Dr. Edward De La Loza, LCSW

Dr. Edward De La Loza is a seasoned mental health professional whose career spans decades and diverse cultural and healthcare settings. He began his service with an international humanitarian effort, collaborating with a nursing facility, the American Red Cross, and the National Guard to deliver more than 100 hospital beds to an underserved region, and that same commitment to service now informs his clinical work guiding young adults and people aged 50 and over through anxiety, depression, and self-doubt.

He holds a Doctor of Education degree - an EdD in Organizational Leadership and Behavioral Health - which reflects advanced study in leadership and behavioral health practice, and he is also an LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Drawing on both clinical practice and research, his approach blends evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with his own Seven Dimensions of Transformational Living (7-DTL) model and an applied understanding of neuroplasticity. He frames change around a core belief that "microchange leads to substantive change," emphasizing steady, practical steps toward resilience and growth.

Dr. De La Loza is the author of The Consumer’s Guide to Caregiver, Hospice, and Quality of Life Solutions, a resource that has been praised as "a masterpiece of help and support." His doctoral research explored mental health professionals’ experiences with youth at risk for suicide, informing a practice that integrates clinical insight with compassion and real-world experience. He works with issues including stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, depression, and coping with life changes, and he also focuses on communication problems, control issues, life purpose, men's issues, and workplace challenges.

Outside of clinical and academic work, Dr. De La Loza brings the same discipline to personal pursuits, completing demanding endurance events such as 100-mile cycling rides including the Angeles Crest Century. Those experiences reflect the incremental, disciplined progress he seeks to model for clients as they pursue clearer purpose and more effective coping.