Enforcement Actions

To promote public protection and consumer education, the Board's enforcement actions are public record, and the most recent list is published on this page.

To promote public protection and consumer education, the Board's enforcement actions are public record. Consumers may view pending and prior enforcement actions by looking up a licensee or registrant on the Board's license verification page.

  • Accusation

    A written statement of charges which shall set forth in ordinary and concise language the acts or omissions with which the respondent is charged, to the end that the respondent will be able to prepare his defense.

  • Citation

    An Administrative action, usually including a fine, for violations of the statutes and regulations enforced by the Board.

  • Effective Decision Date

    The date the enforcement action goes into operation.

  • Probation

    The licensee or registrant may continue to practice under specific terms and conditions.

  • Public Reprimand

    The licensee or registrant is issued a letter of reprimand resulting from an enforcement action or pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 495.

  • Revocation or Revoked

    The license or registration is revoked as a result of enforcement action rendered by the Board. No practice is permitted.

  • Stay

    The Board or Court has ordered the Board's Decision to not be enforced pending further action.

  • Stayed

    The revocation or suspension is postponed, and the licensee or registrant is put on probation.

  • Suspension

    The licensee or registrant is prohibited from practicing for a specific period of time.

  • Voluntary Surrender/Surrender of License

    The licensee or registrant turns in the license or registration while charges are still pending. The right to practice is ended.

  • Writ of Mandate

    The licensee or registrant has appealed the Board's Decision to the Superior Court.

Subscriber List Notifications – Enforcement Actions – September 2025

  • Citations
    • Jennifer Olivia Friend, LMFT 98492
    • Katherine Elizabeth Koulouris, LEP 4328
    • Virginia Guadalupe Moreno, LMFT 45231
    • Sandra Mae Trost, LMFT 7961
    • Steve John Vernon, LEP 4318
  • Accusations
    • Brooke Elizabeth Bardin, LCSW 80406
    • Crystal Brooke Edwards, ASW 102698
    • Jessica Lynn McGimsey, ASW 112785
    • Tania Alejandra Rael, ASW 120329
    • Matthew T. Seastrom, LMFT 147237
    • Chloe Ellen Miller Zessin, LMFT 124224
  • First Amended Petition To Revoke Probation
    • Monnie Shawn Smith, LMFT 89717
  • Decisions
    • Eric R. Bergemann, LMFT 46291
    • Ashley Marie Booker, ASW 106240
    • Veronica Martha Cervantes, AMFT 127632
    • Elva Cortez, LCSW 80192
    • Kaitlin Elizabeth Hedge, ASW 107654
    • Robert Lawrence Howard, LMFT 5994
    • Sonia C. Lucana, LCSW 27764
    • Martha Elizabeth Morales Casco, ASW 99000
    • Desiree Anne Moreno, LMFT 116320
    • Veronica Luis O'Brien, AMFT 148865
    • Joan Alexandra Porter, LMFT 46392
    • James Walter Pritchett, Jr., LMFT 138557
    • Daniel Osvaldo Rodriguez, ASW 119755
    • Amarri Rashaah Simms, LMFT 98260
    • Michael Von Simpson, ASW 134122
    • Kathleen Kay Toland, LMFT 46336
    • Stephanie Vazquez Orozco, ASW 125184
    • Judith L. Weston-Thompson, LMFT 23268