About

Freddie Eugene Williams, LMFT, LAACD I'm a California and Arizona Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Specializing in Addictions. Self-care, self-awareness, relationships and behavior change are most important aspects of mental wellness and recovery. I will meet you where you are on your healing journey, explore your mental wellness goals and help you improve the quality of your life. My approach My therapeutic treatment approach consist of Cognitive Behavioral (CBT); Dialectical (DBT) and Solution Focused Brief (SFBT) My focus The client population that I typically work with are: Young adults (18-24 y.o.) and Adults (25-64). My focused area is: Substance Abuse Disorder; Co-Occurring Disorders; Anxiety; Depression; Mood disorders and Stress/Anger Management. My communication style I create my sessions from a client centered approach supporting and partnering with my client in an environment of acceptance, understanding, and unconditional positive regards for my client's well being which freely allows them to verbalize and consider their thoughts, behaviors and motivations for change. My journey to therapy My family of origin was very dysfunctional; Dad was a physically and verbally abusive Alcoholic that couldn't maintain employment. My mother was passive, uneducated, and unemployed. Because of Dad's alcoholism, my childhood was very short lived. At 7-years of age, I was thrust into the major bread winner role in my family of 5-siblings and I grew-up in the streets of Los Angeles, exposed to drugs, alcohol, criminal activity and eventually jails and prisons; making money to feed my mom and siblings by any means necessary and that life style consume the majority of my childhood and most of my adult life. Today, I am a grateful recovered alcoholic/addict with 21- years of continuous sobriety. I started my career as a substance abuse counselor, returned to school an obtained a Bachelor and Master's degree to help others