Addiction Therapists in Panorama City, CA
I currently work part-time at an intensive outpatient unit that serves adults who suffer from various psychiatric issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, personality disorders, and substance use.
I was born and raised in North Carolina and have lived in California for over 20 years. I am a single mother of 2 daughters and have first-hand experience navigating through a divorce and parenthood. My passions include being a mother, spending time with family and friends, playing beach volleyball, and traveling to new places. I consider myself a kind person who is honest, open-minded, emphatic, and always ready for an adventure. I have been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) for over 12 years and began my career as a Recreation Therapist working in a psychiatric inpatient unit for adults with mental health issues.
I currently work part-time at an intensive outpatient unit that serves adults who suffer from various psychiatric issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, personality disorders, and substance use.
I was born and raised in North Carolina and have lived in California for over 20 years. I am a single mother of 2 daughters and have first-hand experience navigating through a divorce and parenthood. My passions include being a mother, spending time with family and friends, playing beach volleyball, and traveling to new places. I consider myself a kind person who is honest, open-minded, emphatic, and always ready for an adventure. I have been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) for over 12 years and began my career as a Recreation Therapist working in a psychiatric inpatient unit for adults with mental health issues.
Hi, I am John O'Brien, License 138808. I favor an authentic, collaborative and supportive approach to therapy. I believe that the process of recovery can be achieved by any individual willing to partner with me in pursuing change. I believe that our life challenges will one day be our greatest asset. I work with parent-child conflict between teens and their parents, I specialize in treating individuals with substance use disorders, including those who are in the midst of a legal/employer case, and I enjoy treating anxiety disorders and depressive disorders.
Hi, I am John O'Brien, License 138808. I favor an authentic, collaborative and supportive approach to therapy. I believe that the process of recovery can be achieved by any individual willing to partner with me in pursuing change. I believe that our life challenges will one day be our greatest asset. I work with parent-child conflict between teens and their parents, I specialize in treating individuals with substance use disorders, including those who are in the midst of a legal/employer case, and I enjoy treating anxiety disorders and depressive disorders.
My name is Danny Ertman. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have worked with individuals of all ages as well as couples with varied sexual orientations and cultures. Working with men and couples is what I do the most of, including groups. I've helped people with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, and much more. I utilize a variety of approaches. Beginning with empathic listening and establishing trust, to trauma/trigger identification and redirection, emotional exploration and expression, life purpose and spiritual beliefs. My approach is fluid to keep pace with the client/therapist process.
My name is Danny Ertman. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have worked with individuals of all ages as well as couples with varied sexual orientations and cultures. Working with men and couples is what I do the most of, including groups. I've helped people with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, and much more. I utilize a variety of approaches. Beginning with empathic listening and establishing trust, to trauma/trigger identification and redirection, emotional exploration and expression, life purpose and spiritual beliefs. My approach is fluid to keep pace with the client/therapist process.
Hi, my name is Stacie. I have a history of working with inmates, veterans, and inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.
Hi, my name is Stacie. I have a history of working with inmates, veterans, and inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.
Patricia Alba
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Panorama City, CA 91402
You can’t bring yourself to face your past trauma. You’ve been to countless self-help programs and created a self-care routine, but the past still torments you. Deep down, there’s something you can’t confront, a darkness that won’t relent. You’ve been isolating yourself from your friends and family because you’re afraid you’ve become a burden. You feel alone, tired all the time, and annoyed at yourself for not being “over it.”
You can’t bring yourself to face your past trauma. You’ve been to countless self-help programs and created a self-care routine, but the past still torments you. Deep down, there’s something you can’t confront, a darkness that won’t relent. You’ve been isolating yourself from your friends and family because you’re afraid you’ve become a burden. You feel alone, tired all the time, and annoyed at yourself for not being “over it.”
My name is Larisa Escalante, and I am licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 140018). My approach to therapy is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a highly effective and evidence-based therapeutic modality. In addition to my expertise in CBT, I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting therapies. These trauma-focused therapies are instrumental in helping individuals process and heal from distressing or traumatic experiences, fostering resilience and emotional growth.
