Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in Culver City, CA

I specialize in helping students, creatives, and professionals gain skills and master effective techniques to manage negative emotions, destructive behaviors, and intrusive thoughts that get in the way of living a happy and fulfilling life. Do you need concrete and reliable tools to let go of negative thoughts, increase motivation, and feel confident and assertive in your daily life? Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or past trauma? Since 2015 I have been working with a diverse population of children, adolescents, adults, and families find relief from symptoms, overcome obstacles, and achieve their therapeutic goals.

Welcome! Many people turn to therapy to pursue personal growth, find relief from emotional pain, and develop effective strategies to cope and thrive in the face of life challenges. I’m here to provide guidance in supporting you towards your personal goals. Many clients I work with are seeking relief from depression and anxiety, struggling with family or intimate partner conflict, or facing stress and uncertainty from major life transitions. They may struggle with self-defeating patterns, loneliness, poor self-esteem, codependency, or trauma.

I have specific experience working with individuals with severe food allergies, asthma, autoimmune disorders, and chronic pain. As a therapist with personal experience living with food allergies and chronic disease, I love working with individuals who are navigating these complex challenges. I also enjoy working with tweens, teens, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, low self-esteem, life transitions, depression, fear of abandonment, and past traumas. I work through an intersectional lens, considering each client’s overlapping facets of identity better to understand their role in their experience.

As a therapist specializing in mental health, addiction recovery, trauma, relationships, and family dynamics, I have been helping adults, adolescents, couples and families navigate the challenges of life for the past twelve years of clinical experience. Drawing from my experience as an addiction counselor since 2015, 5 years as a therapist, my personal journey of recovery for 13 years, I have developed a unique and integrated therapeutic framework that empowers my clients to discover the root cause of their problems. As my client, I will guide you to your truth rather than trying to impose my ideas of what I think is best for you.

I specialize in evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Throughout my career, I have worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings including UCLA, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, college counseling, and community mental health centers. My areas of focus include traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, self-harm, life transitions, and relationship challenges. I have experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and also provide services in Spanish.

Are you feeling unsure about what you want for yourself? Has your stress and anxiety become so intolerable that it prevents you from enjoying the present and moving towards your desired future? Are you having trouble even knowing what your goals are? Are feelings of self-loathing and low self-esteem keeping you stuck? Many of us hit points where we confront roadblocks and feelings that seem too difficult to overcome, which can create hopelessness and overwhelm about how to move forward. But, with the right help and tools, creating change is possible!

You are here for that sense of belonging & connection, especially when multiple global crises have left communities hopeless, and in a constant state of vigilance. While some anxiety/depression is a normal response to the hyper-violence we are facing as a collective (on screens or in reality), it can feel extremely overwhelming to experience this every day, on top of expectations from work, family, and other relationships. As a child of the Lao Isaan/Southeast Asian diaspora, my passion is working with fellow children of refugee/immigrant diasporas to feel seen + heard + validated through an anti-oppressive framework.

I specialize in assisting individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, and burnout. My diverse clientele includes young individuals exploring their identities to adults skillfully navigating the complexities of work, relationships, and family. My role as a therapist is to help my patients identify and decipher their emotional signals, empower them to be more self-aware and provide coping skills that they can integrate into their daily lives.

I’ve worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and in a variety of settings. I see many people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression, and I specialize in life transitions and adjustment, including experiences such as adjusting to a new job, beginning college, becoming a new parent or transitioning to more than one child in the family, and family structural changes like separation & divorce. I also specialize in both academic research and clinical work on the role of fathers in the family and issues that fathers face.

I specialize in evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents, and young adults with depression, anxiety and life stress. I have experience working with clients with diverse and intersecting identities and strongly value integrating evidence-based treatments into the fabric of their lives. I believe that each individual is the expert on themselves and I work to tailor and integrate therapeutic skills into clients’ lives in creative and effective ways.

