Substance Use Therapists in Carson, CA
What doesn't hurt you makes you stronger.....but don't show your emotions!" Hi, I am David Vest, LMFT103919, in California and I specialize in trauma-informed. I have been practicing since 2010 and also work with anxiety, depression, cognitive disorders, substance use, and couples. I am most successful with adults and have currently limited practice with those over 18. I focus on the strengths and perspectives that people bring with them. I believe most of us already have many answers to our own problems and treat each person as their own expert.
What doesn't hurt you makes you stronger.....but don't show your emotions!" Hi, I am David Vest, LMFT103919, in California and I specialize in trauma-informed. I have been practicing since 2010 and also work with anxiety, depression, cognitive disorders, substance use, and couples. I am most successful with adults and have currently limited practice with those over 18. I focus on the strengths and perspectives that people bring with them. I believe most of us already have many answers to our own problems and treat each person as their own expert.
Hi there, I'm Chelsea! I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and have a School Counseling (Pupil Personnel Services) Credential. I provide mental health services in English and Spanish. I have assisted clients who struggle with grief, anxiety, trauma, depression, substance use, ADHD, suicidal behavior, and attachment disorders. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Person-Centered therapy, and a Humanistic paradigm to guide my treatment with Clients.
Hi there, I'm Chelsea! I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and have a School Counseling (Pupil Personnel Services) Credential. I provide mental health services in English and Spanish. I have assisted clients who struggle with grief, anxiety, trauma, depression, substance use, ADHD, suicidal behavior, and attachment disorders. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Person-Centered therapy, and a Humanistic paradigm to guide my treatment with Clients.
Aiming Forward Counseling Services Inc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACT, MSW
Verified Verified
Carson, CA 90746
I have over ten years of experience providing individual, family, and couples therapeutic services in English and Spanish. I work with all age groups, ranging from toddlers to seniors, from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, including homeless people, veterans, homemakers, students, members of the LBGTQ community, and blue- and white-collar workers. I have hands-on experience working with various diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), and psychosis (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar).
I have over ten years of experience providing individual, family, and couples therapeutic services in English and Spanish. I work with all age groups, ranging from toddlers to seniors, from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, including homeless people, veterans, homemakers, students, members of the LBGTQ community, and blue- and white-collar workers. I have hands-on experience working with various diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), and psychosis (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar).
Feeling overwhelmed by the emotional ups and downs in your relationship? Ready to Transform Your Relationship?You're not alone. In the journey of marriage or long-term partnerships, encountering challenges is inevitable. The key to navigating these rough waters is eeking timely help and guidance. And that's where I step in to make a difference with practical solutions to help you have those difficult conversations with your partner and provide easy-to-use tools for maintaining intimacy and closeness, My program isn't just about reducing conflicts; it's about discovering what you both truly want and need in your relationship.
Feeling overwhelmed by the emotional ups and downs in your relationship? Ready to Transform Your Relationship?You're not alone. In the journey of marriage or long-term partnerships, encountering challenges is inevitable. The key to navigating these rough waters is eeking timely help and guidance. And that's where I step in to make a difference with practical solutions to help you have those difficult conversations with your partner and provide easy-to-use tools for maintaining intimacy and closeness, My program isn't just about reducing conflicts; it's about discovering what you both truly want and need in your relationship.
Stress often highlights issues in our lives. It can also provide an opportunity to address these issues to improve our own functioning. The issues may be in our relationships or circumstances. I would love to partner with you in this journey of discovery and empowerment. My 25+ years of helping people like you makes me uniquely qualified to collaborate with you on this journey. I approach issues primarily from a CBT framework but also rely on an eclectic approach that matches the technique with your particular need. I work remotely to enable flexibility in scheduling. I also offer a Free 15 min consultation to ensure a good fit.
Stress often highlights issues in our lives. It can also provide an opportunity to address these issues to improve our own functioning. The issues may be in our relationships or circumstances. I would love to partner with you in this journey of discovery and empowerment. My 25+ years of helping people like you makes me uniquely qualified to collaborate with you on this journey. I approach issues primarily from a CBT framework but also rely on an eclectic approach that matches the technique with your particular need. I work remotely to enable flexibility in scheduling. I also offer a Free 15 min consultation to ensure a good fit.
