Michael is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who moved to Santa Barbara from Orange County, CA. During graduate school he worked as an elementary school counselor and gained experience working with children and their families. After earning his Master’s degree in Counseling from Palo Alto University, he went on to work in outpatient substance abuse and non-profit community mental health, where he provided individual and group therapy to a diverse and underserved population. Michael is trained in CBT, ERP, and DBT, and has experience treating OCD, Social Phobia, Depression, Addiction, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
 

Michael’s passions include playing music, woodworking, and competitive sword fighting. He believes that every human being possesses the strength and courage to recover from anxiety disorders with the right guidance.

Farah is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her Master’s degree at the University of San Diego. Her previous internships have involved work with teens, couples, and families suffering from anxiety, depression, relationship issues and other mental health challenges. She has also worked in Applied Behavioral Analysis, gaining experience with children on the Autism spectrum in both home and school settings. Farah is trained in Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Exposure Response Prevention Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and family systems theory. 

Lories Khoury is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who is currently working on her PsyD and certificate in Sports Psychology at San Diego University for Integrative Studies. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from California State University Northridge in Family and Consumer Science and her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and School Counseling from Phillips Graduate University. Lories has been working in mental health for nearly ten years in a variety of settings ranging from intensive service fieldwork to outpatient therapy with individuals, families, and couples.

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Lories is a Primary Therapist in our virtual Intensive Outpatient Program for Athletes with disordered eating. She has been active in sports from high school through her adult years, and has experienced the defeating feelings that go along with having injuries which may take an athlete out for the season. She has personally struggled with the mental preparation and structured eating for workouts and competitions. Lories is trained in Exposure with Response Prevention as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and is driven to empower other athletes to overcome their own challenges.

Tatyana is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her Master’s Degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and her Bachelor’s degree at Northwest University in Washington. Her clinical background has included rehabilitation of families in the foster care system, as well as providing individual and family therapy to teens in a residential setting struggling with a wide range of mental health problems. Tatyana has worked extensively with at-risk and under-served students in outpatient and school settings providing psycho-education, community resources and social skills training, as well as treating anxiety, depression, grief, family separation and conflict, and low academic motivation. She also has over 6 years of experience providing ABA intervention and sports training to individuals on the autism spectrum or who have other special needs. Tatyana is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Exposure with Response Prevention, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. 

Alexandra Neff, who goes by Alex, was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Alex later moved to California to pursue her undergraduate studies at Chapman University, where she pursued dual degrees in Communication and Psychology.

During her previous internship, Alex worked at a CRTP unit located in Culver City, where she joined Exodus Recovery Rehabilitation. Her responsibilities involved working with diverse groups of adult patients at the residential level. In her role, Alex utilized therapeutic approaches such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in both group and individual settings. She facilitated groups structured according to the Seeking Safety format.

Through her experience, Alex has gained expertise in treating conditions such as depression, anxiety, extreme grief and loss, and trauma. Alex is also currently being trained in Exposure Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).