Anita Avedian, MFT

Supervised by Anita Avedian, MFT
Certified Anger Management Facilitator

 

Molly Lyda is incredibly passionate about her work in the mental health field, as shown by the journey that brought her to the work.

 

Originally from Oregon, where she finished her undergraduate degree, Molly moved to Los Angeles and landed a career in entertainment. After 10 successful years in television production, she felt called to do something more personal. Molly identified her desire to work in a profession that assists people in overcoming emotional pain while helping them to achieve their real hopes and dreams. Being a therapist became Molly’s calling.

 

Her master’s degree in psychology is from Phillips Graduate Institute, with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy and post modern theory. Molly graduated with honors and, while finishing her degree, she participated in two post modern traineeships at the California Family Counseling Center.

 

Molly has worked with diverse populations and has received special training in domestic violence, elder and dependent adult treatment, child abuse, substance use, and psychopharmacology. She also received training with Anderson and Anderson and is an Anderson-Certified Anger Management Facilitator.

 

Molly works from a strengths-based approach, believing that problems do not innately reside within clients, but rather that clients find themselves in circumstances or relationships that present challenges. She believes that each of her clients have all the strengths and resources needed to have a fulfilling and abundant life. Molly collaborates with her clients to envision a life aligned with their most true priorities and to strategize tangibly how to achieve that preferred life. Molly especially enjoys working with young adults and couples, as well as many diverse clientele.

 

(Molly Lyda is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapy Intern (IMF 51060 ) and works under the supervision of Anita Avedian, MFT, MFC 38403).