Credentials and Experience

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 97196), having received my Bachelors of Science in Psychology with an emphasis in Child and Adolescent Development from Saint Mary's College of California and, a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco. I have been trained in multiple evidenced based practices including; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Structural Family Therapy, Triple P parenting Skill set, and assessment in Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).  

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As a clinician, I have worked in a multitude of settings ranging from a level 12 residential care facility , to foster care programs, to intensive outpatient clinics, schools, and lockdown facilities. Within all those settings I have provided individual and family therapy, consultation on treatment, and  psychosocial assessment and diagnosis. 

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My passion for golf started in high school with San Francisco Parks and Recreation Youth Golf program as an Assistant Instructor, helping develop basic golf skills to youth in the community. I went on to get his Bachelors in Psychology with an emphasis on youth Neuro-Development. I then returned to the SF Park and Rec Youth Golf program as Lead Instructor while getting his Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of San Francisco. I moved away from work with athletes and went into the service profession getting his license in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) serving the greater Bay Area. I would then return to the sports psychology arena by embarking on his Brazilian jiu-jitsu career in 2013, helping himself and other practitioners prepare for intense competition in multiple tournaments. Sergio hopes to combine his experience in golf, jiu-jitsu, and psychotherapy to help other athletes reach higher levels of awareness, processing, and focus in and out of the competitive arena.

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Aside from mental health and sports psychology, I am a husband, proud father, Brown belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu, and golf enthusiast. Prior to becoming a therapist and mindfulness coach, I served as a golf coach for youth with the athletics program at San Francisco Parks and Recreation. I started my Jiujitsu journey in 2013. I currently train at  Peninsula Self Defense under Coral Belt Jean Jauque Machado in Redwood City, CA. I combine my lived experience with my knowledge of trauma treatment to provide a well rounded approach to therapy and coaching.