Male Therapists in Compton, CA
My name is Steven Frausto, LCSW and I have over 10 years of experience working with adults, parents, families, grandparents, teenagers, and children. I work to empower my clients to identify, process, and overcome problem areas in their lives. I utilize a psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapy approach to help identify current difficulties and their root cause. Using pragmatic approaches to overcome impairments and then working on the root cause of the presenting difficulties to avoid them resurfacing.
My name is Steven Frausto, LCSW and I have over 10 years of experience working with adults, parents, families, grandparents, teenagers, and children. I work to empower my clients to identify, process, and overcome problem areas in their lives. I utilize a psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapy approach to help identify current difficulties and their root cause. Using pragmatic approaches to overcome impairments and then working on the root cause of the presenting difficulties to avoid them resurfacing.
My name is Juan Ortega, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California. I have worked with young adults and our aging adult population. The type of therapy I use is Person-centered therapy to help clients increase their overall well-being. My therapy approach varies depending on the client I am working with. Typically, our first couple of sessions will be rapport building and understanding the client's needs. The type of approach will be discussed with the client to promote the autonomy of the client in this process.
My name is Juan Ortega, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California. I have worked with young adults and our aging adult population. The type of therapy I use is Person-centered therapy to help clients increase their overall well-being. My therapy approach varies depending on the client I am working with. Typically, our first couple of sessions will be rapport building and understanding the client's needs. The type of approach will be discussed with the client to promote the autonomy of the client in this process.
Hello I work with individuals from the ages of 0-65 years of age. I am certified in TF-CBT (trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy), CPP (child parent psychotherapy), seeking safety and work with individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, bipolar disorder and PTSD. I have experience working with individuals from the LGBTQ+ community, different cultural backgrounds, different religions (catholic, Christian, presbyterian and protestant) and have worked with different genders including gender nonconforming individuals and transgender people. I practice CBT, motivational interviewing and talk therapy.
Hello I work with individuals from the ages of 0-65 years of age. I am certified in TF-CBT (trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy), CPP (child parent psychotherapy), seeking safety and work with individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, bipolar disorder and PTSD. I have experience working with individuals from the LGBTQ+ community, different cultural backgrounds, different religions (catholic, Christian, presbyterian and protestant) and have worked with different genders including gender nonconforming individuals and transgender people. I practice CBT, motivational interviewing and talk therapy.
We are all trying to be the best version of ourselves and sometimes we need help learning who that person is. I believe that the purpose of therapy is to help you identify challenges that are preventing you from becoming the person you want to be and living a happy healthy life. Through the development of a collaborative therapeutic relationship; I can support you in identifying your strengths to empower you to overcome the challenges that are affecting your happiness and growth.
We are all trying to be the best version of ourselves and sometimes we need help learning who that person is. I believe that the purpose of therapy is to help you identify challenges that are preventing you from becoming the person you want to be and living a happy healthy life. Through the development of a collaborative therapeutic relationship; I can support you in identifying your strengths to empower you to overcome the challenges that are affecting your happiness and growth.
I'm a seasoned psychotherapist dedicated to helping you overcome mental, emotional, and social challenges, guiding you toward a joyful, fulfilling, and meaningful life. With a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA and licensure as a clinical social worker (LCSW) in California, I bring more than 20 years of clinical experience in diverse settings, including psychiatric hospitals and private practice. Based in Los Angeles, I offer convenient video and phone sessions to clients throughout California.
I'm a seasoned psychotherapist dedicated to helping you overcome mental, emotional, and social challenges, guiding you toward a joyful, fulfilling, and meaningful life. With a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA and licensure as a clinical social worker (LCSW) in California, I bring more than 20 years of clinical experience in diverse settings, including psychiatric hospitals and private practice. Based in Los Angeles, I offer convenient video and phone sessions to clients throughout California.
