Suicidal Ideation Therapists in Beverly Hills, CA
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At PEAKPsychLA, I specialize in suicide prevention, mood disorders, and personality disorders (including Borderline PD and Narcissistic PD).
Hello! I am a Licensed Psychologist and the founder of PEAKPsychLA - a private psychotherapy practice in Westwood near UCLA. I work with teenagers, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, intense or overwhelming emotions, and alcohol/drug misuse. I also work with people living with major mood disorders and personality disorders. If you are struggling with any of these experiences, want to feel better, and are looking for someone you can trust to help, I provide individual therapy, couples, and/or family therapy, in person and via remote telehealth services.
At PEAKPsychLA, I specialize in suicide prevention, mood disorders, and personality disorders (including Borderline PD and Narcissistic PD).
Hello! I am a Licensed Psychologist and the founder of PEAKPsychLA - a private psychotherapy practice in Westwood near UCLA. I work with teenagers, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, intense or overwhelming emotions, and alcohol/drug misuse. I also work with people living with major mood disorders and personality disorders. If you are struggling with any of these experiences, want to feel better, and are looking for someone you can trust to help, I provide individual therapy, couples, and/or family therapy, in person and via remote telehealth services.
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Carole A Chasin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Online Only)
Another area I’m passionate about and have extensive experience in is counseling those who have lost a loved one to Suicide by providing individual BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING AFTER SUICIDE.
As a Marriage and Family therapist and relationship specialist in Beverly Hills, I help smart successful people learn to recognize and find a loving partner and have the relationship they want and be able to translate their career success into relationship success. If you're looking for a new relationship or wanting to improve the one you're in, it's time to invest in yourself, your relationship, and your future by getting expert help now. Discover how to find the love you deserve. I’ll guide you into a loving, lasting and fulfilling relationship or marriage. Even partners who argue can have highly successful relationship. Call me
Another area I’m passionate about and have extensive experience in is counseling those who have lost a loved one to Suicide by providing individual BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING AFTER SUICIDE.
As a Marriage and Family therapist and relationship specialist in Beverly Hills, I help smart successful people learn to recognize and find a loving partner and have the relationship they want and be able to translate their career success into relationship success. If you're looking for a new relationship or wanting to improve the one you're in, it's time to invest in yourself, your relationship, and your future by getting expert help now. Discover how to find the love you deserve. I’ll guide you into a loving, lasting and fulfilling relationship or marriage. Even partners who argue can have highly successful relationship. Call me
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From mitigating the behavior of suicidal inmates in jail to treating a person for fearful flying, I have treated the gamut of human behavior and distress.
"I am a seasoned clinical psychologist, with years of clinical experience treating individuals and couples. Please review my website, you will see my pre and post doctoral fellowships were each at the highest possible accreditation levels; The American Psychological Association. When selecting a clinical psychologist, please ask them about their training and clinical experience. Financial consideration is important, however, this is your treatment, your life, and your potential. I suggest you treat your selection of a psychologist as you would a highly trained orthopedic surgeon." MPPA awarded Top 10 Therapists in LA for 2021.
From mitigating the behavior of suicidal inmates in jail to treating a person for fearful flying, I have treated the gamut of human behavior and distress.
"I am a seasoned clinical psychologist, with years of clinical experience treating individuals and couples. Please review my website, you will see my pre and post doctoral fellowships were each at the highest possible accreditation levels; The American Psychological Association. When selecting a clinical psychologist, please ask them about their training and clinical experience. Financial consideration is important, however, this is your treatment, your life, and your potential. I suggest you treat your selection of a psychologist as you would a highly trained orthopedic surgeon." MPPA awarded Top 10 Therapists in LA for 2021.
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Nava Ghanouni
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Many of us in our lifetime will experience crisis-inducing events that we cannot resolve alone. Coping with a traumatic life event or any emotional experience is very personal. Events and experiences that cause a change in your life can manifest itself in many ways such as anxiety, depression, phobias, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, violent behavior, insomnia, or relationships conflicts, to name a few. I, with a wide range of experience will facilitate a meaningful and practical experience in the therapeutic sessions. My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
Many of us in our lifetime will experience crisis-inducing events that we cannot resolve alone. Coping with a traumatic life event or any emotional experience is very personal. Events and experiences that cause a change in your life can manifest itself in many ways such as anxiety, depression, phobias, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, violent behavior, insomnia, or relationships conflicts, to name a few. I, with a wide range of experience will facilitate a meaningful and practical experience in the therapeutic sessions. My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
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Jillian Ziesmer
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Online Only)
I am here to help you find a deeper understanding of yourself, cultivate personal growth, and improve your relationships. In a collaborative relationship with the client, I explore family dynamics, relationship patterns, and underlying feelings and unconscious drives that impede a sense of well being. Some of the issues I treat include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, recovery, trauma (emotional, physical, sexual), suicidal ideation, grief/loss, cancer survivors, LGBTQ, and pre-marital counseling/relationship/marital issues. I help clients explore their feelings, past experiences, present situations, and hopes for the future.
