About
I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker and have provided therapy and clinical supervision for over twenty-five years. My first career was in the theatre, and I carry that creativity into my therapeutic work. I enjoy helping people move toward understanding their strengths and finding personal solutions. I specialized in working with life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, recent and past trauma, and relationships (non-monogamous, same-sex, polyamorous, open, fetish, and non-traditional). I have experience with coming out and transitional gender issues. I have education and experience working with sexual problems, body acceptance, and positive sexuality. I enjoy working with all orientations, genders, and levels of sexual drive without judgment. I am not particularly religious, but I am very spiritual and enjoy discussing spiritual issues.
Basic Data
Entity Type: Individual; Sole Proprietor
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
White
Client Focus
- Adults
Therapy Specialties
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Gender Identity
- Grief
- LGBTQ Issues
- Life Coaching
- Men's Issues
- Multicultural Issues
- Parenting
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sleep Or Insomnia
- Stress
- Trauma And PTSD
Treatment Orientation
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Existential
- Jungian
- Mindfulness Based Approaches
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Couples
- Individuals
Insurance
- Aetna
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare
Education
- California State University, Sacramento, Master's in Social Work
Years in Practice
25 years
Languages
- English
Healthcare Provider Taxonomy
- Code: 1041C0700X
- Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Classification: Social Worker
- Specialization: Clinical
Credentials
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Practice Locations
2508 La Siesta Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93305-2417
Phone Number: (661) 703-6657