Therapists in Los Angeles County, CA
Mandy Leonards
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90001 (Online Only)
With over 15 years of experience, I am an EMDR Certified therapist licensed in two states. Specializing in complex trauma and eating disorders, my approach integrates compassion and expertise to guide clients towards resilience. As an endurance athlete, I uniquely understand the challenges athletes face, addressing the mental aspects that often accompany physical pursuits. My commitment is to cultivate a safe and empathetic space where clients can embark on a path of healing, empowering them to live their best lives.
With over 15 years of experience, I am an EMDR Certified therapist licensed in two states. Specializing in complex trauma and eating disorders, my approach integrates compassion and expertise to guide clients towards resilience. As an endurance athlete, I uniquely understand the challenges athletes face, addressing the mental aspects that often accompany physical pursuits. My commitment is to cultivate a safe and empathetic space where clients can embark on a path of healing, empowering them to live their best lives.
Carla Korn
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
You've been struggling for far too long obsessing about food and your body. You are ready for a change. It's time. Maybe you've been stuck restricting, emotional eating, binging, or over-exercising. You work hard to stick to the plan, but you just feel like you can’t be trusted around food. On the outside, everything looks great. People think you “have it all” but inside it feels like you’re a total fraud. Each day, you're determined to do things differently, to finally get things “under control,” but you're trapped on this never-ending cycle. You know there's got to be a better way, but you have no idea where to start.
You've been struggling for far too long obsessing about food and your body. You are ready for a change. It's time. Maybe you've been stuck restricting, emotional eating, binging, or over-exercising. You work hard to stick to the plan, but you just feel like you can’t be trusted around food. On the outside, everything looks great. People think you “have it all” but inside it feels like you’re a total fraud. Each day, you're determined to do things differently, to finally get things “under control,” but you're trapped on this never-ending cycle. You know there's got to be a better way, but you have no idea where to start.
Anne L Lickus Cravens
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Specializations: Assisting adolescents, adults, and couples of any gender and background navigating anxiety, depression, the lasting effects of trauma, and relational issues. Empowering and guiding women through varied challenges and life transitions.
Specializations: Assisting adolescents, adults, and couples of any gender and background navigating anxiety, depression, the lasting effects of trauma, and relational issues. Empowering and guiding women through varied challenges and life transitions.
Nancy Ortiz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90023 (Online Only)
Welcome! I am a Queer Bicultural & Bilingual Psychotherapist, I specialize in cultural centered sex therapy and psychotherapy for QTBIPOC couples and individuals. I support folks in creating a fulfilling sex life and achieve emotional wellness. Learn how to improve your communication of sexual needs/wants, explore gender and sexuality, feel less shame about sexual interests/behaviors, recover from sexual harm/abuse or infidelity, have pleasurable sex, and strengthen intimacy with yourself and partner(s). Schedule your free 20 min phone consultation at nancy-ortiz.clientsecure.me
Welcome! I am a Queer Bicultural & Bilingual Psychotherapist, I specialize in cultural centered sex therapy and psychotherapy for QTBIPOC couples and individuals. I support folks in creating a fulfilling sex life and achieve emotional wellness. Learn how to improve your communication of sexual needs/wants, explore gender and sexuality, feel less shame about sexual interests/behaviors, recover from sexual harm/abuse or infidelity, have pleasurable sex, and strengthen intimacy with yourself and partner(s). Schedule your free 20 min phone consultation at nancy-ortiz.clientsecure.me
Hannah Powell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
While life can bring joy and celebration, it can also be accompanied by anxiety, grief, trauma, and sorrow. These challenges can feel overwhelming and impossibly lonely. As women, we can be particularly hard on ourselves and feel pressure to thrive despite these stressors. I am inspired by the strength and resiliency of women in a world that places immeasurable pressure on us to be perfect, polite, and put together. I feel grateful that I genuinely love my job as a therapist and consider it a privilege to hold a space of compassion and understanding for you, until you are able to extend that wholehearted acceptance towards yourself.
While life can bring joy and celebration, it can also be accompanied by anxiety, grief, trauma, and sorrow. These challenges can feel overwhelming and impossibly lonely. As women, we can be particularly hard on ourselves and feel pressure to thrive despite these stressors. I am inspired by the strength and resiliency of women in a world that places immeasurable pressure on us to be perfect, polite, and put together. I feel grateful that I genuinely love my job as a therapist and consider it a privilege to hold a space of compassion and understanding for you, until you are able to extend that wholehearted acceptance towards yourself.
