Psychoanalytic Therapists in California
My background and training is psychoanalytic psychotherapy, relational psychoanalysis and attachment theory. Most recently I am a certified Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP) for individuals and small groups. The integration of deep work and psychedelic medicine offers new paths toward healing. Our compassionate collaboration builds trust and judicious trust in others. My goal is to help you heal from trauma, abuse, persecution and racialized experience. Together we build the pathways of peace, calm, confidence, equanimity, and increased capacity to love yourself and the ones you love.
My background and training is psychoanalytic psychotherapy, relational psychoanalysis and attachment theory. Most recently I am a certified Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP) for individuals and small groups. The integration of deep work and psychedelic medicine offers new paths toward healing. Our compassionate collaboration builds trust and judicious trust in others. My goal is to help you heal from trauma, abuse, persecution and racialized experience. Together we build the pathways of peace, calm, confidence, equanimity, and increased capacity to love yourself and the ones you love.
I have a Certificate of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Wright Institute Los Angeles.
I am a clinical psychologist with experience helping people with a variety of life challenges. I work frequently with personality issues, trauma and dissociation, OCD, as well as a wide variety of other concerns. I believe that psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic therapy offers the best opportunity for emotional growth and to develop a deeper understanding of who you are. I am also trained in CBT, DBT & ACT, and integrate elements from these perspectives in my work.
I have a Certificate of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Wright Institute Los Angeles.
I am a clinical psychologist with experience helping people with a variety of life challenges. I work frequently with personality issues, trauma and dissociation, OCD, as well as a wide variety of other concerns. I believe that psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic therapy offers the best opportunity for emotional growth and to develop a deeper understanding of who you are. I am also trained in CBT, DBT & ACT, and integrate elements from these perspectives in my work.
I work with children, teens, adults, families, and couples. I welcome people of all backgrounds. I was trained in multiple settings, including medical centers, community mental health organizations, and schools. My training and expertise include the areas of trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, parenting, eating disorders, relationships, transitions, loss, marginalization, identity, and immigration. While grounded in culturally sensitive and trauma informed psychoanalytic theory I integrate diverse treatment modalities. I commit to facilitating your treatment goals, such as improving coping skills, deepening relationships, and more.
I work with children, teens, adults, families, and couples. I welcome people of all backgrounds. I was trained in multiple settings, including medical centers, community mental health organizations, and schools. My training and expertise include the areas of trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, parenting, eating disorders, relationships, transitions, loss, marginalization, identity, and immigration. While grounded in culturally sensitive and trauma informed psychoanalytic theory I integrate diverse treatment modalities. I commit to facilitating your treatment goals, such as improving coping skills, deepening relationships, and more.
Mauri-Lynne Heller
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Irvine, CA 92619 (Online Only)
People often begin psychoanalytic therapy after feeling disappointed by other forms of treatment that attempt to control thoughts and behaviors.
A psychoanalyst and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, in addition to my general adult practice, I specialize in adolescents/young adults on the spectrum and their families; phase of life/human development issues, character disorders, and psychotic disorders. I also specialize in the treatment of specific developmental and emotional concerns of adolescents and young adults. Psychoanalytic therapy addresses your very specific needs and problems. The therapeutic relationship we develop will allow us to work collaboratively to find solutions and answers together. The more committed you are, the more change you will experience.
People often begin psychoanalytic therapy after feeling disappointed by other forms of treatment that attempt to control thoughts and behaviors.
A psychoanalyst and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, in addition to my general adult practice, I specialize in adolescents/young adults on the spectrum and their families; phase of life/human development issues, character disorders, and psychotic disorders. I also specialize in the treatment of specific developmental and emotional concerns of adolescents and young adults. Psychoanalytic therapy addresses your very specific needs and problems. The therapeutic relationship we develop will allow us to work collaboratively to find solutions and answers together. The more committed you are, the more change you will experience.
For me, psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic psychotherapy involves experiencing unexplored parts of ourselves which underlie problematic attitudes and behaviors, within a safe, accepting environment.
I am particularly effective working with people who come to therapy with histories of childhood trauma, including emotional, sexual and/or physical abuse, and family neglect and/or abandonment. I have a strong commitment to helping men come to grips with the pains, conflicts and deficits in their work and relational lives. At the same time, I believe I can be particularly helpful to women, as a male therapist, in their work with these kinds of issues. I work primarily with individual adults. I have expertise working with a wide range of issues, including substance abuse/dependence, depression and anxiety.
For me, psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic psychotherapy involves experiencing unexplored parts of ourselves which underlie problematic attitudes and behaviors, within a safe, accepting environment.
