About
I have been working with people in the mental health industry, substance abuse disorders and other mental health issues since 1996. I am not new to the therapy and counseling business, I have twenty-three years experience. Multiple master degrees AMFT and APCC; along with three addiction certifications, including one Master level M-RAS, CADC-CAS, and an SUDCC-IV-CS. I have a lot of ongoing and repeat clientele that see me for various issues that they have worked on and return to work on more. I am knowldgeable and empathetic to my clients. My theoretical orientation is CBT, Existential, and Psychodynamic. My aim of therapy is to help clientele transcend the issues that they struggle with and create new identities and transformative shifts in their work on self and thier relationships. Hope to hear from you soon
Elated about my experience in watching clients transform, gain insight, and learn how to make more healthier decisions and choices for themselves and the ones they love.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Full bio-psycho-social interviews with new clients lead to a strategic treatment planning procedure, and evidence based pracitice therapeutic techniques; integrating strategic, and relatable ideas and concepts equal to client conditions and circumstances; personality and temperament.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I possess three masters degrees: Masters in Psychology, Masters of Professional Clinical Psychology, and I possess a registered Masters in Addiction Specialist degree. I have two certifications in substance abuse counseling, one of which is the highest earnable degree in teh state of California with CADTP--the SUDCC-IV-CS clinical supervisor and another certification with CCAPP-the CADC-CS registered addiction counselor certification. Highly skilled in CBT and other mainsteam theories plus Gottman marriage and family--trauma, affairs, and PTSD trained and readied. My resume spans 25 solid years of practice at this point.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your services? If so, please share the details here.
I have a standard fee which is discussed specifically with my clientele before services begin. This is an ethical demand of therapist responsibilities to their clients. My fees are generally compatable with others doing my kinds of work.
How did you get started in this business?
I started in this business in 1989. As life goes, there were many struggles at that time personally that took place that changed my focus and life identity. From that point interests in terms of getting help and then helping others was the result. The benefits of my process are such that I am presently a product of the very process that I counsel people through; very benefical in terms of client-therapist relationship, and connections with those I work with.
What types of customers have you worked with?
Adolescents, Male and Female Adults, Marriage Counseling, Premarital Counseling, Veterans, Alcohol and Drug, Coexisting Disorders or Multiple Mixed Diagnosis'; Re-Entry Post Incarceration Persons, Court Mandated Prop 36 Clients. PTSD, Personality-Disorders, Anxiety and Depression, Bipolar Clients.
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
Established in 1996, I am the CEO founder of Full Circle Recovery in Riverside, California; a non-profit drug-alcohol and other mental health disorders treatment center. We service 80-100 clients per year struggling with diagnosable substance abuse disorders and or undiagnosed mental health issues that have never been treated. The treatment center has been in existence 24 years.
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a pro in your area of expertise?
Be discerning of those that you plan to work with. Make sure that they can communicate thier process, product, and can claim that their are relative results in thier practice .
What questions should customers think through before talking to pros about their needs?
What do I actually really want and am I really willing to do the work in getting to where it is that I say i want to go...?