Christine S Suffield
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Santa Clarita, CA 91350 (Online Only)
Life is not like a box of chocolates. Life is like a roller coaster with ups and downs, highs and lows, successes and failures. Therapy is about navigating through it. Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse and Early Childhood Traumas interfere with everyday functioning and cause us to make decisions that do not serve us well. At one point, most of our unhealthy coping tools were survival skills. They were beneficial and warranted at the time but now interfere with creating a life worth living. It's time to challenge those outdated coping tools with more useful, practical and efficient ones.
Life is not like a box of chocolates. Life is like a roller coaster with ups and downs, highs and lows, successes and failures. Therapy is about navigating through it. Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse and Early Childhood Traumas interfere with everyday functioning and cause us to make decisions that do not serve us well. At one point, most of our unhealthy coping tools were survival skills. They were beneficial and warranted at the time but now interfere with creating a life worth living. It's time to challenge those outdated coping tools with more useful, practical and efficient ones.
Jennifer Patterson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90001 (Online Only)
I enjoy working with adults and adolescents in individual, relationship, and family therapy. I believe that at the end of the day, therapy is about human connection and support; you are not alone.
I enjoy working with adults and adolescents in individual, relationship, and family therapy. I believe that at the end of the day, therapy is about human connection and support; you are not alone.
Theresa M Soltzberg
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90025 (Online Only)
Are you at a place in your life where you need some support and guidance to move forward? It may feel like you’ve done all you can, and you’re not sure what to do next. It may even feel like past patterns, keep repeating themselves. You’re not alone. Change is hard, and there are many reasons why our past and the ways we’ve learned to relate in the world keep giving us the same results. The good news is that we can always learn new ways of being and relating, and new ways to move forward We can find new meaning and continue to learn and grow. I hope that you will take this next step on your path of healing.
Are you at a place in your life where you need some support and guidance to move forward? It may feel like you’ve done all you can, and you’re not sure what to do next. It may even feel like past patterns, keep repeating themselves. You’re not alone. Change is hard, and there are many reasons why our past and the ways we’ve learned to relate in the world keep giving us the same results. The good news is that we can always learn new ways of being and relating, and new ways to move forward We can find new meaning and continue to learn and grow. I hope that you will take this next step on your path of healing.
Do you feel as though you're carrying the weight of the world's emotions on your shoulders? Are you often left feeling overwhelmed and drained from the intensity of others' feelings? You are not alone, and more importantly, there's a way forward. I specialize in working with empaths like you - those who feel deeply and possess an extraordinary capacity for empathy, yet struggle to protect their own energy and well-being. Together, we'll turn your empathic gift from an exhausting burden into a powerful tool for deep connection and self-empowerment.
Do you feel as though you're carrying the weight of the world's emotions on your shoulders? Are you often left feeling overwhelmed and drained from the intensity of others' feelings? You are not alone, and more importantly, there's a way forward. I specialize in working with empaths like you - those who feel deeply and possess an extraordinary capacity for empathy, yet struggle to protect their own energy and well-being. Together, we'll turn your empathic gift from an exhausting burden into a powerful tool for deep connection and self-empowerment.
Sophia Jackson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90814
If you're looking to understand your anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationships, I am so happy you're here. Often times we find ourselves repeating and recreating patterns without totally understanding why, or maybe you have a lot of awareness but get overwhelmed by being stuck in it. I am here to support you in the journey to feeling at home with yourself. Though it can seem overwhelming at first, you are worth this next step.
If you're looking to understand your anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationships, I am so happy you're here. Often times we find ourselves repeating and recreating patterns without totally understanding why, or maybe you have a lot of awareness but get overwhelmed by being stuck in it. I am here to support you in the journey to feeling at home with yourself. Though it can seem overwhelming at first, you are worth this next step.
Heidi Lahl
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LGBTQ+
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Online Only)
I believe that we all deserve a safe space to process our experiences, and my primary goal is to provide you that space. I provide a person-centered approach that emphasizes helping my clients build self-compassion, as I believe that it is only from a place of self-compassion that we can feel grounded within ourselves enough to develop a compassionate relationship with others around us. My approach is warm, down-to-earth, trauma informed, and practical, and I believe that we are all on a healing journey and see myself as a fellow traveler. It is an honor to walk by your side.
