Allen Kester
Licensed Therapist, MS, LMFT
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Matches: Kaiser - Northern California Region
OCD loves to cause shame and isolate you. It doesn't want you to share what you're going through or to be yourself. There's risk and doubt to that, and OCD feeds on doubt. I know this condition is a monster that doesn't want you to live an authentic life, and I'm here to help. Together, we can tell OCD to leave you alone and build skills that help you live the life you want. In addition to treating OCD, I have experience working with trauma, eating disorders, men's mental health, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
OCD loves to cause shame and isolate you. It doesn't want you to share what you're going through or to be yourself. There's risk and doubt to that, and OCD feeds on doubt. I know this condition is a monster that doesn't want you to live an authentic life, and I'm here to help. Together, we can tell OCD to leave you alone and build skills that help you live the life you want. In addition to treating OCD, I have experience working with trauma, eating disorders, men's mental health, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Location
Licensed in California
About
Clinical Expertise
OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Skin picking, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Tics, Children and Adolescents
LGBTQ+ affirming
Cultural competencies
Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism
Education
California State University at San Bernadino
Insurance
Plans accepted by Allen
Aetna, Ascension SmartHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, Blue Shield, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, ClaimDOC, Claritev (MultiPlan) PHCS, Curative, Forest County Potawatomi, GEHA, Horizon BCBS, Independence Blue Cross, Kaiser - Northern California Region, Kaiser - Southern California Region, Oscar Health, Partners Direct Health, Positive Healthcare, UHC Student Services, UMR - The Alliance, United Health Care Student Services, United Healthcare, Western Health Advantage,
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Why our members love working with Allen
S.S.
Allen is the third therapist I’ve had from NOCD and the absolute best! We do exposure together, where the previous had me do it on my own. He fills out my fear and response list and exposure plan in the app for me to go over and I didn’t even know that was there previously with past therapist before Allen showed me. He asks penetrating questions, and gives me tangible things I can practice to improve. He is a great teacher showing me, doing it with me, then having me do it on my own. Allen is genuine and makes me feel like he actually wants to see me succeed and provides the right tools so I can. Allen is transforming me in ways I did not know possible and I’m immensely grateful to Allen.
R.H.
Allen Kester is absolutely fantastic and I’m so excited to dig deeper with him. It’s taken me so long to find the right therapist and he is PERFECT!!
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