Relational Therapists in Santa Susana, CA
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Hillary Pritchett
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
I work with adolescents, adults and couples in an interactive, relational way informed by my contemporary psychoanalytic training. I have been in the field for over 30 years, and work with a broad spectrum of patients. With compassion and understanding I hope to help you with your personal growth and relationships.
I work with adolescents, adults and couples in an interactive, relational way informed by my contemporary psychoanalytic training. I have been in the field for over 30 years, and work with a broad spectrum of patients. With compassion and understanding I hope to help you with your personal growth and relationships.
Alessa Sabina
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Together we can explore many relational and emotional patterns to gain a new understanding of your behaviors and relationships.
Are you no longer experiencing joy in your life? Maybe feeling lonely or depressed? Or maybe you are struggling to make peace with food and your body, which has now impacted your relationships? I can assist you to experience new joy in your life and help you to establish the closer relationships that you long for. Together we can look at the purpose of emotions, longings, feelings, and beliefs. In understanding these different facets of ones self, the process of self-awareness takes place. This will allow you to begin to experience personal and relational transformation.
Together we can explore many relational and emotional patterns to gain a new understanding of your behaviors and relationships.
Are you no longer experiencing joy in your life? Maybe feeling lonely or depressed? Or maybe you are struggling to make peace with food and your body, which has now impacted your relationships? I can assist you to experience new joy in your life and help you to establish the closer relationships that you long for. Together we can look at the purpose of emotions, longings, feelings, and beliefs. In understanding these different facets of ones self, the process of self-awareness takes place. This will allow you to begin to experience personal and relational transformation.
Nella Valencia-Ngo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Simi Valley, CA 93062 (Online Only)
I have extensive experience working with couples, families, and individuals struggling with issues such as relational conflicts, grief, parenting (neurotypical and neurodiverse children) life transitions, among others.
My name is Nella Valencia-Ngo. I am a Christian Therapist who combines Biblical wisdom with therapeutic and neuropsychology expertise. My passion is to support clients in their journey towards integrating life experiences in ways that create meaning, purpose, and strength. I believe that every life experience, including hardship and pain, are all part of our story and shape who we are. With the right support, even the most painful experiences can be transformative. Through our time together you are not only going to experience relief from distressing symptoms, but you will also discover your ultimate life purpose.
I have extensive experience working with couples, families, and individuals struggling with issues such as relational conflicts, grief, parenting (neurotypical and neurodiverse children) life transitions, among others.
My name is Nella Valencia-Ngo. I am a Christian Therapist who combines Biblical wisdom with therapeutic and neuropsychology expertise. My passion is to support clients in their journey towards integrating life experiences in ways that create meaning, purpose, and strength. I believe that every life experience, including hardship and pain, are all part of our story and shape who we are. With the right support, even the most painful experiences can be transformative. Through our time together you are not only going to experience relief from distressing symptoms, but you will also discover your ultimate life purpose.
Susan G. Lamb
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Westlake Village, CA 91362 (Online Only)
It takes real courage to stop pretending you have it all together and shake hands with deep sadness or childhood trauma. I believe many emotions serve as flags indicating an opportunity for us to learn and gain more understanding about ourselves. Whether you are dealing with disappointment, sorrow, conflict, resentment, depression or anxiety, exploration of these tender spots can be a path to growth and change. Therapy can provide a meaningful relational setting where your unique experience and feelings can be expressed and understood, thereby increasing your ability to face life's inevitable challenges.
It takes real courage to stop pretending you have it all together and shake hands with deep sadness or childhood trauma. I believe many emotions serve as flags indicating an opportunity for us to learn and gain more understanding about ourselves. Whether you are dealing with disappointment, sorrow, conflict, resentment, depression or anxiety, exploration of these tender spots can be a path to growth and change. Therapy can provide a meaningful relational setting where your unique experience and feelings can be expressed and understood, thereby increasing your ability to face life's inevitable challenges.
