About
Joelle Rabow Maletis, MAEd, MA, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the founder and CEO of Vraie Therapy Group (formerly Joelle Rabow Maletis & Associates, Inc.) in Mountain View, California. She specializes in trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD, working with individuals, couples, and families, including military and veteran clients, first responders, and corporate executives. She created a TED-Ed animated talk on the psychology of PTSD and has authored the self-help book "Give Yourself Self Love." She also works as an executive coach on stress management and emotional resilience for corporate clients.
Services
- Trauma and PTSD
- Parenting
- Relationship issues
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Family conflict
- Infidelity
- Military/veteran issues
- LGBTQ+ concerns
- Self-esteem
- Sexual abuse
- Eating disorders
- Life transitions
- Co-parenting
- EMDR
- CBT
- DBT
- Trauma-focused therapy
- Somatic work
- Gottman Method
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- ACT
State licenses
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California · License #MFC51094 · LMFT Active
expires 2027-03-31
Reputation
1 / 5 across 2 reviews Negative
- Yelp Rated 1 / 5 2 reviews
Common critiques
- Lack of appointment confirmation/reminders for a new client's first visit
Red flags
- Single Yelp review describes an administrative/scheduling lapse (no reminder calls or emails ahead of a new client's first appointment)
In the field
Interviews
- Ep 43: Normalizing PTS (Without the D) with Joelle Rabow Maletis — Fertility Forward podcast
- How Trauma Impacts Eating Disorders with Joelle Rabow Maletis — Behind the Bite Podcast, Ep 96
- Dance-Therapy-Relationships with Joelle Maletis — The Franciska Show
- Overcoming Trauma Barriers: Joelle Rabow Maletis — Zencastr
Books
Awards
- HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient (self-reported on LinkedIn; not independently confirmed on the federal HIRE Vets awardee registry)
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 20 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: full name, credentials (MAEd, MA, LMFT), practice name, Mountain View CA location, license number MFC 51094, specialties, insurance, fees, session formats, years in practice (16), profile photo (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1023377017, taxonomy Marriage & Family Therapist, license MFC51094 CA, address [redacted], enumeration date May 10 2012 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
California license registry mirror (opengovus, sourcing CA BBS BreEZe primary data)
- LMFT license 51094, status Current, issued 2012-01-31, expires 2027-03-31, address [redacted] (opengovus.com)
CA Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Official license verification tool/process description confirming BreEZe as primary source for license status (bbs.ca.gov)
provider website
- Contact phone [redacted], address, bio, insurance accepted (Tricare, Aetna, MHN, Cigna), headshot image, service formats (joellerabowmaletis.com)
provider website (team page)
- Title CEO & Clinical Supervisor, Founder of Vraie Therapy Group; credentials MAEd, MA, LMFT (CA MFC51094); modalities and certifications; TED-Ed talk and executive coaching for tech companies; headshot image (joellerabowmaletis.com)
Psychology Today directory (secondary listing)
- Alternate/legacy listing under 'Joelle Rabow Maletis & Associates' name, phone [redacted] (psychologytoday.com)
Yelp
- 1.0/5 rating from 2 reviews; one review describes lack of appointment reminders for a new client (yelp.com)
Better Business Bureau
- BBB Accredited since 6/28/2024, A+ rating, no complaints displayed (bbb.org)
Zocdoc directory
- Bookable provider profile exists for Joelle Maletis, LMFT, Mountain View CA (rating/review counts not extractable) (zocdoc.com)
- Professional profile confirming founder role, Mountain View location, ~12K followers, self-described as TED-Ed author, PTSD/trauma expert, HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient (linkedin.com)
- Official account @official.joelle.trauma.therapy, ~17K followers, self-described trauma therapist and TED speaker (instagram.com)
- Official practice page joellerabowmaletistherapy, ~5.6K followers (facebook.com)
TED / TED-Ed
- Author of TED-Ed talk 'The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder', published June 2018, 4.3M+ views (ted.com)
YouTube
- TED-Ed video hosted on YouTube (youtube.com)
Amazon (book listing)
- Author of self-help book 'Give Yourself Self Love', ISBN 9781735701325 (amazon.com)
podcast (Fertility Forward, RMA of New York)
- Guest appearance discussing PTSD, Episode 43 (rmany.com)
podcast (Behind the Bite)
- Guest appearance discussing trauma and eating disorders, Episode 96 (behindthebitepodcast.com)
podcast (The Franciska Show)
- Guest appearance discussing dance and therapy (thefranciskashow.libsyn.com)
podcast (Zencastr-hosted show)
- Guest appearance 'Overcoming Trauma Barriers' (zencastr.com)