Gottman Method Therapists in Beverly Hills, CA

I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 20+ years' experience. In my work with individuals and couples, I help them develop an awareness of the dynamics and internal forces that affect their interactions, which helps to free individuals from gridlocked patterns of conflict. During times of crisis, emphasizing the positive aspects of interactions helps to relieve anxiety, and fosters growth and connection with others. Effective communication skills and understanding of underlying needs decreases resentment, heals old wounds, and leads to more loving relationships.

I have been in practice for over 30 years, helping clients to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships. Life often challenges our ability to maintain equilibrium. Whether it's in work or love, choices are often linked to experiences or emotions that have not yet come to light. As we reflect on experiences, anxiety is lowered or becomes easier to bear. This leads to a greater ability to meet life goals--when we tolerate anxiety well enough to sort out true needs from a desire to escape a bad feeling, we tend to move toward those goals.

My Therapy Corner is a boutique practice helping individuals and couples heal through a trauma-informed, attachment-focused lens. We work primarily with individuals struggling with anxiety, big and small traumas, addiction, relationship problems, attachment wounds, etc. We work with adults 18+ and couples. It's important to us that you feel very comfortable in our sessions. We are on this journey of your healing together and our style is collaborative and warm. Together, we can work on letting go of past traumas or anything else that's been hurtful to you and your relationship.

Hi! Ever feel like your emotions and behaviors are difficult to understand, or maybe they're just tough to manage? Or perhaps you're struggling to communicate what you're thinking or wanting in relationships with family, parents, children, friends, or co-workers? Using practical tools and proven techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Mindfulness, I can help you navigate the ups and downs of emotions. Together, we can work towards helping you become more in tune with yourself by understanding the "why" and "now what?" As a member of the LatinX community, I integrate inclusivity and cultural awareness into my work.

As a therapist, I specialize in working with individuals and couples who have experienced trauma, including those who have suffered from narcissistic abuse, as well as those who are struggling with relationship issues. My approach is grounded in trauma-informed care, meaning that I prioritize creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for my clients to explore and process their experiences. Additionally, I incorporate attachment theory to help clients understand and heal from attachment wounds. I also offer co-parenting classes to assist parents in navigating the challenges of raising children in separated families.

You've probably read a bunch of these by now and it's getting hard to distinguish one therapist from another. Therapy is awesome so keep pushing through. You can sum up the heart of my practice in three words: relationships, trauma and anxiety. I help people who are grieving, ruminating, traumatized, flooded, distant, people pleasing, and at crossroads in their lives and relationships. You want to get resolution and live a happier, more peaceful life, but you haven't figured out how. Therapy ignites your inner healing intelligence and gives you the tools to move through life with strength, courage and optimism.

Are you frustrated and feeling unheard in your relationship? Have you found yourself unintentionally choosing partners who are emotionally unavailable? Losing patience with your partner and feeling exhausted by repetitive fights? If you are ready to build a strong foundation and seek to deepen your relationship with your partner, couples therapy can help. If you want to boost your confidence, trust your decisions about your relationships and navigate conflict in a healthy way you are in the right place. Through therapy, I can help you heal from trauma, anxiety, or depression using alternative approaches backed by research.

Welcome! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 8 years of experience in helping individuals and couples navigate life's challenges. My practice is dedicated to providing a safe, compassionate, and supportive environment where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. I have extensive experience in treating anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, trauma, and communication issues. Additionally, I offer focused couples therapy to help partners overcome relationship challenges and build stronger, healthier connections. My services are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist helping couples who are repeatedly caught in conflict find better ways of communicating. I enjoy helping couples work together toward changing their interactions to more positive, more productive and less stressful patterns of communication. I strive to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where both members of a couple will feel heard and understood. I also help individuals connect with others, strengthen their core identity and live more authentic lives. I love helping people create stronger, more meaningful relationships with themselves and with others.

