Stephanie Archinas-Murphin
Stephanie Archinas-Murphin
Licensed Marriage and family therapist
Gender
Female
Ethnicity/Nationality
Filipino-American
Language / Dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog
Community
LGBTQIAA+ / Queer Allied
Sex Worker Positive
Transgender Competent
Familiarity with Faith
Catholicism
Focus
Adolescent Concerns
Attachment
Child or Adolescent
Coparenting
Divorce
Family Conflict
Marital and Premarital
Parenting
Relationship Issues
Marriage Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Treatment
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Experiential Therapy
Humanistic Therapy
Person-Centered (Rogerian)
Trauma Focused
Modality
Children / Teens
Family
Individual
Relationships (Couples & Non-Monogamous)
About
Kamusta/Kumusta? I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Southern California for the last 22 years but born and raised in Cagayan de Oro and later moved to Quezon City to attend University (Go Blue Eagles!).
I specialize in relationship therapy using EFT (attachment-based therapy) among families and couples. I help the Filipinx adults build a closer relationship with their immigrant parents, I empower Filipinx parents to help manage their child's "big feelings", and assist Filipinx co-parents work through their own relationship hurts to center their care on their children. I help families listen and hear each other and instead of “blowing up”, build empathy and closeness instead. I also help Filipinx individuals build a closer relationship with themselves, working through the hurt of their "inner child" and come closer to healing.
My practice is unique in that I collaborate with the client with a holistic approach; we work on accessing negative schemas, suppressed emotions, and untapped bodily sensations to increase self-awareness.
I often incorporate mindfulness, grounding, deep breathing as way to help cope with trauma reactions, using my years of yoga practice. I also use a collaborative approach, often soliciting feedback from clients about treatment and progress. I use a nurturing and reflective approach; I've likened it to taking the scenic route as opposed to taking a short cut. Many of my other clients share that they often feel validated, heard and understood in our sessions and feel more aware and present about how they show up in their day to day lives.
Much of my training and experience has been trauma-informed and among kids, teens and families, having worked in community mental health and domestic and interpersonal violence and sexual assault centers.
Currently, I have my own private practice based in Los Alamitos, California where I see clients virtually and in-person. I am also licensed to practice telehealth in Vermont.
Qualifications
LMFT #101559
Years in Practice: 11
School: MS in Counseling, Marriage, Family and Child Therapy
Location
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Online / remote services available
Pricing
$200 — $220 per session
Accepted Insurance
Lyra
