Ministries

Becky is a licensed psychologist and Director of the North Coast Church Counseling Center. She received her doctorate from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University. Becky comes to us with a wealth of knowledge forged from over 20 years of experience in the field. She works with people who struggle in a variety of areas, specifically: depression, anxiety, addictions, women's issues, grief counseling, and helping people improve relationships. In addition, Becky enjoys coming along side those who desire help in navigating their spiritual journeys.

Pam Clark is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist.  She has worked at the North Coast Church Counseling Center for over nine years, helping people with many different concerns including divorce recovery, co-parenting, conflict resolution and blended family issues.  Pam works with couples, children and individuals as well as various types of recovery-oriented groups.  She also teaches a movement re-education method, the Feldenkrais Method, which she has taught for 30 years, 13 of which were at USC.

Sherry has over 10 years of counseling experience. She enjoys working with individuals, families, and couples on a variety of issues including but not limited to: relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma, fears/phobias, pre-marital and parenting. In addition she has a lot of experience working with clients who struggle with physical disabilities and the families of children with various disabilities. Sherry utilizes traditional talk therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy. She works in a collaborative, active and personable way with clients, helping them to discover and practice wisdom in developing truly rich, deeply rewarding and renewed connections with God, themselves, and with the people in their lives.

Jennifer is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She specializes in helping people improve relationships and communication skills. She enjoys working with women, men, adolescents, couples and families. She brings a great deal of experience in helping people with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, grief issues, parenting, and women's issues.

Graciela is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  She received her Masters of Social Work degree at the University of Michigan.  She is a bi-cultural, bi-lingual (English and Spanish) therapist.  Graciela has over 17 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, elderly and groups.  She has extensive experience working in outpatient and inpatient counseling settings, adolescent residential services, hospice, medical social work and clinical supervision.  Graciela works with people struggling in a variety of areas including depression, anxiety, impulse control, psychosis, addictions and grief and loss.  In addition, she specializes in working with troubled teenagers, individuals and their families with learning and emotional disabilities, women’s issues, and helping people improve their relationships.       

Tim brings over 25 years of counseling experience to the North Coast family. A licensed marriage, family therapist and graduate of Biola, he and his family recently moved from Colorado, where he worked as a counselor for Focus on the Family. Between building a busy private practice in Del Mar, settling in North County with his wife and two daughters, Tim finds time to teach sailing on Mission Bay! He provides counseling for families, blended families in transition, adolescent/college-age concerns, couples, and individuals. He is particularly drawn to walk through restoration with broken relationships and seeing God provide His supernatural answers to the messes we get into.  

Karen has extensive experience working with adolescents; specifically those with chemical dependencies. She specializes in individual, group and family therapy for severely emotionally disturbed adolescents and is responsible for chemical dependency assessments and groups.  She also conducts group and individual counseling for incarcerated boys at San Mateo County Juvenile Facility and works with probation officers and mental health officials.

Debbie is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist and an RN. She received her BSN from Biola University and her MS in Counseling from Cal Baptist University. Debbie spent 6 years working in an inpatient facility where she gained experience working with all kinds of women's issues, including depression, codependency, abuse, grief and loss and anxiety. Her specialties include pre-marital and marital counseling, divorce recovery, parenting issues and group therapy.

Kathy Mattox is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who received her MFT Masters degree from the University of San Diego. In addition to having been a credentialed public school teacher, a pre-school director and a YMCA program director, she has provided therapy for children and their families at the Rady Children’s Hospital out-patient psychiatric clinic.  Kathy has a passion for working with children and their families.  Using a Solution Focused approach, along with attention to the family system, she provides a safe and supportive environment that promotes healing of emotional, social, educational and relational issues. Additionally, Kathy enjoys counseling pre-married and newly married couples and especially looks forward to working with senior citizens who are facing significant life transitions which may include grief, illness, broken relationships, and depression.

Vicki has been working as a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist for over 25 years in private practice. Her primary specialty is marital work, particularly coming alongside those couples whose marriages and immediate family members have been negatively impacted by extra-marital relationships, addictions, family violence, substance abuse or childhood trauma. Her ongoing training and experience includes treating individuals for post-traumatic stress disorders.

Susan is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern and doctoral student at Alliant International University. Her clinical approach is experiential, which means that she incorporates spirituality, authenticity and congruent communication in helping clients realize their uniqueness in becoming the person that God destines each to be. She works with couples experiencing relational difficulties in communication and intimacy; provides grief counseling in group, family and individual settings; and works with alcoholic/drug addict families in recovery.  Her underlying emphasis is that through our commitment and love for God, we are able to work through issues that God is using for testing, growing and refining each of us.

Tom Turner was licensed as a Marriage, Family Therapist in 1980 and had his office at Vista Pediatrics. He led the Vista Unified School District Elementary Counseling Department from 1979. Tom retired in 1997 when his wife was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. He has now returned to work at NCC. Tom specializes in marriage counseling, parenting issues with children of all ages, grief work, and men's issues.

Laural is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 years experience addressing the psychological and social needs of families.  She enjoys weaving together the truths from God's Word with sound social work practices.  Her counseling expertise includes working with adolescents and their families, and working with individuals with anxiety, depression, disordered eating, relationship difficulties, and challenges that come from changes in life stage. 

Tony is a Marriage and Family Therapist who has been with North Coast Church since 2005. He counsels couples, families, and individuals in order to promote healthy relationships and spiritual growth. Tony works from a biblical orientation and has experience helping people with marital issues, communication skills, boundaries, anger management, depression, mental illness, personality disorders, and addiction.

Kendall is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has extensive experience in the fields of both pre-marital and marriage counseling. She has certification in Parent Education, Child Development, and Expressive Art Therapy. Kendall uses both talk therapy and/or the arts depending on what is appropriate for the individual's age and issues. She works with men, women, couples, and families in all transitions and stages of life. Kendall also specializes in assessment and crisis intervention, issues surrounding the transitions and turbulence of adolescence and also childhood developmental, educational, and adjustment issues. She has worked primarily within the Christian community for almost 20 years and has worked in both Christian in-patient and out-patient settings. Kendall is also a life-time member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.