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Our mission is to: reduce suffering as efficiently as possible. Three of our core values are to be: people-first, generous, and to embody equity.
When it comes to living into our values, our Sliding Scale and Medi-Cal services are the heartbeat of our passion. We want to do all we can to ensure that people of all income-levels have access to excellent care. You deserve this just as much as anyone else. You have unique needs and struggles, and those should never interfere with your ability to get care.
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Our mission is to: reduce suffering as efficiently as possible. Three of our core values are to be: people-first, generous, and to embody equity.
When it comes to living into our values, our Sliding Scale and Medi-Cal services are the heartbeat of our passion. We want to do all we can to ensure that people of all income-levels have access to excellent care. You deserve this just as much as anyone else. You have unique needs and struggles, and those should never interfere with your ability to get care.
Clear Answers
What happens in a counseling session?
This varies, but universally starts with a session request form to get basic information about you and the nature of your reasons for contactin us. From there we will either place you or let you know an estimate of how long you woud have to wait to start.
At the first session we complete a more thorough questionnaire, we orient you to counseling and advise you of all the laws and rights that you have as a recipient of professional counseling. Lastly, we begin the conversation of what brought you to counseling in the first place and ask questions about things that may be relevant to the therapists ability to assist you.
During the first or second session goals are set, and our Clarity session structure is used to keep things organized and focused on your goals. We use various tools to measure whether what we are doing is working, and teach you skills that you need to reach your goals.
When the goals have been reached, either new goals are established or counseling is discontinued at that time - though it can absolutely resume again in the future!
What is a licensed therapist?
A licensed therapist has to have a masters or a doctorate degree. While the exact number varies by license type, all licensed therapists have completed thousands of hours of counseling while meeting weekly with a licensed therapist who helps them learn their craft and master proper legal and ethical practices. During this time, a therapist must work for a licensed therapist or a company and cannot work independently (operate their own business).
What is an Associate/Intern therapist?
There are 2 categories of unlicensed therapists:
Click license search, and you can view if they have ever had any complaints against them, or make a complaint to the licensing board about them.
What are psychometrics and/or what is DASS-21?
Psychometrics means tools that measure states of mind and/or emotions. Some can even be used to formally diagnose mental health conditions, but those are typically administered by a psychologist (psychological testing).
What happens in group counseling?
Group counseling starts similarly to individual counseling. You complete a session request form on our website so we can get some basic history and information. We then meet with you individually for 30-60 minutes to make sure you would benefit from group. Then you would be assigned to a day and time for group.
How do I know if I need counseling?
This is truly a personal decision. I would recommend using our online depression, anxiety, and stress calculator (see link above "Clear Answers" section) to get a generalized sense of where your symptoms fall on the spectrum. However, the real litmus test is whether your symptoms are causing you distress or disrupting your ability to function in major life domains (relationships, family, work, etc).
Can you help with issues that aren't depression or anxiety?
Yes! We also have experience with substance use, relationship issues, and many other challenges. However, our strongest experience and training is in depression and anxiety-related issues. Contact us today.