Bridges to Understanding Family Therapy Services

02/06/2026

At Bridges to Understanding, we stay up-to-date always… Law and Ethics, new evidence-based treatment, adding to our niche by becoming a specialist and earning new credentials. We are always growing, because learning doesn’t just end when we graduate with our Master’s Degrees!

02/05/2026

Why should we celebrate International Play Therapy Week?

01/29/2026

A huge thank you to Dr. Kimberly Vander Dussen for training our team on Play Therapy Through a Neurosequential Lens and Sensory Processing in the Playroom! Our clinicians are now even more equipped to support the needs of our clients, helping parents understand and interpret behaviors, and individualizing treatment to each client’s concerns using state-of-the-art research and best practices.

01/28/2026

is at it again! Experiential play therapy intervention with our team of clinicians, learning the benefits of play in brain development and attunement with family members. Hosted by Dr. Kim Vander Dussen ❤️

01/26/2026

01/22/2026

Finding the right therapist is about more than credentials or techniques.

It’s about connection. Feeling seen. Feeling safe. Feeling understood.
At Bridges to Understanding, we believe therapy should honor your whole life—your story, your rhythm, your relationships, and your goals. No pressure to have it all figured out. Just a steady, supportive place to begin.
One step at a time. On your terms. 🤍

Learn more and read our advice for finding a therapist who understands you via the link in our bio.

12/14/2025

11/28/2025

11/21/2025

I feel incredibly honored that my team won “Best Relationship Coach” from our local neighbors’ votes! As therapists, relationships are at the heart of what we talk about all day. To be shown appreciation by our community means more to me than I can ever express.

11/21/2025

I feel incredibly honored that my team won “Best Relationship Coach” from our local neighbors’ votes! As therapists, relationships are at the heart of what we talk about all day. To be shown appreciation by our community means more to me than I can ever express.

Congrats to our Best of Healdsburg 2025 winners!

Read the official list
https://issuu.com/metrosiliconvalley/docs/the_best_of_healdsburg_2025?fr=sMjE0OTgzNTE4MDM

11/21/2025

I wanted to create a scholarship through my father’s college foundation in his honor after his passing this summer. I did this with the intention of helping future business students receive an education with just a bit less financial stress, and to continue my father’s legacy as an incredible professor. What I did not realize was that in creating this, I also would find an overwhelming sense of pride and comfort for myself. This letter came to me yesterday by the first ever recipient, and I cannot believe how beautifully he wrote about my father. Heart warmed.

10/17/2025

🚨Supervision via Videoconferencing Allowance Now Permanent!

Originally set to expire on January 1, 2026, the provision in law allowing supervision via videoconferencing in all settings has now been made permanent with the Governor’s recent signing of Senate Bill 775. This means supervisors and supervisees may continue to meet remotely via videoconferencing for supervision sessions moving forward. This change ensures continued flexibility and improves access to supervision, particularly in remote or underserved areas.

A reminder that if supervision via videoconferencing is used, the law requires that within 60 days of the commencement of supervision, the supervisor must conduct a meeting with their supervisee to assess the appropriateness of allowing the supervisee to receive supervision via two-way, real-time videoconferencing. The assessment must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

The abilities of the supervisee;

The preferences of both the supervisee and supervisor;

The privacy of the locations of the supervisee and supervisor while supervision is conducted.

The supervisor must document the results of their assessment. If their assessment finds that supervision via two-way, real-time videoconferencing is not appropriate with that supervisee, then they shall not utilize it.

Thanks,

Board of Behavioral Sciences