Licensed to practice in California and accepts 45 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Substance Misuse and 8 more.
(he/him)
Hello! My name is Mason, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I earned my Master's Degree in 2003 and have been licensed as an LCSW since 2010. I use different approaches to therapy depending upon you and your needs. I have particular experience with anxiety, mood disorders, addiction and substance abuse, couples counseling, self-esteem and personality disorders.
In our first session I will get to know you and build a rapport. I will learn about your life experience and the challenges you face. We will identify treatment goals together and formulate a treatment plan.
I consider you the expert on your own experience and will listen actively and attentively to your story. I am caring and empathic, putting myself in your shoes. I collaborate with you to find new strategies and ideas to effect change in your life. We are a team and will work together on your goals to fulfill your values and find a better life.
I love working with people who are struggling and feeling stuck in their lives, unsure of how to effect change. I love helping people find strategies to overcome anxiety, depression, substance abuse, feeling empty and lost, problems with self-esteem and general life stress. I welcome anyone who feels like their life could be better and is willing to take a chance on therapy!
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Cash - $100 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Identifying unhelpful thoughts and using thought questioning and replacement. Using thought stopping. Questioning thoughts and changing self-talk. Changing difficult emotions by changing automatic thoughts.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Identifying values and what is important to you. Learning to get detangled from difficult thoughts and emotions. Using mindfulness techniques to observe thinking and emotions and strengthen the observer self. Finding balance between acceptance and change.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Developing mindfulness techniques to stay in and return to the present moment. Developing the ability to be with difficult emotions. Gain distance from difficult thoughts and emotions.
Motivational Interviewing
Using active, reflective listening to assess willingness to change. Eliciting and supporting change talk. Identifying the stages of change and working with you where you are.
1 rating with written reviews
June 21, 2025
Mason allows me to verbally process my issues/concerns/worries and provides input at the right moments. He is empathetic and I feel like he "gets me". Nothing is more comforting than to feel understood.