Dr. Bill Cloke, PhD

About

Marriage & Family Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Anxiety, Self Esteem and Relationship Issues. Sees clients in person and online. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Self Esteem
• Relationship Issues
• Anger Management
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Racial Identity
• School Issues
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Forensic PsychologyPsychology applied to legal matters, such as evaluations for courts, custody or criminal cases.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• TranspersonalIncludes spiritual experience, such as meditation or a sense of connection beyond the self, as part of therapy.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Self Esteem, Relationship Issues, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bisexual, Career Counseling, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Geriatric and Seniors, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Personality Disorders, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Psychosis, Racial Identity, School Issues, Self-Harming, Sex Therapy, Sexual Addiction, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Thinking Disorders

Fees

Individual sessions $290, couple sessions $325

Payment methods

ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, Wire, Zelle

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino

Religion

Jewish

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Californnia Granduate Institute

Years in practice

44

Education & qualifications