Grief counselors and therapists in Santa Barbara, CA

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, I help clients navigate intimacy, identity, and relationships with sensitivity and respect, always honoring your values, culture, and lived experience.

I believe therapy is most effective when you feel accepted, understood, and empowered. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where you can be yourself while also feeling challenged to grow. I meet clients where they are, recognizing that everyone comes to therapy with unique experiences, strengths, and goals.

I want to make this process easy yet challenging for you.

Respect, understanding, and compassion are balanced with training and experience that will facilitate the most healing process from start to finish. We all face challenges, and have unexpected life events that have the capacity to set us back. However, 25 years of experience working with children and adolescents, couples in crisis, men, and those with addictions has prepared me to be uniquely qualified to help you on a new journey..

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who supports adults and caregivers navigating stress, burnout, grief, loss, complex emotional and life transitions, and challenging family dynamics. My background in crisis intervention, care coordination, and supporting individuals and families through overwhelming health‐related experiences allows me to bring a steady, compassionate presence to clients moving through difficult periods.

Clients often come to me when they’re feeling stuck, carrying heavy emotional loads, or trying to make sense of what’s happening in their lives. I offer a warm, calm, and organized space where you can feel understood and supported.

I work primarily with adults, including caregivers, healthcare professionals, and individuals managing chronic stress, anxiety, grief, or major life changes.

Hello, I’m Charles, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) dedicated to helping adults build healthier, more fulfilling lives. I work with individuals and couples facing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, and major life transitions. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in trauma-informed care. I strive to create a safe, nonjudgmental environment where you can openly explore your experiences, gain insight into patterns that may be holding you back, and develop the tools needed to heal, grow, and move forward with confidence.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I see people as more than their symptoms. I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space to validate lived experiences. Together, we work through anxiety, depression, grief, and life’s challenges.

You've done meaningful therapeutic work and you're ready to go deeper. You're successful in the external markers of your life, but you know there's more—greater depth, connection, and purpose waiting for you. You've addressed foundational trauma, and now you want to explore subtler patterns: how you hold back in intimacy, the meanings you're searching for, the fuller expression of yourself you sense is possible. You may be curious about psychedelic-assisted therapy as a tool for profound insight. You're not dealing with crisis, but are looking for a guide who can support you in moving from survival to fully living in your wholeness.