I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in San Francisco, California who works with clients statewide via Telehealth. I have experience serving a diverse client population of all ages using primarily Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I operate from a person-in-environment lens that acknowledges the many systems, environmental factors, and other variables in our lives beyond the individual.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, I like to ask clients about their preferences, expectations both from our work together and from me as their therapist, and overall goals and desired outcomes that they would like to accomplish in therapy. I also like to provide clients with the opportunity to ask any questions that they may have.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I operate from an open-minded, humanistic, client-centered approach that respects the client as the expert in their own experience. I treat my therapy clients with mutual respect, unconditional positive regard, and non-judgment. I like to adapt the treatment modalities I implement to fit the strengths and preferences of the clients I treat. I want my clients to feel like our sessions are their time to get what they feel they need to learn, grow, and feel better as we collaboratively work towards accomplishing their goals.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
ADHD · Adolescents/Teens · Alcohol Use · Anger Management · Anxiety · Bipolar Disorder · Child Abuse or Neglect · Coping Skills · Depression · Drug Abuse · Dual Diagnosis · Emotional Disturbance · Family Conflict · Grief · Hoarding · Impulse Control Disorders · Infidelity · Job Stress · Life Transitions · Mood Disorders · Panic Attacks · Peer Relationships · Relapse Prevention · Psychosis · Self Esteem · Self-Harming · Sleep or Insomnia · Sports Performance · Stress · Substance Use · Suicidal Ideation · Trauma and PTSD
About Michael Carnevale
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to support clients with examining the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. I use CBT to help clients analyze and identify maladaptive thought processes exacerbate mental health symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I provide psychoeducation of DBT based mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to help clients develop the tools to manage symptoms independently.
Psychodynamic
I employ a psychodynamic approach to help client's explore how their developmental history including how their childhood and other life experience has impacted and may continue to affect them.
Motivational Interviewing
I employ motivational interviewing to help client's in the precontemplative stage of change begin to consider healthy changes in working towards their treatment goals/objectives.