Therapy Matters with David Eli Recinos, LCSW
This podcast will offer general information regarding symptoms and behaviors that I currently treat and have dealt with in the past. It's to help people understand and have a better grasp on diagnosis like: depression, anxiety and ADHD, along with various other conditions. More about me: davidrecinoslcsw.com
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Host David Eli Recinos explores how sports can support mental health by providing structure, emotional release, and social connection, while also revealing challenges with emotional regulation.
Using personal stories from childhood kickball to adult recreational softball, he shows how competition can both help and hinder emotional growth and how team sports foster resilience, cooperation, and identity.
The episode reviews research on exercise and mental health, discusses adapting to changes in ability, and offers practical ideas for using physical activity alongside other supports to promote wellbeing.
If you would like to learn more about me, please visit my website & podcast links.
https://www.davidrecinoslcsw.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38YyZiCP0n7Bl3AeLZ6ynJ?si=IMpxJD_0QL-cR9JhO8P4fg
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4 days ago
4 days ago
In this episode, David Eli Recinos, LCSW, explores how ongoing global events and constant news exposure can increase anxiety, stress, and emotional uncertainty for many people.
He discusses how clinicians can help identify triggers, recommends limiting distressing media, and suggests practical strategies to promote balance, emotional regulation, and resilience.
The episode acknowledges that some listeners are directly affected by conflict and instability, and emphasizes compassion, connection, and holding on to values and supportive relationships as protective factors.
If the topics raise difficult emotions, the host encourages pausing, self-care, and reaching out to trusted people or a mental health professional for support.
5 days ago
5 days ago
המנחה דיוויד אלי ריסינוס בוחן כיצד חשיפה מתמשכת לחדשות ומשברים עולמיים יכולה להגביר חרדה, לחץ וחוסר ודאות רגשית, ועוזר למאזינים לזהות גורמי לחץ המשפיעים על רווחתם.
הוא מציע אסטרטגיות מעשיות - הגבלת צריכת חדשות, חיזוק קשרים, עיסוק בפעילויות משמעותיות ושימור חמלה - ומעודד לפנות לתמיכה מקצועית אם אירועים אקטואליים משבשים באופן משמעותי את חיי היומיום.
5 days ago
5 days ago
این قسمت بررسی میکند که چگونه قرار گرفتن در معرض اخبار ناراحتکننده و رسانههای اجتماعی میتواند احساس درماندگی، ترس و عدم اطمینان را افزایش دهد و راهکارهای سادهای برای محافظت از سلامت عاطفی شما ارائه میدهد - مانند محدود کردن قرار گرفتن در معرض رسانهها، مشارکت در فعالیتهای متعادل و تکیه بر حمایت خانواده و جامعه. این قسمت تأکید میکند که افراد به طور متفاوتی به استرس پاسخ میدهند و گامهای کوچک و شخصی میتوانند انعطافپذیری ایجاد کنند.
همچنین در مورد پتانسیل مشارکت اجتماعی بدون اتخاذ موضع سیاسی بحث میکنیم و شنوندگان را تشویق میکنیم تا روالها و ارتباطات حمایتی را پیدا کنند که به آنها در مقابله کمک میکند.
5 days ago
5 days ago
El presentador David Eli Recinos explora cómo la exposición continua a noticias y crisis globales puede aumentar la ansiedad, el estrés y la incertidumbre emocional, y ayuda a los oyentes a identificar los factores estresantes que afectan su bienestar.
Ofrece estrategias prácticas —limitar el consumo de noticias, fortalecer las conexiones, participar en actividades significativas y mantener la compasión— y anima a buscar apoyo profesional si los acontecimientos actuales alteran significativamente la vida diaria.
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
O apresentador David Recinos explora por que a mudança parece impossível mesmo quando a desejamos, explicando como o cérebro prioriza a sobrevivência em detrimento da felicidade e como a amígdala e o córtex pré-frontal moldam nossas reações.
Ele enfatiza a responsabilidade pessoal radical como ponto de partida para a transformação e explica como traumas cotidianos e ocultos influenciam a regulação emocional e o comportamento.
O episódio analisa como os hábitos são neurologicamente reforçados e oferece cinco estratégias práticas — mudança de ambiente, acumulação de hábitos, pequenas recompensas, respiração em caixa e descanso consistente — para construir padrões novos e duradouros.
A cura é apresentada como uma prática lenta e repetida, em vez de uma única revelação: pequenas escolhas intencionais ao longo do tempo reconfiguram o sistema nervoso e criam mudanças reais.
Se quiser saber mais sobre mim, visite meu site e os links do meu podcast.https://www.davidrecinoslcsw.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38YyZiCP0n7Bl3AeLZ6ynJ?si=IMpxJD_0QL-cR9JhO8P4fgRádio iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-therapy-matters-with-david-102784426/Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therapy-matters-with-david-eli-recinos-lcsw/id1648075752Ouça no Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BH73RVLF?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=podcast_show_detailYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidrecinos8426/videos
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Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
This episode explains why change feels impossible: our brains are wired for survival, not happiness, so the limbic system often overrides our rational goals. It covers how everyday trauma shapes reactions, how habits form in neural circuits, and why new behaviors feel awkward at first.
Host David Recinos shows how radical personal responsibility—not blame—sparks change, and offers five practical, science-backed tools (change your environment, habit stacking, reward small wins, emotional regulation, and sleep/consistency) to start rewiring your nervous system.