I am particularly effective working with people who come to therapy with histories of childhood trauma, including emotional, sexual and/or physical abuse, and family neglect and/or abandonment. I have a strong commitment to helping men come to grips with the pains, conflicts and deficits in their work and relational lives. At the same time, I believe I can be particularly helpful to women, as a male therapist, in their work with these kinds of issues. I work primarily with individual adults. I have expertise working with a wide range of issues, including substance abuse/dependence, depression and anxiety.
Through the psychoanalytic method, a way of working collaboratively to understand how our present circumstances are influenced by our lived experiences, I will listen deeply with the aim of helping you grow in self-respect and acquire inner clarity.
Difficult feelings, dissatisfying relationships, and/or unproductive patterns of behavior are several reasons people consult a mental health professional. As a Licensed Psychologist with extensive professional training and experience, I can help you confront these challenges.
Through the psychoanalytic method, a way of working collaboratively to understand how our present circumstances are influenced by our lived experiences, I will listen deeply with the aim of helping you grow in self-respect and acquire inner clarity.
Difficult feelings, dissatisfying relationships, and/or unproductive patterns of behavior are several reasons people consult a mental health professional. As a Licensed Psychologist with extensive professional training and experience, I can help you confront these challenges.
Irma Elizabeth Moreno Montelongo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Ontario, CA 91764
I have training in trauma focused interventions/approaches, CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Systems Theory, Narrative, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, and Motivational Interventions.
Hi there, I'm Irma Elizabeth! I am bilingual clinician (Spanish/English) with close to 13 years of experience who specializes in trauma informed approaches, life transitions, and personal challenges. My experience is extensive as I have worked with infants and young children; children with high-risk needs involved with the Department of Child and Family Services and in specialty services; and adults from diverse backgrounds with a wide-range of clinical presentations (anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, etc.). I have a collaborative approach that adapts treatment to the individual's needs.
I have training in trauma focused interventions/approaches, CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Systems Theory, Narrative, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, and Motivational Interventions.
Hi there, I'm Irma Elizabeth! I am bilingual clinician (Spanish/English) with close to 13 years of experience who specializes in trauma informed approaches, life transitions, and personal challenges. My experience is extensive as I have worked with infants and young children; children with high-risk needs involved with the Department of Child and Family Services and in specialty services; and adults from diverse backgrounds with a wide-range of clinical presentations (anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, etc.). I have a collaborative approach that adapts treatment to the individual's needs.
Diane Dimeo-Mclean
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, Psychoa, PsyD
Verified Verified
Studio City, CA 91604 (Online Only)
My years of study and experience with many schools of thought from Marriage and Family therapy (MA) to deep Psychoanalytic work (PhD, PsyD) allow me to assess psychological issues and go where the patient needs to go.
My years of study and experience with many schools of thought from Marriage and Family therapy (MA) to deep Psychoanalytic work (PhD, PsyD) allow me to assess psychological issues and go where the patient needs to go.
My education and training have provided me with knowledge of techniques from various theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and psychoanalytic.
As a licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice, I have treated a variety of disorders and issues ranging from anxiety and depression to relationship problems, career transitions, low self-esteem, adjustment disorders, parenting issues, and grief.
My education and training have provided me with knowledge of techniques from various theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and psychoanalytic.
As a licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice, I have treated a variety of disorders and issues ranging from anxiety and depression to relationship problems, career transitions, low self-esteem, adjustment disorders, parenting issues, and grief.
I am a personal and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC) and am on its faculty.
Emotional pain can create an opening for change. Your decision to seek professional help is a step in this direction. I have over 38 years of experience helping individuals understand the causes of their emotional difficulties and helping them to make changes that fit their unique needs. I provide a safe environment where together we can explore the barriers preventing you from living the life you want.
I am a personal and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC) and am on its faculty.
Emotional pain can create an opening for change. Your decision to seek professional help is a step in this direction. I have over 38 years of experience helping individuals understand the causes of their emotional difficulties and helping them to make changes that fit their unique needs. I provide a safe environment where together we can explore the barriers preventing you from living the life you want.
I am on the faculty of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute, and served on their Board of Directors 2012-2016.
When we find ourselves feeling burdened or "blocked", or when a certain satisfaction in life seems out of reach, it is often difficult to understand why things aren't clearer to us, or why we can't simply make the changes we want. The truth is, for all of us there is much that goes on in our psyches which eludes our awareness, but which nonetheless informs how we think, how we feel, and even how we act. So the question becomes, how can we open a window into those pockets of our inner world which somehow keep us stymied.
I am on the faculty of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute, and served on their Board of Directors 2012-2016.