Alan Richard Valdes
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (Online Only)
By exploring their self-perceptions, I am able to understand from the client's experience how their image of themselves affects their interactions within the relational dynamics.
One who is experiencing any type of relationship issue, that is wanting to work on themselves and continue to strengthen either themselves or their relationship by working through the challenges that have exposed areas of growth in the individual.
By exploring their self-perceptions, I am able to understand from the client's experience how their image of themselves affects their interactions within the relational dynamics.
One who is experiencing any type of relationship issue, that is wanting to work on themselves and continue to strengthen either themselves or their relationship by working through the challenges that have exposed areas of growth in the individual.
Hinson's warm, participatory, and authentic relational style is the foundation of her practice.
We all experience challenges that hinder our ability to lead meaningful, productive, and connected lives. My relational treatment approach is for you if you're interested in going beyond simple behavior modification to address the root causes of your stresses and struggles and transform your life. Dr. Hinson believes that adolescence and young adulthood are unique intervention opportunities, where psychotherapy can alter developmental trajectories and have a lifelong impact.
Hinson's warm, participatory, and authentic relational style is the foundation of her practice.
We all experience challenges that hinder our ability to lead meaningful, productive, and connected lives. My relational treatment approach is for you if you're interested in going beyond simple behavior modification to address the root causes of your stresses and struggles and transform your life. Dr. Hinson believes that adolescence and young adulthood are unique intervention opportunities, where psychotherapy can alter developmental trajectories and have a lifelong impact.
Everyone goes through challenging situations and rough times in life. While you may have successfully navigated through previous difficulties, it's not uncommon to have heightened problems arise where extra support and guidance is needed. As a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in Private Practice, I specialize in the treatment of adolescents, individuals, couples and families experiencing a wide range of psychological, emotional, behavioral and relational problems.
Everyone goes through challenging situations and rough times in life. While you may have successfully navigated through previous difficulties, it's not uncommon to have heightened problems arise where extra support and guidance is needed. As a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in Private Practice, I specialize in the treatment of adolescents, individuals, couples and families experiencing a wide range of psychological, emotional, behavioral and relational problems.
Carol Bishop, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Westlake Village, CA 91363
Using relational and psychodynamic psychotherapy, we will explore how you can build greater confidence and self-esteem.
What if, we all possessed the skill set to build strength, resiliency and hope in our lives? Working in the Co-occurring disorder and substance abuse field for many years, I know that it is possible to heal wounded spirits and repair lives. Working with the HIV(+) and LGBT community, emphasizes my belief, that all people are born, "good enough." I can help you remove the barriers to remembering this.
Using relational and psychodynamic psychotherapy, we will explore how you can build greater confidence and self-esteem.
What if, we all possessed the skill set to build strength, resiliency and hope in our lives? Working in the Co-occurring disorder and substance abuse field for many years, I know that it is possible to heal wounded spirits and repair lives. Working with the HIV(+) and LGBT community, emphasizes my belief, that all people are born, "good enough." I can help you remove the barriers to remembering this.
Ashley values neurodiversity and focuses on understanding each person’s individual differences, areas of strength and need, and ways to use relational support to improve overall functioning.
Dr. Ashley specializes in therapy for children, teens, and adults, pediatric assessment and parenting consultations. She is committed to empowering and supporting her clients and families in living intentional and relational lives. Dr. Ashley is passionate about helping others become "cycle breakers" and move from a reactive response, to an intentional and reflective response, in their individual lives and in their relationships. Dr. Ashley utilizes a collaborative approach in her assessments, to get your questions answered and learn ways to support your child do and feel their best.
Ashley values neurodiversity and focuses on understanding each person’s individual differences, areas of strength and need, and ways to use relational support to improve overall functioning.
Dr. Ashley specializes in therapy for children, teens, and adults, pediatric assessment and parenting consultations. She is committed to empowering and supporting her clients and families in living intentional and relational lives. Dr. Ashley is passionate about helping others become "cycle breakers" and move from a reactive response, to an intentional and reflective response, in their individual lives and in their relationships. Dr. Ashley utilizes a collaborative approach in her assessments, to get your questions answered and learn ways to support your child do and feel their best.