My focus is working with survivors of narcissistic abuse, first responders, and couples looking to recover from infidelity. I see individuals as well as couples and if appropriate, will alternate seeing a couple together and then separately for individual sessions. I use an integrative approach that combines evidence-based practices with a personalized, holistic perspective. Whether you are struggling with infidelity, trauma, anxiety, depression, or other challenges, I am here to provide a compassionate and non-judgmental space where you can explore your experiences and develop the skills and tools you need to achieve your goals.

I believe the connection you have with your therapist is essential to having a positive experience in therapy. People seek therapy for many reasons. You notice feeling sad, stressed, worried or overwhelmed; you experienced a traumatic event or a great loss; you are trying to change certain patterns in your life; you want more fulfilling relationships. Whether I am working with individuals, couples or families, I am empathic, collaborative, and provide suggestions and feedback in a safe, respectful and supportive environment. I have worked with different cultures, backgrounds, ages and professions, and love learning from my clients.

I am a dual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). I earned my Master's of Science in Counseling from California State University, Fullert in 2018. My specialties include working with client’s experiecing anxiety, depression, impaired self esteem, relational difficulties and those who have experienced trauma. In addition, I have extensive experiencing working with couples, students, and LGBTQ+ identifying individuals. Whoever you are and whatever you’re moving through, I am here to support and empower you.

Our practice, Cognitive Behavior Associates, is one of the largest CBT practices in Southern California. All of our clinicians are trained in and practice the most up-to-date, empirically supported treatments. Although all of our clinicians have familarity with "manualized" treatments, we treat each client individually so as to maximize the fit between client and treatment.

I believe you have the power and ability to change what you don't want; the question is, "are you willing?" your life is a result of choices and circumstances. Make a different choice, and you'll get a different result. You have the right to say "no" to what you don't want, and you have the right to say "yes" to what you do want. It's okay to tell yourself you're enough as is, it's okay to tell yourself that you are worthy of someone else's time, it's okay to tell yourself that you deserve happiness. And it's okay to be unapologetically yourself.

As a Marriage and Family Associate Therapist at the Center for Mental Health Excellence (CFMHE), I bring a compassionate and empathetic approach to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life's unexpected challenges. I understand that life's journey often deviates from our expectations, and my diverse experiences have enriched my ability to support others in this field. Whether you're struggling with postpartum depression, motherhood, marital issues, family conflicts, teenage difficulties, or substance abuse, I focus on breaking down life's hurdles into achievable steps, ensuring you have the support you need.

I will help you learn how to be more connected - in your relationships, at work and with yourself. We'll work together to empower you with the tools you need to challenge what isn't working and start building a life you love. I will help you understand how your past may be influencing your present and how to enhance your capacity for intimacy. I value authenticity, optimism and truth. My approach is warm, but always direct and honest. I am trained in EMDR, Mindfulness-Based CBT and the Trauma Resiliency Model and regularly integrate these techniques into my practice.

Dr. Smith, 2019-20 is named as one of LA's TOP 10 THERAPISTS by the Motion Picture and Television Directory (MPTD) organization. "Call Dr. Smith … checkout his website darreljsmith.com … you will soon see why we named Dr. Smith one of LA's TOP 10 THERAPISTS" (MPTD). Dr. Smith continues … "I work with adults of all ages. My approach is to be actively engaged using curiosity and compassion, to understand your history, relationships, and struggles. This helps you to better understand yourself, and by us working together you will create new choices in your beliefs and behaviors, that will create positive change in your life."

The goal of psychotherapy is to make you stronger and more focused, so you can solve the problems that baffle and frustrate you today. You don't have to face alone the issues and situations that you are not sure how to master. Victory may find you at last if you keep hammering away with the same old hammer. Or success may come to stay in your life if you change your strategy entirely. Which path should you take? That is the mystery of your life today, and I would like to help you find the answer.

Cognitive Behavior Associates (CBA) is a group practice founded by Dr. Joel L. Becker in 2005, and is one of the largest cognitive-behavior therapy practices in Southern California. We specialize in short-term, problem-focused therapy from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. Our treatments are individualized for a full range of psychological disorders.