Marriage and Family Therapist, Chisato Hotta, shares tools for balancing work and family and deepening our sense of presence. Hotta provides tips around validating the needs of a child while creating a space for work. She describes how to let go of expectations while reframing through gratitude. She encourages us to believe in ourselves and connect with our personal drive and passion as we move forward in life to align our doing with our being. Chisato is licensed as an MFT and a professional clinical counselor in California. After obtaining a Bachelors at UC Berkeley, Chisato completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Social Work at the University of Southern California. Aside from being a therapist, Chisato is a program supervisor for a non-profit organization. A mother of twins with Autism, Chisato blogs about her adventures at Therapist Mama Bear and Two Ausome Cubs. You can find her on Instagram @therapistmamabear https://mireicat.wixsite.com/therapistmamabear