Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (562) 268-0951
We offer therapy for Pacific Mind Health patients who are also receiving care through our medication management program, providing a connected and supportive treatment experience. Veronica Calkins is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma, crisis, grief, anxiety, and relationships. She is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and family and couples therapy. She is certified in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and deep-brain theta stimulation.
Veronica earned her master’s in social welfare and her bachelor of arts in psychology with a minor in applied developmental psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her experiences include Harbor UCLA, Men and Women’s Jail, Kaiser Permanente, and the Los Angeles Psychiatric Mobile Response team.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Veronica Calkins now - (562) 268-0951
Let's Connect (562) 268-0951
Finances
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Humana
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- Medicare
- Meritain Health
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- New Directions | Lucet
- Optum
- Providence
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (562) 268-0951
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 82165 Veronica Calkins
- In Practice for 13 years
- Attended University of California, Los Angeles, Master's (MSW), Graduated 2015
- Certificate from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) 2015
- Certificate from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) EMDRIA / 2018
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (562) 268-0951
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Depression
- Anxiety
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (562) 268-0951
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Brainspotting
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Hypnotherapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (562) 268-0951
Groups
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Zoom group; client’s may remain anonymous if desired. An excellent group for everyone to sharpen skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, and core mindfulness. DBT Skills will change your life! Sign up at www.pacificmindspa.com
Expertise
Child
Eating Disorders
Family Conflict
Types of Therapy
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$20-$40
Group Meets
Every Tue, Wed, Thu
Location
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Email Veronica Calkins about this group or call - (562) 268-0951
EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Zoom group; client’s may remain anonymous if desired. EMDR groups help client’s gain skills in mindfulness practice, attachment healing, and preparation if client’s ever wish to engage in individual EMDR. Sign up at www.pacificmindspa.com
Expertise
Codependency
Self Esteem
Trauma and PTSD
Types of Therapy
Emotionally Focused
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$20-$40
Group Meets
Every Tue, Wed, Thu
Location
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Email Veronica Calkins about this group or call - (562) 268-0951
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Zoom group; client’s may remain anonymous if desired. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is helpful for depression, anxiety, personal insight and well-being. Subtle tricks change the way we think and perceive the world, ourselves, and others. Sign up at www.pacificmindspa.com
Expertise
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Types of Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$20-$40
Group Meets
Every Tue, Wed, Thu
Location
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Email Veronica Calkins about this group or call - (562) 268-0951
Location
Primary Location
Pacific Mind Health
2211 Corinth Ave.
Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(562) 268-0951Email Me
Additional Location
Pacific Mind Health - Online
301 Arizona Avenue
2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(562) 268-0951Nearby Areas
Counties
Neighborhoods
Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Take the first step to help. Call now - (562) 268-0951