Richard Clark, MA, MFT
License # MFC44345
Richard earned his BA in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach and his MA in Counseling Psychology from National University, San Diego.
He has been counseling individuals, couples, families, and children for over 18 years in private and non-profit community organizations, hospitals, clinics, and schools. Having worked in a variety of diverse settings, he has gained valuable training and experience from many perspectives and incorporates this knowledge into each unique client's case.
Specializing in Brief Solution Focused Therapy, Richard is often able to help resolve client issues in relatively few sessions by setting clear, well defined outcomes and implementing strategic treatment plans. He also relies on Family Systems methodologies for working with couples, families, and other relationship issues as well as an Existential Therapy approach to dealing with deeper more persistent issues when appropriate.
Richard currently devotes a portion of his time to counseling disadvantaged children, at risk teens, and troubled families in the economically depressed areas of Los Angeles County.
Tina Clark, MSW, LCSW
License # LCS21939
Tina received her BA in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach and her MSW, Master of Social Welfare, from the University of California, Los Angeles.
She has worked with individuals, families, and groups for over 15 years in government, private, and non-profit organizations. Her focus has been on cognitive behavioral approaches to helping families and individuals. She consistently has success working with clients with severe and persistent mental illness as well as those with more typical daily stress and frustrations.
Through her work in a wide variety of hospitals and clinics, Tina has gained a vast knowledge of mental health issues, treatments, and resources. She also currently serves as Clinical Director for one of Southern California's largest and most respected psychiatric hospitals and mental health facilities.