Healing is framed as repetition, not revelation: tiny intentional choices repeated over time create new neural paths and lasting change.
If you would like to learn more about me, please visit my website & podcast links.
https://www.davidrecinoslcsw.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38YyZiCP0n7Bl3AeLZ6ynJ?si=IMpxJD_0QL-cR9JhO8P4fg
iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-therapy-matters-with-david-102784426/
Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therapy-matters-with-david-eli-recinos-lcsw/id1648075752
Listen on Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BH73RVLF?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=podcast_show_detail
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidrecinos8426/videos
eBook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/david%20recinos
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Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
En este episodio, David Recinos explica por qué el cambio parece imposible: nuestro cerebro está diseñado para la supervivencia, por lo que el sistema límbico se resiste al cambio incluso cuando lo deseamos. Habla sobre la responsabilidad personal radical, el impacto oculto del trauma cotidiano y cómo los bucles de hábitos arraigan viejos patrones.
Recibirás cinco estrategias prácticas con respaldo científico para reconfigurar hábitos y regular las emociones —incluyendo cambiar tu entorno, acumular hábitos, recompensar los pequeños logros, practicar la regulación diaria y priorizar el sueño— y un recordatorio de que la sanación es repetición, no una sola revelación.
Si quieres saber más sobre mí, visita mi sitio web y los enlaces a mis podcasts. https://www.davidrecinoslcsw.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38YyZiCP0n7Bl3AeLZ6ynJ?si=IMpxJD_0QL-cR9JhO8P4fgiHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-therapy-matters-with-david-102784426/Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therapy-matters-with-david-eli-recinos-lcsw/id1648075752Escuchar en Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BH73RVLF?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=podcast_show_detailYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidrecinos8426/videos
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Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Moderator David Recinos untersucht, warum sich langjährige Denk-, Verhaltens- und Gefühlsmuster mit zunehmendem Alter schwerer ändern lassen und oft zu erhöhter Reizbarkeit, Starrheit und angespannten Beziehungen führen. Die Folge geht den Entwicklungsursachen nach – früher inkonsistenter Fürsorge, verminderter Empathieentwicklung, Impulsivität und soziokulturellen Einflüssen – und wie Kinder diese Muster verinnerlichen und über Generationen hinweg weitergeben. Es werden praktische therapeutische Ansätze diskutiert, darunter Selbsterkenntnis, Perspektivwechsel, Emotionsregulation und die Gestaltung gesunder Beziehungen, um generationsübergreifende Zyklen zu unterbrechen und die Verbundenheit zu stärken.
Wenn Sie mehr über mich erfahren möchten, besuchen Sie bitte meine Website und Podcast-Links.https://www.davidrecinoslcsw.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38YyZiCP0n7Bl3AeLZ6ynJ?si=IMpxJD_0QL-cR9JhO8P4fgiHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-therapy-matters-with-david-102784426/Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therapy-matters-with-david-eli-recinos-lcsw/id1648075752Auf Audible anhören:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BH73RVLF?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=podcast_show_detailYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidrecinos8426/videos
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Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
O apresentador David Eli Recinos explica por que padrões de pensamento, emoção e comportamento de longa data se tornam mais difíceis de mudar com a idade, frequentemente se manifestando como irritabilidade, rigidez e relacionamentos tensos.
Ele explora raízes como a inconsistência na prestação de cuidados, a baixa empatia, a impulsividade e as distorções cognitivas (por exemplo, o pensamento em preto e branco), e como o foco repetido em aspectos negativos ativa os hormônios do estresse e o sistema de alarme do cérebro, fazendo com que as reações pareçam imediatas e avassaladoras.
O episódio oferece etapas práticas — assumir a responsabilidade pelos pensamentos, cultivar a atenção plena, parar antes de reagir, respirar fundo, técnicas de aterramento e habilidades de enfrentamento — para desenvolver regulação emocional, resiliência e relacionamentos mais saudáveis.
Se quiser saber mais sobre mim, visite meu site e os links do meu podcast.https://www.davidrecinoslcsw.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38YyZiCP0n7Bl3AeLZ6ynJ?si=IMpxJD_0QL-cR9JhO8P4fgRádio iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-therapy-matters-with-david-102784426/Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therapy-matters-with-david-eli-recinos-lcsw/id1648075752Ouça no Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BH73RVLF?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=podcast_show_detailYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidrecinos8426/videos
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Therapy Matters
Hello, my name is David Recinos, a bilingual (English and Spanish) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in working with adolescents (7-19 years old). I especially enjoy working with families because I've noticed that I'm able to obtain the best results when we work collaboratively, as a team. I come from a creative family and used to work in the animation industry (Disney, Warner Brothers). I use my artistic talents when utilizing art therapy, thinking outside the box, and using alternative interventions.
I've been involved in mental health for over 13 years. I'm a Master's level graduate in Social Work (MSW) from the California State University of Northridge. I maintain a private practice in Oxnard.
I use various models and interventions, which means I like to adapt according to the needs of each client and each session is custom made. Although I have diverse training and education which includes: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP), Structural Family Therapy (SFT), and Seeking Safety (SS). I believe that not every model or theory is effective with every person. I, personally like to practice the same interventions that I teach my clients and use coping skills such as: physical exercise, meditation, mindfulness, self-awareness and personal responsibility.
I chose to be in the mental health field because I understand how difficult it can be and especially going through the phase of adolescence to adulthood and want to pass on my knowledge, training and experience for future generations.