Terese Ghilarducci, LMFT

Terese Ghilarducci is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in the Bay Area of California with 25 years of clinical experience. She has spent much of her career supporting high school students and their families, combining her background as a former social worker for foster children with long-term school-based counseling roles.

For 17 years she served as a school counselor at an alternative education site, working daily with adolescents facing challenges that affected their academic progress, including school phobia, stress and anxiety, depression, family conflict, and substance use concerns. In the fall of 2024 she began serving as a school counselor at an elementary school, extending her experience to younger students while continuing to present classroom lessons on bullying, inclusion, and coping strategies and to facilitate support groups.

Her approach is client-centered, and she often integrates art and journaling as tools to help young people and families explore emotions and build skills. She works with a wide range of issues including relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, attention differences, and challenges related to identity and adoption and foster care. Terese brings an emphasis on practical coping strategies, skill building, and compassionate collaboration as she supports students and families through transitions and obstacles.