Licensed to practice in California and accepts 45 insurances. Specializes in Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and 4 more.
(he/him)
Often rebooked
Clients say this provider is
One of my biggest passions is helping others overcome problems and giving back in a way I was helped. I’m a licensed therapist specializing in ISTDP, helping adults overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction by quickly identifying and resolving the emotional patterns that drive symptoms. I offer compassionate, focused sessions that help you access core feelings, reduce distress, and build more effective ways of coping and relating.
In your first session we’ll spend time getting to know you—your current struggles, history, and what you hope to change—so I can understand what’s keeping symptoms going. I’ll explain the my approach, answer your questions, and we’ll begin a gentle, active process to notice how you respond to difficult feelings and defenses that cause your symptoms while ensuring you feel safe and supported. Together we’ll set initial goals and agree on the pace, with clear steps for moving forward.
I've done my own personal research in therapy. As an therapist with 12 years sober who has personally worked through depression and anxiety, I bring rare lived experience that deepens empathy, credibility, and practical understanding of how emotional pain drives both substance use and mood disorders. That lived knowledge helps me quickly recognize defensive patterns, tailor interventions for relapse prevention and mood regulation, and collaborate on realistic recovery goals. I combine compassionate, nonjudgmental support with focused techniques to help clients access core feelings, reduce symptoms, and build sustained resilience and healthier coping.
I help adult clients make meaningful changes in how they feel, think, and react to life’s challenges. I specialize in easing anxiety and overwhelming pressure, lifting depression and low motivation, and I work collaboratively with you using practical, evidence-based strategies to build clearer coping, stronger relationships, and lasting relief. Many clients I collaborate with are facing difficulties in family relationships, at work or school, or can't seem to find the spark for life that they once had.
Cash - $150 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
I utilize a specific form of psychodynamic therapy, ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Psychodynamic Therapy) to help my clients. It's an active therapy that quickly uncovers and works through unconscious emotions and defenses causing anxiety, depression, or relationship problems. My goal is to help you safely experience and resolve core feelings to reduce symptoms and improve coping. I've been using this model since 2023 and participate in extensive training on a monthly basis to remain as effective as I can be.
For clients who want to address specific trauma, I utilize EMDR Therapy. EMDR helps you process trauma and resolve symptoms from painful memories by safely inviting you to face the experience while following gentle side-to-side stimulation (like eye movements or taps). This makes the memory less distressing and helps your brain store it in a calmer, more helpful way so it affects you less in daily life. I have been using EMDR therapy since 2019 and completed formal training that year.
1 rating with written reviews
August 1, 2026
I came to Mike with some complex challenges going on in my life and he was quick to navigate them and find solutions.