Dr. Amon Benavides
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, LMFT
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Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
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The benefit of therapy is that one can gain self-understanding, as well as a better understanding of other people. When a person tends to view the world from a negative perspective, without being aware of the source of these negative views, a belief begins to grow that the world and the components of daily-life experiences are negative. The same can be said for events that provoke anxiety, as well as for individual experiences of trauma. Holding these types of thoughts without processing them tends to skew our views on reality and lead to errors in thinking, such as generalizations about how the world should be.
As a psychotherapist, the role I play for my patients is to help them find a sense of strength and achievement, so they can better manage the difficulties they face in their daily lives. I have experience working with clients in a residential drug-treatment facility, as well as in school-based and private-practice settings.
Life is about balance. When I am not working in the clinical setting, I am often running or engaging in other forms of physical activity, be it CrossFit, weightlifting, or Jiu Jitsu. My other interest is studying and reading various books by psychoanalysts, such as Freud, Klein, Bion, and Jungian psychoanalytic texts, as well as texts on attachment theory.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Paypal, Venmo, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem | Elevance
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Health Net
- Magellan
- MHN | Health Net
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Dr. Amon Benavides
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 111800 Dr. Amon Benavides
- In Practice for 10 Years
- Certificate from Board of Behavioral Sciences LMFT 111800 / 2019
- Attended National University , MA , Graduated 2016
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Dr. Amon Benavides
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, LMFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Behavioral Issues
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (747) 232-2049
Dr. Amon Benavides
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, LMFT
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Humanistic
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Relational
- Trauma Focused
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Dr. Amon Benavides
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, LMFT
Location
Nearby Areas
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Dr. Amon Benavides
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, LMFT
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2024