Meet Joyce

Joyce is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Upland since 1990. Her practice is devoted primarily to counseling couples who want to make their relationship better through improved communication and understanding, whether they make up or break up.

Her educational credentials include an undergraduate degree in Behavioral Science from Cal Poly Pomona and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Cal State Fullerton as well as certificates in Alcohol/Drug Treatment and Paralegal Studies from the University of La Verne.

Her special training and experience includes extensive Marital Therapy and Collaborative Divorce coaching as well as law office writings on adoption, child custody, divorce and conciliation.

She is a founding board member of the Collaborative Divorce Professionals of the Inland Empire (CDPIE), a practice group of attorneys, mental health professionals and financial specialists who work together as teams to help families through divorce. Their goal is to make the process of divorce as dignified and respectful as possible.

As a collaborative divorce trained coach and mediator, she is committed to helping families find a peaceful way to end their marriage without going to court.

She is also a clinical member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT).

Professional memberships

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Collaborative Divorce Professionals of the Inland Empire
• International Association of Collaborative Practice