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Sylvia Guzman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Riverside, CA 92504
My name is Sylvia Guzman, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I work with adults, over the age of 18 and specialize in depression and anxiety. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person-Centered therapy. I start where the client is and assist with moving forward to a happier and healthier path. I work with adults starting at age 18. I am able to assist with life stressors and inner difficulties due to past experiences. This causes much depression and anxiety. Together, the client and I identify the causes of these feelings and work together to build skills to resolve the issues and begin to move forward in life.
My name is Sylvia Guzman, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I work with adults, over the age of 18 and specialize in depression and anxiety. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person-Centered therapy. I start where the client is and assist with moving forward to a happier and healthier path. I work with adults starting at age 18. I am able to assist with life stressors and inner difficulties due to past experiences. This causes much depression and anxiety. Together, the client and I identify the causes of these feelings and work together to build skills to resolve the issues and begin to move forward in life.
(909) 639-6735 View (909) 639-6735
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Enerje Wellness Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Riverside, CA 92504  (Online Only)
Life has many challenges. Navigating those challenges is even harder. Do you find it hard to live life fully and authentically? Are you experiencing poor boundaries in your relationships at home or work? Are you constantly in a negative mood or frustration of negative thinking? If you are tired of living like this, let me work with you! I value and create a safe, nurturing, and empathic environment for individuals and couples to explore underlying issues to relationship problems, depression, boundary issues, anxiety, grief and loss, codependency, trauma and addiction.
Life has many challenges. Navigating those challenges is even harder. Do you find it hard to live life fully and authentically? Are you experiencing poor boundaries in your relationships at home or work? Are you constantly in a negative mood or frustration of negative thinking? If you are tired of living like this, let me work with you! I value and create a safe, nurturing, and empathic environment for individuals and couples to explore underlying issues to relationship problems, depression, boundary issues, anxiety, grief and loss, codependency, trauma and addiction.
(951) 420-7779 View (951) 420-7779
Intervention Therapists

How does an intervention work?

An intervention is a planned, structured meeting in which a person’s family or friends voice concerns about the person’s behavior and its consequences; the goal is for the person to accept treatment. In this meeting, the person’s loved ones (often with the guidance of a trained interventionist) share how the person’s behavior has harmed them and the consequences if the person refuses treatment. They collectively ask the person to accept a proposed treatment plan.

How effective are interventions?

There isn’t extensive research on the efficacy of interventions, in part because success is difficult to measure. Individuals often enter addiction treatment after an intervention, for example, but treatment itself may not work, especially if the person only begins due to external pressure from others rather than due to internal motivation to change. However, if all other attempts at helping someone have failed, an intervention may be worth exploring.

What are the limitations of interventions?

While a friend or family member’s intentions are in the right place in wanting to help a loved one through an intervention, there are significant limitations to the approach. The surprising nature of the event can make the person feel ambushed or judged. They may feel embarrassed or ashamed as a result, and relationships may be strained or broken. This can make it difficult for the individual to be receptive to the concerns of their loved ones and the interventionist.

Are there alternatives to interventions?

Rather than confronting a loved one through an intervention, an effective and less pressured approach is to create space for a caring, open, one-on-one conversation. This works best if the loved one asks open-ended questions, listens attentively to the answers, and frames their observations and statements with concern rather than judgment. More than one conversation may be needed, but change can take root over time.