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Hi! Welcome to Grow! I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor & hold a Masters of Science in Counseling Psychology from Hope International University. My academic curriculum specialized in: family systems, biopsychosocial thought, psychodynamic approaches, and person centered interventions. Therapeutically, I specialize in substance abuse counseling/addiction, as I am also certified as a substance use counselor and have worked in substance abuse treatment as a residential treatment technician before becoming a therapist. Further, I specialize in working with kids & adolescents who struggle with emotional defiance/conduct disorders & developmental disabilities. Further, I have experience in dual diagnosis treatment and exploring grief/loss issues. My style to therapy comes from a Rogerian, CBT, and Humanistic approach and embracing the “entire self”. My passion in being a therapist is to see and embrace progress, meeting people where they are at, being present during “aha” moments, and serve altruistically. Outside of being a therapist, I enjoy participating in ministry work, being active in recreational sports, volunteering as a crisis counselor & hospice volunteer. Some of my past work experience has included: working in special education as a substitute teacher, in the public-school sector as a tutor/instructional assistant, and as an in-home behavior interventionist working with kids who have developmental disabilities.
Meet and greet! I usually try to make the space feel comfortable, open, and warm. I also focus on what therapy is and what therapy isn't within the lens of my role as a clinician, my abilities to help, and law/regulations we are bound to as licensed professionals. I also like to answer any questions or concerns that you may have about therapy, about my background, and my style to treatment.
Empathy, providing compassionate care, asking questions to obtain clarity, and flexibility.
Willingness to learn, grow, participate, and engage within your own journey! I would consider myself to be an interactive therapist and feel that therapy is more than just a "question and answer" interview. I am open to talking and exploring/processing anxiety, life adjustments, depression, low motivation, and issues with self-esteem/autonomy.
Other specialties
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Cash - $120 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Commercial)
Health Net (Medi-Cal)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
In person and telehealth experience. Working with thought, feeling, and behavior connection.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Client centered interventions to focus on specific solution focused goals to increase efficacy & self-confidence.
Christian Counseling
Three years applying faith based/Christian counseling to those wanting to grow in spiritual journey or wanting Christian counseling as a therapy focus.
Humanistic
Highlighting the individual and specific characteristics/qualities & focusing on good qualities/characteristic versus the latter.
10 ratings with written reviews
January 5, 2026
Ryan was not very helpful in my situation. I need to find some kind of counseling and he was unwilling to provide me the counseling considering that my situation is kind of time sensitive. I don’t feel that he was sensitive to my needs and I just wanna find a provider that is willing to work with me.
October 20, 2025
He was listening to everything I said, gives off a good vibe
June 6, 2025
Very open minded person who knows how to help people with their problems. Very comfortable conversations considering how nervous I felt about this being my first therapy session. I’m confident that this will help me get through and I’m glad to have the opportunity to meet with Ryan.