Wesley Walters
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Wesley Walters is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. He works individually with teens and adults using an integrative strength-based approach, tailored to the specific needs of his clients. His interventions are based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness, existential therapy, narrative therapy, internal family systems, and psychodynamic therapy. His primary goal in his practice is to work alongside clients to help them develop a deeper sense of agency and mastery over their own lives.
Wesley earned his bachelor’s degree in psychological science (with a minor in philosophy) from California State University San Marcos, while spending three years doing independent research in applied social psychology. He received his master’s degree in counseling psychology from California State University East Bay, with an emphasis in both Marriage and Family Therapy and Professional Clinical Counseling. Wesley completed his training in a county partial hospitalization program, where he offered both individual and group therapy to adults suffering from PTSD, treatment resistant depression, chronic psychosis, and substance abuse disorders. He also has experience working in an inpatient psychiatric hospital with children and teens suffering from ADHD, ASD, PTSD, psychosis, self-harm, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and substance abuse disorders.
AMFT #134070
Supervisor: Sarah Garrick LMFT # 112325
Insurance accepted:
Anthem
Aetna
Health Net
Cigna