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About
A Licensed Psychotherapist specializing in trauma, crisis, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationships. Veronica provides an empathetic and caring environment to work through challenges without judgment. Veronica obtained her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology and Master’s in Social Welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is trained in CBT, DBT, and family and couples therapy. She is also certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the administration of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Deep-Brain Theta Stimulation.
Veronica is a pioneer and clinical instructor in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAT). She is an expert consultant and Board of Behavioral Sciences clinical supervisor. Her work and training history includes Harbor UCLA, Men and Women’s Jail, Kaiser Permanente, and the Los Angeles County Psychiatric Mobile Response Team.
Virtual psychoeducation classes are available to learn skills in various psychotherapy modalities. If desired, you can remain completely anonymous. Sign up and see complete schedule at https://PacificMindSpa.com/
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Finances
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Beacon Health Options
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Health Net
- Holman Group
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- MHN | Health Net
- MHNet Behavioral Health
- Magellan
- Medicare
- Optum
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 9 Years
- License: California / 82165
- School: University of California, Los Angeles
- Year Graduated: 2015
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Certificate Date: 2015
- Certificate: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) / EMDRIA
- Certificate Date: 2018
Veronica Calkins's 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
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
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
Location
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Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
Issues
- ADHD
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- 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
Mental Health
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
- Toddler
Communities
- Body Positivity
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Brainspotting
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- 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
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 1 May 2021
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