Emotionally Focused Therapists in Oak Park, CA
I have helped numerous couples, individuals & families find happiness, harmony, and coping strategies to life challenges. I use John Gottman's (research based) approach and EFT to help couples understand their strengths & areas that need improvement. By taking an online assessment couples save time & money & I can quickly assess areas of focus & recomend interventions. To help clients with anxiety/depression I challenge distorted beliefs and maladaptive behaviors using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This approach along with other interventions encourages clients to go out of their comfort zone & reduce problamatic symptoms.
I have helped numerous couples, individuals & families find happiness, harmony, and coping strategies to life challenges. I use John Gottman's (research based) approach and EFT to help couples understand their strengths & areas that need improvement. By taking an online assessment couples save time & money & I can quickly assess areas of focus & recomend interventions. To help clients with anxiety/depression I challenge distorted beliefs and maladaptive behaviors using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This approach along with other interventions encourages clients to go out of their comfort zone & reduce problamatic symptoms.
Amy Ross, MA, MFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Oak Park, CA 91377 (Online Only)
My goal is to help clients navigate life’s challenges and alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety. I also focus on relationships, with others and with self. By utilizing a number of conventional and collaborative approaches, treatment is individually tailored to fit the needs of each individual client/ family. I aim to provide a comfortable and supportive virtual atmosphere where clients can openly confront issues, learn to better manage emotions, and engage in working toward their unique goals and potentials.
My goal is to help clients navigate life’s challenges and alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety. I also focus on relationships, with others and with self. By utilizing a number of conventional and collaborative approaches, treatment is individually tailored to fit the needs of each individual client/ family. I aim to provide a comfortable and supportive virtual atmosphere where clients can openly confront issues, learn to better manage emotions, and engage in working toward their unique goals and potentials.
Harold Young attended graduate school at UCLA and has over 35 years’ experience as a clinician, clinical supervisor and teacher of interns. He was the Clinical Director of The Maple Counseling Center of Beverly Hills for 20 years. He works with adults and couples from an insight and relational orientation.
Harold Young attended graduate school at UCLA and has over 35 years’ experience as a clinician, clinical supervisor and teacher of interns. He was the Clinical Director of The Maple Counseling Center of Beverly Hills for 20 years. He works with adults and couples from an insight and relational orientation.
Jacqueline Brooke Preziosa
Licensed Educational Psychologist, MS, CAGS, LEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oak Park, CA 91377
As an Ed. Psychologist, my passion lies in helping children, adolescents, and young adults navigate the complexities of their emotional and academic worlds. I create a safe, supportive space where they can openly express themselves while we work together to overcome challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and learning difficulties. My approach is rooted in evidence-based practices and other therapeutic modalities that promote resilience, personal growth, and emotional well-being. I also work closely with parents, offering coaching and guidance to create a cohesive support system within the home.
As an Ed. Psychologist, my passion lies in helping children, adolescents, and young adults navigate the complexities of their emotional and academic worlds. I create a safe, supportive space where they can openly express themselves while we work together to overcome challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and learning difficulties. My approach is rooted in evidence-based practices and other therapeutic modalities that promote resilience, personal growth, and emotional well-being. I also work closely with parents, offering coaching and guidance to create a cohesive support system within the home.
I am often asked, "What kind of patients do you see in your practice?" "People just like you and me", I respond. The one thing that they all have in common is their desire to connect, to be heard, to express themselves without being concerned about saying too much or too little.
I am often asked, "What kind of patients do you see in your practice?" "People just like you and me", I respond. The one thing that they all have in common is their desire to connect, to be heard, to express themselves without being concerned about saying too much or too little.
Shahin Sean Nourian
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Oak Park, CA 91377 (Online Only)
Hi, I'm Sean. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of experience working with different populations and needs. My experiences include Residential Treatment Centers, Outpatient Programs, School Settings, Teaching and also Private Practice. I have worked with individuals with adjustments to life, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, difficulty with concentration, isolation, negative self-talk, cultural differences, and different levels of cognitive distortions. I utilize helping connect to self, environment, and social supports through psychoeducation, reflection, validation, and utilizing anxiety for change.
Hi, I'm Sean. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of experience working with different populations and needs. My experiences include Residential Treatment Centers, Outpatient Programs, School Settings, Teaching and also Private Practice. I have worked with individuals with adjustments to life, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, difficulty with concentration, isolation, negative self-talk, cultural differences, and different levels of cognitive distortions. I utilize helping connect to self, environment, and social supports through psychoeducation, reflection, validation, and utilizing anxiety for change.
Starting psychotherapy can be a powerful step toward improving your mental well-being and overall quality of life. It offers a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and challenges with the support of a trained professional. Therapy helps you gain insight into patterns of behavior, develop healthier coping strategies, and build emotional resilience. Whether you're dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, or past trauma, psychotherapy can equip you with the tools to overcome obstacles and lead a more fulfilling, balanced life. Taking this step is an investment in yourself and your future.
