Sean M
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
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Sean is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with adults and couples navigating anxiety, relationship strain, life transitions, and periods of emotional or existential crisis. Many of his clients are thoughtful, capable, high-functioning people who appear steady on the outside, yet feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in painful relational patterns beneath the surface. He is particularly well-suited to clients who want more than symptom relief alone and are seeking deeper clarity, change, and a stronger sense of self.
My approach is insight-oriented, trauma-informed, and relational. I help clients understand how present struggles are shaped by attachment history, family-of-origin dynamics, stress responses, and the patterns they have learned to survive, protect, or adapt. At the same time, therapy remains practical and grounded.
I work in a way that is depth-oriented, relational, and practical. That means we will pay attention to the deeper structures beneath your distress while also staying connected to the realities of your daily life, relationships, and decisions. I value honesty, thoughtfulness, and the kind of therapeutic relationship that allows you to feel safe and seen.
Call or Email Sean M Cook now for a free 15 minute consultation - (805) 973-0717
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, VisaInsurance
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Sean M Cook
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 973-0717
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 122616 Sean M Cook
- In Practice for 6 years
- Attended Pacifica Graduate Institute, MA Counseling Psychology, Graduated 2019
- Certificate from California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists CAMFT Certified Clinical Supervisor / 2024
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Sean M Cook
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 973-0717
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Spirituality
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intellectual Disability
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Systems Dynamics (Family/Society/Culture)
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Unconscious Dynamics (Complexes & Schemas)
Sean M Cook
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 973-0717
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- ABFT: Attachment Based Family Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Developmental Psychology
- Energy Psychology
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Jungian
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Sean M Cook
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 973-0717