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Estelle Kinsella

LMFT

Estelle Kinsella

Through my career in Music Therapy, which began in 1985, I have had the privilege to assist a wide variety of people on their journeys to greater emotional health, acceptance, and understanding of themselves and their relationships. Initially, I developed a music therapy program for the elderly and for a hospice program. Then, in 1986, I began working extensively with children, teenagers, and parents. I have had the opportunity to be an individual, group, and family therapist, case coordinator, parent educator, and educational liaison. I have been fortunate to work alongside an art therapist, psycho-dramatist, neurophysiologist, many psychiatrists, nurses, a behavioral specialist, and a variety of music therapy professionals.

In 1994 I became licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and started a private practice in 1995. I enjoyed connecting with the larger community by teaching and attending professional groups and workshops. After having taken some time off from my career to be a full-time mother and house manager, which has been my biggest education and my greatest joy, I have returned to private practice. In offering my experience as a psychotherapist, I pull from a variety of earlier experiences that include working with community service agencies, public schools, and inpatient mental health facilities. In my years of experience I have become proficient in addressing depression, crisis, grief, and loss. I specialize in post-traumatic stress and sexual-abuse issues.

I believe life transitions and developmental milestones, at any age, can be challenging; yet they can be explored, honored, and celebrated, thus making us stronger. I am personally and professionally interested in tapping into the innate skills and deep inner resources in all of us. I am continually fascinated by the creative process of therapy and how the arts, in particular, facilitate growth. I have found the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) to be helpful with adults to reduce stress and anxiety while gaining clarity and energy to live life more fully. I enjoy offering educational and expressive workshops to support growth and healing.

I have chosen to join the team at Fair Oaks Therapeuticum because we strive to support individuals and families in their struggles and in strengthening their relationships. It is an honor to be a therapist with a group that has a wealth of knowledge, high standards, and superior ethical values.


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February 2010: KQED's Health Dialogues explores the latest research on chronic pain and how to treat it. Guests include Dr. Robert Brody, chief of the Pain Consultation Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital and Dr. Scott Fishman, chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at UC-Davis and president of the American Pain Foundation. Find more on the hourlong show here: "Health Dialogues: Pain."

L.A. Times: Families of autistic kids sue over cuts in therapy

February 2010: Families of autistic children in eastern Los Angeles County filed a class-action lawsuit today against the nonprofit agency that provides them with state-funded services, alleging that it had illegally discontinued their therapy for the disorder. The agency, the Eastern Los Angeles County Regional Center, informed more than 100 families late last summer that the therapy—known as the DIR model, or "developmental, individual difference, relationship-based"—was being eliminated for their children because of state budget cuts.

The therapy is the basis for a popular treatment known as Floortime, in which a therapist follows a child’s lead during play activities to build communication and social interaction skills.

Brain imaging may help diagnose autism

January 2010: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than children without ASDs, and measuring magnetic signals that mark this delay may become a standardized way to diagnose autism. Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported their findings in an online article in the journal Autism Research.

"More work needs to be done before this can become a standard tool, but this pattern of delayed brain response may be refined into the first imaging biomarker for autism," said study leader Timothy P.L. Roberts, Ph.D., vice chair of Radiology Research at Children’s Hospital.