Valerie Houghton

San Francisco Bay Area, California United States

Executive Director, Counselors & Consultants, Inc.

Legal

Family counseling with individuals, couples and family groups since 1978. Began doing mediation in 1983, which led me to law school and working even more with multiple generational and blended families, particularly with families who have multiple children, particularly with teens and others with special needs. Family mediation (which may or may not involve the children) includes working with families and "older folks" in addressing issues which are part of the "family developmental stages" (new couples, baby years, toddlers, teens, launching... through senior years.) Specialize in conflict and crisis management, learning the skills to negotiate through conflict, reduce escalations, all...