After countless years of personal psychotherapy, Dr. M. Adam Sheck chose to enter the mental health field as a Clinical Psychologist. His doctorate is in Clinical Psychology. A bit on the overeducated side, he also has degrees in Management and Engineering.

He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist (California License PSY15487) and has a successful private psychotherapy practice in Redondo Beach, California. He is a Professor in the Departments of Human Behavior and Psychology at Ryokan College in Venice, California, where he teaches graduate classes in psychology to those wanting to enter the field. In addition, he is Director of Psychology Training at the Airport Marina Counseling Center in Los Angeles, California.

Recognizing that psychology and psychotherapy wasn't the "complete answer" for healing, Dr. Sheck began to study the "Science of Mind" spiritual practices of Dr. Ernest Holmes. After four years of post-graduate training, Dr. Sheck became licensed as a Practitioner of Religious Science at the Agape International Spiritual Center. He now offers the "best of both worlds" providing psychological and spiritual support to his clients.

Dr. Sheck’s approach to psychotherapy and healing has evolved over time and combines the psychoanalytic approach with the more spiritual and soul work of C.J. Jung, as well as the metaphysics of the Science of Mind. This more psycho-spiritual method seems quite effective in working with people who have experienced deep traumas and are struggling to make sense of their lives. Dr. Sheck also treats patients one day per week for what they can afford, his “community mental health” day.

He also has a great deal of experience in career transition issues, having created a number of businesses. In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Sheck conducts business and career “coaching” both face to face and by telephone. He is the creator of the “Learn To Feel Good” seminar series which provides tools for “Systematically Having The Life You Desire.”

Dr. Sheck is past President of the Southern California
Association of Imago Relationship Therapists (SCAIRT). Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT), created by Harville Hendrix ("Getting The Love You Want"), is a very successful form of couples psychotherapy. Dr. Sheck finds it extremely satisfying to support couples in working through their conflicts and distress, and helping them to enhance their relationship.

Another area of expertise for Dr. Sheck is chemical dependency: drug and alcohol addiction. He was a psychotherapist for an inpatient drug treatment program for four years. His current outpatient work with chemical dependency focuses on the integration of psychodynamic psychotherapy with the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

He is very excited about the new "Learn To Feel Good" website, which he has combined with his existing "Ask Dr. Sheck" advice website. Anyone needing support in dealing with challenging life issues, mental health questions, psychotherapy, or referrals to a psychotherapist may continue to ASK DR. SHECK!