Dean James

Background

About Dean James

Hello I am Dean! I am a Certified Substance Abuse and trauma counselor/ therapist. I have been working in the field for over 5 years in total and have been doing primarily group and individual therepy sessions for the last 3.5 years. I received my undergraduate bachelors degree from Penn State University and graduated from UCLA’s counseling secondary education program. I have almost 7,500 hours of documented work (including completing the programs supervised hours internshipPracticum) in the field at all levels of care from detox to residential to IOP & OP. I passed California’s CADTP accrediting body IC & RC Exam to become officially licensed in August 2022 as a SUDCC I, and am just 2,500 hours away from advancing to a SUDCC II. I have a significant amount of experience working with clients of almost every demographic, through Zoom as well as in person. I am currently working with a program that is called No Matter What Recovery, whose primary population is LGBTQIA+. I have been with NMW since they opened 3 years ago and have done groups, individual sessions primarily, with some case management as well. I hope to add more group or individual sessions to my case load as I truly love my job and I feel lucky to be able to say that. I am proficient with the Client management system programs Kipu and Alleva and have used Best notes as well. Lastly, I can provide many references from past, current or both- Clinical and program directors I have worked with who can speak to my passion for this work, at your request; as well as individual clients reviews. I look forward to hopefully connecting with you and hearing about you and your program!