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Yafah Sophya Franco, M.A., LMFT

2858 Diamond Street, San Francisco, CA 94131 | (415) 746-9255 | yafah@yafah-franco.com

BBS Licence # 118533

Bi-Cultural and Bilingual Spanish speaking Board certified Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with strong clinical and interpersonal abilities. Proactive and organized with a profound commitment to serve people who struggle with a variety of emotional, social and cognitive difficulties using effective methods accessible to a variety of learning styles and needs. Excellent problem solving skills, and an intuitive nature, have contributed to my success in the mental health field. Strengths include genuine caring, compassion, and unconditional positive regard for a wide variety of individuals from diverse backgrounds and stages in life, including, but not limited to economic, cultural, ethnic and educational.

SKILLS

*Extensive experience and training(Seleni) in the area of perinatal mental illness. 

*Training(Wright Institute) and experience with substance abuse and addiction issues.

*Ability to work on a team and independently with minimal supervision.

*Ability to motivate clients to be proactive in their treatment plan.

*Ability to recognize need for additional support services and consult with necessary resources in complex cases.

*Excellent assessment and listening skills, ability to create treatment plans using appropriate treatment modalities based on individual/ couple/ family circumstances and needs.

*Able to communicate and develop exceptional working relationships with coworkers, health care professionals, patients and their families.*Excellent follow-through and attention to detail, accurate and ethical in all respects of documentation and providing care.

*Fluent in Spanish. 

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Education/Work

Evidence-Based Trainings

Perinatal Mental Health Issues,

Substance abuse in the Family,

CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), DBT(Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), MI(Motivational Interviewing),

EFT(Emotional Focused Therapy),

FFT(Family Functional Therapy),

Gottman Couples training

Supervisor Training

Law & Ethics

2017-2020

SFCounty Jail - HealthRight 360

Bilingual Transitional Aged Counselor

2008-2012

Family Clinician | Family Service Agency SF/East Bay Agency For Children | San Francisco/East Bay, CA

2004-2008

Holy Family Day Home

Community Health Advocate

2012-2017

Family Service Agency SF/East Bay Agency For Children Family Clinician 

2006-2009

Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA

M.A.: Counseling Psychology 

1989-1993

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

B.A.: History 

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Yafah Sophya Franco, LMFT

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