimes we get caught off-guard with anxiety. Symptoms may "attack" when we are speaking to others, driving, at the doctor's, or are triggered by what some may find innocuous (snakes! ...
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How to Treat PTSD

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a diagnosis I see frequently when working with all ages. Trauma (primarily threats to one’s life or safety, or proximity to threats to another, as ...
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Types of Attachment Disorders

An attachment disorder is the result of a broken attachment in early childhood. In children, this is known as reactive attachment disorder, or RAD. Some infants and young children do ...
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