Stanley E. Wipfli, Lcsw, Mac Email & Phone Number

870 Market Street, San Francisco, Ca 94102

I’m a Bay Area native and am inspired by the diversity and beauty of our environment, and the people who choose to live here. I specialize in assessment, treatment, and treatment planning for adults who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), substance, alcohol, gambling addiction, mood disorders, anxiety, and co-occurring disorders. I utilize Evidence Based Practices (EBP). I'm a Cognitive Process Therapist (CPT) provider, and am certified as Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) via NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professional. I first became interested in trauma work while working as an intern at Department of Mental Health Triage unit. There were patients who visited the unit who had lived through a traumatic event which profoundly disrupted their lives. Their lives felt disjointed, conflicted and they tried to make sense of what happened and why. During therapeutic process I am witness to perseverance, resiliency, hope, and strength of others under extraordinary circumstances. At end of the process, clients have stronger sense of self, insight, and a creation of their own “new normal”. I provide a therapeutic environment that is safe, authentic, personable, grounded, non-judgmental, and respectful of client’s needs. I have more than 8 years’ experience treating clients with PTSD and results are positive, consistent, measurable, and durable. In addition, I have treated clients who struggle with addictions and other mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, bi-polar spectrum, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. My theoretical orientation is: Humanistic, Integrative, and Cognitive Behavioral. In regards to treatment for substances, alcohol, and process addictions, one size does not fit all and I take into account the needs of the client, and their preferences. There are numerous alternatives for treatment, I utilize a client centered approach that guides clients through treatment that is best suited for them.

San Francisco Bay Area

Provide Crisis Intervention for tenants who are currently living in buildings owned and managed by Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC). Tenants who live in these CCDC public housing buildings are mandated to move-out of their current units between 8-10 months for renovation, relocated into fair market housing, and then return to their newly renovated unit. This will be done in 8 phases (8 buildings) and we are currently working on Phase 6. I was expressly hired to assist with tenants who have severe, persistent, chronic mental and medical issues, also ~20% of these clients have Hoarding Disorder. Regarding those tenants with Hoarding Disorder, under optimal therapeutic conditions it would be beneficial to set-up treatment plan to gain therapeutic alliance, alleviate symptoms via CBT, assist with decluttering, skills training regarding organization skills, which usually takes from 6 – 12 months, unfortunately due to time constraints we have only limited timeframe to achieve our ultimate goal (2 months). This position takes creativity, patience, and requires establishing a therapeutic alliance quickly. Moving is typically a very stressful ordeal under normal circumstances, that said, I have been tasked to engage with clients during these stressful times, assisting with stability, all the while keeping in mind their move-out must occur on a specific date. I started with Phase 2 relocation, and the outcome has been 100% successful for all phases. Currently with Phase 6 underway I have been tasked to perform bio-psychosocial assessments for each unit that has been “flagged” by property manager. I then relay this information to relocation team so as to better prepare for tenant’s readiness to move-out in timely manner.

West Los Angeles, Ca

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Specialist, and PTSD treatment specialist utilizing Cognitive Process Therapist (CPT). Clinical Social Worker team member on pilot VA initiative called Enhanced Housing First (EHF), an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team assisting veterans with severe, persistent mental illness (SPMI). My duties include: bio-psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, mental health treatment planning, clinical case management, individual therapy, group therapy, daily ACT team case conference working closely with psychiatrist, Nurse Practitioner, RN, and Peer Support. While at VA I have become a Cognitive Process Therapy (CPT) provider. Skilled and extensively trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Seeking Safety, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET). I continued professional development in theories and treatment modalities for PTSD, Substance and Alcohol Use Disorder, Major Depressive disorder, and General Anxiety Disorder.

Social Work intern within Full Service Partnership (FSP) model. Provided individual therapy, group therapy, conducted adult initial assessments, and provided clinical case management for clients with severe, persistent, mental illness within a recovery framework. Implemented and co-facilitated evidence based practice workshops for paraprofessionals, MFT’s, and MSW’s, including Motivational Interviewing, Seeking Safety.

Los Angeles, California

Provided clinic orientation to perspective clients. Conducted adult initial assessments. Provided individual therapy, crisis intervention, and case management in Triage unit.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Developed curriculum materials for Project AIM, (Adult Identity Mentoring). This curriculum was designed to be used with high-risk youth, and resulted in a manualized 160 page handbook, adopted by the Centers for Disease Control, as a best practice. Conducted literature review of all publications related to HIV and adolescents for 1997 - 2007.Organized the materials and created data base in Access for use by Prevention Planning Committee of Office of AIDS Prevention Programs for Los Angeles County.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed web-based international property management company. Duties included sales and marketing and day to day operations. Acquired a list of over 1600 rental properties in London and Paris to broker to the international consumer who were looking for long term property rentals. Orchestrated the design of web site and internal search engine.

Msw, Social Work

EBP Scholar September 2009 - May 2010

Ba, Psychology