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The Help Couch is a top-rated private mental health practice serving a variety of populations. We offer licensed and confidential psychotherapy and coaching for individuals and couples with personalized treatment specializing in - Anxiety - Depression - Communication - Intimacy - Relationships - Self Worth - Direction - Grief - Trauma - Stress Management - DirectionWhat We DoWe help individuals and couples transform their lives for the better. We understand how trying everyday life can be when things are out of balance. You are not alone in your challenges. Together we will cultivate greater confidence and develop more fulfilling relationships all while improving your feelings and behaviors. How We Do ItFor 50 minutes, once or twice per week, for a number of weeks, months, or years, you talk with a skillful professional and form a relationship. Together you develop an understanding of what is keeping you from contentment. Then, you and your personal therapist work on creating your best life possible. Getting Started At The Help Couch we care deeply about our work and the people we see. Our practice is based on honesty, integrity and empathy. Our style is warm, non-judgmental, and tailored to meet your needs. We look forward to joining you on your path to well-being.

• Provide individual (children ages 6+, adolescents and adults), family, and couples therapy• Specialize in anxiety, adolescent, and intimacy issues• Supervision and consultation of LPC clinicians

• Consultant to preschool parents regarding childhood development• Assessment, consultation and education regarding appropriateness and value of seeking mental health treatment for various issues (i.e. depression, anxiety, divorce, familial discord, substance abuse)• Provide parenting skills and positive reinforcement based practices to families with young children• Consultant to interactive development studio on e-based learning properties

• Allocated multi-million dollar contracts to fund program expansion to serve 4200 children countywide• Developed and wrote programmatic policies and procedures• Monitored 34 contractors’ (55 sites) county and state expenditures and documentation• Developed training and systems for contractors to utilize funding more efficiently to maintain contract compliance• Collaborated with Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services and Probation Department to coordinate program infrastructure and maintain quality assurance• Certified to use and train Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)• Certified to administer Wraparound Fidelity Index-IV (WFI-IV)• Represented LAC DMH in case reviews by providing clinical expertise• Facilitated several workgroups and weekly and monthly meeting

• Provided school-based and outpatient therapy for Severely Emotionally Disturbed students• Provided direct service to adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders through in-home and outpatient treatment• Co-supervised pre-doctoral psychology interns in Psychodiagnostic Assessment Seminar, performing psychodiagnostic assessments, report writing and feedback to clients and families• Reviewed client diagnoses and treatment plans during weekly case reviews with staff therapists to provide quality assurance of clinical services

• Administered psycho-educational measurements to determine student learning disability eligibility• Provided feedback and recommendations to students based on testing battery• Assisted in training pre-doctoral student assessment clerks

• Administered psycho-educational tests to determine learning disability eligibility• Assisted in training graduate student assessment clerks