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The Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic is a university-based community clinic that is designed to provide developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive, low-cost individual, couple, family, and group psychological treatment and testing/assessment services to people living within the central coast community. The Hosford Clinic serves as a training site for students in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) of the University of California, Santa Barbara and as a clinical-research facility for the faculty and students of the CCSP Department. We also strive to provide educational, consultation, and training services to professional and paraprofessional clinicians and educators in the tri-counties.

Counselors and psychotherapists are trained to preserve your privacy, dignity, and strengths while helping you or your family increase its capacity to adapt. Here are some common concerns that individuals seeking psychotherapy at the Hosford Clinic are looking for help with:

Anxiety
Communication
Depression
Grief/loss
Low self-esteem
Life transitions
School Adjustment
Relationship issues
Difficulties within families
Self-concept
Stress
Trauma
Personal and career decisions
Parenting difficulties

We can help by:

Providing a safe space for you to talk privately about your worries and concerns
Listening and providing support as you make decisions and try new behaviors
Asking questions that help you see your problem in new ways
Helping you identify your strengths and the strengths of others
Teaching you effective ways to cope
Working with you to foster positive changes in your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Coaching you in ways to improve your work, school, and home life
Connecting you with resources in the community

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Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic

Hosford Counseling
and Psychological Services Clinic