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About
I have a passion for what I do and I believe that all human beings share similar traits that allow us to understand and empathize with one another. I see my role as a facilitator in this process and believe that everyone has the strength and ability within themselves to grow, change, and heal. I walk my clients through the path of transformation, explore patterns of thoughts and behaviors, and provide them with new tools necessary to take control of their lives.
I have worked in private practice and non-profit community prevention education recover and outpatient since 2000 providing individual, family and group counseling to children, teens, adults and their families. I am skilled with addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, disruptive behaviors, ADHD, parent-child relationship and high functioning autism.
I am affiliated with First Step Counseling in San Pedro. See my personal website for additional information about my background and qualifications. Various types of insurance are accepted.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Monica Bezzi Demas now - (310) 895-9765
Finances
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By:
Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beacon Health Options
- PPO Plans
- TRICARE
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- License: California / MFC77371
- School: National University
- Year Graduated: 2008
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: DMH / Parenting &Trauma-Focused CBT
- Certificate Date: 2012
- Certificate: Breining Institute / RAS
- Certificate Date: 2009
- Certificate: UCLA / Addiction Specialist
- Certificate Date: 2000
Endorsements
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CPC
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Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Addiction
- Trauma and PTSD
Issues
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Weight Loss
Mental Health
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Thinking Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Ethnicity:
Hispanic and Latino and Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak:
Portuguese and Spanish
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
- Toddler
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 8 Jan 2021
(310) 895-9765