I believe that we all deserve a safe space to process our experiences, and my primary goal is to provide you that space. I provide a person-centered approach that emphasizes helping my clients build self-compassion, as I believe that it is only from a place of self-compassion that we can feel grounded within ourselves enough to develop a compassionate relationship with others around us. My approach is warm, down-to-earth, trauma informed, and practical, and I believe that we are all on a healing journey and see myself as a fellow traveler. It is an honor to walk by your side.
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Are you a momma in postpartum (0-1 year post birth) feeling anxious, disconnected or "not like yourself?" I invite you to my therapeutic group starting this September! There are so many changes in the postpartum period and you deserve to be nurtured during this transitional season too. Healing happens in community & I aim to create a space where you can get support, validation & skills to navigate this wild roller coaster. Come for the skills and stay for the community. learn more at tinyurl.com/postpartumgroup1
Are you a momma in postpartum (0-1 year post birth) feeling anxious, disconnected or "not like yourself?" I invite you to my therapeutic group starting this September! There are so many changes in the postpartum period and you deserve to be nurtured during this transitional season too. Healing happens in community & I aim to create a space where you can get support, validation & skills to navigate this wild roller coaster. Come for the skills and stay for the community. learn more at tinyurl.com/postpartumgroup1
Being a parent can activate so much in us. There are moments of incredible joy, wonder and connection. There is so much exhaustion. There are times that can feel like they are draining your spirit. In these times you can feel like a hollow, empty shell going through the motions of life and parenthood. It can feel like there is a fog of stress and anxiety hanging over even the sunniest of days. It can feel so far away from what you imagined. This spirit draining feeling has a powerful message for you. Somewhere along the way you lost your connection to yourself.
Being a parent can activate so much in us. There are moments of incredible joy, wonder and connection. There is so much exhaustion. There are times that can feel like they are draining your spirit. In these times you can feel like a hollow, empty shell going through the motions of life and parenthood. It can feel like there is a fog of stress and anxiety hanging over even the sunniest of days. It can feel so far away from what you imagined. This spirit draining feeling has a powerful message for you. Somewhere along the way you lost your connection to yourself.
Kat Marie Yoas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Online Only)
Have you been feeling stuck? Having difficulties making changes, or knowing what to do? Are you navigating a sense that something is off? I can help. My clients say I'm easy to talk with because I'm present, compassionate, and am real with them. I listen actively and reflect honestly, engaging in creative, authentic, and occasionally humorous ways. I share tools to help you change the patterns in your life that make you feel stuck. In my strengths-based, trauma-informed, creative and client-centered approach, you will find your way back to yourself: your unique voice, movement, vision, and your way of loving and being loved.
Have you been feeling stuck? Having difficulties making changes, or knowing what to do? Are you navigating a sense that something is off? I can help. My clients say I'm easy to talk with because I'm present, compassionate, and am real with them. I listen actively and reflect honestly, engaging in creative, authentic, and occasionally humorous ways. I share tools to help you change the patterns in your life that make you feel stuck. In my strengths-based, trauma-informed, creative and client-centered approach, you will find your way back to yourself: your unique voice, movement, vision, and your way of loving and being loved.
Stephanie Salas Gonzales
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Torrance, CA 90502 (Online Only)
Welcome! I am here to support you on this journey to wellness. My passion for helping people is rooted in my desire to be a source of hope for others who may be struggling with their mental health. I understand that when you feel lost or stuck in life, it can be difficult to get back on track—but I believe that you can find your way again. My approach is collaborative and non-judgmental. I believe that change is possible when we have the right support system in place.I have extensive experience working with a variety of populations, including individuals, adolescents, families, domestic violence survivors, and the LGBTQ+ population.
Welcome! I am here to support you on this journey to wellness. My passion for helping people is rooted in my desire to be a source of hope for others who may be struggling with their mental health. I understand that when you feel lost or stuck in life, it can be difficult to get back on track—but I believe that you can find your way again. My approach is collaborative and non-judgmental. I believe that change is possible when we have the right support system in place.I have extensive experience working with a variety of populations, including individuals, adolescents, families, domestic violence survivors, and the LGBTQ+ population.
