Dr. Ray Hansink

Dr. Hansink has worked in the field of mental/behavioral health in various capacities since 1978. His vast experience spans both public and private sectors, mental health and chemical dependency treatment, inpatient and outpatient settings. He has worked with adults, adolescents, younger children and their families in a multitude of different modalities.

For the past 11 years Dr. Hansink works in his own private practice in the San Juan Capistrano Area. He offers traditional individual, group, family oriented psychodynamic therapy for individuals struggling with mental, emotional, relational problems including but not limited to anxiety, depression, ADD, ADHD, Post-traumatic stress disorder, marital problems and more.

More recently Dr. Hansink has incorporated a new and very powerful EEG Neurofeedback treatment modality into his practice both as a primary mode of treatment and as an adjunct to the more traditional therapies. This therapy has wide applicability in the treatment of ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, mental health and other conditions of emotional dysregulation. Neurofeedback has also been used extensively in the area of marital counseling, drug addiction, and peak performance with great success.

For more information on Dr. Hansink's practice and on services he provides please call him at (949) 933-3556 or e-mail him at Rhansink@cox.net. Dr Hansink's services are covered by many health insurance plans and he also offers reasonable payment plans.

Samira Vafadar, M.A.

Samira Vafadar has a wide range of experience working with individuals, couples, and families in varied settings for the past 10 years. She obtained a B.S. in Psychology from York University, Toronto and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Diego. She is a candidate in the clinical Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology) program at California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Diego.

Ms. Vafadar has worked at The Center of Mental Health and Addiction and Bayview Therapy Center where she performed counseling to clients from diverse backgrounds suffering from Depression, Anxiety, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, ADD, ADHD, relationship and grief issues. She has also worked at assessment centers conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations for injured adults. Her internship experiences include in-patient crisis center for chronic mentally ill clients and out-patient forensic clinic in Orange County. Her last internship was at The San Diego Job Corps serving high risk adolescents where she conducted short-term individual counseling, stress and anger management as well as social skills groups.

Ms. Vafadar utilizes multi-culturally sensitive approaches when working with individuals from diverse backgrounds. She is bicultural and bilingual. Her treatment approach is customized to each individual's needs and what fits best for the issues that they bring to therapy, though her theoretical leanings tend to be oriented toward psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral therapy and client-centered approaches for adults and child-centered play therapy for children.

Jean Stewart

Jean Stewart has worked in the field of mental/behavioral health since 1976. She has extensive experience in the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction with individuals, families, couples and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient treatment settings.

Jean developed and managed her own drug/alcohol education and counseling program along with a business partner. One area of focus on was elderly persons (50+) who become dependent on alcohol and/or prescription medications, a problem that is not unusual in the older population.

She also worked at Orange County Juvenile Hall providing alcohol and drug education/counseling to hundreds of juveniles who are often incarcerated for substance abuse and related behaviors.

Jean's acquired knowledge of, and insight into, substance abuse and addiction, as well as problems of depression, anger, loss, grief and low self-esteem, give her unique abilities to assist people struggling with these issues. She provides patience, compassion and timely confrontation in her therapy practice, recognizing that each person has a different time clock for working through physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wounds.