Style

Open-minded, connective, heart-centered, attuned, creative

Fun facts

What’s one thing you loved doing as a kid that you still enjoy today?
🎵 Playing music!

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What's one of your favorite hobbies or activities when you're not in session?
🌳 Spending time in nature

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What’s one fun fact about you that might surprise people?
🪗 I play the accordion!

meet your

Associate Therapist

Theo Grondahl

AMFT

✦ Supervised by

Shazia Bashiruddin

I'm an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with lots of experience working with many different kinds of clients, and a lifetime of experience working with children and families as a therapeutic music educator. I have lived in several different parts of the U.S., from Denver to New York City, to West Virginia, New England, and various parts of California. With a fun, connective, compassionate, and deeply attuned therapeutic style and a trauma-informed, holistic, and family-oriented orientation, I am passionate about working with a great variety of clients and families, including those who identify as LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, or marginalized in any way.

Specialities

Adjustment

Anxiety

ASD / Asperger's

Coparenting Conflict

Couple's Therapy (relating to parenting)

Defiance / Aggression

Grief / Loss

Identity Development

Learning Disabilities

Gender Questioning

LGBTQIA+ Issues

OCD

Parent-Child Conflict

PTSD

School Issues

Sibling Conflict

Social Skills Training

Trauma

Approach

As part of Manatee’s care team,

Theo Grondahl

is supported by supervision and care coordination. Manatee’s standard of care includes a structured plan, active parent involvement, and regular check-ins throughout care.

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

Seeking Safety

Works with

Preschool (0-4 years old)

Elementary school age (5-9 years old)

Tweens (10-12 years old)

Early teens (13-16 years old)

Late teens (17+ years old)

Parents & caregivers

Available in

Credentials

M.A. Clinical Psychology, Antioch University Santa Barbara

Language(s)

English