President - Diane Kato.  

Diane has over 21 years of experience engaging children, adults, and families. Diane's specialty is supporting children and parents utilizing a wide array of experimental techniques such as art, play, sand, animals, and movement. Diane works with individuals and groups developing healthy coping skills, improving social development, and educating youth and adults about family systems and how trauma may affect quality of life. In addition, Diane focuses on reducing mental health stigmas and preventing child and elder abuse by educating individuals and the community. Diane is a member of CAMFT and AAMFT.

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Past President - Laurie Linsley

Laurie was born and raised in Cupertino, CA and went to CSU Fresno to get her undergraduate degree in Recreational Therapy graduating in 1992. She then ventured to Anchorage, AK and started a family. She later got divorced and raised two children going back to school in 2009 to get her master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. After living in Alaska for 23 years she returned to CA in 2018 to be closer to her immediate family. She is currently licensed in CA as an LMFt and enjoys working with families, individuals, couples and teens. One of Laurie's favorite interventions is working with the clients at the ranch with her horses and being outdoors in nature. Laurie's theoretical orientation is in CBT and Experiential Therapy.

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CFO/Treasurer - Linda Ankeney

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Linda welcomes clients of diverse ages, backgrounds, cultures, religions and genders/non-genders.  She graduated with distinction from National University with a master's in Counseling Psychology and has completed coursework for a Master's in Sociology.  Linda's work experience includes several years of serving and empowering children, teens, school-based sites, and community based non-profit organizations.  She has been in private practice in Roseville since 2010. Her theoretical orientations are CBT, ACT, and is EMDR certified via EMDRIA. Linda loves her job and feels she was born to be a therapist. 

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