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A Snapshot of our Clinicians
DR. Jake InSler, Psy.D.
DR. Jennifer PaTTON, PSY.D
DR. Jake InSler, Psy.D.
Specialty: Teen, Adult Performance Specialist
Dr. Jake Insler is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in high-performance, mindset and mental skills training. He utilizes a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy approach toward mental growth and development. Whether the goal is to build confidence, control emotions, improve behavior, perform under pressure, improve communication or conquer self-doubt, working with Dr. Jake is an overall growth experience. He has experience working with olympic, professional, collegiate, high school, and middle school athlete. He also has extensive experience working with children, pre-teens, teens, adults, and families dealing with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, major life transitions, and other mental health issues. Dr. Jake Insler is a native of Manhattan Beach.
For more information or to contact Dr. Jake,
email him at drjake@sbcft.com
Brian Lutz LMFT
DR. Jennifer PaTTON, PSY.D
DR. Jake InSler, Psy.D.
Specialty: Child, Teen, Adult
Brian is a licensed marriage and family therapist whose areas of strength include chronic illness, substance abuse, family issues, and struggles in school. Additionally he focuses on helping children, teens, and young adults to utilize their creativity to discover new possibilities for how to approach challenges in their lives. Brian has a focus on helping his clients move through life with a growth and learning based perspective, by helping them learn how to support themselves more effectively.
Born and raised in the South Bay, Brian is excited for the opportunity to help his local community to live more meaningful, productive and fulfilling lives.
For more information or to contact him, email Brian at brian@sbcft.com
DR. Jennifer PaTTON, PSY.D
DR. Jennifer PaTTON, PSY.D
DR. Jennifer PaTTON, PSY.D
Specialty: Child, Teen Intervention/Coaching
Dr. Jennifer has worked with children, adolescents, and families in the South Bay for over 20 years. Her various professional roles have provided her with a breadth of experience working with families and youth of all ages and abilities in a variety of clinical and educational settings. Jennifer provides behavioral intervention for children, adolescents, and adults.
Jennifer specializes in adjustment difficulties, behavioral intervention, and healthy life transitions. As a lifelong resident of the South Bay, Jennifer has great familiarity with the local community. Dr. Jennifer is is currently serving as a behavioral coach on our team.
For more information or to contact
Dr. Jennifer, email her at drjennifer@sbcft.com
BRAndi Romero AMFT
Christina Morse, AMFT
DR. Jennifer PaTTON, PSY.D
Specialty: Child/Teen, Young Adult, Adult
Brandi is an animated and passionate therapist with a will to serve the community through therapy. She has extensive experience ranging from children with learning disabilities, behavioral issues, and genetic disorders to adults with eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. When working with children, she focuses on engaging with the child to create a positive and comfortable relationship from the start. Brandi has a more direct approach for adults and families in order to help the client make connections they are close to making on their own. Her bold approach in therapy allows for open and honest discussions necessary for a progressive relationship. Brandi enjoys utilizing elements from positive psychology, mindfulness-based practice, and cognitive behavioral therapy, depending on the client's needs.
For more information and to contact her, email at brandi@sbcft.com
Christina Morse, AMFT
Christina Morse, AMFT
Christina Morse, AMFT
Speciality: Child, Teen, Adult, Couples, Family
Christina is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked with children andfamilies in multiple capacities and settings for over 30 years. Her professional career spansacross public and private school settings, and special education. Christina is trauma-informed and her training includes Gestalt play therapy, behavior analysis, and school-based approaches. She uses family systems theory when working with families and has extensive experience supporting patients with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. Christina also has a specialty in the area of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and believes in holistic approaches to understanding the connection between one’s past, present and future. Christina has also lived in the South Bay for over 25 years and is the mother of two growing young men.
