Tricia Buttkus, LCSW
Tricia Buttkus, LCSW
Verified
Telehealth Available
Professions: Marriage & Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Psychotherapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: LCSW - LCS15889
Telephone: 949-541-8734
Billing and Insurance:
I am an in-network provider for:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Health Net of California
- MHNet Behavioral Health
Session Fees: Out of network charge is $150.00 per session.
Evening Availability
What's My Approach to Therapy?
My approach is very interactive. I believe that open communication between client and therapist is number one. I believe that in order to be an effective therapist there needs to be communication and feedback from all parties involved. I believe in utilizing techniques that empower the clients instead of enabling them. This I have found to be paramount to their success.
Although my area of speciality is with children and families, I have extensive experience working with adults and couples
I am a short term results oriented therapist who believes in the fact that most clients are the most motivated and achieve the greatest success within the first 6 months or less of counseling.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I am sorry for what you are going through, and please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you andor your family during this difficult time.
My Practice & Services
I accept Anthem Blue Cross as well as Tri Care, however, for PPO clients I provide a thorough super bill that you can submit to their insurance company for fee reimbursement.
What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist
First of all I love working with people, it is a total joy and blessing in my life. I love being able to watch them grow and diminish the pain they originally came into my office with. Life is to be enjoyed, and the pain, no matter how great can be temporary . I love being a part of giving people back their voices or control in their lives. Also, being a part of equipping people with the ability to deal successfully with future hurdles is such a joy. Finally, I value the blessings I receive by having had the opportunity to get to know my clients, and to have them in my life no matter how short that may be.
Had a Negative Therapy Experience?
I believe like most situations there are good and bad experiences. Therapy is no exception. I always tell my clients they are
number one and the goal is not to meet my needs but to have their needs met within my office, and learn techniques to appropriately get their needs met outside my office. I tell them that if their emotional needs are not being met by me then they deserve to go find someone who can. Additionally, I inform my clients that we have to remain open in our communication with each other. If I say or suggest something that is confusing or indirectly hurtful I need to know . It gives me the opportunity to either apologize or clarify my statements.
Therapy Services & Specialties
Client Age Groups I Work With
- Children
- Teens
- Adults
Languages
- English
Groups I Work With
- Children and Families, learning disabled, divorce recovery
Industries & Communities Served
- Union First
Client Challenges & Concerns I Address
- Abandonment
- Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
- Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
- Academic Concerns
- Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
- Adoption / Reunion Issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment Issues
- Blended Family Issues
- Body Image
- Caregiver Issues / Stress
- Child and/or Adolescent Issues
- Codependency / Dependency
- Communication Problems
- Control Issues
- Depression
- Developmental Conditions (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
- Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Overwhelm
- Family of Origin Issues
- Family Problems
- Fear
- Fertility Issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
- Habits
- Helplessness / Victimhood
- Inadequacy
- Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
- Individuation
- Infidelity / Affair Recovery
- Intellectual Disability
- Irritability
- Isolation
- Learning Difficulties
- Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
- Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
- Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
- Oppositional and Defiant Behavior in Children and Teen
- Parenting
- Physical Abuse
- Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Relationships and Marriage
- Self-Care
- Self-Confidence
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault / Abuse
- Shame
- Social Anxiety / Phobia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation and Behavior
- Trust Issues
- Values Clarification
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Worry
- Worthlessness
- Young Adult Issues
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Anger Management
- Art Therapy
- Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy (CDOI)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Conflict Resolution Therapy
- Constructivisim
- Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Family Attachment Narrative Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Guided Therapeutic Imagery
- Integral Psychotherapy (IP)
- Integration of different therapy models
- Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
- Journal Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
- Object Relations
- Parent Work
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychotherapy
- Pragmatic / Experiential Therapy for Couples (PET-C)
- Relational Life Therapy
- Self-Acceptance Training
- Self-Relations Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Somatic Experiencing (SE)
- Systems Theory /Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
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