Emotionally Focused Therapists in Glassell Park, Los Angeles, CA

As a therapist, I work with you to help you identify your strengths and empower you to make positive changes in your life. I recognize that making the decision to seek help can be difficult, I use an approach that is compassionate, direct, and non-judgmental to help create an environment where you feel supported, validated and safe. In 2007, I began my journey working in the counseling filed by helping survivors of domestic violence.

Fulfilling my role as a therapist means a great deal to me, as does building genuine connections with my clients. It is through that genuine connection that I can assist you in navigating through depressive, anxious, traumatic, and stress-related symptoms.

Life demands so much from us on a daily basis. Our bosses want more of our time, our partners are slow to show love but quick to start an argument, and our families always seem to ask for more. Therapy is your space to escape from these demands, to take a breath and realign with who you truly are. I am passionate about helping clients illuminate ways they may enhance their relationships, embrace their true self, and gain the self-confidence needed to thrive in life. For those who utilize psychedelic medicine to facilitate healing, we can explore integration and prep work together.

Are you struggling with sexual trauma, a history of childhood abuse, extreme forms of abuse, cult abuse, LGBTQI related issues or needing a therapist whose focus in on empowering you in your life? If so, I am the therapist for you! Feminist Therapist, Board Certified Expert in Treatment of Trauma/PTSD. If life is throwing you a curve ball, let me see if either I or one of the therapists who work with me can help! Special focus in tx sexual trauma & victims of violent crimes. Help with gay/lesbian & transgendered issues. Call me, I can help!

Hi my name is Bonnie Alvarez and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in San Diego, California and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I have over ten years of experience working with adults, adolescents and children experiencing the struggles of anxiety, depression, grief & loss, life stage transitions, intimate partner violence by utilizing evidence-base practice such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Trauma Focus Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help support my clients in healing painful life experiences. (I am fluent in Spanish and English).

You have an innate sense of wholeness and an ability to heal and grow––therapy is a unique process that facilitates the reconnection and restoration of your authentic self. The suffering we experience can become a gift if we work through it. I'm here to help you uncover what is getting in the way, supporting you in working toward clarity, self-acceptance as well as courageously shed that which no longer serves you. I take a holistic, integrative approach to facilitate the mind-body-spirit connection so that you may live a richer, more meaningful life.

Hello, I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) Marriage and Family Therapist. I am licensed in California and Utah. I have a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Mount Saint Marys University in Los Angeles, CA. I take a compassionate and proactive therapeutic approach to collaborate with my client on creating a treatment plan focused on enhancing and improving their life. For the past six years, I've provided mental health services in community centers, schools, and telehealth therapy with adults, families, and children.

Making the decision to come to therapy is the first step to beginning your personal journey. As your therapist, I am passionate about assisting you in addressing your needs and in overcoming the barriers you face. I love integrating different interventions to meet your needs best. I believe in tailoring each session to each person regardless if you are struggling through a new life transition, working through painful experiences, or attempting to regain your life back from symptoms of depression and anxiety. My hope is that our sessions together will bring insight, stability, and peace within your relationships and life.

**Currently accepting new clients** I help creative, unique, and motivated individuals from all walks of life on their journey to better themselves and live a more fulfilling life. Depression and anxiety looks different for everyone and dealing with it on your own may leave you feeling worse. Perhaps societal or family pressures have led you to believe that you need to have it all figured out, which has resulted in unsatisfying relationships and self-doubt. You don’t have to navigate overwhelming emotions on your own. Therapy creates a space to hold the conflicting parts of you without judgment in order for you to thrive.

Jaclyn Schwartz, MA, holds a license in marriage and family therapy (LFMT) through the California Board of Behavioral Health. She has been working with individuals and couples for the past 14 years in person and through telehealth, and currently works over zoom in order to see people from all over California. If you are a couple or individual looking for support before taking the next step in a commitment (premarital counseling), looking to heal yourself or relationship after betrayal (infidelity), or suffering from an addiction (chemical or sexual) I can help. Addiction and betrayal causes trauma that is real and treatable.

