Viviane Sakana

LPC-Associate
Supervised by Jennifer Smothermon, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S

Viviane has worked over a decade in the social services field and this has attuned her heart for children and families in crisis. She loves seeing individuals who battle with depression, anger issues, anxiety and trauma embrace healing. It is her passion to help families break free from generational issues. She believes in the God-given potential in each individual and strongly adheres to the fact that every individual is capable of change. Viviane has crossed many cultures as a Missionary child growing up and can relate to people struggling with integrating diversity in cultures in their everyday life. Her style of counseling is tailored towards empowering her clients to a greater self-awareness, and to unveil their strengths and build their resiliency. She is passionate about helping clients shift from self-defeating thoughts to more solution oriented based on their unveiled strengths.

Viviane is fluent in French and English, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and currently pursuing a master’s degree in Practical theology. She is certified as a Prepare and Enrich facilitator for pre-marital and marital counseling, with a basic training in EMDR for trauma informed counseling.

Viviane loves to sing and spend time with her family and friends. She believes life is all about relationships and is very intentional about building quality and strong relationships.

Specialties | Trauma informed counseling | Couples/Marriage | Children (age 10+)

Issues | Anxiety | Depression | Grief | Anger | Life Transitions | Couples/Marriage | Cultural Integration | Racial Identity | Christian Counseling