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Travis Buchanan

VirtualIn-PersonHigh Satisfaction Rate

12 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In California
Accepting 8 Insurance providers

Meet Travis

Therapy is an important investment in you. A foundation to my approach is forming an impactful relationship committed to helping. I offer a safe space to help support you through the challenges you bring to session. My therapeutic style is from a positive place of encouragement and insight while providing support to align your goals. I work to find strength within to help you find happiness. I've worked in private practice as well as in outpatient treatment, community mental health, and partial hospitalization programs.

My therapeutic style is from a positive place of encouragement and insight while providing support to align your goals.

Communication Style

  • Affirming
  • Calming
  • Empowering
  • Engaging
  • Warm

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Focus Areas

  • Geriatric clients
  • Parents
  • Blended families

Approach

  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution-Focused
  • Strengths-Based

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for California residents

218 W. Main Street
#101, Tustin, California 92780

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Session Details

Practices in

Languages

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Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Travis Buchanan, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist License #78884 (exp January 2028)

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Travis Buchanan accepts Health Net, Prime Health, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Aetna, Centivo, and Blue Shield of California. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Travis Buchanan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Travis is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Travis’s California license number is 78884, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Travis Buchanan has been practicing therapy for 12 years. Travis’s education and training include MS - Counseling, California State University Fullerton. Over that time, Travis has worked closely with Geriatric clients, Parents, and Blended families. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Travis is part of that group.

Travis Buchanan works with Geriatric clients, Parents, and Blended families and specializes in Addiction (not substance use), ADHD, Anxiety, Caregiver Burnout, Chronic Illness, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Men's Issues, Relationship Concerns, Substance Use, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Travis spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Travis is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Travis Buchanan draws on Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Travis’s style is affirming, calming, empowering, engaging, and warm. In Travis’s words: “My therapeutic style is from a positive place of encouragement and insight while providing support to align your goals.”

Travis Buchanan (he/him) offers therapy in English. Travis identifies as White.

Travis Buchanan offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 218 W. Main Street in Tustin. Travis is licensed in California, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Travis Buchanan is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Travis will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Travis’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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