Jaayda Ellingham
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Simi Valley, CA 93065 (Online Only)
I provide weekly individual, couple, and family psychotherapy to adolescents and adults to assist clients in managing challenges related to feeling "stuck," anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relational issues, and trauma-related content.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety or depression, or feel you've hit a wall to progress, these states can create stress and disconnection, making personal fulfillment in career and relationships challenging. As we understand that physical exercise builds and strengthens our physical endurance, psychotherapy is a process of building and strengthening the mind's capacity to endure and respond. The therapeutic process is rooted in connection, transparency, and authenticity. I work from a collaborative and mindfulness approach to help guide my clients in understanding the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and actions to effect change.
I provide weekly individual, couple, and family psychotherapy to adolescents and adults to assist clients in managing challenges related to feeling "stuck," anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relational issues, and trauma-related content.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety or depression, or feel you've hit a wall to progress, these states can create stress and disconnection, making personal fulfillment in career and relationships challenging. As we understand that physical exercise builds and strengthens our physical endurance, psychotherapy is a process of building and strengthening the mind's capacity to endure and respond. The therapeutic process is rooted in connection, transparency, and authenticity. I work from a collaborative and mindfulness approach to help guide my clients in understanding the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and actions to effect change.
Therapy is a relational home where your voice can be heard and healing can take place.
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I work collaboratively with clients to process painful emotions, navigate life-stressors, gain new insights, and take practical steps toward improved self-care and healthy pattern changes. My approach is insight-oriented, working from the assumption that the better you know yourself, the better you will function. Insight-oriented psychotherapy strives to teach you how and why you function in the ways you do, and to clarify your motivations. It gives you self-knowledge. Most of all, it gives you freedom to chose a different path and be the agent of positive change.
Therapy is a relational home where your voice can be heard and healing can take place.
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I work collaboratively with clients to process painful emotions, navigate life-stressors, gain new insights, and take practical steps toward improved self-care and healthy pattern changes. My approach is insight-oriented, working from the assumption that the better you know yourself, the better you will function. Insight-oriented psychotherapy strives to teach you how and why you function in the ways you do, and to clarify your motivations. It gives you self-knowledge. Most of all, it gives you freedom to chose a different path and be the agent of positive change.
Ariana Carolyn Savich
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Through my education, work and life experience, I have chosen to use my practice to help individuals and families with life stage changes, stress and burn out, how to cope and manage current emotional and relational issues, all with the intention to assist in establishing healthy, functional, and thriving lives and relationships.
My name is Ariana and I have a passion for serving my community, ranging from relationship and family conflict issues to managing depression and anxiety. I have been licensed and have had a private practice for over 6 years, but I have served the mental health community for over 15 years. I have worked and practiced in multiple community and mental health settings including with individuals and families struggling with domestic violence and abuse, eating disorders, addiction recovery and more in order to gain as much experience as I can to create the specialized treatment plan to meet the needs of every individual that I serve.
Through my education, work and life experience, I have chosen to use my practice to help individuals and families with life stage changes, stress and burn out, how to cope and manage current emotional and relational issues, all with the intention to assist in establishing healthy, functional, and thriving lives and relationships.
My name is Ariana and I have a passion for serving my community, ranging from relationship and family conflict issues to managing depression and anxiety. I have been licensed and have had a private practice for over 6 years, but I have served the mental health community for over 15 years. I have worked and practiced in multiple community and mental health settings including with individuals and families struggling with domestic violence and abuse, eating disorders, addiction recovery and more in order to gain as much experience as I can to create the specialized treatment plan to meet the needs of every individual that I serve.
Anahita Kia
Marriage & Family Therapist, JD, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302
Have you been feeling heightened levels of stress, sadness, or general dissatisfaction with your life? Are you engaging in unhealthy patterns of behavior, abusing substances, or staying in unhappy relationships out of complacency or fear? I work with individuals, couples, and families experiencing emotional and relational issues, including separation and divorce, codependency, addiction, panic, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief & loss, and women's health issues. Together, we will work to identify and understand the issues at hand, reduce your distress, and help you live a life that feels more productive and fulfilling.
