About

Hello, My name is Kishan Bevil, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of California. I have a diverse professional and personal background, which has provided me with a multi-cultural perspective, as it pertains to mental health. My professional background includes working with children and adolescents who have been placed in foster care, probation detention facilities, enrolled in wraparound services, and in-home mental health programs, over the span of 12 years. I have also worked with adults in forensic settings, dealing with a multitude of mental health issues, including schizophrenia, substance use disorders, trauma, and mental health crisis response. In addition to my experience, I have also obtained the following certifications: Domestic Violence Facilitator from Anderson and Anderson Psychological Services and Seeking Safety from the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting, dba ECHO. Seeking Safety is an evidence-based treatment for trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse/unsafe behaviors. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I take a Bio-Psycho-Social Model approach to treatment. This means that I consider how a person’s biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors are interconnected, and in what ways they influence and impact a person’s presenting problem(s). I will draw from various evidence-based practices and interventions to address presenting problems most comprehensively. I believe that the most important factor to any intervention; however, is the creation of a collaborative, trusting, and respectful working relationship.