SCC Mission

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Affordable Online Therapy in California Starting at $15

Sentio Counseling Center is a nonprofit online therapy provider serving residents throughout the state of California. As the only counseling center in California that integrates Deliberate Practice training with clinical outcome data, Sentio is committed to providing the highest standard of mental health care to every client we serve. Our mission extends beyond simply offering therapy. We are dedicated to transforming the way counselors are trained and the way therapy outcomes are measured, so that every session has the greatest possible impact.

Sentio Counseling Center is proud to be affiliated with Sentio University, a private nonprofit graduate university in Los Angeles that offers a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy program. This affiliation means that our counselors are trained using the most current, evidence-based methods available, including the Deliberate Practice methodology developed through decades of research on the science of expertise. Our supervisors guide each counselor through a rigorous process of video review and outcome tracking, ensuring that every client receives care informed by real data and continuous improvement.

As a nonprofit organization, Sentio Counseling Center offers sliding scale therapy starting at just $15 per session, making quality mental health care accessible to individuals and couples across California. Whether you live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, Oakland, Long Beach, Fresno, Riverside, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Pasadena, Stockton, or anywhere else in the state, our online counseling services are available to you from the comfort and privacy of your own home. We serve clients in Orange County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and every other region across California. To learn more about how we can help, visit our services page or contact us today.

 

SCC was created to meet four key needs in mental health treatment and delivery:

  1. Health Equity. We increase the accessibility of mental health services by providing counseling services online and on a low-fee sliding scale.

  2. Quality Improvement & Measurement Based Care. Sentio uses cutting-edge best practices in Quality Improvement and Measurement Based Care, including:

    • Outcome Data: We collect clinical outcome data from all clients using industry-standard Routine Outcome Monitoring software. Data is actively used to guide treatment, clinical supervision, and management decisions.

    • Supervision: Sentio clinical supervisors complete advanced training in Deliberate Practice Supervision which integrates outcome data, videos of counseling sessions, and simulation-based mastery learning (skill rehearsal). All supervision sessions are videotaped and supervisors meet weekly for quality improvement.

    • Evidence-based treatment: Sentio counselors are trained in evidence-based treatment models including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), emotion-focused couples therapy (EFCT), dialectical-behavioral therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy, and other evidence-based models.

  3. Dissemination, Implementation, and Professional Development. Sentio supports industry-wide dissemination and implementation of best practices in quality improvement and measurement based care by providing low-cost training and webinars for professionals, supervisors, agencies, and training programs.

  4. Research. Sentio collaborates with researchers to advance the science on quality improvement and measurement based care.

 
Book cover titled 'The Cycle of Excellence' with subtitle 'Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Supervision and Training,' edited by Tony Rousmaniere, Rodney K. Goodyear, Scott D. Miller, and Bruce E. Wampold, published by Wiley Blackwell.
Cover of a book titled 'Advanced Therapeutics, Clinical and Interpersonal Skills,' edited by Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz, with a staircase made of wooden blocks on a blue and gray background.
Book cover titled "Mastering the Inner Skills of Psychotherapy" showing a forest path with steps among trees.
Book cover titled 'Deliberate Practice for Psychotherapists' by Tony Rousmaniére, showing a winding road through green hills under a sky with pink and purple clouds.
Book cover titled "Reaching for Expertise: A Primer on Deliberate Practice for Psychotherapists" by Alexandre Vaz and Tony Rousmiandere, featuring a stylized mountain illustration in gold and white.
Book cover titled 'Using Technology to Enhance Clinical Supervision,' edited by Tony Rousmaniere and Edina Renfro-Michel, with images of a tablet and a smartphone and related icons.
Cover of a book titled 'Deliberate Practice in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy' with abstract geometric artwork featuring colorful shapes and lines.
Cover of a book titled 'Deliberate Practice in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy', featuring abstract, colorful geometric shapes and bold text.
Cover of a book titled 'Deliberate Practice in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy' featuring an abstract, colorful painting with geometric shapes and blocks of color.
Cover of a book titled "Deliberate Practice in Emotion-Focused Therapy" with an abstract painting featuring blocks of orange, blue, black, and white colors.
Book cover titled 'Deliberate Practice in Motivational Interviewing' by Jennifer K. Manuel, Denise Ernst, Alexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmianere with an abstract geometric colorful art background.
Book cover titled 'Deliberate Practice in Multicultural Therapy' with an abstract geometric artwork on top with various colors including gray, black, red, yellow, blue, pink, and white.
Book cover titled 'Deliberate Practice in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy' by Hanna Levenson, Volney Gay, and Jeffrey L. Binder. The cover features an abstract geometric design with colorful triangles on a textured background.
Cover of a book titled "Deliberate Practice in Rational Emotion Behavior Therapy" with an abstract colorful geometric background.
Book cover titled 'Deliberate Practice in Schema Therapy' with colorful abstract geometric painting on top and orange background below, listing authors Wendy T. Behary, Joan M. Farrell, Alexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmaniere.
Book cover with colorful abstract geometric art and title 'Deliberate Practice in Systemic Family Therapy' by Adrian Blow, Ryan Seedall, Deb Miller, Alexandre Vaz, Tony Rousmariere.

Coming Soon: DVDs for Deliberate Practice skill-building to accompany our series of books published by the American Psychological Association!

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Vision Statement

Sentio Counseling Center is committed to the creation of a paradigm-shifting model for how psychotherapy training clinics can use Deliberate Practice and routine outcome monitoring to improve the current standards of client care.

Our vision is a world where:

  • All communities have access to affordable and effective psychotherapy services

  • All counselors are mentored to develop their clinical skills to the best of their ability in conjunction with the use of routine outcome monitoring to evaluate professional growth over time

  • All clients of psychotherapy receive services which prioritize outcomes as supported by a rigorous clinical methodology

 

Mission Statement

Sentio Counseling Center provides the highest possible standard of mentorship for counselors through innovative and rigorous training methods to positively transform the lives of our clients and the communities we serve.

We work to achieve this through values of innovation, mentorship, humility, and transparency, and by prioritizing the cyclical relationship between:

  • Deliberate Practice: Cultivating personalized targeted skill-building routines for each counselor to identify and develop areas of clinical growth

  • Client Outcomes: Using routine outcome monitoring to gather data on client results to establish baseline effectiveness rates of SCC and its counselors

  • Ongoing Evaluation and Revision of Methodology: Continual evolution of SCC policies and practices based on counselor experience, client feedback, and outcome data