When we find ourselves feeling burdened or "blocked", or when a certain satisfaction in life seems out of reach, it is often difficult to understand why things aren't clearer to us, or why we can't simply make the changes we want. The truth is, for all of us there is much that goes on in our psyches which eludes our awareness, but which nonetheless informs how we think, how we feel, and even how we act. So the question becomes, how can we open a window into those pockets of our inner world which somehow keep us stymied.
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Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94123
I specialize in working with gifted and highly sensitive teens and adults to navigate histories of complex trauma and chart authentic, new expressions of creativity and desire. I bring respect and attention to each moment of our work together, where my aim as a psychoanalytic therapist is to listen to your life in an unheard way, so you can open a space for deep-rooted transformation. My background as an artist and meditation teacher gently informs our work together - how I listen to the grammar of your anguish, the details of your dreams that we will explore.
I specialize in working with gifted and highly sensitive teens and adults to navigate histories of complex trauma and chart authentic, new expressions of creativity and desire. I bring respect and attention to each moment of our work together, where my aim as a psychoanalytic therapist is to listen to your life in an unheard way, so you can open a space for deep-rooted transformation. My background as an artist and meditation teacher gently informs our work together - how I listen to the grammar of your anguish, the details of your dreams that we will explore.
I incorporate psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and relational techniques to offer a personalized approach tailored to each patient’s individual needs, interests, and goals.
I view the therapy process as a partnership where the two of us are working towards an integrated understanding of your problems. Alleviating symptoms may be a central goal. However, I believe it is important to consider each patient as an individual in order to illuminate underlying mechanisms contributing to symptoms and struggles. Your personal strengths are just as significant as your difficulties. I aim to help you become aware of patterns that may not be readily apparent so that you can develop effective coping skills rooted in authenticity. This type of work promotes deep insight, durable change, and overall wellbeing.
I incorporate psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and relational techniques to offer a personalized approach tailored to each patient’s individual needs, interests, and goals.
I view the therapy process as a partnership where the two of us are working towards an integrated understanding of your problems. Alleviating symptoms may be a central goal. However, I believe it is important to consider each patient as an individual in order to illuminate underlying mechanisms contributing to symptoms and struggles. Your personal strengths are just as significant as your difficulties. I aim to help you become aware of patterns that may not be readily apparent so that you can develop effective coping skills rooted in authenticity. This type of work promotes deep insight, durable change, and overall wellbeing.
Nicole Johnson
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, AMFT, ALPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90048 (Online Only)
I practice from a holistic and psychoanalytic framework, while integrating a trauma-informed approach in my work with clients.
Knowing that sometimes life can be overwhelming- no one is immune to going through rough seasons in life. When the waters get a little rocky we all may need extra support. You can weather what ever storm you're facing whether it’s a big life transition, experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one, coping with a painful breakup or divorce, fighting low self-esteem, or dealing with relationship issues. Or, maybe you're feeling unhappy or unfulfilled and you’re struggling to figure out why. Whatever challenge you are facing, I'm here to support you.
I practice from a holistic and psychoanalytic framework, while integrating a trauma-informed approach in my work with clients.
Knowing that sometimes life can be overwhelming- no one is immune to going through rough seasons in life. When the waters get a little rocky we all may need extra support. You can weather what ever storm you're facing whether it’s a big life transition, experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one, coping with a painful breakup or divorce, fighting low self-esteem, or dealing with relationship issues. Or, maybe you're feeling unhappy or unfulfilled and you’re struggling to figure out why. Whatever challenge you are facing, I'm here to support you.
Gila Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90048 (Online Only)
You hide it well. You dress the part. You focus on other people so they won't focus on you. You do well professionally and it distracts you from how deeply alone you feel. Often if seems easier to pretend that you're OK, but deep down... you hope for something more. I specialize in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adults who struggle with shame, depression, suicidality, divorce, anger, anxiety, isolation, or estrangment from family members. I also specialize in working with friends and family members of narcissistic personalities.
You hide it well. You dress the part. You focus on other people so they won't focus on you. You do well professionally and it distracts you from how deeply alone you feel. Often if seems easier to pretend that you're OK, but deep down... you hope for something more. I specialize in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adults who struggle with shame, depression, suicidality, divorce, anger, anxiety, isolation, or estrangment from family members. I also specialize in working with friends and family members of narcissistic personalities.
I practice psychoanalytic psychotherapy, an empirically validated treatment focusing on our inner life, seeking to understand how and why we feel and behave the way we do, how to live life with more intention and agency, handle our emotional life with more ease, and improve our ability to be in relationships with others.
