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It is difficult to determine the true length of treatment for mental health care and each client has a right to decide how long they would like to participate in psychotherapy services. Therefore, on the Good Faith Estimate form you will find a fee schedule for the services offered by your therapist. I will collaborate with you to determine how many sessions you may need. Please review the Good Faith Estimate I will send you, and let me know if you have any questions. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises. https://www.barbarasinomft.com/addressing-covid19-telehealth daily 0.75 2022-01-21 https://www.barbarasinomft.com/service-1 daily 0.75 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/bdce6c7d-c2fe-45b1-a7e3-7731f3628715/pexels-steshka-willems-3760524.jpg A Safe Place to Heal - Loving across cultural differencees Our communication of thoughts, feelings, needs, and expectations in close relationships are automatically influenced by the cultures we grew up with. We just can’t help it. We want to stay connected, loving, but keep getting disconnected by cultural differences. Sometimes communication goes sideways, and we just need some help to understand our loved ones. One of my strengths is to help people understand cultural and generational backgrounds, teach you how to meet halfway, and provide you with culturally sensitive tools to have healthier communication and closer connections with the ones you love most. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/67313dc4-6895-4968-b330-8fe0710869af/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3768114.jpg A Safe Place to Heal - Honoring Our Pioneers Many of us come from pioneering immigrants who braved the seas to come to America, self-sacrificed, worked incredibly hard so that succeeding generations could thrive and prosper. We love and honor those who paved the way for us to be able to live in America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/66c81335-7b58-403c-abce-f6531f8e1ded/pexels-jennifer-polanco-3925081.jpg A Safe Place to Heal - If you are a person of color, you might be wondering: Who am I, and where do I fit in? My parents and grandparents come from the old country, but I was born here—which culture should I embrace and still be me? What do I do when I am bullied, shamed, or rejected because of the color of my skin? What do I say when I am singled out solely because of looking “beautiful and exotic” or being “the smart Asian kid?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/3e16e147-82a7-47ee-ae2d-7aa799b84cb8/nqobile-vundla-GEckPsqHlBA-unsplash.jpg A Safe Place to Heal - I can teach you how to Learn to embrace the cultural values that you love and to respectfully let go of those that don’t fit you. Identify and get rid of false shame and guilt put upon you by society. Learn to love and accept yourself. Be proud of who you are. Use humor to find joy again! Learn how to respectfully communicate with your loved ones and with your amazing elders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/aaa81a17-f09a-4967-abfa-c4ed0cb3b1ab/211211_Barbi_082TT+%282%29.jpg A Safe Place to Heal - As a second generation Japanese-American I understand Asian culture very well! I know first-hand how scary, confusing, and ugly racism can be on all levels. It’s confusing to feel “different” from mainstream culture, to feel like you don’t fit in, to be rejected, bullied, and discriminated against or fawned over because of your appearance. Maybe you feel like you’re living with one foot in the U.S. and one foot in the old country. If you want to discover who you really are, where you belong, and feel better about yourself, I’m here to help! I can help you find the “real you” with a positive view of multiracial cultures, coach you how to be assertive, address microaggressions and outright bullying and racial discrimination in ways that fit your own cultural values and personality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/2b0001a6-86e6-426e-aebe-488b10d1ba7e/nong-v-9pw4TKvT3po-unsplash.jpg A Safe Place to Heal - What is your unique life story ? Storytellers are healers. Stories bring hope. Hope brings healing. We find our identity Through community. we learn to love through understanding, Compassion, and acceptance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/0b567878-1645-4024-9df4-b3aa461db7cd/pexels-ba-tik-3754294.jpg A Safe Place to Heal - There is no one else quite like you on the planet. It’s time to celebrate that! Ahead is a pathway for you to be able to be strong and proud of who you are, to embrace the unique and beautiful blend of racial bloodlines and traditions you embody. I’d love to be able to walk alongside you to help you find joy and peace for yourself and your relationships. https://www.barbarasinomft.com/about-me daily 0.75 2026-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg About Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg About Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg About Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607638148090-Y6OFDI575CM3NQV732RJ/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0387.jpg About Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607628784608-5D22G9GPLHDSAB2IXC2G/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0638.jpg About Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/f03b91e3-e669-4872-9fb1-0482dd708daa/211211_Barbi_037TTT-2+%282%29.jpg About Me - Hi, I’m Barbi Ino Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist For me therapy is all about teamwork. You and I will be cultivating a beautiful garden in your soul. With patience, weekly meetings, and consistent hard work, we will remove some overgrown weeds in your life that are keeping you stuck. As you practice therapy tools and insights, more growth will take root until your life becomes a beautiful, flourishing garden to nourish your soul. Laughter is an essential part of therapy—it’s good medicine! If you are struggling with communication, multiracial identity, struggling with the narcissist in your life or want to cultivate your inner spirituality, I’m here to help. Let’s cultivate who you were always meant to be! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/46011575-b800-4b55-be47-e27e0105baa3/pexels-denniz-futalan-2704261.jpg About Me - Our sessions are focused on you. This is your time to get new tools to move your life in the right direction. Therapy will provide a safe space to get in touch with and express your thoughts, feelings, needs, and receive encouragement. Therapy is always “Insight” + “Action” = “Change.” If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and work hard with me, I’m energized and ready to meet you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/8b4204b0-1933-41ef-b80a-983b126d5ab5/pexels-josh-willink-8364953.jpg About Me - Working with me you will discover That you are worthy of love and care. That your emotions heal when they are validated. That you don’t have to be perfect. That you can stop feeling shame when your share your story with safe people who respond with empathy and understanding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/9048afa4-8b71-4147-8962-331404b40b44/jalitha-hewage-9QRPWH8i_3E-unsplash.jpg About Me - MY STORY Before I became a Californian, I grew up with snowy winters and summers of family fishing with my Dad in the beautiful lakes and streams of Colorado. A love for travel sparked an interest in understanding how people from various countries view life, food, music, art, and relationships. It was inspiring to me to see such beauty in diversity. I worked as a legal secretary for 10 years in top notch law firms in southern California, where I gained administrative and assertiveness skills running a busy attorney’s office. I experienced corporate America first-hand and bring that understanding into connecting with my clients’ work stress and career concerns. https://www.barbarasinomft.com/faqs daily 0.75 2026-06-08 https://www.barbarasinomft.com/how-to-use-this-template daily 0.75 2021-12-27 https://www.barbarasinomft.com/relationshipsolutions daily 0.75 2026-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Relationship Solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Relationship Solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Relationship Solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Relationship Solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Relationship Solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/92d24f85-e15e-4773-8fa4-b14782f3c3b6/duy-pham-Cecb0_8Hx-o-unsplash.jpg Relationship Solutions Being in a relationship with someone with narcissistic traits is one of the most toxic, exhausting dyanmics possible. Their chronic gaslighting, manipulating, control, conveniently “forgetting” what you’ve said, always the victim, never says they’re sorry—can make you feel like the crazy one. You’re not. It’s very easy to lose yourself in someone like this. Chronic uncertainty and anxiety can cause insomnia, irritability, exhaustion, depression, brain fog, forgetfulness, and the sense that even the simplest of daily tasks are hard to do. I can help you start moving forward with less stress, more hope and reconfirmation of your sanity, good heart, clear thinking and foundational grounding of your real self again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/18368f2a-44a3-4b63-88db-e7ac6c8f93f3/pexels-anna-tarazevich-6712377.jpg Relationship Solutions - It’s possible to feel better. Here’s some tools I can teach you: Immediately reduce anxiety through mindfu lness, deep breathing and other somatic therapy-informed relaxation techniques. Reconnect with yourself again. Tell yourself the truth out loud about who you really are, not who the narcissist tells you you are, to build self-confidence. Memorize how to set “super boundaries” to protect yourself against the narcissist in