The Care You Deserve

We must care for ourselves like our lives depend on it.
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About

We Listen, Act, and Transform

It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you.
Dr. Fernando Garcia III, Ed.D, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist | Sport Psychologist

Services

  • Trauma
  • Sports Performance
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Relationship Issues
  • Grief
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Sport Injuries
  • Work Stress
  • Abuse Survivors
  • PTSD
  • Medical Professional Stress
  • Anger Management

Approaches

  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Mental Skills Training (MST)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Family/Marital Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Attachment-Based

Insurance Accepted

  • Anthem
  • SISC -Self-Insured Schools of California
  • Cigna
  • Aetna
  • Optum
  • United Healthcare
  • Oxford
  • Oscar
  • Harvard Pilgrim
  • GEHA
  • UMR
  • All Savers Insurance
  • Meritain Health

Fees

  • (30min) Individual Psychotherapy: $65
  • Initial Intakes: $150
  • (45-60min) Adult Psychotherapy Session: $125 - $170
  • (45-60min) Teen Psychotherapy Session : $95 - $130
  • (45-60min) Couples Therapy Session : $125 - $170
  • Group Therapy (max 6 to cohort): $85
  • (45min) Mental Coaching Session: $65 - $100
  • Custom Mental Skills Training Program: $200 - $400

Testimonials

“Dr. Garcia is an excellent provider! He has years of experience in this field, and is very personable. He truly cares about each of his clients. He also has an amazing facility in Bakersfield, Ca. in which he also provides mental coaching for athletes. ”

Ms. Hiliary Meagan Schroeder, LMFT

“Fernando is kind, understanding and intelligent. He joins with people to create more of the life they want while dropping old habits that are not working for them. He is an effective therapist and helps people see that change takes time and patience.”

Ciara Scott Erler, LMFT
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