Erin Steele
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Long Beach, CA 90815 (Online Only)
Hey there. I’m Erin, and I’m glad you’re here. I offer virtual therapy sessions to women and couples in California. To begin with, I’m wondering if you’re feeling stuck in life? Fearful of making any changes? Not sure what’s happening in the world and where you fit in? Experiencing job stress? Grief from a significant loss? Relationship challenges, a break up, or a rupture? As a result, anxiety and depression might be creeping into your experience and exacerbating feelings of stuck-ness, hopelessness, and overwhelm. I get it.
Hey there. I’m Erin, and I’m glad you’re here. I offer virtual therapy sessions to women and couples in California. To begin with, I’m wondering if you’re feeling stuck in life? Fearful of making any changes? Not sure what’s happening in the world and where you fit in? Experiencing job stress? Grief from a significant loss? Relationship challenges, a break up, or a rupture? As a result, anxiety and depression might be creeping into your experience and exacerbating feelings of stuck-ness, hopelessness, and overwhelm. I get it.
Healing isn't something we do best in isolation. As a therapist, I work with clients to build greater connection and community to support them on their path. My clients are women and LGBTQIA+ folks seeking therapy where they can show up and be seen as their authentic selves. Many have a history of trauma or have experienced interpersonal violence, such as domestic abuse or sexual assault. Others are working to manage chronic stress and anxiety at work or at home. Whatever concerns are bringing you to my (online) office today, I'll work with you from a place of respect, curiosity, and collaboration.
Healing isn't something we do best in isolation. As a therapist, I work with clients to build greater connection and community to support them on their path. My clients are women and LGBTQIA+ folks seeking therapy where they can show up and be seen as their authentic selves. Many have a history of trauma or have experienced interpersonal violence, such as domestic abuse or sexual assault. Others are working to manage chronic stress and anxiety at work or at home. Whatever concerns are bringing you to my (online) office today, I'll work with you from a place of respect, curiosity, and collaboration.
Sarah Ryan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90745
I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified EMDR therapist that enjoys working with adults. I have experience working with diverse adult populations experiencing mood disorders, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, relational difficulties, and family of origin issues. I specialize in trauma and particularly enjoy working with individuals whose past experiences are impacting their ability to connect with others, navigate life transitions, or regulate emotions. Additionally, I have received advanced training in Perinatal Mental Health through PSI and enjoy working with this population.
I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified EMDR therapist that enjoys working with adults. I have experience working with diverse adult populations experiencing mood disorders, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, relational difficulties, and family of origin issues. I specialize in trauma and particularly enjoy working with individuals whose past experiences are impacting their ability to connect with others, navigate life transitions, or regulate emotions. Additionally, I have received advanced training in Perinatal Mental Health through PSI and enjoy working with this population.
Katie Hurley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Venice, CA 90291
Becoming a mom shakes everything up. It’s like a second adolescence— your body, your relationships, and your identity all change. It can be deeply uncomfortable. My goal is for you to trust yourself again and find ease in your new role. I don’t take too many clients, so I care deeply about each person I work with. I will remember the names of your loved ones. I will want to see pictures of your dog. I will consult with your doctors, advocate for you, and send you resources outside of session. Most of all, I will be genuinely curious to hear what you have to say.
Becoming a mom shakes everything up. It’s like a second adolescence— your body, your relationships, and your identity all change. It can be deeply uncomfortable. My goal is for you to trust yourself again and find ease in your new role. I don’t take too many clients, so I care deeply about each person I work with. I will remember the names of your loved ones. I will want to see pictures of your dog. I will consult with your doctors, advocate for you, and send you resources outside of session. Most of all, I will be genuinely curious to hear what you have to say.
Vera Fleischer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
27 Endorsed
Culver City, CA 90066 (Online Only)
I work best with people who have experienced some kind of Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN). Childhood Emotional Neglect happens when your parents fail to adequately respond to your emotional needs as they arise in you. If you grew up in this way, you are inevitably suppressing or walling off your emotions as an adult because you were taught that your emotions aren’t important or valid. CEN is largely invisible, and therein lies its power. It is a type of trauma but, unlike abuse, it is characterized not by an event or a presence but by a non-event or an absence.
I work best with people who have experienced some kind of Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN). Childhood Emotional Neglect happens when your parents fail to adequately respond to your emotional needs as they arise in you. If you grew up in this way, you are inevitably suppressing or walling off your emotions as an adult because you were taught that your emotions aren’t important or valid. CEN is largely invisible, and therein lies its power. It is a type of trauma but, unlike abuse, it is characterized not by an event or a presence but by a non-event or an absence.
