Hello! My name is Scott. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California and truly have a passion for helping others to gain wellness. I am originally from sunny San Diego, California. After working in the field in several roles, I made the decision to ultimately be a Marriage and Family Therapist. Since then, I have truly loved every minute of what I do. My personal philosophy is that healing begins with understanding, connection and hope.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Patients can expect to talk about the issue that they would like to discuss during therapy as well as a conversation about how that issue came to exist. Patients can also expect to receive a tentative plan in terms of the tools and interventions I will use in our future therapy sessions together as well as learning about the patient's responsibilities when coming to session as well as responsibilities that therapist have to the patient.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My greatest strengths as a provider is to help those feel as if they are not alone in their struggles with life's issues or mental health disorders. My greatest strengths include helping those to feel seen and heard during session as well as feel like they have a partner in their corner.
About Scott Crusey
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I am generally a CBT oriented therapist. I prefer to incorporate people's beliefs and how that may affect one's thinking and behavior.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
I use this mode of therapy during times when patients are wanting concrete solutions and want to focus on problem solving and reducing dysfunction or problem that one brings into the therapy room.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use ACT during times when patients feel stuck and feel they are having difficuties improving their situation or outlook.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I tend to use DBT for those that are having difficulties regulating emotions. I do this by using techniques such as opposite action as well as radical acceptance.
Narrative
I like to incorporate the way we tell our life story into therapy. I generally feel our own relationship to the story generally affects our behavior and feelings about the current situation.