Provider Profile
Meet Patrick Cleveland
- Long Beach, CA and Claremont, CA
Patrick Cleveland is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the founder of Daybreak Counseling Center. With over 23 years in the mental health field, he provides an eclectic, culturally attuned approach that draws from psychodynamic theory, attachment science, and client-centered practice.
- In-Person / Online
- Licensed in CA
Areas I Can Help With
Patrick works with clients navigating anxiety, depression, work stress, career transitions, relationship and family dynamics, trauma, childhood emotional neglect, addiction, grief, loss, life transitions, and questions surrounding identity, purpose, and performance. He has experience supporting at-risk youth, individuals in inpatient and outpatient settings, couples, families, and high-functioning professionals.
My Approach to Therapy
Patrick takes an eclectic, culturally attuned, and client-centered approach, tailoring therapy to each person’s individual story and needs. His therapeutic work draws from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches, attachment science, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Jungian and depth psychology, relational and object relations therapy, Gestalt therapy, mindfulness, DBT, narrative therapy, and solution-focused therapy.
- “Therapy works best when it feels like a genuine human exchange.”
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals, Couples & Families
Communities
Adults & High-Functioning Professionals
Languages
English
Specialties
Treatment Approach
Education
- M.A. Philosophy as a Way of Life University of Liverpool, UK
- M.A. Integral Psychology California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
- B.A. Psychology & B.A. Philosophy California State University, Fullerton, CA
Additional Training & Certifications
- Certificate of Leadership Excellence — Harvard University
- Aging as Spiritual Practice — Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Ecole Freudienne du Quebec (G.I.F.R.I.C.) — Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Ongoing
- New Center for Psychoanalysis — Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalysis (LAISPS)
- Newport Psychoanalytic Institute (NPI)
Professional Background
- Founder & Executive Director — Daybreak Counseling Center
- Adjunct Professor of Psychology — Long Beach City College
- 23+ Years in the Mental Health Field
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist — #80907
Session Format
In-Person / Online
Location
Long Beach, California and Claremont, California
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