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      <image:caption>Mounir’s practice focuses on motivating and encouraging clients to regain confidence towards their personal and professional goals. Mounir is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and incorporates a trauma informed perspective that is nonjudgmental, understanding, and supportive. Mounir is a certified Anger Management Therapist, trained to assist clients with managing emotions and developing effective solutions to deal with anger. Ultimately, Mounir is driven to encourage individuals, families, and communities to gain confidence and skills towards physical and mental wellness. In Mounir’s leisure time, he enjoys relaxing with family and friends, sports, traveling, and exploring the diverse cuisine in the Bay Area and beyond.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anger Management is a psycho-therapeutic practice that supports anger prevention and control. Through treatment, you will receive support with understanding your anger, improving your communication and listening skills, developing empathy, building healthy relationships, establishing boundaries, and tools for stress management. Request an Anger Management Support Therapy Consultation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Couples Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that can help you and your partner improve the relationship and communication. This form of relationship counseling, supports partners who are in a committed relationship and are looking for techniques to reestablish or improve their relationship.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Available for businesses, non-profits, or community groups interested in developing best practices to support care providers including: Motivational Interviewing Trauma Informed Care  Anger Management/Emotional Self Regulation  Co-parenting Strategies and Techniques Training can be customized to the needs of a group or organization. For more information and to schedule an initial consultation for your organization, please contact information@theguidingsteps.com. Request a Training Consultation</image:caption>
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