About Michele
Michele Amestoy over 20 years of working in a variety of roles primarily under the umbrella of child welfare. She has clinically worked with clients of all ages in hospitals and day treatment settings, schools, foster and adoption agencies, and currently for Los Angeles County’s Department of Mental Health since 2009. Dr. Amestoy recently returned to post-graduate school to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology, capping this effort with a Doctoral Project on Nutritional Psychology.
Services Provided
Child Psychotherapy age 3 to 12 Adolescent Psychotherapy age 13 to 18 Psychotherapy Adults Couples Therapy
Specialties
ADHDAddictionAdoptionAlcohol AbuseAnger ManagementAntisocial PersonalityAnxietyBehavioral IssuesBipolar DisorderCareer CounselingChild or AdolescentCodependencyCoping SkillsDepressionDivorceDrug AbuseDual DiagnosisEmotional DisturbanceFamily ConflictGriefInfidelityInfertilityInternet AddictionLGBTQLife CoachingLife TransitionsMarital and PremaritalMen's IssuesModerating AlcoholOppositional DefianceParentingPeer RelationshipsRacial IdentityRelationship IssuesSchool IssuesSelf EsteemSelf-HarmingSexual AbuseSpiritualityStressSubstance AbuseTeen ViolenceTransgenderTrauma and PTSDWomen's Issues
Training
- Domestic Violence
- Adoption Clinical Training
- Participatory Decision-Making Facilitator training
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Credentials
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, # 21938
- Pupil Personnel Services Certificate: School Social Work Specialist
Location
Teletherapy
Secure phone and video sessions for clients anywhere in California.
