About Me

Hal Tyler, LPCC

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Los Angeles

I am a therapist with extensive experience helping clients with substance use issues, a neurofeedback practicioner who can help with ADHD and anxiety symptoms, and trained in EMDR to help clients with trauma.

Training & Experience

It's my goal to create a comfortable, safe environment where we can help you reach your goals

Trained as Neurofeedback Practicioner

Began work at PTR

Started Master's Counseling Program

Addiction Coordinator for Wingate Wilderness Therapy

Graduated MA in Counseling Psychology

Assistant Clinical Director for Freedom Recovery

Clinical Director for Blueprints to Recovery

Moved to California & Started Private Practice

My first training in mental health treatment was in Neurofeedback with the Othmer Institute. I also completed advanced training in neurofeedback a year later. I have continued to use neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) and have had significant success in providing clients symptom relief from ADHD and anxiety.

My first work experience in mental health was as a wilderness field staff at Passages to Recovery (PTR), a wilderness treatment program for young adults with substance use and addictions issues. I would be with clients for 2 weeks at a time, living with the group as they camped in the Utah wilderness. While at PTR I began working as a therapist.

While working for PTR, I started graduate school at the Prescott College Master of Arts Program in Counseling Psychology. During graduate school, I split time between working full-time, completing coursework, and seeing clients as a therapist doing my practicum & internship.

I took a position as the Addiction Coordinator at Wingate Wilderness Therapy in Kanab, UT, after PTR closed. Wingate provided wilderness therapy for young adults and adolescents dealing with a variety of mental health and behavioral issues. Eventually I was named a Lead Therapist and worked with clients with a range of issues.

I graduated from Prescott College Master of Arts Program with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology.

I was offered an opportunity to help open an outpatient substance and mental health treatment program in Prescott, AZ. I spent the next few years helping run the clinical program and doing individual and group therapy with clients with a variety of issues including substance use disorder, mood issues, anxiety, and trauma.

I moved on to Blueprints for Recovery, an outpatient treatment program for young adult men that also integrated regular wilderness and adventure therapy. I was their Assistant Clinical Director, ran their adventure therapy program and eventually was named the Clinical Director, overseeing a team of therapists.

After a decade working at treatment programs, I decided to open a private practice and move my family back home to Southern California. And here I am!

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I offer my counseling and clinical services to anyone who wants a little help overcoming their struggles or processing their thoughts and feelings. For over 11 years I have been working with clients in inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. Most of my experience has been with young men and women 18-35 with substance issues, but I have worked with individuals, families, and groups, with clients from age 6 to their 60’s, helping clients with everything from anxiety to trauma to mood disorders. Some clients I saw for years and helped do deep exploration of family dynamics and behavioral patterns, others found relief in a few weeks overcoming a bout of anxiety or specific issue around transition. While I have enjoyed the challenge of working with young people struggling with substance use issues and found myself able to be uniquely helpful there, I have the tools to help with a wide range of issues. In addition to my training as a mental health counselor working with individuals and families, and my training with neurofeedback that allows me to significantly help ADHD & Anxiety, I also have specialized training in EMDR that has been extraordinarily helpful for clients dealing with issues around trauma.

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