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The following list is a list of the highly qualified licensed professionals who work at
A Helping Hand Counseling:
 

Elias Adebe
Joseph Akronowitz
Jorge Barrera
Barbara Pizzarello Barrett
Matt Burgan
Nandita Chawla
Janice Cone
Julie Dennis
Susan McAllister
Gregory Paniccia
Joanne Pickering
Marjorie Sanchez
Shahram Shafa
Christine Stearns
Susan Swartz
Esther Torres
Gloria Wilkins

 

Elias Adebe, MFC Intern

Elias works at the Tierrasanta and El Cajon offices.
He is bi-lingual and bi-cultural.

His specialties are:

          Adults
          Adolescents 13+
          Anger Management
          Biblical Counseling
          Children
          Christian Therapy
          Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
          Couples
          Cultural Issues
          Depression
          Domestic Violence
          Grief
          Family Issues
          Men's Issues
          Sexual Abuse
          Sexual Offenders
          Substance Abuse
         

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Joseph Akronowitz, LCSW

Joe Akronowitz works at the Tierrasanta and El Cajon offices.
His specialties are:

          Adults
          Adolescents 13+
          Anxiety Disorders
          Couples
          Depression
          Dual Diagnosis
          Grief
          Men's Issues
          Mid-life Crisis Issues
          Military Families
          Panic Disorders
          Substance Abuse
         

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Jorge Barrera, MD
Dr. Barrera is bi-cultural, bi-lingual in Spanish and English.
He works at the Tierrasanta office.

His specialties are:

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT for:
          Adults
          Adolescents 13+
          Adult Eating Disorders
          Anxiety Disorders
          Bipolar Disorders (Manic-Depressive Illness)
          Depression
          Dual Diagnosis
          Grief
          Mid-life Issues
          Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
          Opiate Dependence
          Panic Disorders
          Seniors
          Sexual Addictions
          Substance Abuse
          Teenager Eating Disorder

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Barbara Pizzarello Barrett, LCSW, BCD
Executive Director
Barbara works at the Tierrasanta and El Cajon offices.
She is bi-lingual in Spanish and English.

Her specialties are:
    Adults
    Adolescents
    Anger Management
    Anxiety Disorders
    Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder - ADHD
    Biblical Counseling
    Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness)
    Children
    Christian Therapy
    Critical Incident Stress Management
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Couples Issues
    Depression
    Domestic Violence
    Grief
    Group Therapy
    Interfamilial Abuse
    Military Family Issues
    Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
    On-Site Trainings
    Sexual Addictions
    Sexual Offenders
    Sexual Abuse Issues
    Sexually Abusive Youth
    Stress Management
    Women’s Issues
     

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Matt Burgan, MFC
Matt works at the Tierrasanta office.
He is bilingual in German and English.
His specialties are:

    Adults
    Adolescents
    Anger Issues
    Children
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Couples Issues
    Depression
    Divorce
    Domestic Violence
    Groups for Domestic Violence
    Men's Issues
    Sexual Addictions
    Sexual Offenders
     

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Nandita Chawla, Ph.D
Dr. Chawla works at the Tierrasanta and El Cajon offices.
She is bi-lingual in Hindi and English.

Her specialties are:

      Acute Childhood Disorders
      Adolescents
      Anger Management
      Anxiety Disorders
      Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD
      Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder - ADHD
      Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness)
      Children
      Childhood Disorders
      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
      Couples Issues
      Critical Incident Stress Management
      Depression
      Families in Crisis
      Non-Protecting Parents
      Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
      On-Site Trainings
      Parenting Issues
      Psychological Testing
      Psychological Evaluations
      Sexual Abuse Issues
      Sexually Abusive Youth
      Stress Management
      Women’s Issues

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Janice Cone, LCSW
Janice works at the Tierrasanta office.
Her specialties are:

    Adolescents
    Adults
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Couples Issues
    Depression
    Grief
    Mid-Life Issues
    Parenting Issues
    Physical Disorders
    Terminally Ill
    Women’s Issues

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Julie Dennis, MFC
Julie works at the Tierrasanta office.

