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David Thomson, LCSW

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, CAS
Accepting clients Last Updated 26 days ago

Do you feel that your everyday challenges are beginning to overwhelm you? Have you set goals for yourself, but you have not been able to achieve them? The solution is in sight. With skill, professionalism, empathy, and compassion I can help you to achieve your goals and the life that you want. Because you are a unique individual, I will tailor my treatment methods to fit your unique situation and needs. I believe that we all have what it takes to meet and conquer life's many challenges and difficulties.
I provide a warm, supportive, and interactive environment to explore and resolve your concerns by understanding their origin, acquiring the skills to utilize, implement, and attain the changes in your life that you want to achieve. Personal growth is the outcome, which enables happiness and success to follow.
Each person is unique and the treatment method(s) that are utilized reflect this fact. I am highly skilled in a variety of clinical treatment methods and we will incorporate one of more of them during our work together. I look forward to helping you to become the person that you want to be.


Specialties

Addiction ADHD Adoption related issues Alcohol Misuse or Abuse Anger management Anxiety Athletic Performance Autism Spectrum Disorder Behavioral Issues Bias and Discrimination Bipolar Disorder Body Image Career Concerns Chronic Medical Condition Chronic Pain College adjustment Community Violence Cultural Adjustment Depression Diet and Nutrition Dissociative Disorders Divorce Drug Addiction Dual diagnosis Emotional Regulation Executive Functions Existential Challenges / Crises Family Conflict Financial Insecurity Gambling Gaming Addiction Gender Identity Grief and Loss Hoarding Housing Insecurity Identity Development Immigration Stress Impulse Control Infertility Internet Addiction Intimate Partner Abuse Life Transitions Marital and Premarital counseling Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Parenting Perfectionism Phobias Pregnancy and Postpartum Race Based Trauma Racial Identity Relationship Issues Religion or Spirituality Self-esteem Self-harm Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault Sexual Health Sexuality Sexual Orientation Sleep Social Anxiety Social Isolation Stress Stress from Academics Substance Abuse Trauma & PTSD

In-Network Insurance Plans

David Thomson, LCSW is in network for the following plans:

Aetna Aetna Student Health Anthem Anthem Blue Cross APS Healthcare Beech Street Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Choice Select PPO BMC Health Net Carelon CCN Ceridian ChampVA Cigna and Evernorth ComPsych Corphealth Coventry Empire BlueCross First Health GEHA Great-West Life Guardian Harvard Pilgrim Health Net Holman Group Horizon Healthcare Humana Integrated Health Plan Kaiser Permanente Magellan Behavioral Health Medicaid Medi-Cal Medicare MHN MHNet Behavioral Health Military OneSource Multiplan Optum PacifiCare Pacific Blue Cross Partnership Health Plan PHCS TRICARE TriWest UMR UniCare United Behavioral Health UnitedHealthcare United Health Care Community Plan ValueOptions VMC WellPoint
Paperwork:

I can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.

Claim Submission:

I will complete and submit paperwork on your behalf for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.

NPI Number

1205814415

Rates

First session $150
Ongoing sessions $150
Sliding Scale Offered: A sliding scale fee "slides" to try to meet the needs of clients who are unable to pay the full fee. Details can be discussed upon consultation.

Locations

3569 Sacramento Street
Second Floor, Suite 4
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 567-0095
Map of provider office locations

Practice Hours

Monday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday --

Treatment Approaches

Coaching Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Culturally Sensitive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Eclectic Existential Family Systems Humanistic Internal Family Systems (IFS) Mindfulness Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Multicultural Psychodynamic Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Supportive Trauma Focused

Modalities

Couples Family Groups Individuals

Age Groups

Preteens (11-12) Adolescents (13-17) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (26-64) Seniors (65+)

Communities

Activists Artists Athletes First-Gen Immigrants Indigenous Peoples International Kink / BDSM LGBQ+ People of Color People with Disabilities Polyamorous Trans non-binary gender fluid Undocumented Veterans

Meeting Options

Video sessions available
In-person sessions available

Qualifications

  • Years in Practice: 45
  • License(s): CA-LCSW6951

More About Me

  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Race(s): American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Asian American, Black or African American, Latinx, Middle Eastern or North African, Mixed Race, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White
  • Gender(s): Agender, Cisgender, Femme, Gender Fluid, Gender Non-Conforming, Genderqueer, Intersex, Man, Masc, Non-binary, Transgender, Two-spirit, Woman
  • Sexual Orientation(s): Asexual, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Pansexual, Queer, Questioning, Straight
  • Religion(s): Agnostic, Atheist, Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hindu, Individual Spiritual Practice, Jewish, Muslim, Nonreligious, Orthodox Christian, Pagan, Protestant, Religious Society of Friends (Quaker), Seventh Day Adventist, Sikh, Unitarian Universalist

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