For more information or to contact her, email at Christinamft@sbcft.com
KEn KANG, AMFT, APCC
Christina Morse, AMFT
Christina Morse, AMFT
Specialty: Child, Adolescent, Young Adult
Ken has extensive experience working with children from K-12 that struggle with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and disruptive behavior and utilizes elements from CBT, psychodynamic theory and mindfulness. He also utilizes trauma-focused specialties including EMDR and TF-CBT. Ken’s primary goal as a therapist is to help children, teens, and young adults successfully progress through their complicated formative years into healthy, flourishing adults. He supports young people as they learn to regulate big emotions, rediscover motivation, improve self-esteem and enrich their relationships. Through a combination of play and talk therapy, he enables clients to develop a more robust sense of self and strengthens their innate resources to help them overcome obstacles to healthy development. In addition to vast therapeutic experience, Ken had a 15 year career on Wall Street following his degree at Georgetown University and is a proud new father.
For more information or to contact Ken, email him at Ken@sbcft.com
dr. Sarah Tuberman-Green
dr. Sarah Tuberman-Green
dr. Sarah Tuberman-Green
Specialty: Child, Teen, Autism, Assessment
Dr. Sarah is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in children, adolescents, young adults, and families impacted by autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, attention difficulties, learning differences, behavioral issues, depression, and anxiety. When working with children and teens, Dr. Sarah makes it a priority to ensure the whole family feels supported. She performs individual, group and family therapy. She has worked in various settings, including schools, psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse treatment programs, and private practice. She incorporates modalities including play therapy, sand tray, dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and art therapy.
Dr. Sarah also conducts comprehensive psychological and psycho-educational evaluations for suspected ADHD and learning disabilities and attends her patients’ IEP meetings and assists parents in advocating for their children.
To contact Dr. Sarah, please reach out to Drsarah@sbcft.com
DANI TOrres, AMFT
dr. Sarah Tuberman-Green
dr. Sarah Tuberman-Green
Specialty: Young Children, Child, Teen
Danielle provides therapy for young children, children and has extensive experience with these ages. She has worked with children, adolescents, and young adults in a variety of settings, including education, special education, ABA therapy, and non-profit school based services. Danielle specializes in working with individuals experiencing grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, and difficult life transitions. Danielle utilizes Solution focused, positive psychology, and cognitive behavioral approaches. Danielle collaborates with clients to help them process difficult thoughts and feelings that impact daily life, and aids the client in developing coping strategies to improve self esteem and engender hope in clients who have experienced trauma and loss. Danielle is also currently a Kindergarten teacher in a school in LA County.
For more information or to contact Dani, email her at Dani@sbcft.com
SHAWN HOWARD, AMFT
dr. Sarah Tuberman-Green
SHAWN HOWARD, AMFT
Specialty: Teen, Adult, Couples, Family
Shawn is an Associate Marriage and Famiy Therapist specializing in adolescent, adult, couples and family therapy. He has vast experience and specialization in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, individuals and family. Shawn utilizes the interpersonal process of therapy, focusing on a relational approach. He is passionate about developing a working alliance with clients and creating and containing a safe space for growth and change in sessions by empowering the client to learn and practice, effective communication, boundary setting and emotional authenticity in individual and group sessions. Shawn also has extensive experience in recovery (teens & adults), family therapy, and childhood trauma work.
For more information or to contact Shawn, email shawn@sbcft.com
SPENCER NIEVES, AMFT
SPENCER NIEVES, AMFT
SPENCER NIEVES, AMFT
Specialty: Child, Teen, Young Adult
Spencer has a strong background in treating children, teens, and young adults struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, emotional regulation, grief and more. His integrative approach draws from a combination of practices including mindfulness-based interventions, psychodynamic therapy, CBT, and somatic practice to help his clients cope with their issues, increase self-esteem, and develop emotional regulation and resiliency. In younger children he employs play therapy to facilitate communication and gain a deeper understanding of their needs. Spencer’s ultimate goal is to support his clients and their families by introducing a variety of coping strategies that assist the client in navigating their early years, increasing their sense of self control and self-worth. Outside of therapy, Spencer is an accomplished fitness instructor and certified nutrition coach. A strong believer in the mind body connection, Spencer brings this discipline to all his client interactions.
