Luke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a background in emergency medical services, nonprofit organizations, and hospital emergency departments. He is a United States Coast Guard veteran located in California. Luke has a bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's degree in social work, and a master's degree in public administration. Luke emphasizes healthy habit development, consistent focus on goals, and communication skills. Luke believes in solution focused therapy, positive psychology, reducing substance use, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to improve quality of life and achieve goals.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session we will discuss therapy in general, get to know each other, talk about what's going on that made you want to try therapy, establish goals, create a plan, and schedule a follow up session.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
As a therapist, I'm solution focused, goal oriented, supportive, and realistic. I have a very diverse personal and professional background which helps me quickly find common ground with most clients.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My most successful clients are motivated to achieve a goal and are ready to get started right away.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Using solution focused therapy, we will focus on the future and create a roadmap to break large ambitions into actionable steps. Then we will create a plan to get there. This approach is really helpful for achieving goals and making big changes feel less stressful and more realistic. Solution focused therapy is most useful for clients who have a specific goal in mind and are ready to work on it.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy helps clients change problematic behaviors and/or build new habits. We will focus on how emotions and thoughts are related to behavior, and then identify better alternatives to practice. This type of therapy is most useful for clients who like thinking through logical processes and are motivated to make healthier choices.
Supportive
Clients feel like we are a team working on problems together. This supportive approach in therapy focuses on the client's strengths and encourages what they are already doing well.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing helps clients better understand and clarify their motivations for a behavior or decision. We will focus on the reasons to do something, the reasons not to do something, and how those reasons may have changed over time. This type of therapy is most useful for clients who are struggling to make changes in life, especially related to substance use.
Positive Psychology
Positive psychology helps clients improve their mood and change negative thought patterns. We focus on what's going well, the good possibilities for the future, and gratitude. This type of therapy is most useful for clients who have a bias towards negative thinking and want to think more positively.
4 ratings with written reviews
October 7, 2025
Luke is very easy to talk to. There are a couple things I needed help and he gave me good suggestions. He was introspective about something we talked about. That was very helpful. I was very happy with our first session. Thank you Luke.
April 28, 2025
Like is wonderful and patient with me.
April 9, 2025
LUKE IS GREAT!! ACTIVELY LISTENS TO ME.