Village Counseling Center, Family & Marriage Counseling in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria.
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Village Counseling Center

Arroyo Grande San Luis Obispo Santa Maria

Arroyo Grande Village We at Village Counseling Center are convinced that therapy need not take years to be effective. On the contrary, positive personal change can occur quickly. It just takes courage, some insight and a few new strategies.

Our specialty at VCC is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, which centers on helping clients clarify their goals, understand and work through roadblocks, and finally break down challenges into incremental tasks. Whether it takes a few weeks or a few months, our clients often discover they actually possessed the resources to solve their problems, they just needed help viewing them from a different perspective. That’s where we come in.

Mission at San Luis Obispo Village Counseling Center offers a network of experienced therapy professionals throughout the California Central Coast, headed by director Clay Watkins, LMFT. We offer a range of therapeutic services for teens, families, couples and individual adults, as well as personal coaching and group training for professionals and businesses. We accept all forms of insurance, and also offer reasonable rates for those without insurance.

Cities served in the five-cities, north and south SLO county and northern Santa Barbara County include: San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach, Grover Beach, Nipomo, Oceano, Los Osos, Lompoc, Vandenberg AFB, Morro Bay, Cambria, Cayucos, Atascadero, Templeton, Rancho Santa Margarita and Paso Robles.

Santa Maria Valley Several kinds of counselors, therapy, psychotherapy and counseling are available in a variety of therapeutic contexts: individual, marital, premarital, family, couples, group, teens, Christian, children, men, blended families, college, EMDR, PTSD, online therapy, solution-focused brief, narrative, LMFT, MFT, MFCC, LCSW, sliding scale, Cal Poly, pre-marital, families, sex, sexual abuse, foster, stepfamilies, domestic violence, phobias, goals, kids, child, teenagers, adolescents, separation, communication, licensure, hyperactivity, ADD, ADHD, sexual abuse, physical abuse, anxiety, worry, panic attacks, depressed, depression, emotion, habit, change, perfectionism, treatment, skills, survivor, outpatient, recovery, addiction, alcoholism, phobias, prevention, affairs, infidelity, commitment, disorder, parenting training, mental health, dating, engagement, pre-engagement, posttraumatic, post-traumatic, stress, divorce, marital problems, crisis, conflict resolution, relationship, relationships, divorce prevention, trauma, stress, mental illness, remarriage, intimacy, women, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, on-line therapy. Counseling is provided for those living in San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Nipomo, Atascadero, Templeton, Paso Robles, Rancho Santa Margarita, Cambria, Cayucos, Los Osos, Laguna Lake, Morro Bay, Orcutt, Lompoc, Vandenberg Village. Insurance panels include Blue Cross, Blue Shield, MHN, Cigna, PacifiCare, Aetna, HealthNet, TriCare, TriWest, USBH, United Behavioral Health.

Our director, Clay Watkins, M.A. LMFT, a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Our director, Clay Watkins, LMFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He provides individual, couples and family counseling. He specializes in anxiety-related difficulties including panic attacks, post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and phobias. He has advanced training and a decade of experience utilizing EMDR to treat trauma, and his unique brand of counseling integrates a solution-focused perspective that often speeds up the therapy process compared to more traditional forms of counseling. (BBS License #: MFC 37239)
Clay's Curriculum Vitae

Clay coordinates referrals to a network of experienced and qualified counselors with a variety of specialties to meet your specific needs. Contact him today and start creating a better life for you and your family.

Philosophy

At Village Counseling Center we believe most people have the resources to solve their problems. At times, however, a trauma or broken relationships or even the normal pressures of life can cause us to lose sight of our strengths; obscuring our natural ability to problem solve. Counseling provides a safe place where clients can regain their perspective, find acceptance, and challenge themselves to grow. And though true growth does require significant effort and courage, we at Village Counseling Center believe happiness is worth the price. Call us and begin building a better life, one risk at a time.

Learn more about Solution-Focused Therapy

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