I am here to help you find a deeper understanding of yourself, cultivate personal growth, and improve your relationships. In a collaborative relationship with the client, I explore family dynamics, relationship patterns, and underlying feelings and unconscious drives that impede a sense of well being. Some of the issues I treat include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, recovery, trauma (emotional, physical, sexual), suicidal ideation, grief/loss, cancer survivors, LGBTQ, and pre-marital counseling/relationship/marital issues. I help clients explore their feelings, past experiences, present situations, and hopes for the future.
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Dr. Dixon De Silva is an expert in helping her clients manage and overcome a wide range of mental health problems including anxiety and depression, emotion dysregulation problems, suicide and self-harm thoughts, and trauma. She is also a specialist in reproductive mental health treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, PMS and PMDD, infant/pregnancy loss, and sexual trauma.
Dr. Dixon De Silva is an expert in helping her clients manage and overcome a wide range of mental health problems including anxiety and depression, emotion dysregulation problems, suicide and self-harm thoughts, and trauma. She is also a specialist in reproductive mental health treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, PMS and PMDD, infant/pregnancy loss, and sexual trauma.
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Meme Rhee
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Online Only)
As a certified psychoanalyst, I specialize in treating teens and adults who struggle with depression; intense anxiety; obsessive-compulsive symptoms including invasive, disturbing thoughts; intolerable, painful emotions; high-conflict relationships; impulsive behaviors including suicidal and self-injurious behavior; substance and/or alcohol abuse; eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Our collaboration strives to help you find internal harmony. My method of investigation of the mind is designed to help you gain clarity in your thinking, achieve emotional containment and experience self-empowerment.
As a certified psychoanalyst, I specialize in treating teens and adults who struggle with depression; intense anxiety; obsessive-compulsive symptoms including invasive, disturbing thoughts; intolerable, painful emotions; high-conflict relationships; impulsive behaviors including suicidal and self-injurious behavior; substance and/or alcohol abuse; eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Our collaboration strives to help you find internal harmony. My method of investigation of the mind is designed to help you gain clarity in your thinking, achieve emotional containment and experience self-empowerment.
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Elan Javanfard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Elan had advanced specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Elan Javanfard is a Psychotherapist (LMFT # 87054) who specializes in reintegrating the whole self, by utilizing present focused methods of discovery and coping. By using evidence-based theories and psychodynamic practices, Mr. Javanfard assists all clients alike to bridge the past and the future to create a more positive present. Mr. Javanfard is skilled in a variety of interventions ranging from distress tolerance to interpersonal effectiveness.
Elan had advanced specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Elan Javanfard is a Psychotherapist (LMFT # 87054) who specializes in reintegrating the whole self, by utilizing present focused methods of discovery and coping. By using evidence-based theories and psychodynamic practices, Mr. Javanfard assists all clients alike to bridge the past and the future to create a more positive present. Mr. Javanfard is skilled in a variety of interventions ranging from distress tolerance to interpersonal effectiveness.
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Erin Leigh Carl
Marriage & Family Therapist, MACP, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (Online Only)
More specifically, I have a particular passion for working with survivors of psychological torture/abuse, adult children of narcissistic parents, those suffering suicide grief, and those having suffered paranormal traumas.
I work exclusively with adult patients and have experience with a wide range of mental health and relational difficulties.
More specifically, I have a particular passion for working with survivors of psychological torture/abuse, adult children of narcissistic parents, those suffering suicide grief, and those having suffered paranormal traumas.
I work exclusively with adult patients and have experience with a wide range of mental health and relational difficulties.
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Lori Karny LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (Online Only)
I enjoy assisting adults of all ages to explore relationship concerns, to develop personal autonomy, self-worth - and to explore individual and professional creativity. If you are depressed, anxious, angry, struggling or worried - I want to help you. For over 25 years, I have supported individuals of all ages to articulate and understand psychological problems, to develop insight and individual strategies to thrive in life. I specialize in helping people who are are struggling with trauma, identity, suicidal ideation, emotional pain, social changes, family dynamics, relationship loss, complex grief, and emotional life transitions.
I enjoy assisting adults of all ages to explore relationship concerns, to develop personal autonomy, self-worth - and to explore individual and professional creativity. If you are depressed, anxious, angry, struggling or worried - I want to help you. For over 25 years, I have supported individuals of all ages to articulate and understand psychological problems, to develop insight and individual strategies to thrive in life. I specialize in helping people who are are struggling with trauma, identity, suicidal ideation, emotional pain, social changes, family dynamics, relationship loss, complex grief, and emotional life transitions.
