Greetings! I am Dr. Selwyn Stewart Winrow and I welcome you as a client.
Before I ask to get to know about you, allow me to share a bit about myself.
I graduated with both a Bachelor’s and Master's Degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Immediately following graduation, I continued to further my graduate career and focused the following four years having earned my second Master's Degree and my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, (Psy.D. – Clinical Psychology), with specialty emphasis in Individual, Family, and Child Psychology from the APA (American Psychological Association) accredited Clinical Psychology program of the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles, CA. During those four years while completing my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, I concurrently earned my certification as a Sexual Assault Counselor.
Prior to starting my private practice, I provided treatment to both adults and children within a variety of clinical settings, including non-profit community mental health centers, dual-diagnosis residential facilities, local public school and non-public school districts, sexual assault crisis centers, and agencies focused on treating children and their families/caregivers.
I am enthusiastic about Empowering individuals and helping people get to a place where they no longer consider themselves simply drifting through life, and instead experience themselves actually Thriving. This is accomplished by providing collaborative, supportive therapy using the latest evidence-based treatments in mental health.
As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, I do not have a “magic healing wand”, but I do have tools to assist you in gaining clarity and in achieving treatment goals. My practice is based on the recognition of the mind-body connection- primarily integrating empirically based principals of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy while also utilizing tenets of Person-Centered Therapy, mindfulness and collaboration using a client-centered approach. As such, clients are welcomed into the therapeutic space from a holistic clinical treatment perspective. I respectfully greet clients from diverse backgrounds and life experiences with empathy, compassion and professionalism. Clients are assisted with practical guidance in understanding the steps necessary to address patterns and challenges in thinking, feeling and behaviors, and in practicing methods to reinforce their strengths and achieve their goals.
I create an accepting, supportive, non-judgmental environment that encourages my clients to gain an awareness of themselves. In treatment, I meet people exactly where they are and believe that people contain within themselves the capacity for growth, change and joy. With support, guidance, and within a psychologically safe environment, people have a remarkable capacity to heal, to achieve personal growth, and to experience self-improvement.
I look forward to assisting you in discovering ways in which to strengthen your approach to life’s challenges and will work collaboratively with you to accomplish your goals in therapy. Let's get to work!