David Bricker Livingston LMFT
License No. 35434
Experienced psychotherapist competent with diverse client populations.
Strengths include: Ability to motivate, structure and strategize individuals and couples to achieve defined goals.
“The relationship between Mental health and Substance abuse is extensive. I feel that very few people get the type of care, understanding, and treatment needed around their unwanted substance use. Once an individual is detoxed from a substance they need an experienced therapist to help them understand the factors causing the compulsivity or feeling stuck – the causes can very greatly and are often minimized or not recognized. such as sleep problems, chronic pain, persistent anxiety or depression, fluctuations in mood, or even an inability to relax given unending demands and responsibilities – all of these conditions and many more can drive unwanted chemical dependency.”
– David B. Livingston
Authority Magazine on Mental Health Champions: Why & How David Livingston of the Domus Retreat Is Helping To Address The Roots Of Substances Abuse
Current Positions
- 1995 – Present
- Psychotherapist – Private Practice
- Manage private practice of 30 to 40 weekly clients, psychotherapy for individuals, couples, children and families.
- Perform in-depth diagnostic assessment of new clients.
- Maintain progress notes and provide appropriate documentation when necessary for insurance, court ordered clientele and worker’s compensation cases.
- Collaborate with other psychotherapists and medical specialists on treatment planning, medication issues, and hospitalization.
- Provide weekly clinical supervision to M.F.T. Interns.
- Psychotherapist – Private Practice
- 1999 – Present
- Consulting Psychotherapist – AAMOD and Domus Retreat
- Perform counseling for individuals after Waismann Method® for dependency to opiates and pain medications.
- Create individualized treatment plans utilizing medical professionals and community services.
- Teach meditation and stress management techniques to individuals with chronic pain.
- Consulting Psychotherapist – AAMOD and Domus Retreat
- 1996 – Present
- Psychotherapist – Care Associates
- Responsibilities are the same as listed above.
- Psychotherapist – Care Associates
Past Positions
- 1994-1996
- Staff Counselor – The Center for Individual and Family Counseling
- Provided weekly psychotherapy for individuals, couples, children and families.
- Performed in-depth intake and diagnostic assessment of new clients.
- Staff Counselor – The Center for Individual and Family Counseling
- 1994-1995
- Case Manager – Drake Institute of Behavioral Medicine
- Treated stress-related problems using Bio-feedback and Cognitive – Behavioral techniques. Focusing on the treatment of ADHD in children, teenagers, and adults.
- Case Manager – Drake Institute of Behavioral Medicine
Education
- 2002
- Postgraduate
- Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies Post-Graduate Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Certification
- Postgraduate
- 1995
- M.A. Clinical Psychology
- Antioch University Los Angeles, California
- M.A. Clinical Psychology
- 1985
- B.A. Degree History Major, Business Minor
- University of California Los Angeles
- B.A. Degree History Major, Business Minor
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