My Qualifications

• Certified Gentle Sleep Coach, 2013. 
• Parent Infant Massage Instructor, 2015.
• Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  
• M.A. Counseling Psychology, Somatic, from California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA.
• B. CYC. Child Youth and Family Counseling, with a specialization in Child Protection, from The University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

​My Approach

Sleep coaching is more than just sleep. It's about helping babies learn developmental skills of self-soothing, creating secure attachment between parent and baby, and supporting parents through this trying developmental period. I absolutely love this part of my practice. Not only is it healthy for babies to have regular sleeping patterns, it is also a bonus to help parents regain the ability to sleep through a night. Rested babies are happier babies—rested parents are happier parents.  


My approach to Sleep Training and Parent Infant Massage includes a well-rounded understanding of Child Development, Attachment Theory, Relational Theory, Family Systems Theory, Positive Parenting, and Somatic Psychology.  My education and experience allows me to work with families and their little ones holistically to foster healthy development and restful sleep.


Theoretical components that influence how I work with families

• Secure attachment theory
• Positive parenting
• Regulation and Co-regulation
• Child development
• Sleep Science
• Therapeutic relationship 
• Somatic Psychology

Affiliations

We are a collaborative group of professional focused on supporting the health and wellbeing of mothers, babies and families through specialized pre- and postnatal care.  Services include: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Doula Services, Lactation Consultant, Mayan Abdominal Massage, Prenatal Body Work, Prenatal Mom & Baby Yoga, Perinatal Psychotherapy and Sleep Coaching. Click Here to see Morgan's Sleep Coaching profile with Mother Nurture.

A Non-profit therapy center for affordable, effective, psychotherapy  in San Francisco Bay Area. We compassionately work with individuals, couples, and groups of all cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations. We have office locations in the Castro, Hayes Valley, Nopa, Downtown, and Oakland.  We offer a sliding scale and make every effort to  offer therapy that is affordable.  Click Here to see Morgan's profile. Morgan offers weekly psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families.

Psychology Today is a Therapy Directory provides a comprehensive directory of therapists, psychiatrists and  treatment facilities near you. Click Here to see Morgan Smith's Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Intern, profile.

The BBS is responsible for consumer protection through the regulation of Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT); Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW); Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEP); Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC); MFT Interns (IMF); Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASW); and Professional Clinical Counselor Interns (PCCI) in the State of California. It is one of the boards within the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

Individual Therapy

Are you or have you experienced any of the following? Are you ready to receive support and do the work towards improving your relationship with yourself, your environment or with others?

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Sexual abuse, physical abuse and or emotional abuse.
• Intimacy and Communication challenges
• Family Issues
• Relationship difficulties
• Self Esteem/Personal Growth
• Issues with body image and/or disordered eating.
• Co-dependence

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