Are you struggling with understanding why things are not working in your life? Are you having a difficult time with various life phases such as adolescence into adulthood? Trying to sort through all the current challenges and past events on your own can be difficult. Sometimes it can feel almost impossible. Allow me to assist you in your journey of self-discovery and break free of unwanted life patterns. I provide a safe, encouraging environment to explore your past and present life. This work can transform your relationship with self, significant other, family, friends, & professional relationships.
Are you struggling with understanding why things are not working in your life? Are you having a difficult time with various life phases such as adolescence into adulthood? Trying to sort through all the current challenges and past events on your own can be difficult. Sometimes it can feel almost impossible. Allow me to assist you in your journey of self-discovery and break free of unwanted life patterns. I provide a safe, encouraging environment to explore your past and present life. This work can transform your relationship with self, significant other, family, friends, & professional relationships.
Good morning, afternoon, or evening depending on when you find yourself seeking change. I applaud you for taking this first step in finding peace. I hope in this moment you choose what's best for your growth, wellness and happiness. Let me help with the part of finding and connecting lost parts and forgotten memories to, again, see the whole picture of self.
Good morning, afternoon, or evening depending on when you find yourself seeking change. I applaud you for taking this first step in finding peace. I hope in this moment you choose what's best for your growth, wellness and happiness. Let me help with the part of finding and connecting lost parts and forgotten memories to, again, see the whole picture of self.
Stevie Lance McBride
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
First of all, I want to thank you for viewing my page! It takes courage to reach out for help, I truly applaud you for that! My name is Stevie McBride and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist with 8 years of experience. I work with adolescence, teens, and young adults. I'm glad to take this journey with on making changes to your life! I'm so excited that I will have a chance to work with you!
First of all, I want to thank you for viewing my page! It takes courage to reach out for help, I truly applaud you for that! My name is Stevie McBride and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist with 8 years of experience. I work with adolescence, teens, and young adults. I'm glad to take this journey with on making changes to your life! I'm so excited that I will have a chance to work with you!
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Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
My ideal client is an adult who wants therapy to be supportive and structured, and is ready to understand themselves more deeply. I work best with people navigating stress, life transitions, or patterns that leave them feeling stuck. Clients who appreciate direct guidance delivered with warmth, and who are open to mind–body exploration, reflective work, and practical skill‑building tend to thrive with me. I’m a strong fit for those who value culturally informed therapy and want to feel understood, supported, and gently challenged toward meaningful change.
My ideal client is an adult who wants therapy to be supportive and structured, and is ready to understand themselves more deeply. I work best with people navigating stress, life transitions, or patterns that leave them feeling stuck. Clients who appreciate direct guidance delivered with warmth, and who are open to mind–body exploration, reflective work, and practical skill‑building tend to thrive with me. I’m a strong fit for those who value culturally informed therapy and want to feel understood, supported, and gently challenged toward meaningful change.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in treating a variety of mental health concerns with early/mid-career professionals. I believe that mental wellness is a process. Often, life encourages us to put our resources into our outer world, from how we look to where we work. As important as this can be, this is often at the expense of investing in our inner world. Let me help empower you to develop your mental wellness and enrich your well-being from the inside out.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in treating a variety of mental health concerns with early/mid-career professionals. I believe that mental wellness is a process. Often, life encourages us to put our resources into our outer world, from how we look to where we work. As important as this can be, this is often at the expense of investing in our inner world. Let me help empower you to develop your mental wellness and enrich your well-being from the inside out.
Even the hardiest hero needs a guide. Struggles with mental health often leave us feeling alone and hopeless. We'll often wander searching for help and healing. That journey doesn't need to be walked alone. Let me join you along that journey of discovery to help you find that inner strength and tap into the wisdom of your body to level up. I use a variety of techniques to help you hone the magic that is within you. I use a combination of EMDR, DBT, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to unleash your creative strength to help you on that journey to be your best you.
