Emotionally Focused Therapists in Topanga, CA
I am a trauma/addiction and Couples psychotherapist with an MFT license and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. I have an engaging, active, personable style immediately putting clients at ease for a strong therapeutic bond necessary for deeper insights and behavioral change. I am trained in psychodynamic, attachment, and somatic modalities. I am a LEVEL II trained PACT (psychobiological approach to couples therapy) couple therapist as well as a facilitator for mindfulness and various relapse prevention models .
I am a trauma/addiction and Couples psychotherapist with an MFT license and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. I have an engaging, active, personable style immediately putting clients at ease for a strong therapeutic bond necessary for deeper insights and behavioral change. I am trained in psychodynamic, attachment, and somatic modalities. I am a LEVEL II trained PACT (psychobiological approach to couples therapy) couple therapist as well as a facilitator for mindfulness and various relapse prevention models .
Katrina Dela Cruz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CYI, Reiki 2
Verified Verified
Topanga, CA 90290
I have been honored to support many through some of the most significant transitions in their lives. Opening my career with a decade as a hospital clinician, I was especially drawn to the beginning and end of life, and the incredible privilege it is to be welcomed to hold space during these times. In my private practice, I specialize in grief and loss, particularly death and dying, and the emotional and spiritual work surrounding other transitions, rites of passage, and life cycles. This includes work around the end of life, pregnancy loss (including TFMR), traumatic birthing processes, and plant spirit medicine integration.
I have been honored to support many through some of the most significant transitions in their lives. Opening my career with a decade as a hospital clinician, I was especially drawn to the beginning and end of life, and the incredible privilege it is to be welcomed to hold space during these times. In my private practice, I specialize in grief and loss, particularly death and dying, and the emotional and spiritual work surrounding other transitions, rites of passage, and life cycles. This includes work around the end of life, pregnancy loss (including TFMR), traumatic birthing processes, and plant spirit medicine integration.
Dianne Porchia is featured in HEAL Documentary film for her successful healing work with advance stage cancer client who remains cancer free over 5 years after diagnosis with stage IV colorectal cancer. Porchia's unique holistic approach to healing integrates the principles and practice of mind-body-heart-soul energy medicine, epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology and heart-centered communication skills to reduce mental-emotional stress, support immune function and create and maintain successful and loving relationships through high stress life challenges such as divorce, death, loss of job, serious illness, disease and cancer.
Dianne Porchia is featured in HEAL Documentary film for her successful healing work with advance stage cancer client who remains cancer free over 5 years after diagnosis with stage IV colorectal cancer. Porchia's unique holistic approach to healing integrates the principles and practice of mind-body-heart-soul energy medicine, epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology and heart-centered communication skills to reduce mental-emotional stress, support immune function and create and maintain successful and loving relationships through high stress life challenges such as divorce, death, loss of job, serious illness, disease and cancer.
Have you done a ton of personal development work but still find yourself stuck and frustrated that you just keep repeating the same patterns of behavior? Or you're in the middle of a major life transition and unsure of how to cope with the changes and emotions? Searching for purpose and direction in this wild ride of life and just can't seem to find it yet? I help brilliant people like you move beyond these issues by teaching self mastery skills so you can be your own best therapist, healer, and guide. If you're ready to learn the skills and make the changes to become the master of yourself, you've landed on the right page.
Have you done a ton of personal development work but still find yourself stuck and frustrated that you just keep repeating the same patterns of behavior? Or you're in the middle of a major life transition and unsure of how to cope with the changes and emotions? Searching for purpose and direction in this wild ride of life and just can't seem to find it yet? I help brilliant people like you move beyond these issues by teaching self mastery skills so you can be your own best therapist, healer, and guide. If you're ready to learn the skills and make the changes to become the master of yourself, you've landed on the right page.
Hello and welcome. I am the founder and owner of Healing The Mind & Spirit, (HMS) a group practice that offers hope and healing through mental health therapy. We help our clients find freedom from depression and anxiety, renew their relationships, improve their self-esteem, revitalize intimacy with their significant other, and create a plan to move their life forward in a positive direction. We offer couples, individual, and family counseling. Our specialty populations include people from the entertainment industry, Christians, and people in need of empowerment. Let us help you find or fine-tune your voice and your sense of self.
