Scott Fisher
Hi! I'm a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist based in California. I received my Masters from the University of Phoenix. I retired last year from a County position where I assisted adults, adolescences, and children struggling with suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and low self-worth find themselves.
I retired last year from a County position where I assisted adults, adolescences, and children struggling with suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and low self-worth find themselves.
I have been using a person-centered approach for over 9 years working with individuals and families struggling with and managing severe to acute mental illness.
First session
In our first session we will go through introductions. Then you and I will discuss and explore your reason for seeking therapy, your symptoms, stressors, what has worked and what hasn't. I may provide psychoeducation to help you understand certain automatic thoughts and perspectives developed in the past that appear to inhibit recovery. We will use what we find to define the structure, priorities, goals, and the work to be done.
Strengths
As a person-centered therapist I do not judge people's behaviors. I find most people experiencing any level of mental illness often know the answer to their pain; however, struggle with the fear they will be judged, which can increase unnecessary shame and guilt, fear that symptoms and life will become worse, or that they will express their pain and not be heard. I like the fact I can often create an environment where a person can explore these thoughts safely.
Ideal clients
I strongly believe in recovery. Whether recovery requires medication, is an individual choice and even then may not be permanent. I best serve individuals willing to explore different ways of seeing the challenges; those that seem to have stalled in the recovery process and may need a different perspective to move forward again; and those that may need to talk out an issue in a non-judgmental environment.
Treatment methods
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I will not tell you how to live your life. I will help you, discover how you want to live your life.
Location
Virtual sessions