Have you been feeling heightened levels of stress, sadness, or general dissatisfaction with your life? Are you engaging in unhealthy patterns of behavior, abusing substances, or staying in unhappy relationships out of complacency or fear? I work with individuals, couples, and families experiencing emotional and relational issues, including separation and divorce, codependency, addiction, panic, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief & loss, and women's health issues. Together, we will work to identify and understand the issues at hand, reduce your distress, and help you live a life that feels more productive and fulfilling.
My passion lies in helping individuals meet their goals and work towards becoming their best selves. I have expertise and experience treating depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, trauma, family and relational issues, marital concerns including infidelity, and more. My therapeutic approach is fairly simple: I believe you are the expert in your life and I am here as a partner and sounding board to help you make real positive changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels.
My passion lies in helping individuals meet their goals and work towards becoming their best selves. I have expertise and experience treating depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, trauma, family and relational issues, marital concerns including infidelity, and more. My therapeutic approach is fairly simple: I believe you are the expert in your life and I am here as a partner and sounding board to help you make real positive changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels.
Ravreet (Ruby) Cheema
Psychological Associate, PsyD, MA
Verified Verified
Simi Valley, CA 93065 (Online Only)
Welcome! I am Ruby, I am so glad you made it to my page. I am a relational psychotherapist, which means I value human connection and the client-therapist relationship. I typically work with individuals who have experienced childhood trauma, family/cultural stressors, identity and major life transitions, and anxiety and depression. My approach is holistic and person-centered, often integrating psychodynamic, CBT, mindfulness, and values-based approaches. Together, I hope to unpack past and present challenges and develop a greater sense of self and belonging.
Welcome! I am Ruby, I am so glad you made it to my page. I am a relational psychotherapist, which means I value human connection and the client-therapist relationship. I typically work with individuals who have experienced childhood trauma, family/cultural stressors, identity and major life transitions, and anxiety and depression. My approach is holistic and person-centered, often integrating psychodynamic, CBT, mindfulness, and values-based approaches. Together, I hope to unpack past and present challenges and develop a greater sense of self and belonging.
Steven Russell Hobbs
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Relationships are a dominant presence in our lives; we are meant to be relational. The relationships we remember from the past, experience in the present, and anticipate in the future are perhaps the most influential force in shaping who we are.
Relationships are a dominant presence in our lives; we are meant to be relational. The relationships we remember from the past, experience in the present, and anticipate in the future are perhaps the most influential force in shaping who we are.
Bernie-Bernadine M Gleason
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Simi Valley, CA 93062
I am a Certified AF-EMDR (Attachment-Focused: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) Therapist assisting in freedom from trauma in many areas including Relational/Attachment, Grief, Physical, Sexual & Emotional Abuse, Betrayal, Anxiety & Depression; also trained in TRM (Trauma Resiliency Model) & couples (Emotionally Focused Therapy); also Sandtray.
Is sharing your life with a stranger comfortable for you? It's not easy for anyone and yet from my own experience and from the testimony of others (clients/friends/family), therapy has proven to be a positive life-changing experience that I would want for you. I count it a privilege to be invited into your life and heart and I wouldn't take that lightly. My goals are to make therapy a "safe place" by welcoming you with empathy, validation, affirmation, assistance and tender care (the way we all want to be treated). Maybe you're suffering from trauma or loss or hurt or...please give me an opportunity to work with you to make your life a new and safe place. I also offer faith-based counseling.
I am a Certified AF-EMDR (Attachment-Focused: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) Therapist assisting in freedom from trauma in many areas including Relational/Attachment, Grief, Physical, Sexual & Emotional Abuse, Betrayal, Anxiety & Depression; also trained in TRM (Trauma Resiliency Model) & couples (Emotionally Focused Therapy); also Sandtray.
