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Tom Henning

THERAPY

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YOU CAN’T STOP THE WAVES,
BUT YOU CAN LEARN TO SURF

Jon Kabat-Zinn

ABOUT ME

I wasn’t always a therapist, I was a business lawyer.

 

Born and raised in Los Angeles, I had a satisfying career as a partner in two law firms, Allen Matkins and Loeb and Loeb, as well as in teaching tax law at Loyola Law School. The catalyst for my transition from a lawyer to a therapist was the seven years I volunteered as a chaplain at Men’s Central Jail. 


Through counseling individual inmates and facilitating groups in the jail I honed the listening skills I developed as a lawyer, business adviser, and teacher. Reaching people at a deep level and seeing the unique qualities of every person, I appreciate the value of a strong therapeutic relationship in connecting with a person. 


I graduated from Antioch University with a master’s degree in clinical psychology, and currently am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist based in Larchmont Village, Los Angeles. I am conducting sessions in person and via telehealth. I am also seeing clients as a volunteer therapist at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles.

 

Interests: road cycling, surfing, book club

 

Spiritual practices: yoga, meditation, church

 

Family life: married, four children, and two grandchildren

Experience

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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Volunteer counselor at Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC), a non-profit community mental health center and training facility where I have treated individuals, couples, children, teens, and families.

  • School-based counselor for students at Fairfax High School and Larchmont Hollygrove Elementary.

  • Group facilitator, SCCC Personal and Relationship Support Group.

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TRAININGS

  • Fully trained EMDR Therapist from the Institute for Creative Mindfulness

  • Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) from the Trauma Research Institute

  • Community Resiliency Model (CRM) from the Trauma Research Institute

  • SCCC Clinical Skills Training Program

  • SCCC Family Therapy Training Program

  • SCCC School-Based Training Program

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OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE

  • Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail

  • Volunteer Catholic Chaplain. One-on-one counseling of inmates covering a broad range of issues

  • Co-Facilitator, Restorative Justice and First Steps to Healing. Facilitation of groups of 10-12 inmates in program designed to increase  awareness of feelings, values, coping mechanisms, impact of early childhood trauma, and effects of crime.

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