EMDR Therapists in Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA

As a gay man and transplant to LA from a conservative, religious community in the South, I understand the ways feeling different can color your world, and how frustrating it is when the world tries to deny your experiences. If you feel unloveable, or misunderstood, if you’re questioning your identity, or coping with past traumas - I can help you. I am a specialist in LGBTQ+ issues, religious trauma, childhood trauma, and HIV/AIDS. I will meet you where you are, and act as your guide through transformation and exploration of yourself. Together, we will reinforce your self-compassion to help you heal from past trauma.

Are you feeling stuck in a cycle of conflict and misunderstanding in your relationships? Do you long for deeper connections but find yourself facing barriers you can't seem to overcome? As a therapist specializing in relationship issues, I am here to offer you a guiding hand on your journey towards healing and connection. With a warm, empathetic approach, I provide a safe and supportive space for individuals and couples to explore their feelings, communicate effectively, and foster healthier relationships. My focus areas include anxiety/depression, childhood trauma, PTSD, people-pleasing, and marital/pre-marital issues.

What do you want? Do you know? If you know, are you able to attain it? Do you struggle with relationships or the ability to make your life as way you want it? Successful living means functioning well in love and work. Irritability, rigidity, anxiety, addiction, lethargy, depression, self-doubt, self-attack: these are all symptoms that sap us of our right to act with the freedom we wish and the ability to engage emotionally with others, our work and ourselves.

Have you found yourself emotionally, mentally, or physically dysregulated after a crisis, trauma, or change? If you have found difficulty managing OCD, anxiety, depression, grief, BPD, or chronic illness, I can help using therapeutic tools customized to your recovery. Whether you are looking for short-term or long-term therapy to transform your narrative from helplessness to self-efficacy, I offer treatment plans utilizing culturally aware care, as well as evidence-based practices such as Exposure Response Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and EMDR.

I am dedicated to providing meaningful VIRTUAL psychotherapy and counseling. As an established and experienced therapist, I treat adults, as well as adolescents, and create a compassionate and judgment-free space for you to explore your most intimate challenges. I am an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist who has first-hand experience with the transformative power of therapy and the meaningful ways it can heal and repair your relationships as well as create lasting intimacy. EMDR Trained.

My practice focuses on treating Sexual Trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD. My typical clients experience constant shame, nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety, panic, memories of trauma and difficulty in intimate relationships. My priority is to provide a safe, nurturing relationship with my clients to help calm and heal the nervous system. I help couples and families navigate issues arising from sexual abuse, traumatic backgrounds, and intergenerational trauma.

Our past presents itself in the present moment. I treat my clients, not apply a model or theory on them. Whether it is anxiety, panic, pain, addictions, trauma, loss or grief - we explore together what gets in the way of living a life worth living. I integrate Somatic Experiencing, NARM, EMDR, PACT, Mindfulness practices and Voice Dialogue into a multidimensional approach to discover how to help you realize a satisfying life, the life you want to live.

It takes courage to start/restart therapy - well done for taking the first step! Whether your therapeutic needs are straightforward or complex, my ultimate goal is to empower you. I specialize in treating BPD and complex trauma. Many of my clients identify as creative, sensitive, and/or neurodiverse (ADHD, Autism) and tend to struggle with some combination of anxiety, depression, disordered eating, and/or substance abuse. Whatever you're facing, we will customize your treatment plan together in order to get you the best, most efficient results possible.

My passion is in helping my clients see themselves as innately whole, healthy, and resilient. I work in partnership with my clients to identify their goals and together we collaborate to work toward these goals. I am an EMDR certified therapist and I provide IFS-informed EMDR therapy in addition to other talk therapy modalities.

I believe in helping people find a mindful balance. My approach to my sessions are to ensure clients feel supported, heard, and to assure a safe, secure environment of healing, without judgement. I have over 15 years experience of helping clients develop coping skills, learn problem solving and adaptive skills related to stress management, anxiety, depression, autism, relationships, attachment, life transitions, grief and loss, trauma, domestic violence issues, family, parenting, co-parenting, divorce, separations, self-esteem or self-improvement, and personal growth.

Childhood trauma, racism and microaggressions traumatize us and leave you feeling shame, embarrassment, anger and that you're not enough. You feel alone and in pain, and you deserve emotional peace by speaking to a professional who listens, provides safety, validating AND gently challenging your fears and negative thoughts of yourself. It is important that these false narratives do not define your self worth and perceptions of yourself, preventing YOU from identifying your own needs. I seek to work with children of immigrants, experiencing relationships issues NOW, due to childhood or recent trauma. Together, we process & heal.

I have been in practice for 34 years. I earned a B.A. from UCLA in Philosophy, and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. I have extensive training in Hypnosis and am certified in EMDR since l994. I use these modalities for the problems and issues listed below. I am an artist, and work with artists of all kinds, helping to unblock creativity and help focus their work. I have taught psychology and philosophy classes at local colleges for many years and I also supervise interns in my private practice and at Antioch University Counseling Center.

I hope to create a safe therapeutic relationship, where you can be known, seen, and heard. I am here to empower you to tap into your abilities and strengths and help you to create a new path by challenging the barriers. I work with individuals and teens who have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, substance use, grief and loss, life transitions, and relational/attachment wounds. My experience also includes working with the BIOPIC community, LGBTQIA+ community, first responders, veterans, and addicted family systems. I tailor therapy to my clients individual goals and needs and provide culturally competent mental health care.

Have you ever felt alone in a crowd, hoping to feel recognized and comforted by a familiar stranger, or clung desperately to the last beat of a song as you drove through the darkest parts of the night, unsure of your next destination? It is this feeling of searching for a sense of home, connection, and joy that fuels my passion for studying the science and the art of psychology and deeply informs my therapeutic style.

My approach to psychotherapy is to assist you in developing skills to cope with life stressors, present obstacles, and different traumas. I believe therapy is a journey towards, self-realization, self-compassion, and a life worth living. I utilize various modalities in practice. I am trained and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), which is an evidence-based practice to address different types of trauma.

I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) therapist with a License in Marriage and Family Therapy. I’ve been trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution Focused Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and overall take a person-centered approach based on my client's goals. With my compassionate and proactive therapeutic approach, I will collaboratively create a treatment plan that will focus on enhancing the areas of your life you wish to work on and achieve your desired goals.

I specialize in smoking and vaping cessation. Most of my client's find success after 5-8 EMDR sessions. I work with individuals on process addiction. I’m proud of my clients’ successes in over twenty years as a professional, and I’m grateful to have had sincere, thoughtful, and committed clients.

Nicole founded, The Center Method (TCM), a group therapy practice licensed in CA, TX, and NY. TCM is dedicated to providing compassionate, effective care for individuals and couples facing trauma, depression, anxiety, and challenges of neurodiversity. Our approach is rooted in attachment theory, mindfulness practices, and a range of traditional and alternative modalities including EMDR. Through a collaborative process, we build personalized treatment plans to meet your specific needs in order to process and release emotions that remain stuck from past experiences.

I see myself as a guide in your journey to self knowledge. My job is not to fix you but to help you find the resources within yourself and out there to help you maximize your potential. I tend to be very interactive, and goal directed; we work together to see if you are meeting your goals, and if not, why not. My orientation is a "YOU" centered one, where I may use any number of techniques including EMDR for trauma, Transactional Analysis for understanding your communication style, assertiveness training, and movement therapy to further the mind body connection.