Even the hardiest hero needs a guide. Struggles with mental health often leave us feeling alone and hopeless. We'll often wander searching for help and healing. That journey doesn't need to be walked alone. Let me join you along that journey of discovery to help you find that inner strength and tap into the wisdom of your body to level up. I use a variety of techniques to help you hone the magic that is within you. I use a combination of EMDR, DBT, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to unleash your creative strength to help you on that journey to be your best you.
Are you navigating personal or relationship challenges, self worth struggles, grief or loss, or major life transitions? Do you feel stuck between fear and the change you truly want? If you’re seeking peace, confidence, and more fulfilling connections and experiences, I’d be honored to support you. I am a therapist who welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and beliefs, welcomes exploring foundations of faith as pillars for personal strength, and I strive to create a space that is compassionate, respectful, and tailored to your unique experiences and goals.
Are you navigating personal or relationship challenges, self worth struggles, grief or loss, or major life transitions? Do you feel stuck between fear and the change you truly want? If you’re seeking peace, confidence, and more fulfilling connections and experiences, I’d be honored to support you. I am a therapist who welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and beliefs, welcomes exploring foundations of faith as pillars for personal strength, and I strive to create a space that is compassionate, respectful, and tailored to your unique experiences and goals.
Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or major life changes leave you feeling stuck. My goal is to provide a warm, nonjudgmental space where we work together to better understand your experiences, develop practical coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change. Whether you're seeking individual or couples therapy, I strive to help you strengthen relationships, improve communication, and move toward a more fulfilling life.
Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or major life changes leave you feeling stuck. My goal is to provide a warm, nonjudgmental space where we work together to better understand your experiences, develop practical coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change. Whether you're seeking individual or couples therapy, I strive to help you strengthen relationships, improve communication, and move toward a more fulfilling life.
In my practice, I work well with clients from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, experiences, needs, and goals for therapy. Generally, my clients are high achieving, accomplished people who are seeking to develop their skills for managing stress, increasing motivation, reducing anxiety, building confidence, healing from trauma, and relating to people in personal and professional settings more effectively. My clients typically want therapy that is empowering, practical, and solutions-focused; as they are hoping to enact changes in their daily lives that will help them identify and reach their goals.
In my practice, I work well with clients from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, experiences, needs, and goals for therapy. Generally, my clients are high achieving, accomplished people who are seeking to develop their skills for managing stress, increasing motivation, reducing anxiety, building confidence, healing from trauma, and relating to people in personal and professional settings more effectively. My clients typically want therapy that is empowering, practical, and solutions-focused; as they are hoping to enact changes in their daily lives that will help them identify and reach their goals.
My practice focuses on helping individuals, couples, and families who are suffering from emotional or physical pain or the aftereffects of trauma. We help them resolve the traumatic experience, as well as its consequences (e.g. physical pain, stress, disability, depression, anxiety, insomnia, medication dependence, isolation, etc.) Although many of our patients have not responded well to prior therapies, we've had outstanding success in helping them move from feeling a severe loss to finding a new and positive beginning. We love to work with people who are ready to change and eager to learn how to do it.
My practice focuses on helping individuals, couples, and families who are suffering from emotional or physical pain or the aftereffects of trauma. We help them resolve the traumatic experience, as well as its consequences (e.g. physical pain, stress, disability, depression, anxiety, insomnia, medication dependence, isolation, etc.) Although many of our patients have not responded well to prior therapies, we've had outstanding success in helping them move from feeling a severe loss to finding a new and positive beginning. We love to work with people who are ready to change and eager to learn how to do it.
You are good at your job. You hold yourself to a high standard. You are excellent at managing other people's problems. Perhaps everything is still working, at least on paper, but something seems off. Maybe it's your relationship, or how you feel about your work, or a distance has grown between you and the people you care about. It feels like you have been managing it mostly alone, and you are starting to wonder how long that is sustainable. I work with individuals and couples who are under real pressure and are ready to think carefully about what is not working and why.
