court certified batterer intervention and anger management programs for Santa Barbara County
ANGER MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS
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CATHERINE STEININGER M.A.C Psy. Executive Director - Catherine is a Certified Domestic Violence group Facilitator and provides psych-education to court ordered offender in the County of Santa Barbara, or out of State. Catherine has 20 years experience working with DV offenders and survivors of abuse. She collaborates with the Department of Probation and its courts to advocate for clients, to reduce recidivism, and to stop the transmission of inter-generational violence. She also speaks fluent in French.
DEBBIE PASTOR, C.A.S, is a Certified Addiction Specialist in California Addiction Programs and Domestic Violence group facilitator. Debbie has extensive experience working with diverse clientele needing DUI education, parenting skills for Child Welfare, Anger Management skills and psycho-education. She is fluent in Spanish, and German.
DEBORAH REDDING-STEWART, LMFT 82011- is AMS clinical consultant. Deborah is a professor in the Psychology department at Allan Hancock College since 1980 and provides clinical supervision as well as practicing privately. She specializes in Behavioral Health Therapy and has extensive experience working with diverse clientele such as depression, Anger Management and BIP psycho-education.
EMMANUEL ITIER - B.A is Certified Domestic Violence group Facilitator and provides psych-education to court ordered offender in the County of Santa Barbara. As a humanitarian, his primary focus is to take a deep look within and work through healing our relationships with ourselves and with others. Emmanuel is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
MIREYA MARTINEZ - B.A Is a Registered Behavioral Technician and is fluent Spanish. She is a Certified Domestic Violence group Facilitator and provides psych-education to BIP court ordered offenders in North County of Santa Barbara.
All counselors are professionally trained to use the evidence-based S.T.O.P curriculum design by Dr. David Wexler, PsyD.