To contact Spencer, please reach out to Spencer@sbcft.com
Mae Chen, J.D., AMFT
SPENCER NIEVES, AMFT
SPENCER NIEVES, AMFT
Specialty: Child/Teen, Adult , Grief, Trauma
Mae is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist providing therapy for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Through the therapeutic process of uncovering each person’s unique essence, Mae helps her clients attune to, accept, and love themselves, overcome limiting thoughts, and process difficult emotions and past hurts. Mae has received training in evidence-based modalities such as EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and psychodynamic therapy. Additionally, Mae works collaboratively and integrates parts-work, family systems, Gestalt, existentialism/spirituality, and cognitive narrative approaches depending on a client’s needs. Mae is a parent of two, an experienced special education attorney and a woman of substance and deep faith – a beautiful blend of head and heart.
For more information or to contact Mae, email her at Mae@sbcft.com
Alyson Hinz, APCC
SPENCER NIEVES, AMFT
Alyson Hinz, APCC
Specialty: Children, Teen, Young Adults
Alyson Hinz is an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor. She has experience working with families, children, teens, and adults through a school based agency, private practice, and a substance abuse dual diagnosis treatment center. Alyson incorporates mindfulness, CBT, solution focused approaches, positive psychology, yoga/movement, art, and meditation into her clinical practice. She specializes in working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, life changes, ADHD, and substance abuse. Alyson believes that therapy is a great place to start exploring your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors with no judgment or bias. She believes that treatment should be tailored towards each individual’s needs, and that clients should feel empowered in the therapeutic process.
For more information and to contact her, email at alyson@sbcft.com
TIONA SYKES, AMFT
Lindsay burianek, AMFT
TIONA SYKES, AMFT
Specialty: Child, Teen, Adult, Family
Tiona is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist providing therapy for children, teens, young adults and families. Tiona specializes in working with individuals experiencing OCD, depression, self-esteem issues, anxiety, behavioral issues, and difficult life transitions. Tiona places high value on providing unconditional acceptance allowing each person the opportunity explore who they are. Her approach to therapy offers client’s a safe space to process their thoughts and feelings as well as to laugh. Each session is tailored to the individual or family. Tiona utilizes elements from psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, positive psychology, and art therapy techniques.
Tiona is concurrently pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology.
For more information or to contact her, email at Tiona@sbcft.com
KATIE BATES APCC
Lindsay burianek, AMFT
TIONA SYKES, AMFT
Specialty: Teen, Adult Performance Specialist
Katie is an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor with research and clinical experience that focuses on athlete identity development, men and masculinities, and positive psychology. She utilizes a trauma-informed lens, solution-focused, narrative, and interpersonal approaches. Katie has experience working with older adolescents and young adults who are experiencing stage-of-life challenges and transitions. Katie is currently in the process of completing her Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC) certification through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and works closely with high school and college teams and coaches in the Southwest region of the country. Currently, Katie also supports students who have been impacted by gender- and power-based harm at the University of Southern California. Katie is currently supervised by Dr. Jacob Insler.
For more information and to contact her, email at Katie@sbcft.com
Lindsay burianek, AMFT
Lindsay burianek, AMFT
Lindsay burianek, AMFT
Specialty: Child/Teen, Young Adult, Families
Lindsay has extensive experience working with children, teens, young adults, and families in various settings including schools, hospitals, substance abuse treatment programs, and private practice. She provides evidence-based therapy to address a range of concerns including disruptive behavior, anxiety, depression, aggression, trauma, substance abuse, grief, and other mental health issues. Lindsay utilizes an integrative approach that incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions into her clinical practice. With children, through a combination of play and talk therapy, Lindsay helps clients process difficult thoughts and emotions and helps them develop effective coping strategies to improve their daily lives and build healthy self-esteem.
For more information or to contact Lindsay, email her at lindsay@sbcft.com.