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About Petar

Petar Sardelich MFT/PT/MAC

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Psychiatric Technician, and a Master’s level Addictions Counselor in Pasadena, California.

Professional Experience

2000-Present     April30th.org                                              Pasadena, Ca.

Therapist in Private Practice

Providing outpatient counseling, therapy, life coaching services.  Adults and adolescents.  Individuals, couples, families.  Services for depression, addiction (all types including codependency issues, sex, eating issues, gaming etc), grief/loss, abuse, abandonment, trauma, stress, mental illness, dual diagnosis.  Issues of personal growth, relationships.  Long time 12-step community experience.  Consulting, training, teaching for University of Phoenix, and other treatment facilities.  Clinical supervision for trainees and interns working on their hours for licensure.

1999 – 2010     Star View Adolescent Center                         Torrance, Ca.

Program Director/Quality Improvement Director/Assistant Administrator

Management of 60 direct-care staff members, PM Group Home Manager, and Asst. Prog. Dir.  Program creation and implementation.  Staff training, inservices (and creation of curriculums), and orientation.  Crisis intervention.  Treatment planning.  Med support.  Management of social services/rehab/and locked unit staff via matrix model.  Ensuring compliance with CCL/DMH regulations.  Quality improvement activities focused on adherence to regulatory requirements, improvement of delivery of clinical care.

1994 – 1999     Spencer Recovery Centers                              Monrovia, Ca.

Addictions/Dual Diagnosis Counselor

Group process and education.  Family counseling and intervention. Treatment and discharge planning.  Community education.  One-on-one counseling.  Staff supervision.  Assessment and referral.

1992 – 1998 College Hospital                                             Cerritos, Ca.

Program Director, Dual Diagnosis Counselor

Biopsychosocial evaluations, treatment plan creation and implementation, crisis intervention. Process, education, and medication management groups. Social service referral, addiction – related services, one- on-one counseling, program creation and implementation.

1992 – 1994      Breakaway Health Corp.                       Newport Beach, Ca.

Adult Program Director/Counselor

Group and individual counseling, families and individuals.  Program creation and implementation.  Biopsychosocial evaluations.  Staff supervision.  Treatment planning.

Professional Memberships, Licensures, and Certifications

• Current MFT licensure (Board of Behavioral Sciences, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists).
• Current Psychiatric Technician licensure (Ca. Board of LVN and PT examiners).
• Certified Masters level Addictions Counseling (National Assn. Of Addiction and Forensics Counselors).
• Previous certified group home administrator (Community Care Licensing).
• Previous LPS certification.
• Current ProACT and CPR.

Proficiencies, Areas of Expertise

My primary experience has been with adults and adolescents, focusing on issues of:

• Relationships
• Depression
• Personal growth AKA Life Coaching
• Addictions
• “Co-dependency”
• Abuse
• Grief/loss
• Clinical supervision
• Self esteem, self worth, shame issues
• Mental illness
• Medication support

 Other Interests/Activities

Have been involved in music and martial arts in various ways, all of my life.  Also very interested in computers/technology and sciences, primarily psychopharmacology, neurology, physics/quantum cosmology, and biotechnology.  Also very interested and educated in philosophy/worldviews.