About Paul Zak

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Over 30 years of experience in helping people like you
 
 

What I believe about working with people:
In psychotherapy we work together on your goals. I work from a strengths based perspective, helping you build on your strong points and deepen your self-awareness, exploring possibilities for growth and change so that you can live a happier and more satisfying life.

My Clients:
My clients are dealing with the range of human issues. Many are facing anxiety or depression, or working through a life, career, or relationship transition. Some are handling HIV, cancer, or other chronic illness. Still others are seeking further personal growth,or exploring spirituality, I work with individuals and couples (relationships) .
 
 
 
   
 


My goals as a therapist are to:

• Work with what's right rather than only with what's wrong; help you recognize and act on your strengths in order to lead a more fulfilling life.
• Help you learn to manage your symptoms of depression or anxiety more productively and develop more effective coping skills.
• Help you embrace your aging as a rich part of the fabric of your life cycle.
• Encourage you to reach beyond your edge. I believe deep growth happens when we stretch just beyond our fears.

• Help you to discover or rediscover your spirituality as a life-enhancing resource.
• Assist couples in reconnecting more deeply, reromanticizing their relationship, working through anger and conflict. 


Specializations:

• Anxiety and Depression
• Relationship/Couples Therapy
• Finding Life Purpose/exploring spirituality
• Self-esteem
• Grief and Loss
• Life Transitions, including Midlife and Aging Concerns
• Addiction and recovery
• HIV/AIDS


 


About Insurance:
Mine is a fee for service practice. I believe your treatment should be between you (the client) and me (the provider). If you choose to use insurance, the insurance company often decides the terms of treatment. Also, once an insurance company possesses diagnostic information about you, neither of us has control over how that information is used or how confidential it remains. I am an Anthem Blue Cross of California provider.

 If you do wish to use other insurance, I will provide you with monthly statements indicating how much you have paid for my services each month. You can submit these to your insurer. You should, however, verify beforehand that your insurance will cover my services.

Note:
My psychotherapy practice is face-to-face only. Because of the limitations of state licensing regulations, I do not offer therapeutic advice through email nor do I practice psychotherapy online. The best way to contact me for more information or to schedule an appointment is to call me at 760-898-4581.

My private practice is not an appropriate resource for emergency crisis intervention. If this is an emergency and you need to speak with someone right away, please call 911 or go to your local hospital emergency room.

My Logo:
The sunrise over mountains is a metaphor for the therapeutic process as I see it. Life presents each of us with challenges and opportunities. Sometimes the path can be difficult and it feels as if we are climbing mountains in our lives. The sunrise is the promise that every journey, no matter how difficult, has possibility within it. I believe that as we grow in our lives, the challenges become opportunities. The therapeutic process is work and the reward is the hope of deepening and integration in our lives.