Starting psychotherapy can be a powerful step toward improving your mental well-being and overall quality of life. It offers a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and challenges with the support of a trained professional. Therapy helps you gain insight into patterns of behavior, develop healthier coping strategies, and build emotional resilience. Whether you're dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, or past trauma, psychotherapy can equip you with the tools to overcome obstacles and lead a more fulfilling, balanced life. Taking this step is an investment in yourself and your future.
Is your child experiencing problems at school, difficulty making or keeping friends, tantrums, constant worrying or nightmares? I have a passion for working with children and families, and I'm here to help. There is so much pressure today to be a "perfect" parent, and admitting that you need support can be difficult. My goal is to create a safe space for you and your child to work together to problem-solve and get through challenging times.
Is your child experiencing problems at school, difficulty making or keeping friends, tantrums, constant worrying or nightmares? I have a passion for working with children and families, and I'm here to help. There is so much pressure today to be a "perfect" parent, and admitting that you need support can be difficult. My goal is to create a safe space for you and your child to work together to problem-solve and get through challenging times.
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Donna Toufer Berns
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, DCH
Verified Verified
Westlake Village, CA 91362
I am a EFT trained therapist.
My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative, empathetic and unique to each individual's personal needs. I believe the most important component of therapy is establishing a genuine, trusting connection. I strive to create a therapeutic environment in which the clients feel respected, supported and understood in order to actively explore deep personal issues and experiment with new ways of thinking and behaving about their present and future. During our process, we will explore emotions and relationships that impact your life. Together we will clarify the development of thoughts and feelings and understand how they shape us.
I am a EFT trained therapist.
My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative, empathetic and unique to each individual's personal needs. I believe the most important component of therapy is establishing a genuine, trusting connection. I strive to create a therapeutic environment in which the clients feel respected, supported and understood in order to actively explore deep personal issues and experiment with new ways of thinking and behaving about their present and future. During our process, we will explore emotions and relationships that impact your life. Together we will clarify the development of thoughts and feelings and understand how they shape us.
Robert Ogner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, BCD
Verified Verified
Westlake Village, CA 91362
I'm Certified in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (A beautiful & effective model of therapy) and have specialized in helping couples for 40 years.
Does the distance between you feel unbearable at times? Perhaps you can't find the will or the courage to draw near your partner. Resentment and distrust may have widened the gap. Though reactive fights stand in the way of the tenderness you need, your heartfelt friendship could be just below the surface. Hoping it will get better, we wait to get help, while patterns reinforce distance and a negative view of each other. We become less willing to reveal ourselves or seek comfort and friendship from our most important person. You both really deserve your measure of happiness.
I'm Certified in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (A beautiful & effective model of therapy) and have specialized in helping couples for 40 years.
Does the distance between you feel unbearable at times? Perhaps you can't find the will or the courage to draw near your partner. Resentment and distrust may have widened the gap. Though reactive fights stand in the way of the tenderness you need, your heartfelt friendship could be just below the surface. Hoping it will get better, we wait to get help, while patterns reinforce distance and a negative view of each other. We become less willing to reveal ourselves or seek comfort and friendship from our most important person. You both really deserve your measure of happiness.
In addition to my general therapy practice, I have specialized training in Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety; Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and Grief work.
Therapy gives us an opportunity to look at the problem areas in our lives in a safe and non-judgmental environment so that we can find ways to make the changes we desire. As a licensed psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals and couples, I work with clients to help manage the feelings associated with life's struggles; recognize, understand and change self-defeating patterns; heal past pain; discover and foster inner strength; and learn new ways to cope that allow a person to get what they want and feel good about themselves.
In addition to my general therapy practice, I have specialized training in Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety; Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and Grief work.
Therapy gives us an opportunity to look at the problem areas in our lives in a safe and non-judgmental environment so that we can find ways to make the changes we desire. As a licensed psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals and couples, I work with clients to help manage the feelings associated with life's struggles; recognize, understand and change self-defeating patterns; heal past pain; discover and foster inner strength; and learn new ways to cope that allow a person to get what they want and feel good about themselves.
My therapeutic approach is eclectic in that I pull from a number of different theoretical orientations including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, psychodynamic therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and emotionally focused therapy.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience specializing in anxiety, depression, maternal mental health, women’s issues, life transitions, and parenting. Through my experience, I’ve learned to base my practice around what science calls the negativity bias. This is the notion that when we struggle, we are neurobiologically wired to make sense of our struggle by creating a negative story around it. The negativity bias often keeps us feeling defeated, broken and not good enough.
