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Dr. Tony Zimbardi, PsyD, LMFT Author of : Forever Dads Phone Number: (323) 851-1304 E-mail:
drtonypsyd@sbcglobal.net
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As
a psychotherapist, I would describe my approach to mental health as holistic,
by that I mean working from a mind/body/spirit connection in order to
find balance in your life. Additionally, my clinical orientation comes
from a very practical perspective: my theoretical orientation is termed
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT): and its the only form of psychotherapy
which has clear, empirical data to prove its effectiveness (measurable,
positive outcomes). CBT focuses on your thoughts, how they impact your
feelings and how your feelings affect your behaviors. In other words,
how your thoughts lead to feelings and then your feelings to behaviors;
and how those behaviors get put out into the world (either positively
or negatively), and then often come back to you in a very similar fashion
and intensity to which you manifested them. In other words, "what
goes around comes around." And although recent research indicates
that "positive thinking" does not work, what it has found is
that not thinking negatively does! So I will work with you and your thought
patterns and look at how they impact your feelings (mood) and actions
(behaviors) in order to bring about more positive change in your life. I’ve been licensed as a marriage & family
therapist since 1996 and hold a doctoral degree in clinical psychology
as well. I’ve held the mental health chair on one of the Los Angeles
County Commissions, have been Board President of Being Alive, Los Angeles,
served on the local Prevention Council; and have been a State Examiner
for the CA Board Of Behavioral Sciences, which licenses Licensed Clinical
Social Workers and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists. I’ve
published many articles and have had monthly columns in both national
magazines: Genre and A&U. I oversaw HIV mental health at Tarzana Treatment
Center, Southern California’s largest provider of Substance Abuse
& Mental Health Services for nine years and have been in private practice
for more than a decade.
I’m a subcontracted provider with Aetna, Blue Cross, CIGNA, Magellan, Pacificare and United Behavioral Health (UBH). I will work with you with most other plans as well. Cash or checks accepted. |
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