Hello and welcome. I am the founder and owner of Healing The Mind & Spirit, (HMS) a group practice that offers hope and healing through mental health therapy. We help our clients find freedom from depression and anxiety, renew their relationships, improve their self-esteem, revitalize intimacy with their significant other, and create a plan to move their life forward in a positive direction. We offer couples, individual, and family counseling. Our specialty populations include people from the entertainment industry, Christians, and people in need of empowerment. Let us help you find or fine-tune your voice and your sense of self.
Julie L Morgavi
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, KAP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Topanga, CA 90290
All roads lead to Rome! It doesn't matter where we jump in, if you’re ready, we’ll get there. My POV is through a Neurodiverse lens and incorporates Attachment Theory and C-PTSD with the idea that much of our conflict and distress stems from old wounds & unmet needs that can often be traced back to families of origin and pressures to conform to societal expectations in a neurotypical world. I incorporate trauma-informed, therapeutic modalities, am IFS-informed with a Buddhist Psychology perspective. I am a rabid ally and advocate for equality and trained in psychedelic-assisted therapy (currently Ketamine only).
All roads lead to Rome! It doesn't matter where we jump in, if you’re ready, we’ll get there. My POV is through a Neurodiverse lens and incorporates Attachment Theory and C-PTSD with the idea that much of our conflict and distress stems from old wounds & unmet needs that can often be traced back to families of origin and pressures to conform to societal expectations in a neurotypical world. I incorporate trauma-informed, therapeutic modalities, am IFS-informed with a Buddhist Psychology perspective. I am a rabid ally and advocate for equality and trained in psychedelic-assisted therapy (currently Ketamine only).
When we are feeling down and in need of support, we all deserve someone to talk to about our experiences. Sometimes it's not easy to communicate with those we are closest to about what we are feeling. I'm here to support individuals and families in processing their emotions and life experiences in a supportive and constructive environment. My goal when working with families is often to bridge the communication gap between adults and children. Some areas I specializes in are disruptive behaviors, depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment and communication challenges. Please reach out for a consultation if ever you need support.
When we are feeling down and in need of support, we all deserve someone to talk to about our experiences. Sometimes it's not easy to communicate with those we are closest to about what we are feeling. I'm here to support individuals and families in processing their emotions and life experiences in a supportive and constructive environment. My goal when working with families is often to bridge the communication gap between adults and children. Some areas I specializes in are disruptive behaviors, depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment and communication challenges. Please reach out for a consultation if ever you need support.
Don’t recognize yourself in the mirror? Feeling out of integrity with who you really are? Struggling to come into your identity with confidence? Isolated and hopeless, or lost in your relationships? I deeply understand how painful these challenges are, and how awful it is to be misunderstood. As a queer, sober woman I've worked through many of these challenges myself. This is why I specialize in working with young adults, adolescents and couples. My goal as a transpersonal counselor is to guide you toward self-realization and freedom from the weight of your past, expanding beyond the traditional western framework of therapy.
Don’t recognize yourself in the mirror? Feeling out of integrity with who you really are? Struggling to come into your identity with confidence? Isolated and hopeless, or lost in your relationships? I deeply understand how painful these challenges are, and how awful it is to be misunderstood. As a queer, sober woman I've worked through many of these challenges myself. This is why I specialize in working with young adults, adolescents and couples. My goal as a transpersonal counselor is to guide you toward self-realization and freedom from the weight of your past, expanding beyond the traditional western framework of therapy.
Alexandra Sandoval
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Topanga, CA 90290 (Online Only)
Do you find yourself holding back instead of expressing yourself with close ones? Do you punish yourself when things don't go your way? Do you fixate on your flaws and speak meanly to yourself? You may know what it is you "have to do" in order to take better care of yourself, but what you really need is to learn how to truly allow your emotions to exist and process them with loving awareness. I'd like for us to be able to do that together.
Do you find yourself holding back instead of expressing yourself with close ones? Do you punish yourself when things don't go your way? Do you fixate on your flaws and speak meanly to yourself? You may know what it is you "have to do" in order to take better care of yourself, but what you really need is to learn how to truly allow your emotions to exist and process them with loving awareness. I'd like for us to be able to do that together.
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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.
