LMFT, 9 years of experience
Frequently rebooked
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. Unfortunately, at this time, I do not see couples.
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.
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.
The patients that I am best suited to serve is somebody who is willing to be honest and humble about where they are and are motivated to find the root cause as well as solutions for the issue at hand. PLEASE NOTE* AT THIS TIME I DO NOT ACCEPT COUPLES!
I am generally a CBT oriented therapist. I prefer to incorporate people's beliefs and how that may affect one's thinking and behavior. During our session you can expect that we will explore how the core belief came to exist as well as whether or not core belief is a belief that is working for you in your life. If not than I typically ask open ended questions in order to challenge the unproductive thought or thinking.
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.
I use ACT during times when patients feel stuck and feel they are having difficulties improving their situation or outlook. This method often times involve validating and not dismissing current circumstances but relies on an an acceptance from the patient that more things could be added to the patient's life to lessen or minimize distress experienced by current circumstances.
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.