You are good at your job. You hold yourself to a high standard. You are excellent at managing other people's problems. Perhaps everything is still working, at least on paper, but something seems off. Maybe it's your relationship, or how you feel about your work, or a distance has grown between you and the people you care about. It feels like you have been managing it mostly alone, and you are starting to wonder how long that is sustainable. I work with individuals and couples who are under real pressure and are ready to think carefully about what is not working and why.
"How we do anything is how we do everything." We move through life in a distinct way that was shaped before we can remember, reinforces itself everyday, and inevitably leads to the same problems despite our best efforts to change. Do anxiety and depression color your everyday experience? Has addiction taken hold of your life? Do you struggle to build satisfying relationships? Through courageous self-exploration, I can help you find compassion for yourself and come to understand why you encounter the same issues again and again. Building this understanding and taking responsibility for your life can empower you to heal and grow.
"How we do anything is how we do everything." We move through life in a distinct way that was shaped before we can remember, reinforces itself everyday, and inevitably leads to the same problems despite our best efforts to change. Do anxiety and depression color your everyday experience? Has addiction taken hold of your life? Do you struggle to build satisfying relationships? Through courageous self-exploration, I can help you find compassion for yourself and come to understand why you encounter the same issues again and again. Building this understanding and taking responsibility for your life can empower you to heal and grow.
Every lasting change begins with understanding how you think. Whether you're navigating a career transition, struggling with anxiety or self-doubt, facing relationship challenges, or carrying the weight of leadership, the greatest obstacles are often the stories we tell ourselves. Together, we'll identify the patterns that keep you stuck, strengthen your resilience, and develop a healthier way of thinking that leads to greater confidence, better decisions, and a more fulfilling life.
Every lasting change begins with understanding how you think. Whether you're navigating a career transition, struggling with anxiety or self-doubt, facing relationship challenges, or carrying the weight of leadership, the greatest obstacles are often the stories we tell ourselves. Together, we'll identify the patterns that keep you stuck, strengthen your resilience, and develop a healthier way of thinking that leads to greater confidence, better decisions, and a more fulfilling life.
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FAQ - Therapist Gender
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve your therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist of the same gender?
Therapy is not gender-specific, but some men as well as women feel more comfortable opening up about their experiences and history with therapists of a specific gender. An individual may feel that they have to explain less background information and be on the same page more quickly, particularly when discussing gender-specific challenges. That said, a good clinician can transcend most if not all gender concerns. Ultimately, the most important factor in therapy is the connection and trust the client is able to build with the practitioner.
Why might an individual seek a male therapist?
Clients, particularly men, may look for a male therapist because they may share life experiences that help them connect well and understand each other more immediately. Some men might feel more comfortable talking to a male therapist about gender-specific issues, such as fatherhood or the social pressures around masculinity. Men who have experienced trauma or abuse, sexual or otherwise, may find it more comfortable to talk through their memories of these experiences with a male therapist. Some men may feel more comfortable talking to a male therapist about relationship concerns, the pressures they feel around the roles society and family place on men, career or job challenges, self-esteem, or anger problems. For some men who have not had a male role models in their lives, a good male therapist may be especially helpful.
Is therapy different for men and women?
Therapy can be different for men and women insofar as gender plays a role in the challenges an individual faces and the events in life an individual has experienced. Men often face different expectations from their families, friends, and society than women do. In some cases, men might feel most comfortable expressing themselves differently from how women do. Talking about one’s feelings and emotions is a critical part of most therapies, and some men might find it comes more naturally when talking to a male therapist. Ultimately, though, therapeutic treatment should be tailored to the individual’s specific needs.
Would a male therapist have specific training in treating men?
Generally, no. There are no certifications for treating men specifically, but there are continuing education classes that therapists may take that focus on treating men as a group. There are many therapists who focus on men and male issues in their treatment and therefore have experience and expertise in this domain.
How can I find out about a therapist’s experience treating men?
Individuals looking for treatment should feel comfortable directly asking a therapist about their history treating men overall and the issues that arise in therapy with men. A good therapist will be happy to discuss such matters as well as their educational background, approach to treatment, and how they think they can aid a prospective client.