About Us

Our Values

Diversity of children, adolescents, adults, couples and families in our communities we have the honor to serve.

Supporting individuals, couples and families on the path to overall emotional and behavioral health.

Care and compassion in our communication with a non-judgmental approach.

Providing support and encouragement in your therapeutic journey.

Creating an emotionally safe environment where you can heal, grow and learn in.

Breaking down barriers to treatment.

Best possible outcomes that leads to emotional and behavioral wellbeing.

Our Mission

Phillip Tardanico, LCSW & Associates, PC seeks to enhance, promote and involve healthy communities by offering hope, emotional and behavioral recovery solutions to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families struggling with mental/emotional challenges and substance use/abuse.

Treatment Philosophy

Phillip Tardanico, LCSW & Associates, PC believes mental health, alcohol and substance use/abuse (co-occurring and co-morbid disorders) should be looked at from the lens of a holistic and strength-based perspective by utilizing the best available evidence-based treatment modalities.

Phillip Tardanico, LCSW & Associates, PC assists and helps children, adolescents, adults, couples and families recover while supporting healthy lifestyle choices and decisions. We believe that everyone has within themselves the capacity to heal and recover emotionally and behaviorally. By utilizing comprehensive and multidisciplinary practices that address the needs of the whole person and family and community.

Phillip Tardanico, LCSW & Associates A Professional Corporation agency goals are to help children, adolescents, adults, couples and families stabilize, reconnect and heal in order to have and live the best possible life and become the best version of you.

Our Services

Phillip Tardanico, LCSW & Associates, PC assists and helps children, adolescents, adults, couples and families move beyond mental and emotional challenges as well as alcohol and substance use disorders in order to embrace a life filled with healing, aspirations, hopes, dreams, goals and recovery.

Individual Therapy

Therapy can be a pathway to an emotional, behavioral, and problem-solving road in which individuals enhance the discovery of themselves in a deeper level. Helping the individual gain a clearer understanding of their emotions, thoughts, choices, decisions and judgements. In turn, helping them gain self-confidence and positive communication with a strength-based approach.

Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy is a team effort by working together to explore the issues/concerns from each other’s perspective. The overall goal of couples therapy is to increase communication, understanding of each other’s thoughts, feelings and emotions; which, in turn, can assist in making healthy and positive lifestyle changes and/or learn how to manage within each other’s environment.

Family Therapy

Making changes is hard and can be emotionally challenging. With support, guidance, and a common goal, resolutions can be made regardless of the issue. Through family therapy, our therapists can assist in improving communication within your family dynamics to help make positive lifestyle changes.

Group Therapy

People often have a increased difficulty managing and communicating their emotions and feelings. In Group Therapy, there is a common life experience or emotional challenge that each individual within the group has experienced. Providing the assistance, support, and education along with a common goal can guide the person to have a successful outcome.

Where the Passion Began

Phillip Tardanico, M.S.W,

LCSW69611, MAC511100, SAP173991,

CADC IIA01210315, NCAC I013865

President / Chief Executive Officer

Phillip has been a member of the High Desert Community for over 20 years. It was through his own life hurdles and passion for helping others that motivated and inspired to create and implement the California professional corporation known as Phillip Tardanico, LCSW & Associates, PC.

At Phillip Tardanico, LCSW & Associates, PC, individuals are viewed as customers as everyone has a choice where to go for services. The goal is to make sure everyone feel valued and recognized by providing impeccable customer service and evidenced-based therapeutic interventions to assist in meeting the individual's personalized emotional and behavioral needs.