Trust is the most important factor in choosing a therapist.
If you do not feel comfortable with the therapist, then it does not matter how well trained the therapist may be, the person is not going to be helped.
Harve provides an environment which allows people to “be themselves”. An open, compassionate, honest and non-judgmental atmosphere is what the patient can expect.
He is trained both by some of the finest and well known leaders in the field of modern psychology. Albert Ellis, founder of Rational Emotive Therapy; Arnold Lazarus, founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Isadore Chine, the founding researcher and writer in the field of Addictive Disorders; and William Glasser, founder of Reality Therapy. One common thread amongst these great teachers is that Dr. Meskin learned to focus on the “here-and-now” problem solving, as opposed to spending decades mining the past.
Dr. Meskin is licensed in California as a Marriage and Family Therapist (14138) since 1979. His specialties are that of Behavioral Pain Management, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and Addictive Disorders.
His experience ranges from individual counseling, to founding clinics and hospitals and in coordinating emergency field work at music festivals. Among the many firsts that Dr. Meskin has accomplished, he has contributed innovations in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse, which has changed the way teens are treated for addictive disorders. He stands at the forefront of the treatment of chronic pain and has compiled innovative approaches to treating chronic pain disorders. He has produced sets of pain management CDs for at home use. Dr. Meskin has also consulted with both houses of the United States Congress and numerous community groups.
Harve is also the founder and President of Do Something Now!, a non-profit that sends bicycles to Third World countries. He also founded the North County Branch of the American Cancer Society and has served on multiple community boards and agencies. Harve is also an avid bicyclist, traveler, and dog lover.
If you do not feel comfortable with the therapist, then it does not matter how well trained the therapist may be, the person is not going to be helped.
Harve provides an environment which allows people to “be themselves”. An open, compassionate, honest and non-judgmental atmosphere is what the patient can expect.
He is trained both by some of the finest and well known leaders in the field of modern psychology. Albert Ellis, founder of Rational Emotive Therapy; Arnold Lazarus, founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Isadore Chine, the founding researcher and writer in the field of Addictive Disorders; and William Glasser, founder of Reality Therapy. One common thread amongst these great teachers is that Dr. Meskin learned to focus on the “here-and-now” problem solving, as opposed to spending decades mining the past.
Dr. Meskin is licensed in California as a Marriage and Family Therapist (14138) since 1979. His specialties are that of Behavioral Pain Management, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and Addictive Disorders.
His experience ranges from individual counseling, to founding clinics and hospitals and in coordinating emergency field work at music festivals. Among the many firsts that Dr. Meskin has accomplished, he has contributed innovations in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse, which has changed the way teens are treated for addictive disorders. He stands at the forefront of the treatment of chronic pain and has compiled innovative approaches to treating chronic pain disorders. He has produced sets of pain management CDs for at home use. Dr. Meskin has also consulted with both houses of the United States Congress and numerous community groups.
Harve is also the founder and President of Do Something Now!, a non-profit that sends bicycles to Third World countries. He also founded the North County Branch of the American Cancer Society and has served on multiple community boards and agencies. Harve is also an avid bicyclist, traveler, and dog lover.