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)

Licenses

Name License Number State
LCSW 18277 Verify CA
LCSW LCS18277 Verify CA

Practice Locations

2508 La Siesta Dr

Bakersfield, CA 93305-2417

Phone Number: (661) 703-6657

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