Is sharing your life with a stranger comfortable for you? It's not easy for anyone and yet from my own experience and from the testimony of others (clients/friends/family), therapy has proven to be a positive life-changing experience that I would want for you. I count it a privilege to be invited into your life and heart and I wouldn't take that lightly. My goals are to make therapy a "safe place" by welcoming you with empathy, validation, affirmation, assistance and tender care (the way we all want to be treated). Maybe you're suffering from trauma or loss or hurt or...please give me an opportunity to work with you to make your life a new and safe place. I also offer faith-based counseling.
I believe each one of us has the capacity and resilience to live a full, meaningful life, in spite of painful and traumatic experiences; but we need a place where the unbearable feelings can be expressed, shared, and understood-opening new paths and new possibilities for deeper meaning in our lives.
I am privileged to walk alongside you and help you grow beyond the places you have felt disheartened and convinced that expansiveness and growth were out of reach. Therapy provides a profoundly relational context for emotional expansiveness, human understanding, and a growing capacity to bear life's inevitable trials.
I believe each one of us has the capacity and resilience to live a full, meaningful life, in spite of painful and traumatic experiences; but we need a place where the unbearable feelings can be expressed, shared, and understood-opening new paths and new possibilities for deeper meaning in our lives.
I am privileged to walk alongside you and help you grow beyond the places you have felt disheartened and convinced that expansiveness and growth were out of reach. Therapy provides a profoundly relational context for emotional expansiveness, human understanding, and a growing capacity to bear life's inevitable trials.
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.
I conceptualize these disorders as being rooted in relational/attachment issues and focus on the function that underlies the behaviors.
Life is not black & white, the beauty is in the grey. I believe that everybody deserves support in their journey toward meaning and connection. The absence of support, meaning, purpose, or connection can lead to disorder and dysfunction. It is my privilege as a therapist to watch others explore and create a full life. My work focuses on the unique struggles of the individual, couple, or family. I use story, feedback, empathy, and education to help each client discover balance and their authentic self. My hope is that each person I get to work with learns the tools that work for them and can embrace the grey areas in life.
I conceptualize these disorders as being rooted in relational/attachment issues and focus on the function that underlies the behaviors.
Life is not black & white, the beauty is in the grey. I believe that everybody deserves support in their journey toward meaning and connection. The absence of support, meaning, purpose, or connection can lead to disorder and dysfunction. It is my privilege as a therapist to watch others explore and create a full life. My work focuses on the unique struggles of the individual, couple, or family. I use story, feedback, empathy, and education to help each client discover balance and their authentic self. My hope is that each person I get to work with learns the tools that work for them and can embrace the grey areas in life.
Relational Therapists
How does relational therapy work?
Relational therapy was developed by psychologist Jean Miller, whose ideas stressed that having strong connections with others encourages better health and well-being when compared with a lonely existence. Conversely, poor interpersonal relationships do not foster growth and learning. Relational therapy also encourages trust in others and patience with others, along with better communication and less conflict.
Is relational therapy evidence-based?
Relational therapy is not well-studied, and it may not be as effective in treating certain mental health conditions when compared with evidence-based treatments like cognitive behavioral or acceptance and commitment therapy. However, relational therapy uses techniques found in cognitive behavioral therapy as well as psychodynamic therapy, which are both well-studied with empirical research.
How long are people typically in relational therapy?
Clients may see improvement after a few weeks or months of therapy. Like cognitive behavioral therapy, relational therapy can reduce symptoms within 10 to 20 weeks, at 45 to 50 minutes once a week. But like any type of therapy, improvement depends on the person and the severity of the problem.
Does relational therapy work?
While no therapy type will work for everyone, some evidence suggests that this therapy can be effective. Relational therapy can help a person manage problematic relationships as well as the mental health conditions that accompany difficult relationships like depression or anxiety. This therapy type may offer benefits that are hard to measure but can be just as valuable—including feelings of higher self-worth or healthier connections with others.