- Client-centered approach
- CBT and DBT skills
- English and German
About Anke
Anke Kalaiah is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship strain. She speaks English and German and brings 15 years of clinical experience to conversations about everyday overwhelm. Her style is direct and warm, aimed at helping people find practical steps forward.
Anke uses a client-centered approach that treats each person as the expert on their life. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing emotions and for improving communication patterns.
Her background includes a Bachelor degree in German and social psychology from Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University, California. She received her California LMFT license in 2014 and has worked in a range of clinical settings since then.
Anke often works with people dealing with trauma and abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, family and marital conflict, divorce and coparenting challenges, blended family dynamics, and parenting stress. She also helps with concerns such as addiction, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and caregiver fatigue.
In sessions she mixes strengths-based, solution-focused techniques with motivational interviewing and mindfulness practices. Conversations aim to identify useful skills, set realistic goals, and make changes that fit daily life. She encourages a collaborative process where goals and pace are decided together.
Anke uses a client-centered approach that treats each person as the expert on their life. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing emotions and for improving communication patterns.
Her background includes a Bachelor degree in German and social psychology from Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University, California. She received her California LMFT license in 2014 and has worked in a range of clinical settings since then.
Anke often works with people dealing with trauma and abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, family and marital conflict, divorce and coparenting challenges, blended family dynamics, and parenting stress. She also helps with concerns such as addiction, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and caregiver fatigue.
In sessions she mixes strengths-based, solution-focused techniques with motivational interviewing and mindfulness practices. Conversations aim to identify useful skills, set realistic goals, and make changes that fit daily life. She encourages a collaborative process where goals and pace are decided together.
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