Nancy Stoops M.A., M.F.T Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

By Nancy Stoops

Can you believe summer is almost here?   Have you been putting off some very necessary therapy for your family, your child, or maybe even yourself?  Well, make this the summer of healing and don’t put it off anymore.  For the past twenty years, I have been running a free counseling group that meets every Monday evening from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Walnut Teen Center.  Their address is 21003 La Puente Road in Walnut and their phone number is (909) 444-0089.  Even though we meet at the teen center, I have helped people of all ages at this group with many different types of problems.  We meet every week all year round, unless it is a legal holiday.  I invite you and your family to come on down and try it out.

I also have the honor of running a free grieving group at the Walnut Senior Center. They are located at 21215 La Puente Road in Walnut and their phone number is (909) 598-6200.  This group can help with successful recovery from all types of loss.  People that have attended have lost loved ones, lost pets, and even suffer loss from retirement.  The funny thing is that we actually do a lot of laughing and have a good time helping each other recover from what can seemingly feel impossible.  I have been running this group every month for seventeen years.  This group meets the first Friday of every month from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. It is my privilege to have Midnight, my registered therapy dog, as my co-therapist at both of these groups.

I hope you will allow Midnight and I to help you and your family.  It will truly be our honor and pleasure to help you and your family members heal, and finally grow into who you all deserve to be!

This article was written by Nancy Stoops M.A., M.F.T.  Nancy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  She has a private practice in Diamond Bar and is currently accepting new clients; she is also a motivational speaker who can inspire your employees or group members.  Nancy runs free family support groups, a group on loss for seniors, and groups on how to manage anger.    For more information about any of these services feel free to contact her at (909) 229-0727.  You may e-mail Nancy at nancyjstoops@verizon.net.