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Do you feel stressed out, anxious or depressed? Children have the same emotions like us but they usually don't know how to talk about it or seek help on their own. However, the way they behave at home or school can be the clue for us. If you sense they are having some problems and they are struggling to cope with, it might be best to have them talk to someone with experience in getting children to communicate about what's affecting them.
Do you feel stressed out, anxious or depressed? Children have the same emotions like us but they usually don't know how to talk about it or seek help on their own. However, the way they behave at home or school can be the clue for us. If you sense they are having some problems and they are struggling to cope with, it might be best to have them talk to someone with experience in getting children to communicate about what's affecting them.
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I am a licensed clinical psychologist based in Ventura County, California. I work with adolescents and adult clients statewide via telehealth, as well as in-person in Westlake Village, and specialize in trauma/PTSD/complex trauma, suicidality, anxiety, emotion dysregulation, and interpersonal conflict. I am committed to tailoring treatment to the unique needs of each client. Life presents all of us with challenges that we are not meant to navigate alone. It is infinitely more meaningful when we can explore our inner worlds in the safe presence of another.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist based in Ventura County, California. I work with adolescents and adult clients statewide via telehealth, as well as in-person in Westlake Village, and specialize in trauma/PTSD/complex trauma, suicidality, anxiety, emotion dysregulation, and interpersonal conflict. I am committed to tailoring treatment to the unique needs of each client. Life presents all of us with challenges that we are not meant to navigate alone. It is infinitely more meaningful when we can explore our inner worlds in the safe presence of another.
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Welcome to Accelerated Psychology. I created this practice to offer cutting edge psychotherapies and neuoscientific treatments in a warm and compassionate environment. Integrating neuroscientific and psychotherapeutic treatments is often the most effective path to psychological healing and growth, because the two approaches work synergistically to create a brain state that is most receptive to treatment. For over 25 years, I have specialized in helping those who suffer from mild or severe anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, ADHD, or post-traumatic stress, and helping survivors and witnesses of terror from around the world.
Welcome to Accelerated Psychology. I created this practice to offer cutting edge psychotherapies and neuoscientific treatments in a warm and compassionate environment. Integrating neuroscientific and psychotherapeutic treatments is often the most effective path to psychological healing and growth, because the two approaches work synergistically to create a brain state that is most receptive to treatment. For over 25 years, I have specialized in helping those who suffer from mild or severe anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, ADHD, or post-traumatic stress, and helping survivors and witnesses of terror from around the world.
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In my mind, the ideal psychologist is validating, transparent, practical, and experienced. As both a board certified CBT and DBT therapist, I teach tangible tools to get "unstuck" based on scientific research within a nonjudgmental, warm, environment. My hope is to help you move toward the life you want and create some distance from the thoughts and behaviors that might get in your way. My goal isn't only to help you feel better, but to holistically live better. I really enjoy working with college and graduate students, people pursuing life changes (such as career, relationship), and individuals facing medical problems.
In my mind, the ideal psychologist is validating, transparent, practical, and experienced. As both a board certified CBT and DBT therapist, I teach tangible tools to get "unstuck" based on scientific research within a nonjudgmental, warm, environment. My hope is to help you move toward the life you want and create some distance from the thoughts and behaviors that might get in your way. My goal isn't only to help you feel better, but to holistically live better. I really enjoy working with college and graduate students, people pursuing life changes (such as career, relationship), and individuals facing medical problems.
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Ameerah D Dean
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, CFT, CNC
Verified Verified
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Online Only)
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You’re filled with anxious and overwhelming thoughts and it’s hard for you to turn them off. It can feel like too much and you may find yourself depressed, procrastinating, and having difficulty with your relationships. Shame, judgement, and self-doubt may be keeping you from moving forward. You imagine a better life where you get your wants, needs, and desires met yet not quite sure how to get there. We identify your strengths and use them as a starting point on your journey of self-actualization. On your journey you connect to all parts of you, feel supported, accepted, and capable to live a life of prosperity and self-love
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Now I See a Person Institute
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Successful therapy includes finding a good fit: a professional that you can trust, who excels at listening, strives to understand the needs of their clients, and is collaborative, demonstrating years of evidence-based success. Our clinicians possess these skills, collaborating to help define what you want and how to achieve it. They develop strategies to alleviate symptoms and achieve the life you envision, both personally and within your relationships. Everyone deserves the opportunity to overcome trauma, transcend limits, and become their true or preferred selves.
Successful therapy includes finding a good fit: a professional that you can trust, who excels at listening, strives to understand the needs of their clients, and is collaborative, demonstrating years of evidence-based success. Our clinicians possess these skills, collaborating to help define what you want and how to achieve it. They develop strategies to alleviate symptoms and achieve the life you envision, both personally and within your relationships. Everyone deserves the opportunity to overcome trauma, transcend limits, and become their true or preferred selves.
