EMDR Therapists in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA

Hello, I’m Dr. Barbre, or just Teena if it's easier. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I am based in Orange County, California, and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adolescents, adults, and couples. I set goals for myself and my clients and treat every session as an opportunity to make progress. I approach therapy with an eclectic assortment of approaches and tools to individualize our work together to meet your needs best.

When you're feeling worried, unhappy or experience the stress of trauma, counseling can provide the supportive environment you need to move your life forward. As we work together towards achieving your goals, you will find an empathetic and collaborative partner dedicated to helping you develop insight into the beliefs or patterns that interfere with your ability to have satisfying relationships or achieve personal fulfillment. Whether you're struggling with a crisis or need support with a parenting, family or relationship issue, we will work together to identify your roadblocks and develop solutions to reduce stress.

I wholeheartedly believe that you are your own expert on your life. Through therapy, my goal is to help you identify and work through the challenges and obstacles that may be standing in the way of gratifying relationships, a satisfying work life, and living the life you wish to lead. Your problems are not what define you as a person. I am interested in helping you clearly express your strengths, hopes, and values, which may have become lost amidst life's struggles. I do my best to create a safe and supportive environment with warmth, respect, kindness, curiosity, and a little humor.

In my life and in my practice I endeavor to replace assumptions with curiosity, and in this way curiosity drives my therapeutic approach. I want to learn about your unique experiences and perspectives and how those inform your relationships with yourself, others and the world at large. I seek a comprehensive understanding of the issues, past or present that stand between you and the change you seek. I also wish to explore with you how dominant ideas in the world impact the stories you tell yourself about yourself, and if those stories are in alignment with your values and ideals.

Just as we learn spoken language as children, we learn an unspoken language of relationship. Just as the words we hear become the words we speak, the way we're treated becomes the basis for how we treat others, and how we expect to be treated by the people in our lives. We learn to define ourselves according to the terms by which we were defined, but most of us suspect that there's more to the story. There is.

I believe no two people are alike and my approach is eclectic, deriving from many different modalities to better serve my client's needs. My style integrates humanistic, mindfulness and problem solving. We all have the ability to heal from anything life throws our way and I'm here to assist in uncovering your healing potential. My way of looking at therapy is simple, people come to me because they're experiencing some kind of pain. I help them come to terms with what that pain is, where it's coming from and how to manage and heal it.

Welcome, my name is Stephanie H. Espinosa and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Congratulations on taking the first step towards a better you! Often times, the pressures of life, our core beliefs and societal influences can significantly impact our lives in an adverse way. As a result, we often get stuck in self-destructive cycles and lose hope that our lives can be different. We habitually self-medicate with food, alcohol, drugs, work and/or sex to seek a moment of escape and even happiness.

Finding a therapist can feel dark, and you are looking for some light at the end of the tunnel. My name is Sunshine and I am the therapist that brings personality, vibrance, and radical genuineness to all my sessions. Typically, I help those who have experienced long-standing trauma, those who numbed their pain through substances or self-harm, or people who have experienced racial trauma. Instead of feeling misunderstood, you need a place to be seen authentically. I am the therapist who will hold space for your emotions and motivate you to believe things will improve.

누구에게나 만남이 있고 그 만남 속에는 첫 만남이 있습니다. 첫 입학, 첫 직장, 첫 사랑, 첫 결혼, 첫 아이, 첫 집, 첫 이민,,,,,,, 무엇인가를 처음 시작한다고 생각하면 기쁨, 설렘, 행복이라는 감정이 생깁니다.. 하지만 우리의 삶은 시간이 지날수록 처음 느낀 그 기쁨과 행복을 점점 기억 속에서 사라지게 만듭니다. “나는 열심히 잘 살았는데,, 왜 나에게 이런 고통이?” “나를 괴롭히는 사람들은 왜 이리 많은 거지?” “너무 힘들어” 이런 생각과 감정들은 우리의 삶에 많은 영향을 미치게 됩니다. 사실, 여러분들에게는 현재의 어려움을 잘 이겨낼 능력이 있습니다. 또한 여러분들은 내면의 생각이나 감정에 따라 삶이 달라질 수 있습니다. 여러분이 얼마나 대단한 존재인가를 잊으시면 안 됩니다. 상담을 통해 여러분들 자신을 믿고, 행복한 삶을 살 수 있도록 도와 드리고 싶습니다, 첫 상담을 시작하시는 분들에게는 새로운 설렘을, 상담 경험이 계신 분들에게는 색다른 행복감 을 함께 나누며 힘든 상황을 이겨 나갈 수 있기를 원합니다.

Foresight Mental Health’s integrated team of professionals includes licensed therapists, nutritionists, and psychiatric providers dedicated to working with clients to provide individualized and personal care. We believe in providing care that is accessible and affordable, which is why we are in network with most major insurers and provide both telehealth and in-person services.

Navigating daily life stressors, constant obstacles, breaking barriers, managing intense/ strong emotions, life transitions, dealing with grief/ loss, and complex traumas can be challenging. These challenges can cause you to feel anger, sadness, isolate from others, feel unmotivated, unclear about your path, cause conflicts with identity and create difficulties reaching your goals. No matter your circumstance, background or challenges you deserve to heal from, lived experiences, generational trauma, negative or debilitating thought processes and evolve and gain clarity into your true and authentic self.

You feel overwhelmed and disconnected from your life. Relationships have become strained and unfulfilling, and this isn’t what you wanted for your life. Old trauma, fear, and stress leave you flooded with feelings of anger, anxiety and sadness, creating disconnection in so many areas of your life. It’s incredibly easy for this to become a pattern without you even realizing what’s happening. Before you know it, you look around and realize you’re not where you want to be in life, you feel like you don’t know who you are anymore, your spouse or partner feels a million miles away, and the people you once loved have stopped calling.

If you are struggling in your current relationships or at your workplace due to known or unaware triggers from your past trauma, I'm here to help. If you are looking for true happiness and a purpose in life, but you feel emotionally or mentally stuck, I want to support and guide you in your life journey to find that. Everyone deserves to be happy, and I want that for all my clients. I am a trauma-focused mental health therapist, specialized in working with adolescents, transitional aged youth, and adults.