 Joe
Whitcomb, M.A.
| Location: |
Pasadena |
Santa Monica |
| License Type & Number: |
MFT Intern Calif. Reg. #54355
Prepare/Enrich Counselor ID#1216286 |
| Areas of Specialization: |
Couples, Marriage & Premarital Counseling, Parenting,
Student/Academic Counseling, Spiritual Growth, Depression,
Anxiety, Anger Management, Bereavement & Loss, Stress
Management, and Work/Life Balance |
| Modality: |
Individuals, Couples,
Children, Family Therapy, Blended and Step-families |
| Standard Hourly Rate: |
$85 |
| Accepts Insurance: |
No |
| Sliding Scale: |
Yes |
| Experience and Qualifications: |
"I specialize in providing powerful, short-term therapy
services to help you get the most out of your relationships. I
work with couples and individuals. When working with couples, I
use a research-supported, attachment-based approach called
Emotionally Focused Therapy. This approach can create major,
long-lasting changes in just 8 to 12 sessions. When working with
individuals, I use an eclectic approach but primarily I focus on
emotions, relationships, attachment, and patterns of thought,
habits of action, which focuses on the meaning we put to
important life events. This approach is also extremely powerful
and is often completed in just 8 to 12 sessions."
Joe Whitcomb joined La Vie in January 2007 and is a Marriage and
Family Therapist Intern under the supervision of
Dr. Curtis Miller
and Joanne Weidman,
MFT. His passion is working with couples, personal growth,
working with students, family counseling and continued research
in the science of relationships, attachment and
neuro-psychology. His focus is on emotions; interpersonal
process; relatedness to God, self and others; motivations and
goals; and in making meaning out of life. He sees individuals,
couples, and families with adolescents.
Prior to joining La Vie, Joe’s professional experience included
serving 16 years as a marriage and family ministry leader in his
local church where he and his wife have facilitated Dynamic Marriage
Seminars, lead small groups, children’s ministry director, and
provided Christian educational programs. He has seven years of
experience as the Executive Director with Sylvan Learning where
he logged over 5,000 hours in family and academic consulting. He
has experience in executive coaching in a private consulting
practice and within university counseling centers.
In addition, he is trained to use the PREPARE/ENRICH™ Program
for the counseling of couples who are married or contemplating
marriage. He is qualified to administer inventories and provide
the couple with specific feedback about their strengths and
issues. He has also been trained and certified in RapidChange
Therapy™ to work with adolescents and families, group therapy,
career counseling, executive coaching and development,
performance management, and interpersonal, team-dynamics, and
organizational issues.
Joe graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of
Science in Psychology with an emphasis in neurobiology; a
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management from the
University of Phoenix; a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
and Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University; and
a Masters in Business Administration and Health Care Management
from University of Phoenix, Spring 2008. He will be pursuing a
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in
Neuro-psychology from Fielding Graduate University in the fall
of 2008. His research involves studying adult attachment styles
as it applies to marriage and couple therapy.
Joe is trained and certified to facilitate the 8-week Dynamic
Marriage Seminars to independent or church organizations. For
more detailed information regarding this course, please visit
www.familydynamics.net.
Joe Whitcomb is a member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society
in Psychology, the Christian Association for Psychological
Studies (CAPS) and the American Association of Marriage and
Family Therapists (AAMFT).
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