Reaching out for help is a difficult thing to do. However, you are closer to your healing by viewing this. You may have felt misunderstood throughout your life, but self acceptance is the primary goal. My desire is for you to improve your daily functioning and satisfaction in your life. Engaging in individual, family, couples, and group therapy, you will enhance your communication skills, coping strategies, and a sense of emotional and mental wellness. Opportunities for a happier and more fulfilling life are developed through compassion, collaboration, and support. By picking up the phone and dialing my number you have displayed self love and hope.
Reaching out for help is a difficult thing to do. However, you are closer to your healing by viewing this. You may have felt misunderstood throughout your life, but self acceptance is the primary goal. My desire is for you to improve your daily functioning and satisfaction in your life. Engaging in individual, family, couples, and group therapy, you will enhance your communication skills, coping strategies, and a sense of emotional and mental wellness. Opportunities for a happier and more fulfilling life are developed through compassion, collaboration, and support. By picking up the phone and dialing my number you have displayed self love and hope.
Hello, I am a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with adults and adolescents. I provide client centered therapy to help clients who are looking to improve their life worth living. I help those who suffer from painful emotions, dysregulating thoughts and ineffective behaviors that leads them to feel numb or avoid life. The most important part of therapy is the relationship we build together. I am passionate about helping individuals and families break the stigma of mental health issues and create a life worth living.
Hello, I am a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with adults and adolescents. I provide client centered therapy to help clients who are looking to improve their life worth living. I help those who suffer from painful emotions, dysregulating thoughts and ineffective behaviors that leads them to feel numb or avoid life. The most important part of therapy is the relationship we build together. I am passionate about helping individuals and families break the stigma of mental health issues and create a life worth living.
Having been in practice in the South Bay since 1976, I bring a great deal of experience in helping people with problems related to personal or family drug or alcohol use, as well as depression, anxiety, stress, and marital issues. My work with addiction includes problems related to gambling, sex, and food. At present, in addition to my practice, I am the Director of Behavioral Health at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, and the Executive Director and Supervising Psychologist for the Torrance Memorial Thelma McMillen Recovery Center
Having been in practice in the South Bay since 1976, I bring a great deal of experience in helping people with problems related to personal or family drug or alcohol use, as well as depression, anxiety, stress, and marital issues. My work with addiction includes problems related to gambling, sex, and food. At present, in addition to my practice, I am the Director of Behavioral Health at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, and the Executive Director and Supervising Psychologist for the Torrance Memorial Thelma McMillen Recovery Center
Lenwood Valentino Patterson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAC
Verified Verified
Carson, CA 90745
Waitlist for new clients
I can assist you in overcoming barriers to living up to your full potential by exploring together (1) What are these barriers and (2) How we can heal identified specific barriers. I have overcome specific challenges in my personal life; which is evidence of how I not only have the academic experience, but also the personal experience to assist you in becoming all we know you are meant to be! My primary client base has been working with Addictions, primarily with the LGBTQ communities. I also can assist clients with extensive Traumas integrate healing into what has been an all encompassing devastation of existence.
I can assist you in overcoming barriers to living up to your full potential by exploring together (1) What are these barriers and (2) How we can heal identified specific barriers. I have overcome specific challenges in my personal life; which is evidence of how I not only have the academic experience, but also the personal experience to assist you in becoming all we know you are meant to be! My primary client base has been working with Addictions, primarily with the LGBTQ communities. I also can assist clients with extensive Traumas integrate healing into what has been an all encompassing devastation of existence.
Marsha Utain has thirty years of clinical practice. She is the former co-host of Mental Health Magazine,author of Stepping Out of Chaos and co-author of Scream Louder (later titled: The Healing Relationship). As a Gestalt therapist who is knowledgeable in TA, EMDR and other therapeutic milieu, she has been a sought after clinical trainer and lecturer to both public and professional audiences in the United States,Canada,and Europe.
Marsha Utain has thirty years of clinical practice. She is the former co-host of Mental Health Magazine,author of Stepping Out of Chaos and co-author of Scream Louder (later titled: The Healing Relationship). As a Gestalt therapist who is knowledgeable in TA, EMDR and other therapeutic milieu, she has been a sought after clinical trainer and lecturer to both public and professional audiences in the United States,Canada,and Europe.
Lyubov Burgina, LMFT, Psy.D.
