Chris Tammariello, LCSW, Director

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA #LCS19544) has been practicing as a psychotherapist since   1992. He received a B.A. in Psychology from UC San Diego and a   Masters in Social Work from San Diego State University. In 1986 he began his clinical experience at UCSD where he served as  coordinator for a clinical research project, funded by the National   Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, examining the relapse   patterns of teens. He subsequently gained extensive experience   providing therapy to children, adults, and families at Children’s Hospital Center for Child Protection.  Mr. Tammariello also coordinated a court education program  for child victims that became a model program in the U.S.   Later he helped to establish a day treatment program for trauma reactive teens in the North County where he applied his trauma expertise by supervising treatment staff and by providing intensive, structured treatment to teens. He is the Founder and President of the San Diego Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consortium.  It's mission is to promote the standards and quality of CBT being offered by all clinicians in San Diego County.

Mr. Tammariello completed his  advanced training at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy in 2001, and is now one of the few San Diego therapists certified as a Cognitive Therapist by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.   Chris is trained in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy  (MBCT). He specializes in treating adults with depression, anxiety, phobias and panic. Chris also has extensive experience treating problems associated with trauma.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Association of Social Workers, Academy of Cognitive Therapy., The International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy , San Diego Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consortium, International OCD Foundation, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies