Counseling Center – Katella Counseling Center
At 5242 Katella Avenue, Suite 206, in Los Alamitos, California 90720, Katella Counseling Center is a group private practice staffed by nine licensed clinicians. The center offers individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, and child, adolescent, and family therapy services.
The clinical team includes Jerry Davelaar (M.Div., LMFT), Lisa Dunn (LMFT), Sarah Frontiera (LMFT), Lishelle Grant (LMFT), Holly Morris (LMFT), Donna Savage (LMFT), Kevin Van Lant (Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist), and Meghan Williams (LMFT). The practice states that therapists are committed to treating clients with dignity and respect while facilitating the process of psychological growth.
Treatment modalities and clinical approaches include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing, art therapy, play therapy, EMDR, the Resiliency Model, Image Transformation techniques, and Emotionally Focused Therapy. The practice also administers the Prepare/Enrich premarital and marital assessment and offers the Active Parenting Now curriculum as a structured parenting support resource.
Specialty areas and populations served include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, grief and loss, anger, fear, shame, minority issues, substance abuse, pornography concerns, dysfunctional family dynamics, marital and relational conflict, infidelity, life transitions, attachment issues, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, chronic illness, and spiritual concerns. The practice notes particular experience working with pastoral ministry clients and church staff, reflecting a stated capacity for faith-integrated care alongside evidence-based clinical approaches.
Contact information for individual clinicians, including email addresses, is provided through the clinician listing pages on the practice website. No specific details regarding insurance acceptance, session format (in-person versus telehealth), or the year the center was established appear on the pages reviewed. Prospective clients are directed to contact individual therapists directly through the website to inquire about availability and services. The range of modalities available, spanning structured approaches such as CBT and EMDR alongside experiential methods like art therapy and play therapy, reflects a practice oriented toward matching therapeutic approach to individual client needs. The inclusion of a licensed psychologist alongside the LMFT clinical staff provides additional capacity for psychological assessment and specialty treatment at this Los Alamitos location.