I am a Biracial Marriage and Family Therapist committed to assisting driven, self-determined women of color to learn how to trust their instincts, balance career goals with personal needs, and improve relationships with loved ones. My work focuses on using women’s strengths to be as successful personally as they are professionally. I believe in using the inner wisdom found within all of us to create a more authentic path toward joy and balance. I am passionate about providing women of color and interracial couples with a therapist who mirrors their world for a chance to be fully understood.

Finding balance while juggling life's responsibilities can at times be overwhelming. We all need help sorting through our feelings. I have genuine empathy for people and the human experience. This quality underlines my passion to guide my clients to a purpose filled life.Whether you're faced with a temporary crisis or you're looking to learn skills necessary to have a balanced life - I offer a safe space, full of support with the goal to promote understanding and self-awareness.I understand that with work, finances, family conflict, relationship discord, parenting difficulties that life feels daunting.

My private practice focuses on individuals, families, couples and children. Working with children almost always involves the family as well. My approach is psycho-dynamic, yet I understand that it is through self awareness combined with the small decisions we make on a daily basis that change takes place. The past informs the present, but the goal is to create a present that better serves us. A comfortable therapeutic relationship, along with a client's motivation, are crucial for the success of the process. Working with individuals or the complexities of couples and family groups is very satisfying for me. .

As a therapist, I see myself guiding people on their life path by overcoming such obstacles as depression, anxiety, fear, self-limiting beliefs, and helping them to experience instead the beauty and warmth of their inner rainbow, of claiming joy as their birthright. I love working especially with women at a major transition in their lives: whether from young adulthood to womanhood, from motherhood to 'empty nest' and, ultimately, menopause; women in quest for healthy relationships and a greater meaning in their lives. Spiritual growth, creativity, finding one's purpose - are important issues for everybody to be able to live life to its fullest. I weave my work with a variety of therapeutic approaches including Holistic Healing, Dreamwork and Art Therapy. I'll be happy to discuss any needs you might have to see which modality - group or/and individual therapy - would be the best for you.

Do you find yourself experiencing doubt, sadness, worry, grief, confusion and hopelessness? It could be that your relationship is causing confusion and you are losing your sense of stability in the world or maybe you are struggling to make career or family decisions. Depression or anxiety may be getting in your way of finding the happiness/success you know you are capable of having. These concerns take courage to face and therapy provides a safe place to discuss alternative ways of looking at your concerns. I can help you gain some insight into your struggles while providing emotional support.

Are you looking to solve the problem you have been having within your family? I am here to help you get the support you’ve been looking for to improve your relationships. Help with the fights at home about homework. Help getting your child to do what they are told the first time. Help with a transition to a new stage of life. I've always gravitated towards working with youth and young adults with the highest needs because that is where I have seen I've been most effective as a therapist.

I specialize in bicultural relationships and bicultural identity. I work from an attachment perspective and draw from my extensive professional training and experience in evidence-based therapy. I utilize Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness, narrative and Psychodynamic theory.

You're smart, you're creative, you have big dreams but nothing is measuring up. Are you sick of your job Your boss? Of your relationships leaving something to be desired? Your self-criticism is relentless. The self-help books have only gotten you so far. You can't get your relationship with food or self-esteem in order. You're constantly comparing yourself to others and you can't pin down what is wrong- why things are clicking for you. Or maybe you find yourself in an unfulfilling partnership. Your relationship is a mess. You want deeper connection, hot sex, and more fun with your person! The dream of a team feels far away.

I like to be real with people. I find the best way to work with individuals and couples is to be present, ask the right questions, and give honest feedback. Whether you are coming to therapy for personal growth, a relationship or family issue, healing from loss, past trauma, or anything else, I want to explore who you are, how your life experiences have affected you and your relationships, ways in which those experiences keep replaying themselves, and how to get you out of the cycle. My approach is to provide a comfortable and real space to talk, explore and work on feeling better.