Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

Registration #AMFT157171

Elena Ozhdikhina

MA, AMFT

Supervised by Svetlana Tikhonova, LMFT79777

FEES:

$180 individual therapy 50 min;

$210 couples therapy 60-75 min;

(650) 540 -9979

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I invite

I help with

Emotional intelligence & self-regulation

Personal growth

Relationships

Anxiety, Depression

Life transitions

Grief and loss

Stress, trauma

Self-esteem

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Hello! I am Elena Ozhdikhina, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.

English

Russian

I believe that every person already holds within themselves the wisdom, strength, and potential they need to live a fulfilling life.

I create a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you can freely explore, grow, and build independence—fostering your journey toward self-discovery and lasting personal development.
Grounded in empathy, compassion, and unconditional positive regard, I respect and honor every individual’s unique life path.

I am trained in a range of therapeutic approaches and draw from them flexibly, always tailoring my work to the needs of each client.

I speak

Attachment theory

DBT/CBT

Multicultural

Play-based

Approach

Integrative and based on your needs. I use ideas and techniques from a variety of therapeutic modalities:

Family systems

Psychodynamic

Education and affiliations

Education

MA in Counseling Psychology. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

BA in English and German, Pavlodar State University, Kazakhstan

Professional Affiliations

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT).

Additional Professional Experiences

Bill Wilson Center, San Jose, CA:

Center for Living with Dying Program. Served as a grief counselor in both individual sessions and support groups (Loss of a Child and Loss of a Partner); facilitated grief support groups for adults coping with loss, helping them process their grief and move forward at their own pace.

Outpatient therapeutic services for adults and families

School-based counseling

Crisis interventions in the community with children and adults in individual and group settings.

Additional Professional Training/Workshops

Long-term ongoing professional training in Transactional Analysis, including modules on helping clients with Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Phobias, Personality Disorders, Somatic Stress, and Trauma.

Internal Family Systems introductory workshop. Mind Body Training Institute. Vancouver, Canada

Trauma Tapping Technique, Peaceful Heart Network, Stockholm, Sweden

PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Training) mirror team, Bill Wilson Center, San Jose, CA

PCIT for Traumatized Children Online Course

Contacts

Our psychotherapy and counseling practice is conveniently located on the border of Los Altos and Mountain View in the San Francisco Bay Area, very close to Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Cupertino and San Jose.