ERICA SPARTOS, MA, LMFT

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​​I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA License #81057, with 20 years of clinical, counseling and supervision experience. I graduated with a B.A. in English from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ, and received an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University in Alameda, CA. I also completed graduate level courses at New College of California in San Francisco toward my degree. 

 

I began my counseling career through volunteering at the GLBT National Help Center in 2006. Over the course of my career I provided psychotherapy and clinical case management to low-income youth and families in nine SFUSD public schools. I worked as a Case Manager to adults managing complex diagnoses in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. I worked at an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in San Francisco helping individuals and their families recover from co-occuring substance use/misuse and mental health disorders. I am currently the Clinical Supervisor for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) in San Francisco, CA. I own and operate my Private Practice located in San Francisco, CA.  I have training, education and experience providing the following:

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--Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

--Shamanic Journey Facilitation

--Professional Training and Consultation

--Clinical Supervision, Individual and Group

--Clinical Training for Associates / New Therapists

--Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

--Pyschoeducation & Process Therapy Groups

--CBT / DBT Skill Based Therapy

--Coaching and Behavioral Change Strategies

--Crisis Counseling and Intervention

--Play Therapy / School Based Support

--Family Systems Theory / Family Therapy

--Attachment Focused Therapy

--Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

--Motivational Interviewing

--Various Modalities to Treat Substance Use/Misuse and Addiction

--Meditation and Mindfulness

--Clinical Case Management

--Mediation and Conflict Resolution

 

My approach is warm, compassionate, focused & practical. I will meet you 'where you are at.' I will support you and your loved ones to resolve symptoms, meet goals, and live happier, fulfilled and satisfied lives.

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I am exceptionally passionate about working with young people, adolescents, adults, parents and families. I welcome the LGBTQIA+ community, especially queer parents / families of all persuasions.

 

I am happy to accompany and support new therapists along the arduous journey toward gaining licensure through individual and group supervision. 

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Psychology Today

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