Following a business career in various line and executive roles, Dr. Ferguson now specializes in personal counseling and psychotherapy, college and life counseling, executive coaching, treatment of depression and anxiety, couples counseling, parenting, failure to launch, divorce, transitions of all kinds, terminal illness and life threatening circumstances.
Professional Background
Dr. Ferguson brings a unique multidisciplinary perspective to personal counseling, combining extensive business experience at the executive level with advanced training in clinical psychology. This rare combination allows him to address both the practical and psychological dimensions of life's challenges with equal facility.
"I will bring a wide range of academic, clinical, business and personal experience to our discussions, and I will be as helpful as I can, but I take no responsibility for the results of our work together. That is up to you."
Business & Technology Leadership
Clinical Psychology Practice
Education & Credentials
Doctor of Philosophy
Clinical Psychology
Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, California
2006
Master of Business Administration
MBA
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania
1974
Master of Arts
Clinical Psychology
Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, California
2003
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
University of California
Santa Cruz, California
1972
Treatment Approach
Dr. Ferguson employs an integrative therapeutic approach that draws from multiple evidence-based modalities including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Integrative Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Intervention
"Most of the situations I work through with my clients are resolved over single-digit weeks or months, and some of my clients return periodically to follow up or address other issues as they arise."
Areas of Expertise
Abandonment Issues, Life Coaching, Relationship Issues, Alcohol Use, Antisocial Personality, Anxiety, Career Counseling, Divorce, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Transitions and Crisis Management
Working with Teens, Adults, Elders | Individuals, Couples, and Families