Her specialties are:

      Acute Childhood Disorders
      Adolescents
      Anger Management
      Anxiety Disorders
      Art Therapy
      Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD
      Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder - ADHD
      Children
      Childhood Disorders
      Christian Therapy
      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
      Couples Issues
      Critical Incident Stress Management
      Depression
      Families in Crisis
      Interfamilial Abuse
      Learning Disorders
      Non-Protecting Parents
      On-Site Trainings
      Parenting Issues
      Sexual Abuse Issues
      Sexually Abusive Youth
      Stress Management
       

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Susan McAllister, LCSW
Susan works at the Carlsbad office.
Her specialties are:

    Adolescents
    Anxiety Disorders
    Children
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Couples Therapy
    Depression
    Family Therapy
    Grief
    Women’s Issues


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Gregory Paniccia, MD
Dr. Paniccia is a Psychiatrist who works with all age groups.
He works at the Tierrasanta office.

His specialties are:

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT for:
          Adults
          Adolescents
          Anger 
          Anxiety Disorders
          Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders
          Bipolar Disorders (Manic-Depressive Illness)
          Children
          Depression
          Eating Disorders
          Geriatrics
          Grief Issues
          Mid-life Issues
          Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
          Panic Disorders
          Seniors
          Sexual Addictions
                   

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Joanne Pickering, MFC

Joanne works at the Tierrasanta and El Cajon offices.
Her specialties are:

      Adolescents
      Anger Management
      Anxiety Disorders
      Biblical Counseling
      Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness)
      Children
      Christian Therapy
      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
      Critical Incident Stress Management
      Couples Issues
      Depression
      Divorce Issues
      Domestic Violence
      Grief
      Military Family Issues
      Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
      Sexual Abuse
      Stress Management
      Women’s Issues

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Marjorie Sanchez, MFC
Marjorie works at the Tierrasanta office.
She is bi-lingual, bi-cultural in Spanish and English
Her specialties are:
      Adolescents
      Anger Management
      Anxiety Disorders
      Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
      Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness)
      Children
      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
      Couples Issues
      Cross Cultural Issues
      Depression
      Domestic Violence
      Grief
      Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
      Parenting Issues
      Sexual Abuse
      Stress Management
      Women’s Issues


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Shahram Shafa, Ph.D.
Shahram works at the Tierrasanta office.
He is bi-lingual, bi-cultural in Farsi.

His specialties are:

          Adults
          Anger Management
          Cognitive Therapy
          Critical Incidents
          Domestic Violence
          Dual Diagnosis
          Group Therapy
          Men's Issues
          Stress Management
          Women's Issues
 

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Christine Stearns, MFC
Chris works at the Tierrasanta and El Cajon office.
Her specialties are:

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Couples Issues
    Depression
    Gay and/or Lesbian Issues
    Grief
    Parenting Issues
    Stress management
    Substance Abuse
    Women’s Issues

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Susan Swartz, MFC
Susan works at the Tierrasanta and the El Cajon offices.
She is bi-lingual in Spanish and English

Her specialties are:

    Adults
    Alcohol Addiction
    Anger Management
    Anxiety Disorders
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Couples Therapy
    Crisis Intervention
    Critical Incident Stress Management
    Depression
    Divorce Issues
    Domestic Violence
    Drug Addiction
    Familial Abuse
    Family Therapy
    Groups for Domestic Violence
    Interfamilial Abuse
    Multi-cultural Issues
    On-Site Trainings
    Sexual Abuse Issues
    Stress Management
    Substance Abuse
    Women’s Issues
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Esther Torres, MFC
Esther works at the Tierrasanta office.
She is bi-lingual, bi-cultural and speaks Spanish and English
Her specialties are:

      Adolescents
      Adolescent Sexual Offenders
      Anger Management
      Anxiety Disorders
      Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
      Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness)
      Children
      Couples Issues
      Cross Cultural Issues
      Depression
      Domestic Violence
      Grief
      Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
      Parenting Issues
      Sexual Abuse
      Stress Management
      Women’s Issues
       
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Gloria Wilkins, CAADE, CATS, PART
Gloria works at the Tierrasanta and El Cajon offices.
Her specialties are:

          Alcohol Dependency
          Domestic Violence 
          Drug Dependence
          Dual Diagnosis
          Group Therapy
          Substance Abuse
          Twelve Steps

 

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