Fonda Tokushige, LCSW

LCSW 65439

Year of Licensure

2015

Practicing Since

2011

Degrees

Social Welfare

MSW | UCLA | 2011

Psychobiology, Minor in Asian American Studies

BS | UCLA | 2009

Specialties

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT Prolonged Exposure for PTSD

Gottman Method Couples Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

A Bit About Me

I am passionate and committed to guiding and coaching people to thrive. Fonda specializes in meeting people where they are at in life, using in-vivo opportunities to develop a flexible mindset and resiliency and coaching them to take positive and progressive steps to move forward in life.

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Specializes in working with Adult Populations (Age 18+), Couples, and Parents

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• Intergenerational family and/or cultural trauma, especially in communities of color

• Recovering from:

  • Life traumas, especially those stemming from dysfunctional and abusive family dynamics

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Mental and emotional problems related to depression and anxiety, including, but not limited to, severe and persistent psychiatric disorders (such as bipolar and other psychotic disorders)

• Relationship and couples counseling

  • To improve communication skills and approach conflict more effectively, especially stemming from PTSD

  • To address affairs and infidelity

• Developing parenting strategies for teens and young adults, including those who using or abusing substances

• Providing consultation for long-term treatment and care to families and caregivers who have loved ones with severe and persistent mental health conditions, such as Schizophrenia

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Trainings

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• Intensively trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy through the Gottman Institute

  • Currently in the Certification Track and receives on-going mentoring and consultation from Robert Navarra, LMFT, PsyD, MAC

• Intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy through Behavioral Tech/Psychwire

  • Mentored and trained by Robin McCann, PhD

  • Receives on-going mentorship and consultation for DBT and DBT PE from Sara Schmidt, PhD​

• Trained and informed in DBT Prolonged Exposure, Emotion Focused Therapy for Individuals and Couples, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy​

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Rate/Mode

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• Intake: $300

• Standard 45-Minute Individual Session: $225

• Standard 60-Minute Couples Session: $300

• Does not accept insurance

• Financial Agreement (or Sliding Scale): Yes

• Offers in-person and video sessions

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Additional Profiles

• Gottman Referral Network

• Psychology Today

• LinkedIn

Prior to Launching TBH in 2018

Sep 2016 - Dec 2021

Kaiser Permanente

• Provided suicide intervention and consultation to medical providers across the Southern California service region

• Provided telephonic suicide prevention & intervention, crisis-oriented interventions and brief solutions-focused counseling to patients in psychiatric and emotional crisis.

• Redesigned and developed the Case Management Program in the South Bay service area to treat members with complex and severe mental health issues complicated by primary health, economic and psychosocial factors, incorporating recovery-oriented principles and prompting holistic health and wellness

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Let's Connect

Email

fonda@tbhtherapylcs.com