Steve envisions serving the whole person in a health care system that values wellness and works toward parity of physical and behavioral health services.  He helps with anger management, services to older adults; chronic and terminal illness, as well as grief and loss; gay and lesbian issues; and vocational services for the mentally ill.
With an MBA and an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy, Steve has enjoyed a health care administration career spanning 39 years, incorporating management jobs in health professional education, planning cancer research centers, county health/mental health services, hospice home care services, and from 1999 – 2009 as administrator of psychiatric inpatient, emergency room, outpatient, and consumer-run services. 
He has also served on many boards of directors, such as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill chapters in San Diego and the Coachella Valley, the Mental Health Association, and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists – Desert Chapter (once as President). He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of All-Desert Wellness Centers (a non-profit corporation).
He is registered as a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (IMF #50335) under the supervision of Dr. JD Kirkpatrick, MFT (Lic. # MFC 40537) and has completed all of his hours toward licensure.  He has worked in inpatient units, psychiatric emergency rooms, outpatient behavioral health, private practice, homeless shelters, children’s grief groups, and a full-service mental health center in the high desert of San Bernardino County.

   License # IMF50335

  Independent Practitioner

Special Interests:

Adults, Seniors, & Couples Therapy

Anger Management; Chronic & Terminal Illness; Grief & Loss;
GLBT Issues; Vocational Counseling
• Years in practice:  5
• Cost (per session):  $60
• Sliding Scale:  Yes
• Accepts Credit Cards:  Yes 
Stephen M. Harmon, MFT