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Sophia Boulbol-Baker
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified Verified
Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (Online Only)
Welcome! Putting ourselves first and investing in our mental health and wellness is a vital but often challenging pursuit; I commend you for taking the first steps. Perhaps you have gone through a difficult event, or are simply looking to grow as a person. Regardless of the intention, as your therapist, I will prioritize your safety and comfort within this healing space. I offer therapy sessions to young adults, adults, teenagers, and couples struggling with a variety of mental health concerns. I specialize in working with depression, anxiety, trauma, stress management, life transitions, self esteem and body image issues.
Welcome! Putting ourselves first and investing in our mental health and wellness is a vital but often challenging pursuit; I commend you for taking the first steps. Perhaps you have gone through a difficult event, or are simply looking to grow as a person. Regardless of the intention, as your therapist, I will prioritize your safety and comfort within this healing space. I offer therapy sessions to young adults, adults, teenagers, and couples struggling with a variety of mental health concerns. I specialize in working with depression, anxiety, trauma, stress management, life transitions, self esteem and body image issues.
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Hello! I’m a licensed clinical social worker trained in trauma, CBT, EMDR, and certified in anger management. I have vast experience working with school agreed children, preteens, and adults from an outpatient setting to a psychiatric hospital setting with varying diagnoses especially depression and anxiety. I believe that clients have resilience and strengths and he or she is their own best expert but due to various situations and factors one has difficulty highlighting or seeing them. I just want to be a tool to help you see reach your utmost potential and breakdown barriers.
Hello! I’m a licensed clinical social worker trained in trauma, CBT, EMDR, and certified in anger management. I have vast experience working with school agreed children, preteens, and adults from an outpatient setting to a psychiatric hospital setting with varying diagnoses especially depression and anxiety. I believe that clients have resilience and strengths and he or she is their own best expert but due to various situations and factors one has difficulty highlighting or seeing them. I just want to be a tool to help you see reach your utmost potential and breakdown barriers.
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Katrin Malakuti
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (Online Only)
Here you are...Starting the therapy journey, looking for the right therapist at a time when you are probably most vulnerable and in despair. It can be a daunting process but congratulations on taking the first step! With my warm, non-judgmental and understanding approach I will help you on your journey to understand the difficulties you are facing. My specialities include mood disorders, grief, trauma and relationship issues. I will teach you basic cognitive behavioral techniques to address dysfunctional thought patterns and will delve deeper with you to seek to understand the underlying root causes and re-appearing patterns.
Here you are...Starting the therapy journey, looking for the right therapist at a time when you are probably most vulnerable and in despair. It can be a daunting process but congratulations on taking the first step! With my warm, non-judgmental and understanding approach I will help you on your journey to understand the difficulties you are facing. My specialities include mood disorders, grief, trauma and relationship issues. I will teach you basic cognitive behavioral techniques to address dysfunctional thought patterns and will delve deeper with you to seek to understand the underlying root causes and re-appearing patterns.
I want to help people discover, think about, give meaning to, and find compassion for, alienated parts of themselves that are repressed and forbidden, containing unmet needs, historic conflicts, and unfulfilled dreams. Reunion with these parts can help people better understand their current behaviors, thoughts, and feelings and develop options for changing old patterns in their relationships with themselves, partners, and work that were once effective defenses against psychological pain. Therapy helps us become more fully alive, creative, connected to others, and free to be ourselves with less, and perhaps more realistic, fear-- individually, in our families, cultures, and society.
I want to help people discover, think about, give meaning to, and find compassion for, alienated parts of themselves that are repressed and forbidden, containing unmet needs, historic conflicts, and unfulfilled dreams. Reunion with these parts can help people better understand their current behaviors, thoughts, and feelings and develop options for changing old patterns in their relationships with themselves, partners, and work that were once effective defenses against psychological pain. Therapy helps us become more fully alive, creative, connected to others, and free to be ourselves with less, and perhaps more realistic, fear-- individually, in our families, cultures, and society.
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Suicidal Ideation Therapists
How does therapy for suicidal ideation work?
Stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances can give rise to suicidal thinking. Therapy can address the events at the core of an individual’s suffering. Understanding why a person may be suicidal can help the therapist and the patient discover alternative methods of coping. A person with suicidal ideation may be mired in catastrophic thinking, and treatment like cognitive behavioral therapy is a good choice for breaking such patterns. In addition, treatment such as acceptance and commitment therapy can help a person manage their distress through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for suicidal ideation?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and not act on dangerous urges.
Are there specific medications to be combined with therapy?
The use of medication for suicidal thoughts must be aligned with the underlying cause; conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis may be at the root of suicidal ideation. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for symptoms, which may include antipsychotics such as aripiprazole or antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for suicidal ideation?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. Still other patients, especially those with co-occurring conditions like major depression and anxiety, may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months. In some cases, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm.