Neil Greco, LICSW

I have worked in the mental health field for over 18 years in both the twin cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) and San Diego County. He has a diverse background, including juvenile corrections, schools, inpatient and outpatient dual diagnosis programs. Most recently for the past 7 years he has worked as a Clinical Supervisor providing Community Based Mental Health support to persons with Serious Mental Illness, as well as Substance Abuse and Chronic Medical Conditions. He is also a part time therapist in private practice.

I also have an extensive history of providing supervision to Master's level students working to become licensed. I have and still conduct trainings for staff and other professionals.

Academically, I received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Pre Professional Psychology from Point Loma Nazarene University, myMasters in Social Work from St. Thomas and St. Catherine's with a Clinical Social Work emphasis and an Masters in Business Administration as well.

I am a strong advocate of client centered services using best practices that are proven to show results = growth and healing, such as Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change and Trauma Informed Care. The tools I use include but are note limited to CBT and DBT skills, narrative therapy, psychodynamic, family systems theory and, psychoeducation is a strong goal to empower those I work with to understand what mental health symptoms are impacting them, current theory and research as well as thoughtful interventions and tools to use to manage their mental health and overall wellbeing.

I have extra training and education in many areas. I have been intentional about what I learn based on meeting the needs of the clients I work with.
Some areas from more recent trainings include - Solution Focused Therapy - ADHD (certified) - DBT - CBT - PTSD/CPTSD and Polyvagal Nerve informed therapy - Motivational Interviewing - Trauma Informed Care - Stages of Change