Polly Parks is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA LCSW 91857) who has maintained continuous licensure in California and 100% good standing with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) throughout 14 years of professional therapeutic work.

She works with people facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, anger management, and issues that arise for LGBTQ2+ individuals. Her practice highlights experience with grief and trauma, and she identifies as a therapist of color, a female therapist, a gay and older therapist who is non-religious and politically liberal.

Polly served students and staff after the Saugus High School student shooting in Santa Clarita in 2019, and she is a current member of the National Association of Social Workers and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). She also holds the California-required certification in a BBS-approved Telehealth Training course.

She has been in recovery from alcohol since July 6, 2006, and acknowledges that sobriety is not guaranteed tomorrow. Polly is familiar with 12-step fellowships including AA, NA, EA, OA, and Adult Children of Alcoholics, and she recommends SMART meetings for all addictions.

Her availability focuses on afternoons and evenings; sessions begin at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00 – not at 4:00. She also offers sessions on weekends, Saturdays and Sundays, and keeps Wednesday and Thursday as her days off. In line with safety concerns and NASW ethics, she will not hold a session while a client is driving.

Polly’s therapy space is described as open and safe, where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. She acknowledges that taking the first step to begin therapy often requires courage and welcomes those ready to reach out.