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PsyD
Verified Verified
Carson, CA 90746 (Online Only)
If you are reading this website, you are probably looking for a therapist, and it means, you want to change something in your life or ... in yourself. It also means, you are an intelligent and active person, who doesn't want to continue suffering from a discomfort in your life, and want to live a life you would really like and enjoy. Congratulations ! You are in a right place! You can be happy and enjoy yourself, I am sure! I know a lot of examples of people who did this. You can do this too. Make your first step!
If you are reading this website, you are probably looking for a therapist, and it means, you want to change something in your life or ... in yourself. It also means, you are an intelligent and active person, who doesn't want to continue suffering from a discomfort in your life, and want to live a life you would really like and enjoy. Congratulations ! You are in a right place! You can be happy and enjoy yourself, I am sure! I know a lot of examples of people who did this. You can do this too. Make your first step!
My name is Jesse Marez, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, licensed in the State of California since 2003. Over the years of my practice, I have cultivated an ability to respond to my clients personally and individually while establishing therapeutic rapport by using motivational interviewing, client-centered therapy and Jungian and existential psychology. My clinical orientation is cognitive behavioral (CBT) and client-centered therapy with a specialty in Trauma Focused CBT; I am also well-versed in psychodynamic and humanistic psychology.
My name is Jesse Marez, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, licensed in the State of California since 2003. Over the years of my practice, I have cultivated an ability to respond to my clients personally and individually while establishing therapeutic rapport by using motivational interviewing, client-centered therapy and Jungian and existential psychology. My clinical orientation is cognitive behavioral (CBT) and client-centered therapy with a specialty in Trauma Focused CBT; I am also well-versed in psychodynamic and humanistic psychology.
My name is Marco Pantoja I am a LMFT, I provide a faith-based practice where science and religion do not contradict each other but run parallel with one another. My practice is aimed at simplifying mental health by identifying underlying reasons why the mental health symptoms are present. From substance abuse and depression to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, I have over 12 years of experience working in the mental health field. I am comfortable with working with various types of diagnosis.
My name is Marco Pantoja I am a LMFT, I provide a faith-based practice where science and religion do not contradict each other but run parallel with one another. My practice is aimed at simplifying mental health by identifying underlying reasons why the mental health symptoms are present. From substance abuse and depression to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, I have over 12 years of experience working in the mental health field. I am comfortable with working with various types of diagnosis.
Dr. Suzanne Graupner Pike is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified gambling counselor. She has been a Universapsychologist since 1981. Dr. Pike received her BA in psychology and sociology from the University Evansville, her MA in clinical psychology from Ball State University, and her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Temple University. Her professional experience includes private practice and providing direct treatment services to out-patience mental health and addiction treatment programs.
Dr. Suzanne Graupner Pike is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified gambling counselor. She has been a Universapsychologist since 1981. Dr. Pike received her BA in psychology and sociology from the University Evansville, her MA in clinical psychology from Ball State University, and her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Temple University. Her professional experience includes private practice and providing direct treatment services to out-patience mental health and addiction treatment programs.
My name is Shoshana Levine. I am licensed in California as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 27 years of professional work experience. Using an approach to therapy that is both holistic and traditional, it is my goal to help you heal the wounds of your past in order to be able to live a fuller and happier life in the present. I use an eclectic approach to therapy from various theories. I believe that the first step in the process of healing is to help you find the origins of your wounds.
My name is Shoshana Levine. I am licensed in California as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 27 years of professional work experience. Using an approach to therapy that is both holistic and traditional, it is my goal to help you heal the wounds of your past in order to be able to live a fuller and happier life in the present. I use an eclectic approach to therapy from various theories. I believe that the first step in the process of healing is to help you find the origins of your wounds.
Do you get hijacked by your thoughts causing you to feel anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed? Freezing and giving up your power so the feelings of stress and overwhelm will just go away, leaving you feeling depleted? Are you in a relationship where the spark is not as bright, and the communication doesn’t feel as easy as it used to? Well let me just say that the relationship that we have with ourselves as well as the relationship that we have with others have changed over the past two years. We have had to navigate through the unfathomable and trying to get back to the way things used to be or finding a new sort of normal can feel
Do you get hijacked by your thoughts causing you to feel anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed? Freezing and giving up your power so the feelings of stress and overwhelm will just go away, leaving you feeling depleted? Are you in a relationship where the spark is not as bright, and the communication doesn’t feel as easy as it used to? Well let me just say that the relationship that we have with ourselves as well as the relationship that we have with others have changed over the past two years. We have had to navigate through the unfathomable and trying to get back to the way things used to be or finding a new sort of normal can feel
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My specialties include using culturally-responsive evidence-based practices to help you address sociocultural and systemic challenges, depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, codependency, career and performance challenges, coping skill development, grief, near-death experiences, chronic illness and health challenges, chronic stress, and men’s issues.
