Micol is a licensed clinical social worker recognized by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences since May of 2022. Micol has over 14 years of experience practicing social work and eight years of experience working with community. She earned a master’s degree in social work from California State University, Chico in 2013 and a bachelor’s degree in social work in 2012 from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. Micol’s work experience initially focused on disenfranchised populations, primarily working with children and families under the child welfare jurisdiction. This also includes youth on probation and victims of intimate partner violence.
Micol’s clinical experience includes targeting and managing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Micol delivers structured services while also addressing a needs-based approach. Micol’s experienced theoretical approach and strategies include harm reduction, solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, crisis intervention and support with linkage to community resources.
Micol continues to use her professional training to empower and guide individuals to make informed and positive choices to enhance their overall health. As a clinician, Micol offers a safe space where individuals can find healing through self-awareness, resiliency, and patience.
Dr. Martinez is a licensed clinical psychologist who earned his Doctor of Clinical Psychology degree with a focus on Community Psychology from the University of La Verne. His graduate training emphasized understanding clients within their social and environmental contexts, exploring how factors such as culture, identity, and community affect mental health and wellbeing.
Throughout his academic and professional career, Dr. Martinez has worked with a range of populations, including Latinx, Asian American, African American, economically disadvantaged, and unhoused individuals. While in graduate school, he helped organize a professional development conference for early-career clinicians on culturally responsive care for communities. His clinical experience includes providing individual, couple, and group therapy and facilitating anti-bullying presentations for youth.
Dr. Martinez views clients as experts on their own lives and sees therapy as a collaborative process. He strives to help clients build insight, confidence, and emotional balance while discovering their own capacity for resilience and self-advocacy.
Dr. Theodore is a Supervisory Psychologist with more than 16 years of experience specializing in behavioral medicine and clinical health psychology. He earned his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami, where he completed an NIMH Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in HIV/AIDS Care.
Dr. Theodore’s clinical training included work at Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Miami Veterans Affairs Hospital within the HIV/Special Immunology Department. He completed his clinical internship at the Long Beach VA Hospital, with rotations in substance abuse treatment, HIV/AIDS care, palliative care, women’s health, and sexual trauma.
Following his postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Theodore directed a methamphetamine abuse treatment program tailored to men who have sex with men, where he provided care and trained other clinicians in culturally responsive practices. Prior to joining APLA Health, he served as Associate Program Director and core faculty member in the PhD Clinical Psychology program at the California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles (Alliant International University), and was a founding member of the Rockway Certificate Program in Mental Health.
At APLA Health, Dr. Theodore provides clinical supervision and direct patient care, specializing in trauma recovery, substance use treatment, and identity development. His therapeutic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Existential Psychotherapy within a biopsychosocial framework that emphasizes resilience and holistic wellbeing.
Lilia is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 24 years of experience in the mental health field. She earned her Master of Social Work degree from California State University, San Bernardino, in 2002. Throughout her career, Lilia has provided services in community clinics, hospitals, county programs, and forensic settings, developing extensive experience supporting individuals across cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
A bilingual and culturally responsive therapist, Lilia specializes in working with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and difficult life transitions, as well as individuals impacted by the child welfare system or with histories of incarceration. Her therapeutic style emphasizes compassion, collaboration, and empowerment, helping clients build resilience and a sense of personal agency in their healing process.
Sabrina is a licensed clinical social worker recognized by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. She earned her Master of Social Work from New York University and a master’s in psychology from Hunter College. Throughout her career, she has focused on supporting underserved and vulnerable populations and is committed to providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed care.
With over a decade of experience supporting individuals with moderate to severe mental health concerns, Sabrina works with clients from a spectrum of backgrounds, identities, and life experiences, including those with histories of trauma and substance use. She uses a strength-based, collaborative, and trauma-informed clinical approach and provides care for individuals and communities.
Her work is grounded in respect for every person. Sabrina aims to create a safe and nonjudgmental environment where clients can build insight, develop skills, and connect to a sense of empowerment and authenticity. She believes therapy can foster meaningful change, enhance wellbeing, and strengthen connection in daily life.
Elizabeth is a licensed clinical social worker who has been providing psychotherapy and behavioral health services since 2007. She earned a Master of Social Work degree from San Francisco State University.
Elizabeth works with adults experiencing depression, anxiety disorders, complex trauma, and challenges in communication and relationships. Using evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and a client-centered approach, she helps clients improve emotional wellbeing, strengthen coping skills, and build healthier patterns of connection.
Elizabeth views therapy as a collaborative process where goals are developed together and progress unfolds at a pace that feels right for each individual. Her approach combines structured problem-solving techniques with a warm, supportive presence that fosters healing and lasting positive change.
Christopher is a licensed clinical social worker recognized by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. They earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California.
Christopher has more than a decade of experience supporting individuals from many backgrounds and communities experiencing barriers to care, including those affected by trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, and serious mental illness. Throughout their professional career, Christopher has focused on promoting culturally responsive behavioral health care for the community.
Christopher utilizes a collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive clinical approach infused with mindfulness. They work from a non-pathologizing, non-judgmental stance and value the full range of client identities and experiences. Grounded in a humanistic perspective, Christopher uses empathy and kindness to help clients recognize strengths, build resilience, and foster personal growth.
Peterson is a bilingual, community-oriented licensed clinical social worker with more than 10 years of experience in behavioral health. They earned a Master of Social Work degree with an emphasis in Community Mental Health from California State University, Fullerton, in 2018, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with minors in Education and Applied Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2013.
Peterson has extensive experience supporting underserved populations, including students in recovery, unhoused individuals with substance use disorders, people living with or affected by HIV, youth and families of varying language experiences, and patients managing severe and persistent mental illness.
As a clinician of color, Peterson brings a culturally responsive and trauma-informed lens to therapy, exploring how identity, family systems, and cultural dynamics influence emotional well-being. Their approach integrates mindfulness, somatic awareness, and goal-oriented strategies to promote empowerment, resilience, and meaningful personal growth.
Dr. Boileau earned his Doctor of Counseling Psychology degree at Arizona State University, with a focus on multiculturalism. During his doctoral training, he completed field placements in community counseling centers serving populations in the Phoenix area, including Chicanos Por La Causa - Centro de la Familia and Jewish Family Services.
He went on to complete his doctoral internship at the University of California, San Diego, and his post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he developed outreach and educational programs. Earlier in his career, Dr. Boileau worked as a psychologist and clinical supervisor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and later with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Grounded in the scientist-practitioner model, Dr. Boileau integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with selected elements of Interpersonal, Motivational, Narrative, and Humanistic approaches.
Dr. Boileau currently serves as Chief Behavioral Health Officer at APLA Health, providing leadership and oversight for behavioral health programs across the organization. He is also a Senior Lecturer at Antioch University Los Angeles and has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education. His previous academic appointments include teaching at the University of San Francisco and within the Maricopa County Community College System.
