Personal Statement
Dr. Abrams has created evidence based Cognitive Behavioral / Mindfulness tools that help people face life crises by recognizing their own wisdom, resources, and the ability to exercise choice. His mind/body approach to health utilizes relaxation and focus tools that you can learn. You focus on what you can control to achieve your goals. These programs compliment the best medical treatment.
Stress / Pain Management with Positive Side Effects are Xander’s implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Redecision Theory. These are highly effective forms of psychotherapy. Focus is on the way you feel, think and behave in situations. Xander uses proven tools to help you come up with more effective outcomes. These are skills that you can use for the rest of your life.
Xander Abrams, Ph.D. helps people face life crises by recognizing their own wisdom, resources, and ability to exercise choice. He provides Psychotherapy and Coaching Services for Individuals, Families, Teams, and Organizations in Santa Cruz. You develop your own unique step by step program working toward your future goals while discovering inner resources you forgot you had.
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Click HereClient Focus (Age)
- Toddlers/Preschoolers (0 to 6)
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)
- Adults
Therapy Specialties
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Bipolar
- Chronic Relapse
- Coping Skills
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- Infidelity
- Learning Disabilities
- Men's Issues
- Pain Management
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Weight Loss
Treatment Orientation
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Conflict Resolution Therapy
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Mindfulness Based Approaches
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Person Centered/Rogerian
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Group
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Magellan
- United Behavioral Health
Years in Practice
20+ years
Services Fee
- Initial Consultation $60-$100
- Progress Report $60-$100
- Special Consultation $60-$100
- Standard Report $60-$100
- Subsequent Consultation $60-$100
- Therapy Session $60-$100
Payments Accepted
Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Licenses
License Name | License | State | Year |
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) | MB23804 | CA | 1989 |
Certifications
Name | Year |
---|---|
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHT) | 1990 |
Associations
Name | Duration |
---|---|
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) | 1989-Present |
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) | 1989-Present |
Publications
Title | Publication | Year |
---|---|---|
15 Breaths | Dr. Xander Abrams blog | 2016 |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Fielding Institute | PhD | Clinical Psychology | 1988 |
University of New Mexico | MA | Counseling | 1974 |
Languages
- English
Office Address
WellSpring Associates
700 Frederick Street, Suite 304
Santa Cruz, California 95062