Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

Heather Berry smiles happily with brown streaked hair and a black shirt with white pattern.

Heather Berry, LCSW Lcs 18232

Heather Berry is a Licenced Clinical Social Worker, dedicated to partnering with individuals to achieve their goals of positive wellbeing and improved mental health. Heather has been a mental health provider for over 30 years, and believes in the value of active and engaged commitment to self improvement through education, movement, good nutrition and social support. 

An active mindfulness based practitioner herself, she brings a strong foundation of understanding and real life experience to the strategies she offers her patients. Heather can often be heard to say, “If you want to change the way you feel, you need to change the way you think”, and follows this up with real life strategies for lasting change. Heather has been offering her clients a confidential, safe and supportive private practice environment to be heard, and understood for over 20 years.

Specializing in trauma and skilled in EMDR, CBT and DBT, she relates well to all ages of clients from seniors to youth. Heather offers 8 week courses in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Art Therapy 6 Week Series and Workshops in Goal and Intention Setting. Watch for new, creative workshops being created.

Heather been a director of clinic based mental health services, a college professor, speaker, and outdoor educator. Heather is an active community volunteer, and is seeks education to continually bring relevant evidence based strategies into her practice.

She has been a strong contributor to the Kern River Valley community, as a leader in times of community crisis, as well as committed to developing community based resources, support groups, and professional liaisons. Heather directs and facilitates the Kern Valley Professional Mental Health Forum, creating a collaborative for local and county mental health leaders to work together, developing programs and resources.

Heather Berry smiles happily with brown streaked hair and a black shirt with white pattern.

Heather Berry

Heather Berry is a Licenced Clinical Social Worker, dedicated to partnering with individuals to achieve their goals of positive wellbeing and improved mental health. Heather has been a mental health provider for over 30 years, and believes in the value of active and engaged commitment to self improvement through education, movement, good nutrition and social support. 

An active mindfulness based practitioner herself, she brings a strong foundation of understanding and real life experience to the strategies she offers her patients. Heather can often be heard to say, “If you want to change the way you feel, you need to change the way you think”, and follows this up with real life strategies for lasting change. Heather has been offering her clients a confidential, safe and supportive private practice environment to be heard, and understood for over 20 years.

Specializing in trauma and skilled in EMDR, CBT and DBT, she relates well to all ages of clients from seniors to youth. Heather offers 8 week courses in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Art Therapy 6 Week Series and Workshops in Goal and Intention Setting. Watch for new, creative workshops being created.

Heather been a director of clinic based mental health services, a college professor, speaker, and outdoor educator. Heather is an active community volunteer, and is seeks education to continually bring relevant evidence based strategies into her practice.

She has been a strong contributor to the Kern River Valley community, as a leader in times of community crisis, as well as committed to developing community based resources, support groups, and professional liaisons. Heather directs and facilitates the Kern Valley Professional Mental Health Forum, creating a collaborative for local and county mental health leaders to work together, developing programs and resources.

Insurances I Work With

If you don’t see your insurance, please let us know. We can create an Out of Network arrangement.

  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Bakersfield Family
  • Medical
  • Healthedge
  • Humana
  • HealthNet
  • Kaiser
  • Medicare
  • Qualcare
  • TriWest
  • Managed Care Systems
  • Victim Compensation
  • Geha
  • Cigna

Lisa Wyly, LCSW Lcs 115572

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  I firmly believe that no one has to walk alone on their journey to wellness; I can offer support, encouragement, and compassion as I walk alongside you. If you’re willing to change, you can. If you’re willing to do the work to heal, you can. I can help you gain a sense of empowerment and the knowledge that you belong in this world.

I bring a strength-based approach to my counseling practice, helping you tap into your inner strength and innate ability to strive for change.

I’m trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and strength-based counseling, and am certified in grief counseling and addictions counseling.

Issues:

  • Chronic illness
  • Coping skills
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Grief
  • Self-esteem
  • Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Alcohol Use
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Peer Relationships
  • Substance Abuse

Types of Therapy:

  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion-Focused
  • Humanistic
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Strength-based
  • Art Therapy
  • Trauma Focused

Insurances I Work With

If you don’t see your insurance, please let us know. We can create an Out of Network arrangement.

  • HealthNet Medi-cal
  • Cigna
  • Victim Compensation
  • Private Pay $90
  • Sliding Scale

Liz Kover, AMFT

As an Associate Clinical Social Worker,  I provide a safe and comfortable space within which relationships of trust are built and cultivated. And, in this space, I am committed to being a nonjudgmental listener, and a supportive guide in restructuring perspectives that may have kept you stuck in negative thought and behavior patterns.

Together, we will work at understanding how life experiences and relationship dynamics might have shaped perceptions of self that are harsh, unproductive, or counter to motivation, joy, and self-love.

Mostly, we will identify and build on your strengths, discover (or rediscover) what brings you joy and gives your life meaning, and strive together to reach tangible, attainable goals that maximize the positives in your life, in part by transforming past hurts into fuel for forward movement. 
 
 I am primarily a practitioner of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA),  humanistic, and narrative therapies. I use person-centered, strength-based interventions, and – where applicable, I incorporate my professional expertise as an animal-assisted interventionist and therapist into client sessions. 
 
I enjoy working with children, teens, and adults of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds; and have particular interest and skill in the areas of addiction recovery, and behavioral therapy with kids struggling to manage big emotions and challenging behaviors.
Liz is a lovely blond woman with hazel eyes, brown glasses and a black, white and red patterned shirt, and she stands against a grey wall.

Insurances I work With

If you don’t see your insurance, please let us know. We can create an Out of Network arrangement.

  • Private Pay
  • Kern Family Health Care
  • Cigna/Aetna
  • Fill out the client inquiry for more information 

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