If you're feeling stuck, anxious about your future, and finding it difficult to move forward in your life than I would love to chat with you. I offer a nonjudgmental space where you can be both supported and encouraged to lean into the discomfort. I provide space to process feelings and also provide tangible skills so therapy is a daily practice. I work with teens (12+), young adults navigating the complexity of launching their lives, couples and adults experiencing burn out, anxiety, and difficulty seeing their own self worth. I believe each person has their own inner wisdom and I want to help you access it.

​I work towards supporting my clients in developing insights, overcome obstacles, and uncovering the version of themselves they seek to find. I understand that in the face of challenges, this becomes an incredibly daunting task. I offer a non-judgmental and compassionate space for clients to feel heard and understood. I work with individuals, couples, and families dealing with anxiety, OCD, personality disorders, relationship issues, and life transitions. I utilize DBT, CBT and ACT along with Narrative Therapy, and Family Systems approaches, incorporating behavioral techniques as needed.

Finding a therapist who you connect with can be challenging and may often feel like an overwhelming journey to embark on. Whether you are dealing with grief, a break-up, depression, anxiety, work/school stress, or a major transition, therapy is a tool we can use to make life easier. No matter the size or context of your struggles, we’re both here for the same purpose: to help you thrive. I am here to support you in gaining insight to live with a bit more ease, to stay more present, to increase your awareness about your humanness, or simply validate that being human can be difficult and often a rollercoaster of emotions.

At times, you may encounter feeling stuck and seek an alternative perspective to break out of unhelpful patterns. In such moments, a purposeful therapeutic connection can offer a safe space to gain self-awareness, delve into your authentic self, and heal, empowering you to move forward. As a culturally sensitive and mindfulness-based therapist, I provide a judgment-free space to process traumatic events, discover meaning and fulfillment, and take steps to embrace life in its entirety.

In the intricate tapestry of life, your emotions are valid and your journey is significant. Your well-being matters and your story is unique. My ideal client seeks support in navigating life's challenges to understand themselves better and develop coping strategies. Their goal is to cultivate resilience and find balance with the aid of me, their compassionate ally, on their journey toward self-discovery and personal growth.

I am a millennial therapist and life coach dedicated to empowering women to find their path, embrace their uniqueness, and live life on their terms. I specialize in helping individuals facing life-altering shifts such as divorce, breakups, career changes, and parenthood. As a First-Gen Latina, I understand the pressure many of us face to meet certain cultural and societal timelines. We get trapped in a vicious cycle of anxious, negative thought patterns, debilitating stress and worry, and unnecessary pressure to meet others’ expectations or follow a path that is not our own.

The goal of my practice is to help individuals and families navigate life's stressors using mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments that are supported by research. Whether it is adjusting to a new phase in life, coping with a major health issue, or feeling stuck in unhealthy patterns, I aim to help my clients gain a deeper understanding of their struggles, respond to their experience with compassion, and reduce unhelpful ways of reacting so that they can navigate whatever challenges arise.

So you want to go to therapy because you keep hearing from everyone and their dog that it really works and can make you "feel better" or "unstuck". Problem is, you have very little idea what therapy actually is and are hesitant about talking to a stranger and telling them things about yourself that you think are (for lack of a better word) fucked up. Well, you're not alone in that thought. In fact, I'd say a majority of people are in that boat as the most frequent question I get asked is: "am I weird because I do so and so?" and "is it normal that I do such and such?". Most of us think we're weirdos and everyone else is normal.

Hi & Welcome. I am a proud LCSW with over 10 years of experience in the social service & mental health field. I specialize in working with transition aged youth, crisis support, anxiety, depression, life changes & working with those who have been incarcerated/have loved ones incarcerated.I began my calling as a licensed social worker in 2014 after completing my bachelors degree while living in Ohio & completing my masters at the University of Cincinnati. There, I discovered my calling to serve humanity and embarked on my pursuit of a Master of Social Work (MSW) at USC.