Marla Maynard, M.S., LMFT, BCPCC
Marla is a licensed
Marriage & Family Therapist who has been practicing in the Inland
Empire for over 15 years. She has an M.S. in Counseling Psychology and a
B.A. in Marketing. She has spent the last 20 years blending her business
consulting skills with her extensive training in Family Systems therapy to
bring a common sense approach to her practice. Her heart is to bring freedom
and wholeness to individuals and family units. As an Adjunct Professor at
California Baptist University, she teaches various psychology and behavioral
science courses in the Online Professional Studies department.
In
the past two years, her passion has shifted toward helping returning
military personnel and veterans recover from the trauma of deployment. In
October of 2013, Marla discovered much of her father's World War II
experience when she was united with Louis Ledanoix, in a small village in
France. He had rescued Marla's father after his B-17 was shot down over
occupied France during the Normandy invasion. His family sheltered her
father until France was liberated 3 months later. Because seven of the crew
members managed to evade and were sheltered by this small village, 40 of the
townspeople were systematically executed by the Germans in an effort to
pressure the townspeople into giving up the American airmen. None did, but
the trauma was deep. When Marla heard some of the stories about that time
that her father had never spoken of, she understood her father much better.
The horrors of war can never be underestimated. In those days, her dad's
condition was called "Shell Shock". Today it is called PTSD - Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder. His courage, friends and strong work ethic allowed him to
move forward, but he died far too soon at age 62 from the effects of years
of heavy alcohol use and cigarette smoking. He self medicated his
compromised nervous system. Marla believed the veterans deserve to be
treated with the best therapies available upon their return, and is striving
to provide that care with Return with Freedom, Inc.
Marla uses the Trauma Resiliency Model with certification from the Trauma
Resource Institute. With this type of therapy, those who experience
traumatic events can emerge stronger and more resilient.
Contact Marla at 888.634.6999 ext. 1 or [email protected].
Ramona Taylor, M.A., MFTI
Ramona Taylor brings her experience as a Marriage & Family Therapist
Intern specializing in Trauma Therapies and Post Modern Approaches to the
treatment team at Return with Freedom. Ramona uses an integrative approach
which includes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
and Gestalt/Experiential therapy. Her experience has been that using these
approaches allows clients to get more out of therapy than they might with
traditional talk therapy approaches. Most importantly she finds these
approaches acknowledge and respect the unique experiences, resiliency,
wisdom and strengths of each individual client.
Contact Ramona at 888.634.6999 ext. 16 or [email protected]
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