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Lisa Tretta Brugger, LMFT

Staff Therapist, Exton, PA Office
610-594-9808 ext. 2

Lisa Tretta Brugger is a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical member of AAMFT. She graduated with honors earning her Bachelor of Science in human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Science in marriage and family therapy at the University of Maryland. After being hired by Council for Relationships in 2007, Lisa began her post-graduate training in sex therapy and is currently in the process of completing her sex therapy certification.

Lisa maintains a clinical practice for individuals, couples, and families with issues related to anxiety, eating disorders, body image, divorce, intimacy, and sexuality. She fosters a therapeutic environment promoting self-awareness, self-acceptance, and trust. She believes that all relationships serve as the primary motivation to improve the quality of one's life. She is skilled at helping clients to explore and identify the issues underlying self-destructive thoughts, behavior, and dysfunctional patterns in their relationships. Lisa's highest priority is the relationship she forms with her clients and she models the open, honest, and direct communication that she encourages from clients.

Prior to her employment at Council for Relationships, Lisa worked extensively with adolescent girls and adult women with eating disorders, body image, low self-esteem, and women's issues at The Renfrew Center. While there, she instituted psycho-educational groups focused on body image, peer relationships, and social skills. She enjoys the challenges and energy that children, adolescents, and couples bring to her practice and partners with them to help them achieve healing, improvement and growth in a safe, nurturing environment.

Lisa can be reached at 610-594-9808 ext. 2.

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