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Luke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a background in emergency medical services and hospital emergency departments. He is a United States Coast Guard veteran located in California. Luke believes in healthy habit development, consistent focus on goals, and problem solving to improve quality of life. Luke's approach to therapy includes: positive psychology, stress management, reducing substance use, communication skills, solution focused therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Outside of work Luke enjoys outdoor activities like camping, mountain biking, sailing, and scuba diving.
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.
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.
My most successful clients are motivated to achieve a goal, or make a change in life, 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 big goals into actionable steps. Then we will create a plan to get there. This approach is really helpful for achieving goals and making changes feel 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.
7 ratings with written reviews
March 18, 2026
Was an awesome first time experience for me and look forward to a healthy future with him!
March 16, 2026
First session was very promising. The tone, the listening and understanding, the insights, the suggested corrective measures, and exercises, the challenges seem to correspond to what I need. I have good hope this will help me fairly quickly.
March 7, 2026
My first visit but Luke seems to get where I'm coming from. He listened and gave insight where appropriate. He gave me homework and actually, for the first time ever from a therapist for me, seemed to actually listen to give me direction on where I am at. He gave me personal direction which makes me feel hopeful.