My name is Larisa Escalante, and I am licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 140018). My approach to therapy is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a highly effective and evidence-based therapeutic modality. In addition to my expertise in CBT, I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting therapies. These trauma-focused therapies are instrumental in helping individuals process and heal from distressing or traumatic experiences, fostering resilience and emotional growth.
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I have a great deal of experience treating those with ASD, depression, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ issues, addiction, and many other issues of clinical importance.
My name is Lupita Pearl Colbert. However, I go by my middle name, "Pearl." I attended California State University, Dominguez Hills, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in psychology. I then pursued a Master's Degree with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. While I was attending graduate school, I took a position with a company providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), working as a behavioral therapist with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It was here that I found my passion for working with children and families.
I have a great deal of experience treating those with ASD, depression, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ issues, addiction, and many other issues of clinical importance.
My name is Lupita Pearl Colbert. However, I go by my middle name, "Pearl." I attended California State University, Dominguez Hills, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in psychology. I then pursued a Master's Degree with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. While I was attending graduate school, I took a position with a company providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), working as a behavioral therapist with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It was here that I found my passion for working with children and families.
I also specialize in working with individuals experiencing addiction issues, and eating disorders.
I work primarily with adults who are wanting to manage symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and trauma. I will be with you on your path to discovery, recovery, and finding the person you would like to become. I approach therapy with a client-centered approach in order to create a safe, comfortable space for you to share and express yourself, and your vulnerabilities. We will explore healthy ways to process your trauma, regulate difficult emotions, and restore broken relationships. I believe the trust built between Client and Therapist is powerful, and necessary in order to help you through your healing journey.
I also specialize in working with individuals experiencing addiction issues, and eating disorders.
I work primarily with adults who are wanting to manage symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and trauma. I will be with you on your path to discovery, recovery, and finding the person you would like to become. I approach therapy with a client-centered approach in order to create a safe, comfortable space for you to share and express yourself, and your vulnerabilities. We will explore healthy ways to process your trauma, regulate difficult emotions, and restore broken relationships. I believe the trust built between Client and Therapist is powerful, and necessary in order to help you through your healing journey.
I have had various training in Seeking Safety which focuses on trauma and substance use, trauma focused CBT, Multidimensional family therapy which focus on working with adolescent issues and their parents, as well as triple p positive parenting.
Making the decision to come to therapy can be overwhelming and scary, however it can also be one the best decisions you make for yourself. As a therapist, I approach my patients with the understanding that this step can be uncomfortable. I provide a warm, empathetic, and open environment for you to feel comfortable and begin your healing work. I have a variety of experience that ranges from working with individuals (both adolescents and adults), families, couples, and groups.
I have had various training in Seeking Safety which focuses on trauma and substance use, trauma focused CBT, Multidimensional family therapy which focus on working with adolescent issues and their parents, as well as triple p positive parenting.
Making the decision to come to therapy can be overwhelming and scary, however it can also be one the best decisions you make for yourself. As a therapist, I approach my patients with the understanding that this step can be uncomfortable. I provide a warm, empathetic, and open environment for you to feel comfortable and begin your healing work. I have a variety of experience that ranges from working with individuals (both adolescents and adults), families, couples, and groups.
I am an empathetic and compassionate professional committed to providing exceptional care to children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, and families in the area of mental health and substance use disorders.
Greetings! My name is Roger Peters. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, with over 17 years of experience. My experiences range from providing counseling to children in a school-based program, drug and alcohol treatment for adults and adolescents, crisis residential, and level 14 group homes. I have worked with Transitional Age Youth (TAY) clients that struggle with the daily stressors of transitioning into adulthood, and I have worked with older adults that struggle with severe mental illness.
I am an empathetic and compassionate professional committed to providing exceptional care to children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, and families in the area of mental health and substance use disorders.
Greetings! My name is Roger Peters. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, with over 17 years of experience. My experiences range from providing counseling to children in a school-based program, drug and alcohol treatment for adults and adolescents, crisis residential, and level 14 group homes. I have worked with Transitional Age Youth (TAY) clients that struggle with the daily stressors of transitioning into adulthood, and I have worked with older adults that struggle with severe mental illness.