Are you feeling frustrated, confused, stressed, depressed, or lost? Living a human life means learning to live with the human condition and the challenges that arise as a result - mortality, relationships, conflict, emotionality, suffering, and change. Therapy can help you adapt and adjust to experiences that can often be challenging and confusing; experiences that you may not always have the skills or insight to address. Therapy is meant to be a safe environment for you to process your experience of life to get emotional support, helpful feedback, and a healing perspective.
My specialties include using culturally-responsive evidence-based practices to help you address sociocultural and systemic challenges, depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, codependency, career and performance challenges, coping skill development, grief, near-death experiences, chronic illness and health challenges, chronic stress, and men’s issues.
Are you feeling frustrated, confused, stressed, depressed, or lost? Living a human life means learning to live with the human condition and the challenges that arise as a result - mortality, relationships, conflict, emotionality, suffering, and change. Therapy can help you adapt and adjust to experiences that can often be challenging and confusing; experiences that you may not always have the skills or insight to address. Therapy is meant to be a safe environment for you to process your experience of life to get emotional support, helpful feedback, and a healing perspective.
Alex Merlo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90813 (Online Only)
I specialize in working with adolescents and young adults struggling with issues related to depression, self harm, suicidal ideation, substance use, eating disorders, grief and loss, developmental delays, anxiety, stress, defiance, trauma and family conflict/systems.
If this is your first time in therapy, I know that it can be uncomfortable putting yourself out there and I just wanted to say, you came to the right place. It is a huge step to be able to advocate for yourself and acknowledge the fact that you may need some support in areas of your life. If it is not your first time, welcome back! I am looking forward to working with you.
I specialize in working with adolescents and young adults struggling with issues related to depression, self harm, suicidal ideation, substance use, eating disorders, grief and loss, developmental delays, anxiety, stress, defiance, trauma and family conflict/systems.
If this is your first time in therapy, I know that it can be uncomfortable putting yourself out there and I just wanted to say, you came to the right place. It is a huge step to be able to advocate for yourself and acknowledge the fact that you may need some support in areas of your life. If it is not your first time, welcome back! I am looking forward to working with you.
At some point we all struggle to adjustment to life's changes; it's normal to feel stuck and I believe people have what it takes to adjust. For the past 20 years, I have been working with children and teens who are struggling to balance the demands of school and their social life. I integrate parents in my work as much as possible. I also work with adults and Couples often come to me for help in distress and are confused about how or why their relationship has derailed. I am dedicated to helping people build stronger; more intimate relationships and I use several modalities when attempting to help couples in distress.
At some point we all struggle to adjustment to life's changes; it's normal to feel stuck and I believe people have what it takes to adjust. For the past 20 years, I have been working with children and teens who are struggling to balance the demands of school and their social life. I integrate parents in my work as much as possible. I also work with adults and Couples often come to me for help in distress and are confused about how or why their relationship has derailed. I am dedicated to helping people build stronger; more intimate relationships and I use several modalities when attempting to help couples in distress.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Doctor of Psychology. It has been my greatest pleasure to assist my clients in overcoming obstacles and achieving happiness and fulfillment in every phase of their lives. I find it heart-warming to mentor and guide individuals and families through their differences, difficulties, and conflicts. With 23 years of experience working with diverse clients, I have developed a wide range of tools and treatment styles to help them overcome every challenging stage in their lives.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Doctor of Psychology. It has been my greatest pleasure to assist my clients in overcoming obstacles and achieving happiness and fulfillment in every phase of their lives. I find it heart-warming to mentor and guide individuals and families through their differences, difficulties, and conflicts. With 23 years of experience working with diverse clients, I have developed a wide range of tools and treatment styles to help them overcome every challenging stage in their lives.
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Substance Use Therapists
How do substance and drug recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other clients in recovery; in outpatient programs, individuals reside at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff often also includes people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other methods.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for substance use reduce the amount of drugs they consume. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.
Are there specific medications for substance and drug use?
There are medications approved to treat substance use disorder—such as buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, and acamprosate. These medications do help people cope with substance use as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone can help reduce cravings, methadone is an opioid medication used to treat severe pain, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.