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About Michael Nunes, LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Education
  • BA in Psychology in 1989 from California State University, San Diego.
  • Masters of Social Work in 1994 from California State University, Fresno.

Training
  • Advanced certification from the world renowned Albert Ellis Institute in New York.  I am an Associate Fellow with the Institute and certified to practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
  • Certification through the Albert Ellis Institute which certifies me to supervise other therapists in REBT and CBT.
  • Advanced certification from Christine Padesky, Ph.D. in Cognitive Therapy through the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Huntington Beach California.
  • Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, substance abuse treatment, eating disorders, and couples therapy.  This is only a partial list of my continued education.

Experience
  • I have been a licensed clinical social worker since 1997.
  • I have worked in private practice since 1995.
  • I taught Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at California State University, Fresno in the Department of Social Work Education from 2001 to 2004.
  • In addition to my private practice practice, I work at a local hospital as the Program Director in the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program.

Professional Affiliations
  • Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
  • Albert Ellis Institute as an Associate Fellow​