Hello, my name is Ashley Delgado and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist living in and operating out of Fresno, Ca. I grew up in Selma, California “the Raisin Capital of the world," until I graduated high school. From there I went to UC San Diego to pursue psychology and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and minor in Film Studies. I have experience working with diverse populations including low-income, individuals and families with substance use disorders, immigrants and refugees, LGBT populations, and those with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
Hello, my name is Ashley Delgado and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist living in and operating out of Fresno, Ca. I grew up in Selma, California “the Raisin Capital of the world," until I graduated high school. From there I went to UC San Diego to pursue psychology and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and minor in Film Studies. I have experience working with diverse populations including low-income, individuals and families with substance use disorders, immigrants and refugees, LGBT populations, and those with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
George Livengood
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Lake Balboa, CA 91406 (Online Only)
I have extensive experience in depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction at the inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels.
Choosing a therapist can be difficult, complicated by therapy jargon. To put it simply, we will examine your past, evaluate your present, and collaborate on your future. Therapy is not without risk. However, I will provide a safe environment and a non-judgmental ear for you to explore your life and its infinite possibilities. You will determine where you want to go, and I will work with you to help you get there. I look forward to hearing from you.
I have extensive experience in depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction at the inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels.
Choosing a therapist can be difficult, complicated by therapy jargon. To put it simply, we will examine your past, evaluate your present, and collaborate on your future. Therapy is not without risk. However, I will provide a safe environment and a non-judgmental ear for you to explore your life and its infinite possibilities. You will determine where you want to go, and I will work with you to help you get there. I look forward to hearing from you.
I've treated people presenting a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, PTSD/ PTSI, addiction/ co-occurring disorders, overeating/weight loss, adjustment, family violence, DCFS, divorce, separation, and co-parenting, work stress, physical injury/ chronic illness, aging.
My name is Amber Lee Crume, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience. My greatest hope is to help people achieve a greater sense of happiness and well-being. I love being a therapist and helping you learn more about yourself, your relationships, and new proven strategies and techniques to address life's most challenging obstacles. The process really does work!
I've treated people presenting a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, PTSD/ PTSI, addiction/ co-occurring disorders, overeating/weight loss, adjustment, family violence, DCFS, divorce, separation, and co-parenting, work stress, physical injury/ chronic illness, aging.
My name is Amber Lee Crume, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience. My greatest hope is to help people achieve a greater sense of happiness and well-being. I love being a therapist and helping you learn more about yourself, your relationships, and new proven strategies and techniques to address life's most challenging obstacles. The process really does work!
Life can feel impossible to avoid struggling and we often don't feel we have the skills to cope successfully through. Unfortunately, sometimes we don't have all the resources we need for a given situation. Parts of us take on desperate roles trying to help us to survive. This might look like anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction, and relationship/family issues. I aim to help you process unresolved issues and feelings and find solutions.
Life can feel impossible to avoid struggling and we often don't feel we have the skills to cope successfully through. Unfortunately, sometimes we don't have all the resources we need for a given situation. Parts of us take on desperate roles trying to help us to survive. This might look like anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction, and relationship/family issues. I aim to help you process unresolved issues and feelings and find solutions.
Dr. Sebastian G Vasilescu
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Van Nuys, CA 91401
The courageous step of embarking on an experience of bettering one’s life is not easily done. I truly am honored to be a part of that process. In a collaborative approach I help guide Clients to work through the many reasons they arrive to therapy. Clients seem to have a very clear goal of bettering their lives, and I strive to make this happen by helping clients free themselves to use tools learned years into the future. I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families with varying presenting issues, including anxiety, depression, family of origin issues, marginalized oppression, relationship issues and addiction.
The courageous step of embarking on an experience of bettering one’s life is not easily done. I truly am honored to be a part of that process. In a collaborative approach I help guide Clients to work through the many reasons they arrive to therapy. Clients seem to have a very clear goal of bettering their lives, and I strive to make this happen by helping clients free themselves to use tools learned years into the future. I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families with varying presenting issues, including anxiety, depression, family of origin issues, marginalized oppression, relationship issues and addiction.