Sarah Limcaco
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Calabasas, CA 91302 (Online Only)
Beginning therapy can be one of the most difficult things we do. It can also be the most rewarding. It is stepping into the unknown and taking an unfamiliar path to a destination that may seem completely out of reach. Therapy is a journey and I will be your travel companion. It is my firm belief that as humans, we just want to be seen and heard. In my practice, I strive to create an environment that is safe, nurturing and most importantly, free of judgement so that I can both see and hear you.
Beginning therapy can be one of the most difficult things we do. It can also be the most rewarding. It is stepping into the unknown and taking an unfamiliar path to a destination that may seem completely out of reach. Therapy is a journey and I will be your travel companion. It is my firm belief that as humans, we just want to be seen and heard. In my practice, I strive to create an environment that is safe, nurturing and most importantly, free of judgement so that I can both see and hear you.
I understand each of us has our own journey of growth in this lifetime, so I am very respectful of my client’s individual circumstances, struggles, identify issues, current functions and needs. I guide and assist my clients to understand the underlying issues of their discomfort and help develop plans and strategies that serve to reach their highest good in their journey to become whole.
I understand each of us has our own journey of growth in this lifetime, so I am very respectful of my client’s individual circumstances, struggles, identify issues, current functions and needs. I guide and assist my clients to understand the underlying issues of their discomfort and help develop plans and strategies that serve to reach their highest good in their journey to become whole.
Lisa Strawn
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
Calabasas, CA 91302 (Online Only)
Are you constantly walking on eggshells in your relationship? Have you tried to communicate your concerns but it seems to end in an argument? It can feel exhausting to repeat a negative communication cycle where the problem isn't resolved and you feel emotional connection and intimacy are blocked. There is hope, I work with individuals and couples to explore their relationship patterns and transform their connection to each other. In relationships we often find a mirror for our personal growth and development. Adolescent struggles, family conflict and children who experience learning challenges are other areas of focus in my work.
Are you constantly walking on eggshells in your relationship? Have you tried to communicate your concerns but it seems to end in an argument? It can feel exhausting to repeat a negative communication cycle where the problem isn't resolved and you feel emotional connection and intimacy are blocked. There is hope, I work with individuals and couples to explore their relationship patterns and transform their connection to each other. In relationships we often find a mirror for our personal growth and development. Adolescent struggles, family conflict and children who experience learning challenges are other areas of focus in my work.
Mindfulpath, Inc.- Erica Ives, MFT, CEDS
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT, CEDS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302
As a therapist, I demonstrate a passionate devotion to fostering growth in a safe, nurturing environment. My treatment approach is tailored to your strengths and uniqueness. I teach and guide you how to actively pay attention to the messages of your body, thoughts, feelings, and your actions. Learn new coping skills that compliment your uniqueness. Visit my websites at www.mindfulpath.com and www.ericaives.com I believe recovery is much more than eliminating self-destructive behaviors; it's about cultivating and living life everyday on a mindful path filled with self-awareness, fulfilling relationships, meaning, and vitality.
As a therapist, I demonstrate a passionate devotion to fostering growth in a safe, nurturing environment. My treatment approach is tailored to your strengths and uniqueness. I teach and guide you how to actively pay attention to the messages of your body, thoughts, feelings, and your actions. Learn new coping skills that compliment your uniqueness. Visit my websites at www.mindfulpath.com and www.ericaives.com I believe recovery is much more than eliminating self-destructive behaviors; it's about cultivating and living life everyday on a mindful path filled with self-awareness, fulfilling relationships, meaning, and vitality.
What if you could stop all self- destructive habits and feel energized and excited by your life? Many of my clients are just like you; talented, ambitious and unique, but are unsatisfied with an area of life. If you are ready, I can help you get unstuck and make changes based on proven therapeutic techniques. If you're struggling to take care of yourself physically and emotionally, I will work with you to help you find balance, prioritize your health and manage your anxiety and depression. My approach is based on helping you get clarity, increasing awareness of your thoughts, and giving you healthy ways of managing your stress.
What if you could stop all self- destructive habits and feel energized and excited by your life? Many of my clients are just like you; talented, ambitious and unique, but are unsatisfied with an area of life. If you are ready, I can help you get unstuck and make changes based on proven therapeutic techniques. If you're struggling to take care of yourself physically and emotionally, I will work with you to help you find balance, prioritize your health and manage your anxiety and depression. My approach is based on helping you get clarity, increasing awareness of your thoughts, and giving you healthy ways of managing your stress.
