Relationships: Changing The Way We Think About Love

— "Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It's simply holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of ' You're not alone.' "— Brené Brown

Valeria Teles interviews Daniela Petznick — She is a Marriage And Family Therapist, Speaker and Founder Of Uptown Phoenix Counseling, a private practice in Phoenix, Arizona

Daniela earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Azusa Pacific University and has received post-graduate training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Her passion is to help client's build strong, loving, and meaningful relationships. She specializes in couple's therapy, parenting, and women's issues. In addition, she enjoys working with individuals with a range of needs--conflict in relationship with others, desire to heal from past trauma, anxiety, depression, and lack of meaning in life, and a range of other issues.

She has been working in the field of Psychology since 2011. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Human Services. In her undergraduate internship, she led groups of college students to help them gain self-awareness, heal from past trauma, work through conflict in an effective manner, and gain tools to improve their life. Her previous psychotherapy experience has given her the opportunity to work with people from many different walks of life, diverse backgrounds, ages, and issues. She has also worked extensively with children with ADHD, has ran parenting, self-exploration, interpersonal, and support groups in English and Spanish.

Outside of work, Daniela is a wife and a mother to two beautiful high-spirited little girls. She enjoys traveling with her family, reading, listening and dancing to Latin music, all things related to animals, and having deep conversations with her closest friends.

Meet Daniela at uptownphoenixcounseling.com