Nestor Zepeda

Nestor Zepeda is a Mental Health Therapist at Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services since January 2023. Prior to this role, Nestor served at Transitions-Mental Health Association from December 2020 to December 2022 in various capacities, including FSP Homeless Outreach Therapist, Crisis Counselor, Brief Therapy Clinician, and Group Facilitator. Nestor gained experience at San Luis Obispo Counseling during education at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) between September 2020 and March 2021. Nestor holds a Master of Science in Psychology with a focus on Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (2019-2022) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine (2013-2017). Additionally, Nestor completed Full Time Training in Anaheim from August 2017 to July 2019.