Marie Mintz

Marie Mintz, MA, LPC, Parent Coach at Vive!Menlo Park

Pick a MantraMarie suggests that "before the holidays even begin, identify your 'mantra,' or calming thought for when the inevitable family dance starts--your mother being overly critical, your sister drinking too much, your brother being flakey.

Marie Mintz, MSW, LCSW Parent Coach, Northern California Region For the past 20 years, Marie has worked primarily with adolescents and their families providing psychotherapy.She has also provided supervision and training to other clinicians in day treatment and residential programs working with severely emotionally disturbed youth.Her best training came from being a parent and weathering the storms of adolescence with her own two children and realizing that all the "book learnin" in the world can only partially prepare a parent for the biggest job they'll ever have.Marie loves being a part of the process of growth and change for her clients and is continually inspired by the courage they display in that process.Marie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, having received both her BA and MSW from UC Berkeley.She has a private practice in Walnut Creek and in Oakland . She refuels by hitting bay area hiking trails and the dance floor wherever zydeco music is playing.