Riley Bastien, LPCC

Riley (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who is passionate about aiding children, adolescents, teens, adults, families, and couples to explore their identities and navigate the ups and downs of life. Riley prioritizes creating a therapeutic and collaborative space for clients to experience unconditional positive regard and allows them to have a voice of their own. Riley received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Waldorf University, where she was the vice president of the psychology club and interned at a supervised visitation clinic. After her undergraduate studies, Riley
worked full time as a Registered ABA therapist conducting in home early intervention to children on the Autism Spectrum. Riley then completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of San Diego, where she interned at two practicum sites ranging from a crisis house setting to an outpatient clinic. Riley has experience working with mild, moderate, and severe mental health diagnoses.

Riley works from a Trauma-informed and Person-Centered lens and focuses on tailoring treatment to each individual person. Therapeutic modalities of specialty include: Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment, Adlerian, Compassion and Culturally sensitive focused, Gestalt, Humanistic, Mindfulness-Based, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Gottman couples work, Solution-Focused, Strengths-Based, Trauma- Focused CBT, and other integrative models and techniques as appropriate. Riley enjoys building a close
therapeutic relationship using humor, non-judgmental active listening, and authenticity.

Diagnoses and areas of therapeutic specialty include: Anxiety disorders, Depressive disorders, Trauma and stress-related Disorders including PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Developmental Disorders, Co-occurring substance or alcohol use disorders, Childhood abuse and trauma, Domestic violence, Adjustment, Life transitions, Gender Dysphoria, Sexual orientation exploration, Military and Family, Parenting, Post-Partum, Interpersonal relationship issues, Insomnia, Grief and loss, Disordered
Eating behaviors, Suicidality, and mild to moderate Psychosis.
Populations of specialty: Human beings of all kinds! Riley is well versed in working with marginalized communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, Low SES, and ages of all kinds. She encourages all who come through her door to be their true and authentic self.