I have been in practice for over 40 years, working with a very diverse population, including individual's, adults, adolescents, and couples with a wide variety of concerns and complex life challenges. I taught for 28 years, first as an associate professor of psychology at Marymount College, and have taught graduate courses at Loyola Marymount University, Pepperdine University, and California State University Dominguez Hills.
I have been the recipient of the Lampert Award from Pacificare Behavioral Health, which quantifies client outcomes. In effect, my therapeutic effectiveness has been ranked in the top one percent of over 10,000 participating therapists. I have an extensive knowledge and experience with a variety of therapeutic modalities, especially cognitive behavioral and brief, solution-focused therapy.
This allows me to utilize that which will work best for you, thus enabling you to achieve the most efficient and effective results. Having taught for 28 years, as well as consulting with the Board of Behavioral Sciences in designing the California State Board Exams for the MFT license, helps me stay on the leading edge of theory and technique.
I have been the recipient of the Lampert Award from Pacificare Behavioral Health, which quantifies client outcomes. In effect, my therapeutic effectiveness has been ranked in the top one percent of over 10,000 participating therapists. I have an extensive knowledge and experience with a variety of therapeutic modalities, especially cognitive behavioral and brief, solution-focused therapy.
This allows me to utilize that which will work best for you, thus enabling you to achieve the most efficient and effective results. Having taught for 28 years, as well as consulting with the Board of Behavioral Sciences in designing the California State Board Exams for the MFT license, helps me stay on the leading edge of theory and technique.
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Most people cope with their lives just fine most of the time.
However, life can be very difficult, painful, and overwhelming at times.
Our ability to cope effectively with life falls on a very wide continuum, from maladaptive, unhealthy and dysfunctional, to adaptive, healthy, and functional.
Given any number of stressors, along with acute or chronic conflicts, as well as personal, relational, or medical and health concerns, we may lose our ability to maintain mental and physical health.
We can become not only unhappy, but develop a number of serious mental, physical, and spiritual symptoms.
However, life can be very difficult, painful, and overwhelming at times.
Our ability to cope effectively with life falls on a very wide continuum, from maladaptive, unhealthy and dysfunctional, to adaptive, healthy, and functional.
Given any number of stressors, along with acute or chronic conflicts, as well as personal, relational, or medical and health concerns, we may lose our ability to maintain mental and physical health.
We can become not only unhappy, but develop a number of serious mental, physical, and spiritual symptoms.
Attention-deficit disorder affects around eight million adults.
ADD is characterized by having difficulty paying attention, remembering, completing tasks, controlling impulses, and dealing with delayed gratification.
Adults with ADD have trouble planning for the future and accounting for the long-term consequences of their actions.
This may lead to problems with maintaining a job or relationship, and can also make learning difficult.
Many people dealing with ADD / ADHD also have depression or anxiety.
ADD is characterized by having difficulty paying attention, remembering, completing tasks, controlling impulses, and dealing with delayed gratification.
Adults with ADD have trouble planning for the future and accounting for the long-term consequences of their actions.
This may lead to problems with maintaining a job or relationship, and can also make learning difficult.
Many people dealing with ADD / ADHD also have depression or anxiety.
If you or a loved one is suffering from signs of dementia, it can be a challenging emotional journey.
It is difficult to suddenly find your life turned upside down because of your inability to perform daily tasks that used to be so simple.
You may be uncertain about what the future holds and unclear about what steps you need to take.
Fortunately, help is just around the corner.
Call the office of Rick McCarthy MFT for dementia and Alzheimer's counseling in San Clemente.
No one means to develop dementia or Alzheimer's.
It is difficult to suddenly find your life turned upside down because of your inability to perform daily tasks that used to be so simple.
You may be uncertain about what the future holds and unclear about what steps you need to take.
Fortunately, help is just around the corner.
Call the office of Rick McCarthy MFT for dementia and Alzheimer's counseling in San Clemente.
No one means to develop dementia or Alzheimer's.
The demise of a loved one or the loss of something valuable can become traumatic, and people handle bereavement in different ways.
Some people are stronger than others while some have to seek external intervention to recover from the shock that comes with such situations.
That means that in case one is having a hard time accepting that their loved ones are gone for good or have a situation that causes trauma, they have to seek counseling from professional counselors.
Some specific therapists deal precisely with grief and could offer the required help.
Some people are stronger than others while some have to seek external intervention to recover from the shock that comes with such situations.
That means that in case one is having a hard time accepting that their loved ones are gone for good or have a situation that causes trauma, they have to seek counseling from professional counselors.
Some specific therapists deal precisely with grief and could offer the required help.
Getting ready for your next career can be a challenging experience.
Your career choice can have a huge impact on your future, and you may feel overwhelmed by the pressure of the decision.
Fortunately, there are many ways to find a career that suits you.
Career counseling from Rick McCarthy MFT can help ease the burden of the job search.
Career counseling is ideal for those who would like to change their careers, but have no idea where to start.
Maybe you're a young adult who just graduated college or high school, and you're having trouble narrowing down your interests.
Your career choice can have a huge impact on your future, and you may feel overwhelmed by the pressure of the decision.
Fortunately, there are many ways to find a career that suits you.
Career counseling from Rick McCarthy MFT can help ease the burden of the job search.
Career counseling is ideal for those who would like to change their careers, but have no idea where to start.
Maybe you're a young adult who just graduated college or high school, and you're having trouble narrowing down your interests.
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