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  Artemis Tegan, MFT Therapist San Pedro Therapist

"Your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

-Rumi

 

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.

Native American Proverb

Those who dare to do the impossible get the impossible done.

Treatment Approaches

> Mindfulness

> Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

> Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

>  Family Systems

>  Developmental Blocks

>  Existential / Humanistic

 

The Artemis Center for Healing & Growth is a unique counseling center in San Pedro, CA designed to meet the needs of trauma survivors and their families.  The Artemis Center is a team including a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Marriage & Family Therapist Interns highly in trauma intervention.  We often utilize a family approach to meet the needs of each family member impacted by the trauma.  Individuals seeking counseling are typically dealing with trauma-related issues such as post traumatic stress (PTSD), grief, anxiety, depression, life adjustment to trauma, job and marital problems, child behavior problems, and addictions.  The Artemis Center is a tranquil outpatient counseling center in which techniques such as Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ACT), Somatic Integrative Body Psychotherapy, Eco Therapy & Pet Assisted Therapy are utilized to restore and heal the body and mind.

 

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Artemis Tegan, M.A., MFT

Artemis Tegan-Herrold is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Artemis earned her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, LA in 2001. Artemis served as Board President of the Long Beach-South Bay Chapter of the CA Association of Marriage & Family Therapists from 2008-2009. Artemis has been working in the counseling field for 16 years.  Her specialty is reducing symptoms associated with trauma, including depression, anxiety, marital problems, relationship problems and addiction issues.  Artemis works with children, adolescents and adults in individual, group and family therapy using stragegies tailored to meet the needs of each client.  Artemis is trained in EMDR and utilizes a variety of techniques, including mindfulness & cognitive-behavioral therapy.  In 2011. Artemis was awarded the Supervisor of Year Award for her outstanding leadership in supervising MFT Interns.  Artemis has also served as an embedded therapist for the CA National Guard in a Behavioral Health Pilot Program from 2006-2008.  Artemis is a guest lecturer on Trauma and Mindfulness.  In addition, Artemis provides one to one consultation designed to help new therapists to launch their private practice.  Currently, Artemis is completing work on her first book entitled I'm a Hero: A Trauma Recovery Workbook for Children. 




 

Recent Speaking Engagement

By:  Artemis Tegan, MA, MFT

Mindfulness In Clinical Practice

Sponsored by Long Beach-South Bay

CA Assoc. of Marriage & Family Therapists

 

Date:

 

Friday, July 8, 2011

 

Time:

 

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location:

 

Carson Civic Center
3 Civic Plaza Dr.
Carson, CA
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Meeting Description:
Mindfulness practice, inherited from the Buddhist tradition, is increasingly being employed in Western psychology to alleviate a variety of mental & physical conditions including anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Panic Disorder, Depression, Anger, ADHD, chronic pain and the prevention of relapse in drug & alcohol addiciton.

This two-hour workshop will introduce the following concepts of mindful awareness:

  1. Learn to stop the endless cycle of desire and aversion;
  2. Watch the functioning of your own mind in a calm & detached manner
  3. Learn not to act on obsession, greed, hatred and jealousy
  4. Learn to tolerate the ups & downs of existence
  5. Reduce tension, fear, worry & restlessness
  6. Sharpen concentration & thinking power
  7. Access compassion for self & others
  8. Experience a new level of tranquility

Come be a part of this special experiential workshop in which you will be guided in meditative practices which you can immediately incorporate into your clinical practice.

 

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Accept Most Major
Insurance Including:

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • APS - UFCW
  • College Health IPA
  • Coastwise ILWU
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • Healthy Families
  • Magellan
  • MHN
  • Tricare/Triwest


Office, Phone &
Home Sessions 
Available 

On-Site Child Care Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reducing symptoms associated with trauma:

> PTSD/Trauma

> Depression

> Anxiety

> Anger Problems

> Panic Attacks

> Sexual Problems

> Addictions

> Relation Issues

> Marital Problems

> Behavior Problems

> School Problems

> Parenting Issues

> Grief & Loss

> Job Issues

> Life Transitions

> Complicated
Bereavement

> Domestic Violence