Dr. Narcisso Flores-Bassinger, PsyD
Therapist ◦ Life Coach ◦ Spiritual Counselor
reclaiming wholeness
Life can be quite challenging and stressful, and I want you to know that you're not alone. I've had my own share of challenges and severe hardships, and at times I even felt I had no control over my life. I draw on these experiences as well as my clinical training as I approach each new therapeutic alliance. Whether you are dealing with relationship issues, traumatic experiences, or grief over any sort of loss, I have a good sense of where you're coming from, because I've been there, too.
Going into therapy can seem pretty daunting at first. It's a tough undertaking, exploring your pain, anger or sense of hopelessness in the midst of despair or shame. But the rewards of therapy are getting your life back, feeling happy again, and looking at the world with a new or renewed sense of purpose and confidence. By getting to know you and you getting to know me, I believe you can and will be greatly rewarded by healing and learning to live with the unavoidable injuries and scars of life through empathy, compassion, experience.
Contact Information
Dr. Narcisso Flores-Bassinger, PsyD
Path Back to Wholeness
Burbank, CA 91506
(213) 864-7602
DrFloresB@pathbacktowholenesss.com
Please contact me to schedule an appointment or to discuss any questions or concerns you may have regarding my services.
I look forward to working with you as you embark on your life-journey toward wholeness!
Services¦Areas of specialization
I generally provide 50 minute face-to-face or Skype / video-chat sessions, and I am available for house calls / field visits within San Fernando Valley, West Hollywood/Beverly Hills, and Silver Lake/Los Feliz. My areas of specialization include:
- spiritual direction
- life coaching
- stress manangement & anxiety
- relationship issues
- premarital counseling
- LGBT community
- Cancer and HIV/AIDS
- chronic medical conditions and disability
- severe trauma and Combat-related trauma
- loss / grief & bereavement
- pet bereavement
My therapeutic orientation is humanistic/existential and transpersonal psychology. My main modalities include: mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT), the person-centered approach, solution focused brief therapy, and Yalom's process oriented groups.
I am fluent in both Spanish and English, and I am able to offer my services in both languages.
credentials
PsyD ~ Argosy University, Chicago
Illinois School of Professional Psychology
Focus: Clinical Psychology & World Spirituality
Dissertation: The Ultimate Leap in the Dark - End of Life Process and Spirituality - A Person-Centered Perspective
MA ~ New York University
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Focus: Secular Mysticism & Modern Spirituality, Pastoral Counseling
Master's Thesis: A Larger Meaning - Case Studies of Practicing and Non-Practicing Roman Catholic Gay Men
Visiting Scholar ~ Loyola University of Chicago
Institute of Pastoral Studies
Expressive Arts & Spiritual Mentoring
Embodied Spirit - The Challenge of Sexuality and Spirituality
Certification
I am a Certified Pastoral Counselor, and I am practicing in accordance with the State of California Business & Professions Code Section 2908.
✧ Professional Affiliate ✧
American Association of Pastoral Counselors
Religious Affiliation
I have been a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association for over 20 years, and I am currently a member at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, CA.
Professional Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- American Counseling Association
- California Psychological Association
- Argosy University Alumni Association
- LA Gay & Lesbian Center
Licensure
I am a certified "out-of-state" Clinical Psychologist, and I am currently in the process of acquiring my Psychologist License for the State of California.
I am currently "License Waivered" (exp 4/2/12) by the State of California - Health & Human Services Agency - Department of Mental Health.
However, I am authorized to practice as a psychologist ONLY within local, state, and federal government Mental Health programs per California Welfare and Institutions Code (W&IC) Section 5751.2, (d), (e).
