Lee Marchesani, M.A., LMFT 3397 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549

"As a Divorce Financial Planner it is critical that I can refer clients to a family therapist who can help families through an emotional and sometimes paralyzing process. Lee coaches clients to communicate effectively during and outside of Mediation or Collaborative sessions, brings a voice of the children to help parents nurture compassionately and guides them to design a co-parenting plan with the emotional best interest of the entire family in mind. She is competent and compassionate with years of experience working with divorcing families. I am 100% confident when I recommend Lee to families that I am sending them into great hands."

"My on-going relationship with Lee Marchesani has been extremely pleasant and productive. I appreciate her compassion, clarity, insight and professionalism. Highly recommend!"

"I am a family law attorney and know Lee Marchesani in a professional capacity. I've observed her working with divorcing couples in conflict, struggling to learn to be co-parents under the stress of divorce, which can be a very messy situation. As a co-parenting counselor and mediator she brings a deep understanding of conflict management. That includes being able to set boundaries and assure that there is a level playing field where one person is not allowed to bully another. Sometimes one of the parents has unrealistic expectation about what they are entitled to or doesn't like it when a mediator like Lee sets boundaries and requires that they abide by them. She is not afraid to tell it like it is, and make sure that the children come first. That can result in an angry response,such as I saw in a receint review, but when I see a response like that it says to me that Lee acted in very fair and unbiased way, and that she refused to be manipulated. Sometimes in a divorce situation when someone doesn't get their way they need to find a way to place blame. I have spent many hours watching Lee in action. I often refer clients to her becasue I know she is highly skilled, eithical, and an excellent co-parenting counselor and mediator. Clients love her and her professional colleagues respect her. I can recommend her without reservation."

"Lee is the most caring, compassionate and skilled therapist we have ever been to. She helped my husband and I navigate some difficulties in our marriage. I could not recommend her highly enough and she has helped us tremendously."

"I saw her only once but it was enough to know that she is not a professional. She was so bent on getting paid right after the session was done. But even worse, she was completely biased making assumptions and statements that I have no idea she was able to reach after just one session. Don't go to her if you really need help! She only made things worse for me and I am quite happy that I never have to see her or deal with her, or waste my money with her ever again."