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Miss. Kerry Essakow, MA, IMF, Pre-Licensed Professional in San Diego

Miss. Kerry L Essakow

Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, IMF

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Office

First Avenue Counseling Centre
2333 First Avenue
Suite 204
San Diego, California 92101
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Contact Information

phone: (858) 337-5168

“I am a therapist who has spent many years being educating in methods that are considered to be extremely effective in bringing about change through therapy. I have also spent many years acquiring a diverse amount of experience in areas that range from extreme crisis intervention to working with promoting and maintaining emotional wellbeing in the lives of couples, families and individuals. It is known that people do better in therapy when it becomes an experience that one is able to feel hopeful that the work they are doing is going to make a real difference in their lives.

However, painful or difficult one"s life experiences may be, therapy should be an exciting process and journey towards healing and growth.My goal is to ensure that change begins taking place immediately. I try to ensure this by creating a supportive and motivating collaborative partnership.

I encourage you to meet me for a introductory interview in order to assess whether we can work in a collaborative partnership towards successfully resolving existing problems.”

Miss. Kerry Essakow offers a free phone consultation

GENERAL
  • Gender: Female
  • Years in Practice: 2 Years
  • Avg Cost (per session): $70 - $90
  • Sliding Scale: Yes
  • Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
  • Accepted Insurance Plans:
    • Victim Of Crime (VOC) Funding
  • Please ask about your health
    insurance coverage when you
    arrange your first visit.
CLIENT FOCUS
  • Ethnicity: Any
  • Gender: All
  • Religious Orientation: Any
  • Gay/Lesbian Expertise: Yes
  • Age: Adolescents, Adults
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Graduate School: Alliant International University
  • Year Graduated: 2006
  • License No. and State: California
  • License No. and State: IMF 51864 CA Board of Behavioral Science
SPECIALTIES
(Strengths in green)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Anxiety or Fears
  • Loss or Grief
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Trauma and PTSD
TREATMENT PREFERENCES
  • Orientation:
    Family/Marital Therapy
    Humanistic
  • Modality:
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Individuals
EASY ACCESS