Jon-David Settell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW (he, him)
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Sebastopol, CA 95472
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Much of philosophy today contends that modern life is damaged life. Theodor Adorno tells us that this life is wrong and cannot be lived rightly, while Walter Benjamin observes that, in terms of our structures of feeling and knowing the world, “we have become impoverished”. Adorno and Max Horkheimer suggest that magic died long ago. Wrong life, poverty of experience, and the death of magic: how then can we live? This question animates my thought as psychotherapist and educator. Over two decades of clinical practice have taught me that damaged life can be beautiful life, capable of the most radical kind of joy.
Drawing from the insights of thinkers as diverse as Baruch Spinoza, Gilles Deleuze, and Judith Butler, I work with patients and students to articulate a kind of practical philosophy for living, thinking theory as praxis and strategies for living damaged life as well as possible.
My work imagines the form and content of a psychoanalysis to come by asking how we might remake ourselves and the world in radical joy and affirmation. I believe we can work through the sad passions of modern life. Together we can stop looking away from the pain it causes and begin to imagine a life worth living.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $225
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Paypal, Venmo, Zelle
Insurance
- Aetna
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Jon-David Settell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 27433 Jon-David Settell
- In Practice for 20 Years
- Membership with UC and New Center for Psychoanalysis Interdisciplinary Consortium Hayman Fellow / 2020
- Degree/Diploma from University of California, Irvine PhD in Comparative Literature, emphasis in Critical Theory / 2021
- Attended Columbia University
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Jon-David Settell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Life Transitions
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Aging and Ego Integrity
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Dual Diagnosis
- Hoarding
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
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Jon-David Settell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Body Positivity ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied ,
Transgender Allied ,
Veterans
I also speak
Latvian ,
Russian ,
Spanish
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Body Positivity ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied ,
Transgender Allied ,
Veterans
I also speak
Latvian ,
Russian ,
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy
- Psychodynamic
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (707) 532-0289
Jon-David Settell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Location
Additional Location
West Hollywood, CA 90069
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Jon-David Settell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Last Modified: 1 Nov 2023