your life. Create strategies how to anticipate narcissistic manipulation, disgard and smear campaign against you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/3329d766-e3f0-4c8f-bd53-7c76d0cb47c3/amy-treasure-4aSCchQ1hzk-unsplash.jpg Relationship Solutions Never let anyone steal your peace. If they do, take it right back again! https://www.barbarasinomft.com/suggestions-for-faq-page daily 0.75 2021-12-27 https://www.barbarasinomft.com/get-in-touch daily 0.75 2023-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/8d474d90-9ef1-4836-bd88-42b815eb1cd4/alfred-leung-IW__uoaF248-unsplash.jpg Get in touch - “When the unthinkable happens, the lighthouse is hope…Once we choose hope, everything is possible. We are all on this sea together. But the lighthouse is always there, ready to show us the way home.” — Christopher Reeve https://www.barbarasinomft.com/info-about-digital-forms daily 0.75 2021-12-27 https://www.barbarasinomft.com/examples-of-call-to-action daily 0.75 2021-12-27 https://www.barbarasinomft.com/home-page-notes daily 0.75 2021-12-27 https://www.barbarasinomft.com/spiritual-focus-christian-counseling daily 0.75 2026-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/1642837870980-Z0ACZNGIZKEIS6FHH3S8/frank-mckenna-ktQuuihh3_w-unsplash.jpg Spirituality Focus, Christian Counseling - Do you ever wonder… Are you curious about the spiritual beliefs of others? Are you more spiritual than religious? Do you wonder who you’re meant to be with, what your destiny ahead might look like? Do you look up at the stars at night and wonder how you are connected to all of this beauty and wonder? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/6a479a7b-2d8e-445e-a301-7e5540bb4528/joshua-earle-Dn3ATeXQEQ4-unsplash.jpg Spirituality Focus, Christian Counseling - I also help people heal from spiritual abuse. I provide a gentle, safe space for clients to share their memories, feelings, thoughts, even nightmares. You don’t have to carry those burdens of fear, guilt or shame alone. I am here to help you resolve trauma, find your voice to speak, empower you, and encourage you to fill your life with life-giving people and blessings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/0e197492-c645-487c-9a7c-ed2cabc5ab57/chris-liu-LWxI5SxpF9A-unsplash.jpg Spirituality Focus, Christian Counseling - Christian Counseling, if requested My faith in God is a deep, peaceful, powerful wellspring. My spiritual journey has led me to become open-minded, non-judgmental, patient, and appreciative of many types of spiritual beliefs and expressions of faith. I believe that God is everywhere, all around us. I help Christian clients integrate their values, beliefs, and faith-based perspectives into their therapy and healing, to find hope, inspiration, and new joy in their lives. We can find solace and healing in beautiful creation....or in the simplicity of an outstretched prayer. https://www.barbarasinomft.com/home daily 1.0 2026-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/0a5361bc-be35-4b2c-99be-1490338b7c0b/roberto-nickson-_ju6Vk0gXwc-unsplash.jpg Compassionate Therapy to Help You Heal and Flourish - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/deed28e3-4d64-4e36-a36c-5e0ec133b4dc/pexels-jacub-gomez-1143379.jpg Compassionate Therapy to Help You Heal and Flourish - Ever wonder where “Home” is? If you come from multiracial, multicultural generations you might be struggling to understand your immigrant parents or grandparents and want to bridge communication gaps, repair relationships. You might be wondering who am I really? Where do I fit in and feel accepted? Or you might be struggling with someone you thought you loved but wonder if they love you—are they really the “Home” you once thought they were? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/7ea2de44-89d9-4c42-8aaf-e1c337c1e522/alex-iby-Lg3XQb461us-unsplash.jpg Compassionate Therapy to Help You Heal and Flourish - Change is possible. I can help you find the roadmap for your unique life. Focus on your strengths not shortcomings. Finally get to focus on what you need right now. Learn to calm & reset your anxious mind & body. Heal old wounds. Build yourself up to face old fears keeping you stuck. Expert support in your decision to stay or leave a troubled, toxic relationship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ca10a461d7bf4ea5ee8b0b/a01bc1d4-b303-4328-bd1a-42e4a666476f/211211_Barbi_103TT-2+%282%29.jpg Compassionate Therapy to Help You Heal and Flourish - Meet Barbi Ino, MFT It’s time to reclaim hope, joy and the real you again. After 38 years working as a Marriage & Family Therapist, I still have a passion for helping people break free from negative cycles, heal from past traumas, feel more confident, and figure out how to create “Home” with safe, loving, committed people. 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We are all on this sea together. But the lighthouse is always there, ready to show us the way home.” — Christopher Reeve