About Scott
Dr. Scott Huckaby helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and challenges with self-esteem. He works with those dealing with depression, addictions, intimacy concerns, anger, and the strain of life changes.
He also supports people experiencing compassion fatigue and a wide range of related issues tied to identity and purpose. Dr. Huckaby is a California psychologist with 19 years of professional experience.
He aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about hard feelings and find clearer ways forward.
How Scott works
His manner is direct but respectful, focused on practical steps people can use in daily life. Sessions explore what matters most to the client and what gets in the way. He helps people build coping skills, reframe difficult thoughts, and set manageable goals.
Conversations are collaborative - the therapist listens and offers options rather than prescribing a single path. Dr. Huckaby also works with concerns tied to identity and life roles, including LGBT issues, gender dysphoria, veteran and first responder matters, and men's issues.
He attends to the emotional fallout of serious situations such as cancer and grief, and to problems rooted in family of origin or communication breakdowns. People can expect straightforward guidance and tools they can try between sessions. The focus is on improving day-to-day functioning and restoring a sense of direction.
Dr. Huckaby practices in California and works in English.
What Scott works with
The areas below are the ones Scott selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. Huckaby uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns; this helps reduce anxious or depressed moods by testing thoughts and trying new behaviors. Another involves building concrete coping skills such as relaxation exercises, grounding techniques, and stepwise exposure to feared situations to ease panic, phobias, or trauma reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and may adjust techniques as progress unfolds. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented, with homework or exercises when useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit shorter breaks or lower bandwidth situations, and messaging or live chat work well for quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats add flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent with a busy life.
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