EMDR Therapists in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA

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.

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.

I believe that underneath all of our challenges is fear. Oftentimes, these fears are unconscious, yet they continue to rule our lives. I've seen time and time again how much these fears can hold people back from living fulfilling, authentic lives, where they are finally doing what they want to do and saying what they really want to say. From my advanced training working with trauma and PTSD, I have learned that working with the subconscious fears that live in the body is imperative for healing.

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 often work with clients who struggle with never feeling good enough. This would surprise people around you as there's a good chance you've found success in life. You excelled academically, have advanced your career, and appear confident to others, but internally you feel different. The drive to perform has been an attempt to finally feel like you are enough. I can help you begin to look at how these patterns were at one time protective, but may no longer fit in your life. We will work together to heal the underlying wounds these patterns are protecting.

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.

I am here to listen and understand you to support you in re-establishing a sense of peace and safety. Psychotherapy is a space where you can explore all parts of yourself without judgement. My approach is integrative utilizing EMDR, mindfulness, relational and insight-oriented modalities. You can expect me to be active while offering curiosity and compassion as we reflect on your past, consider the future, and navigate the present. Our time together can help you deepen your relationship with yourself, others and the world around you. I deeply value the therapeutic relationship and see it as a vehicle for change.

If you are a person of color (POC), in the LGBTQ community, and/or are non-monogamous/poly, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve had the privilege of working with diverse populations for over 15 years. In working with a culturally competent therapist like me, you can focus on what brought you to therapy in the first place and not on explaining or “teaching” the nuances of your culture and sexuality. My expertise is in helping those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. I’m trained in EMDR, an evidence-based therapy that treats trauma and other difficulties.

Are you suffering with severe daily anxiety about work or relationships? Do you experience disturbing flashes of traumas such as sexual violence, abuse, disasters or the death of a loved one? I am an Anxiety and Trauma Specialist and would love to help. My typical clients experience OCD, panic, derealization, Agoraphobia, insomnia, obsessions, intrusive thoughts, and PTSD symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation and hyper-vigilance. Most of my clients come in feeling stuck and helpless, like it's never going to get better. We can work together to make it better. PTSD and anxiety are treatable.

Do you ever feel like you are stuck in the past or plagued by negative thoughts of the future? Have you ever had times where you felt like you were a prisoner of your own mind? If you are looking to gain tools to heal from the past or present, I would be honored to support you in your journey. I am a heart-and soul-centered therapist who is passionate about helping clients let go of unhealthy patterns connected to trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, and life transitions.

Welcome! I am a LCSW trauma-informed therapist specializing in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), EMDR Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotional Expression and Awareness Therapy (EAET). My practice works with those experiencing psychological distress, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. Having experienced and successfully recovered from my own chronic pain, I offer empathy and understanding to my clients. I also prioritize customizing therapy work for each client’s specific needs and goals. My mission is to guide clients towards emotional, psychological and physical pain relief.

I believe the process of change through therapy should not only involve self-understanding and insight into the past, but beyond that it should also focus on helping clients to learn skills for present-time challenges. Therefore my approach helps clients to develop specific skills for thinking and acting in constructive ways. I am a proponent of therapist actively collaborating with a client to help him/her find ways to manage life better.

My approach to therapy is rooted in a belief that change is possible. Most of my clients come to me because something in their lives isn't working. Whether the problem is familial, romantic, professional, emotional, or even existential, I find it usually comes down to a matter of relationship. How are we relating to the things that cause us to suffer? When we understand these relationships and the parts we play in them, we are free to make different choices, and to experience our lives, ourselves, and our loves in richer, more fulfilling ways.

My name is Sheena Bergeron, LMFT. I specialize in trauma-focused therapy with children and adolescents using different modalities including TFCBT, EMDR, and DBT. I have primarily worked with youth with complex trauma leading to diagnoses such as PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Some common symptoms addressed have been suicidal ideation, self-harm, defiance, and high levels of irritability. I come from an attachment-focused approach when working with youth, as well as being client-centered.

You've probably read a bunch of these by now and it's getting hard to distinguish one therapist from another. Therapy is awesome so keep pushing through. You can sum up the heart of my practice in three words: relationships, trauma and anxiety. I help people who are grieving, ruminating, traumatized, flooded, distant, people pleasing, and at crossroads in their lives and relationships. You want to get resolution and live a happier, more peaceful life, but you haven't figured out how. Therapy ignites your inner healing intelligence and gives you the tools to move through life with strength, courage and optimism.

I have practiced as a therapist for 35 years with an MA in Clinical Psychology from JFK University. I have taught psychology and trained therapists at the University of Santa Monica for many years. I have extensive training in trauma therapies, Including Brainspotting, EMDR and many other treatment modalities. I have been able to help many traumatized individuals suffering from crippling fear, anxiety, hopelessness, depression, and low self-esteem find hope and joy and move forward with their lives.

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.

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.

We might work well together if you: are a young professional; a perfectionist; struggle with burnout and prioritizing yourself; have experienced trauma. If you're walking through a faith transition or struggling to reconcile your faith with your LGBTQ+ identity, I'm here to help you navigate that. I also know the importance of going back to the body and emotions. Staying in your intellect probably hasn't healed your trauma (although it's certainly kept you safe), so why not change the channel? As a Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant in Training, I'm very comfortable helping you figure out which channel has the best service.