My therapeutic approach is eclectic in that I pull from a number of different theoretical orientations including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, psychodynamic therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and emotionally focused therapy.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience specializing in anxiety, depression, maternal mental health, women’s issues, life transitions, and parenting. Through my experience, I’ve learned to base my practice around what science calls the negativity bias. This is the notion that when we struggle, we are neurobiologically wired to make sense of our struggle by creating a negative story around it. The negativity bias often keeps us feeling defeated, broken and not good enough.
Ava Shokoufi
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Westlake Village, CA 91362
My approach is based on Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT); (CBT); EMDR; and Mindfulness techniques.
Do you suffer from depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, or relationship problems that make you feel stuck? Do you feel alone in your relationships and struggle with communication, emotional connection, trust, and lack of physical intimacy? Do you want to break negative patterns in your relationships? Are you looking to rediscover love or are experiencing difficulties adjusting to separation, divorce, chronic illness, or transitions in your life? In a safe place, with warmth, empathy, and openness, I can help you take control of your life to make meaningful changes. I will support you to feel empowered and whole again.
My approach is based on Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT); (CBT); EMDR; and Mindfulness techniques.
Do you suffer from depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, or relationship problems that make you feel stuck? Do you feel alone in your relationships and struggle with communication, emotional connection, trust, and lack of physical intimacy? Do you want to break negative patterns in your relationships? Are you looking to rediscover love or are experiencing difficulties adjusting to separation, divorce, chronic illness, or transitions in your life? In a safe place, with warmth, empathy, and openness, I can help you take control of your life to make meaningful changes. I will support you to feel empowered and whole again.
Jade Dearing
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Agoura Hills, CA 91376
I use EMDR, parts work (IFS informed), Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples and individuals, the Safe and Sound Protocol, and I am now offering Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.
Many of us don’t realize how negative events from our childhood affect the quality of our lives. You wake up most days feeling worthless, angry, fearful, anxious, insecure, and sad. These feelings negatively affect your behavior … you are unmotivated, impulsive, reactive, and take too many risks. These behaviors are negatively affecting every aspect of your life. Bills are piling up, you go from one job to the next, one relationship to the next, and may even be abusing drugs and alcohol. I treat symptoms of childhood developmental trauma/complex PTSD, (i.,e., anxiety, depression, and dissociative disorders).
I use EMDR, parts work (IFS informed), Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples and individuals, the Safe and Sound Protocol, and I am now offering Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.
Many of us don’t realize how negative events from our childhood affect the quality of our lives. You wake up most days feeling worthless, angry, fearful, anxious, insecure, and sad. These feelings negatively affect your behavior … you are unmotivated, impulsive, reactive, and take too many risks. These behaviors are negatively affecting every aspect of your life. Bills are piling up, you go from one job to the next, one relationship to the next, and may even be abusing drugs and alcohol. I treat symptoms of childhood developmental trauma/complex PTSD, (i.,e., anxiety, depression, and dissociative disorders).
Maureen Kaye
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Westlake Village, CA 91362
I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) for couples.
Do roadblocks get in the way of living the life you want? Do you and your partner argue over the same issues leaving you feeling disconnected and lonely? Do difficult memories and experiences leave you feeling stuck? Is your teen struggling with behavior, school or relationships? If you answered 'yes' to any of these, I can help. Deciding to seek therapy is not easy - it takes courage! Whether it's yourself, your relationship or your teen struggling, you deserve to feel happy & successful. I can help you get your life/relationships back on track. My clients experience me as a warm, skillful and compassionate therapist. You will too.
I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) for couples.
Do roadblocks get in the way of living the life you want? Do you and your partner argue over the same issues leaving you feeling disconnected and lonely? Do difficult memories and experiences leave you feeling stuck? Is your teen struggling with behavior, school or relationships? If you answered 'yes' to any of these, I can help. Deciding to seek therapy is not easy - it takes courage! Whether it's yourself, your relationship or your teen struggling, you deserve to feel happy & successful. I can help you get your life/relationships back on track. My clients experience me as a warm, skillful and compassionate therapist. You will too.
Melanie Moir
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Greetings! I use a depth psychotherapy, DBT, Humanistic, empathetic, Self-Psychology style of counseling to empower you to reach your desired emotional, psychological and spiritual growth/development. I treat individuals, families, youth, couples, adults and LGBTQ+. I often work with people of diverse backgrounds, offering sensitivity and understanding for the complexity of the human experience. Grief and loss, identity, anxiety, depression, personality and mood disorders, gender diversity and relational issues are just some of the areas in which I am skilled at holding space for you to grow at a pace that is most comfortable.
Greetings! I use a depth psychotherapy, DBT, Humanistic, empathetic, Self-Psychology style of counseling to empower you to reach your desired emotional, psychological and spiritual growth/development. I treat individuals, families, youth, couples, adults and LGBTQ+. I often work with people of diverse backgrounds, offering sensitivity and understanding for the complexity of the human experience. Grief and loss, identity, anxiety, depression, personality and mood disorders, gender diversity and relational issues are just some of the areas in which I am skilled at holding space for you to grow at a pace that is most comfortable.
