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Alan Sides, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California

Recognized for high quality patient care

Alan Sides

Accepts Coastal TPA
Individual therapy

Rula verifies every provider’s credentials and conducts regular quality reviews

Specializes in Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), like Alan Sides, are social workers trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Alan has a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Azusa Pacific University.

Available virtually|CA
Specialties
Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
Addiction
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Stress
Style
Directive
Approachable
Collaborative

Hi there, I'm Alan!

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I help you reach Point B by restoring hope, managing stress, and pursuing meaningful goals. I provide pragmatic, warm guidance to tap your strengths, ease severe stress, and take concrete steps toward delayed life changes.

My focus

I help people stuck in persistent patterns — anxiety, substance recovery, relationship or career stagnation, and trauma. Drawing on lived experience and clinical training, I work with you to set realistic goals and create a step-by-step, achievable plan so you can move from feeling stuck to making sustainable changes.

My approach

I draw from Schema Therapy, CBT, and psychodynamic methods to build insight and practical change. We map how problems formed, identify past successes, and reuse those solutions as springboards. The aim is to replace hopelessness with hope and transform anxiety into a sense of possibility and adventure.

Expertise

Focus populations

Military/Veterans
Recovery/12 Step Friendly
+ 2 more

Therapy types

  • Individual Therapy

Ages served

  • Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

  • Coastal TPA
  • Aetna
  • All Savers
  • Allegiance
  • Allied

Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) from Azusa Pacific University.

Sessions

60 minutes
Virtual sessions

Next appointmentWednesday, May 20th