Veronica Ghabour
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Mental health challenges are due to the aftereffects of traumatic experiences. Trauma can place a strain on your family, work, relationships, and even cause issues with self-worth. I specialize in trauma therapy along with treating personality disorders, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and addiction. All these disorders can look different from person to person, and that is where our therapeutic journey of empowerment and self-exploration begins. I concentrate on creating a safe space of growth and self-discovery through unconditional positive regard, emotional regulation, and guided activities.
Mental health challenges are due to the aftereffects of traumatic experiences. Trauma can place a strain on your family, work, relationships, and even cause issues with self-worth. I specialize in trauma therapy along with treating personality disorders, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and addiction. All these disorders can look different from person to person, and that is where our therapeutic journey of empowerment and self-exploration begins. I concentrate on creating a safe space of growth and self-discovery through unconditional positive regard, emotional regulation, and guided activities.
Some of my specialties focuses include working with Anxiety and Panic Disorders Depression Personal Growth and Self-Esteem Addiction and Substance Misuse Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Background: A little about me- as an empath and intuitive individual - I aim to provide efficient, concrete, and genuine services to individuals suffering in the areas of mental illness, addiction, anxiety, depression, PTSD, life coaching, connecting to spirituality or the higher self, development, and more. He helps you overcome challenges to help bring forth healing in all aspects of life.
Some of my specialties focuses include working with Anxiety and Panic Disorders Depression Personal Growth and Self-Esteem Addiction and Substance Misuse Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Background: A little about me- as an empath and intuitive individual - I aim to provide efficient, concrete, and genuine services to individuals suffering in the areas of mental illness, addiction, anxiety, depression, PTSD, life coaching, connecting to spirituality or the higher self, development, and more. He helps you overcome challenges to help bring forth healing in all aspects of life.
I also specialize in eating disorders and addiction.
Do you feel as though your anxiety and depression are unmanageable? How about feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or helplessness like you’ve hit rock bottom and are struggling to find hope for tomorrow? Once we start to unravel the details of our past and trauma we give ourselves the ability to process feelings that we have long suppressed. I aim to collaborate with you and provide tools to decrease the challenging feelings you are currently facing and achieve a more integrated and balanced sense of self, leading to emotional healing and personal growth.
I also specialize in eating disorders and addiction.
Do you feel as though your anxiety and depression are unmanageable? How about feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or helplessness like you’ve hit rock bottom and are struggling to find hope for tomorrow? Once we start to unravel the details of our past and trauma we give ourselves the ability to process feelings that we have long suppressed. I aim to collaborate with you and provide tools to decrease the challenging feelings you are currently facing and achieve a more integrated and balanced sense of self, leading to emotional healing and personal growth.
I treat several types of people: those with Depression (especially the treatment-resistant type); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Substance Use Disorder (SUD); and those engaged with existential considerations (meaning, purpose, drive). In many cases - even including those with SUD - the addition of Ketamine can bring about successful changes many have found elusive.
I treat several types of people: those with Depression (especially the treatment-resistant type); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Substance Use Disorder (SUD); and those engaged with existential considerations (meaning, purpose, drive). In many cases - even including those with SUD - the addition of Ketamine can bring about successful changes many have found elusive.
Jin Yi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Van Nuys, CA 91401 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California. I earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. I have worked with people experiencing opioid addiction and helped those who struggled with substance use and their maladaptive coping strategies. In addition, I have had rich experiences working with older adults for many years. In life’s journey, people face many barriers facing mountains to climb and oceans to cross. I wish to help people to break those barriers and develop healthy coping skills to live a successful life. I'm fluent in Korean. 한국어 상담 가능합니다.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California. I earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. I have worked with people experiencing opioid addiction and helped those who struggled with substance use and their maladaptive coping strategies. In addition, I have had rich experiences working with older adults for many years. In life’s journey, people face many barriers facing mountains to climb and oceans to cross. I wish to help people to break those barriers and develop healthy coping skills to live a successful life. I'm fluent in Korean. 한국어 상담 가능합니다.
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Addiction Therapists
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.