Guided by the mission to promote health, healing and hope for individuals, children, and families, I strive to provide quality professional services within a collaborative and compassionate approach. My belief is that people heal, grow, and thrive within supportive and safe relationships. My practice succeeds because I integrate the latest research findings, implement evidence-based interventions, and work in a committed, compassionate and collaborative way with my clients. If eligible, I will incorporate a patented sound therapy protocol that significantly reduces reactivity to trauma triggers and stress symptoms.
Guided by the mission to promote health, healing and hope for individuals, children, and families, I strive to provide quality professional services within a collaborative and compassionate approach. My belief is that people heal, grow, and thrive within supportive and safe relationships. My practice succeeds because I integrate the latest research findings, implement evidence-based interventions, and work in a committed, compassionate and collaborative way with my clients. If eligible, I will incorporate a patented sound therapy protocol that significantly reduces reactivity to trauma triggers and stress symptoms.
Did you know that there are normal and predictable developmental milestones for all adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents? Knowing and understanding these can help you navigate life in a more empowered manner. As a member of the adoption constellation, I know from the inside out, the issues facing this population. I have dedicated my life and work as a psychologist, to help educate and heal the lives of all who are affected. While it is sometimes difficult to experience the loss and grief that is inherent in adoption. once It is embraced and validated, this difficult concept becomes manageable and life can be lived more fully
Did you know that there are normal and predictable developmental milestones for all adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents? Knowing and understanding these can help you navigate life in a more empowered manner. As a member of the adoption constellation, I know from the inside out, the issues facing this population. I have dedicated my life and work as a psychologist, to help educate and heal the lives of all who are affected. While it is sometimes difficult to experience the loss and grief that is inherent in adoption. once It is embraced and validated, this difficult concept becomes manageable and life can be lived more fully
Kerri-Anne Smith-Osei
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, PCC, CLC, CECP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Healing isn't linear and that's why I take a holistic approach to promote healing on all levels: emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual. I am a Trauma therapist specializing in Integrative Therapy (integration of several modalities). In addition to being a Registered AMFT, I am also a Triple Certified Master Life Coach/Couples Coach and Certified Emotion Code Practitioner (Emotion Code utilizes Kinesiology, the scientific study of human body movement).
Healing isn't linear and that's why I take a holistic approach to promote healing on all levels: emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual. I am a Trauma therapist specializing in Integrative Therapy (integration of several modalities). In addition to being a Registered AMFT, I am also a Triple Certified Master Life Coach/Couples Coach and Certified Emotion Code Practitioner (Emotion Code utilizes Kinesiology, the scientific study of human body movement).
Mindfulpath Inc is a healing space encompassed by a variety of treatment professionals, providing a wide array of services, and working as one connected team to provide quality mental health care. Our community of practitioners make available a wide array of services from individual and group therapy to nutrition and yoga all in one location. Mindfulpath understands there is no one healing modality that works for all. We take the time to get to know YOU based on YOUR uniqueness and together we create a customized plan to best suit your needs as you walk on YOUR mindfulpath.
Mindfulpath Inc is a healing space encompassed by a variety of treatment professionals, providing a wide array of services, and working as one connected team to provide quality mental health care. Our community of practitioners make available a wide array of services from individual and group therapy to nutrition and yoga all in one location. Mindfulpath understands there is no one healing modality that works for all. We take the time to get to know YOU based on YOUR uniqueness and together we create a customized plan to best suit your needs as you walk on YOUR mindfulpath.
UNLOCKING THE UNCONSCIOUS- Whether you feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or that life has become dull and uninspiring, my mission is to support you in working toward your goals. We will work together to build new skills and begin to uncover what has kept you feeling stuck. It may be that you are unsatisfied in the way you've been managing your life and relationships and wondering if a new approach would be helpful. Awareness of what is at play underneath the surface of your conscious mind can assist you in navigating new ways forward and help you make sense of things.
UNLOCKING THE UNCONSCIOUS- Whether you feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or that life has become dull and uninspiring, my mission is to support you in working toward your goals. We will work together to build new skills and begin to uncover what has kept you feeling stuck. It may be that you are unsatisfied in the way you've been managing your life and relationships and wondering if a new approach would be helpful. Awareness of what is at play underneath the surface of your conscious mind can assist you in navigating new ways forward and help you make sense of things.
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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.