Adam Gort
Hello, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working in the field for 20 years. I received my Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California in 2005 and have worked with many different populations throughout my career.
Hello, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working in the field for 20 years.
I primarily have focused on treating depression, anxiety, grief and trauma but also have experience working with patients with mood disorders such as Bipolar Disorder
First session
I generally want to focus on coping mechanisms during the first session after gaining a thorough background and understanding of the problem. I rely heavily on meditation and breathing techniques to cope with the thoughts that are contributing to the issues. Subsequent sessions can go deeper with understanding elements of the past and coping with fears about the future. I will always encourage patients to focus on coming back to the present in their ability to cope with difficult memories and emotions.
Strengths
Having worked with many different backgrounds through my career I feel I am very attune at recognizing how culture plays an impact on mental health. Also being able to create a game plan in how to approach future interactions or events that may be causing stress while tying it back to each person's unique history. I also have become a Certified Financial Therapist™-I and have been trained in several areas around how financial issues affect our mental health
Ideal clients
I have worked with adults mostly who have been eager to start addressing the issues contributing to their mental health problems.
Treatment methods
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
This is a form of therapy I have been very interested in in the past year or so. It focuses on dealing with different "parts" of our personality in how we relate to emotions. The goal is to connected internally with these parts and try to interview them to find out what their motivations are in directing our internal and external world. I am not certified in this yet as of yet but hope to go through this process at some point
EMDR
Very helpful for healing past trauma including abuse history or life threatening incidents
Grief Therapy
Processing grief can be very challenging to navigate the emotions that can come up after a loss. Though there is no specific time frame on improving grief I have a great deal of experience working with clients through this adjustment. Can also be helpful in processing break ups and divorce
Location
Virtual sessions
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Licensed in
- CaliforniaLicense 26002