SCOTT FERGUSON, LCSW

I'm a licensed clinical social worker dedicated to helping people navigate life's challenges.  I am an interactive therapist, meaning that my sessions with clients are a dialog and I share observations and interpretations to ensure that I develop true empathy and understanding. I believe that therapists embody many roles in the therapeutic process, including that of coach, supporter, and challenger. I enjoy working with clients who are open to exploring feelings and considering new ways to look at issues and I support goal-setting and risk-taking in the spirit of progress.  

 

While my work with clients is rooted in a psychodynamic approach, I also employ elements of structural and solution-focused therapy to balance deep exploration of feelings with practical and proactive solutions to problems in the here and now.  In addition to my graduate work at UCLA I trained in relationship therapy at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, completed advanced training in assessing and treating sex issues in therapy and consensual non-monogamy at the Institute for Relational Intimacy, and completed training in the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy at the Couples Institute.  

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New York LCSW License Number 085553

California LCSW License Number 22635

New Jersey LCSW License Number 44SC06250800 

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