Empowering Minds Together Inc
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
We believe every person is unique and therefore needs an individually-tailored therapy approach. The philosophy of our practice is to help individuals overcome the challenges that confront them in order to achieve psychological, emotional & mental well-being.
We believe every person is unique and therefore needs an individually-tailored therapy approach. The philosophy of our practice is to help individuals overcome the challenges that confront them in order to achieve psychological, emotional & mental well-being.
Annemarie Winic
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (Online Only)
AnneMarie Winic, LCSW holds a License in Clinical Social Work after completing her Masters at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC and a Bachelors in Deaf Studies from CSUN. She meets the client where they are at, and however they are comfortable and appropriate- as Individuals, in a Family setting or in Groups. While specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Systems work, she uses an Eclectic model of therapy addressing whatever pressing needs the client comes in with: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Grief/Bereavement, etc. AnneMarie has experience with LA County's Department of Children and Family Services, 25+ years of
AnneMarie Winic, LCSW holds a License in Clinical Social Work after completing her Masters at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC and a Bachelors in Deaf Studies from CSUN. She meets the client where they are at, and however they are comfortable and appropriate- as Individuals, in a Family setting or in Groups. While specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Systems work, she uses an Eclectic model of therapy addressing whatever pressing needs the client comes in with: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Grief/Bereavement, etc. AnneMarie has experience with LA County's Department of Children and Family Services, 25+ years of
Cheri Garza
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (Online Only)
Beginning therapy is generally a decision that has been contemplated and carefully considered for quite some time. It requires an incredible amount of courage to take that first step and face what is no longer working in your life. I specialize in the treatment of OCD, eating disorders, BFRBs, and anxiety disorders. In addition to individual therapy I offer IOP (intensive outpatient program) and wellness coaching programs to address issues related to food, body image, and care for physical health. I completed my BA in Psychology at Cal State University Northridge and my MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch Los Angeles.
Beginning therapy is generally a decision that has been contemplated and carefully considered for quite some time. It requires an incredible amount of courage to take that first step and face what is no longer working in your life. I specialize in the treatment of OCD, eating disorders, BFRBs, and anxiety disorders. In addition to individual therapy I offer IOP (intensive outpatient program) and wellness coaching programs to address issues related to food, body image, and care for physical health. I completed my BA in Psychology at Cal State University Northridge and my MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch Los Angeles.
Are you concerned about your child's developmental progress? Is your child having difficulty making friends or socializing? Is your child experiencing anxiety or fears? Is your family exhausted by the emotional impact of having a child with special needs? For the past 25 years I have worked with children and families in private practice, in school or at home. I specialize in helping families with children who have neurodevelopment disorders, behavior issues and children with anxiety.
Are you concerned about your child's developmental progress? Is your child having difficulty making friends or socializing? Is your child experiencing anxiety or fears? Is your family exhausted by the emotional impact of having a child with special needs? For the past 25 years I have worked with children and families in private practice, in school or at home. I specialize in helping families with children who have neurodevelopment disorders, behavior issues and children with anxiety.
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Emotionally Focused Therapists
Who is emotionally focused therapy for?
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is for couples who are emotionally distressed, stuck in an unsatisfying relationship pattern or feeling deeply alienated. They may even believe the relationship is beyond repair. Very often, the partners display intense anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal in the relationship. In addition, EFT is helpful to couples and individuals who have difficulty expressing emotions and those who have trouble regulating emotions.
Why do people need emotionally focused therapy?
People need emotionally focused therapy because the need for others is built into the brain, but the pressures of daily life can erode feelings of love, and couples often do not have the skills to find their way back to the comfort of each other. Instead, they may be stuck in repetitive patterns of anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal. Emotionally focused therapy regards such strong negative feelings as expressions of protest over the loss of connection and turns them into pathways of reconnection.
What happens in emotionally focused therapy?
Over the course of eight to 20 weekly sessions, couples de-escalate their negative emotional reactivity to one another so that they can listen to each other and be responsive to each other’s needs. Then the deep emotional and physical bond is restored, giving partners a sense of comfort and security, which they can use to solve whatever problems come their way. The therapist plays an active role, helping partners understand how anger and withdrawal are actually misguided cries for connection.
What problems does emotionally focused therapy treat?
EFT is designed to help couples stuck in dysfunctional relationship patterns regain closeness and rebuild their relationship. Typically, such couples experience considerable distress, with partners feeling alienated and distrustful of one another, not certain their relationship can survive. EFT is also helpful to individuals experiencing attachment-related fears of loss; it helps them learn to use their fears as a way of eliciting the closeness they desire.