I am a Clinical Psychologist who helps people live life with more freedom, meaning, depth, and peace. I work with patients from diverse backgrounds who have varied concerns that bring them to psychotherapy: including young adults, parents, professionals, entrepreneurs, and older people. I've been in practice 15+ years and have extensive clinical experience in addition to teaching, writing, and lecturing in academia. I also supervise post-doc psychologists and other clinicians to help them hone their craft. I'd be happy to see if I can be helpful, and if I cannot, connect you with a trusted colleague.
I practice psychoanalytic psychotherapy, an empirically validated treatment focusing on our inner life, seeking to understand how and why we feel and behave the way we do, how to live life with more intention and agency, handle our emotional life with more ease, and improve our ability to be in relationships with others.
I am a Clinical Psychologist who helps people live life with more freedom, meaning, depth, and peace. I work with patients from diverse backgrounds who have varied concerns that bring them to psychotherapy: including young adults, parents, professionals, entrepreneurs, and older people. I've been in practice 15+ years and have extensive clinical experience in addition to teaching, writing, and lecturing in academia. I also supervise post-doc psychologists and other clinicians to help them hone their craft. I'd be happy to see if I can be helpful, and if I cannot, connect you with a trusted colleague.
Maggie Raintree
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, SEP, NARM-T
Verified Verified
Middletown, CA 95461
I specialize in treating trauma and chronic stress, in particular developmental trauma. I work holistically and incorporate the body-mind perspective in my work. I have completed the three-year (216 hour) training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), which is a short-term naturalistic approach to healing trauma. I have also completed the two-year (144 hour) training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), which is a treatment approach that addresses developmental trauma, i.e. childhood trauma. I am currently studying Psychoanalysis at the Psychoanalytic Association of California (PINC).
I specialize in treating trauma and chronic stress, in particular developmental trauma. I work holistically and incorporate the body-mind perspective in my work. I have completed the three-year (216 hour) training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), which is a short-term naturalistic approach to healing trauma. I have also completed the two-year (144 hour) training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), which is a treatment approach that addresses developmental trauma, i.e. childhood trauma. I am currently studying Psychoanalysis at the Psychoanalytic Association of California (PINC).
I provide clinical supervision for licensed psychotherapists, and I am a voluntary instructor at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center.
I specialize in two areas: (1) Reducing anxiety and depression in adults and children; (2) Reducing problem behaviors in children and teens. I am a child and adult psychoanalyst and use this advanced training with many of my patients to gain a more in-depth understanding of issues that have lingered in a painful manner for many years.
I provide clinical supervision for licensed psychotherapists, and I am a voluntary instructor at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center.
I specialize in two areas: (1) Reducing anxiety and depression in adults and children; (2) Reducing problem behaviors in children and teens. I am a child and adult psychoanalyst and use this advanced training with many of my patients to gain a more in-depth understanding of issues that have lingered in a painful manner for many years.
Reginald L. Veurink
Marriage & Family Therapist, MDiv, PsyD
Verified Verified
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
I have an interest in the integration of psychoanalytic psychology and Christian theology.
I'm a licensed psychologist and a marriage therapist. I have a specialty practice in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I hold a diplomate from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and I'm registered with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
All this fades into the background when I am with my patients. What matters is understanding and connecting with the person in front of me. I treat adults and adolescents who are mature enough to participate in talk therapy. My work is primarily with individuals and marital couples, but I also work with whole family systems when it is appropriate.
I have an interest in the integration of psychoanalytic psychology and Christian theology.
I'm a licensed psychologist and a marriage therapist. I have a specialty practice in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I hold a diplomate from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and I'm registered with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
All this fades into the background when I am with my patients. What matters is understanding and connecting with the person in front of me. I treat adults and adolescents who are mature enough to participate in talk therapy. My work is primarily with individuals and marital couples, but I also work with whole family systems when it is appropriate.
Kate Beauchene
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPC, LPCC
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90048
My approach is primarily relational, somatic and psychoanalytic, though I pull from other frameworks as well.
If you are looking to process trauma, improve interpersonal relationships, better understand yourself, or simply find support for current difficulties, I would love to connect and discuss how I might be of service. In addition to my masters in somatic psychology, I have also completed coursework on my PhD in Clinical Psychology.
My approach is primarily relational, somatic and psychoanalytic, though I pull from other frameworks as well.
If you are looking to process trauma, improve interpersonal relationships, better understand yourself, or simply find support for current difficulties, I would love to connect and discuss how I might be of service. In addition to my masters in somatic psychology, I have also completed coursework on my PhD in Clinical Psychology.
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Psychoanalytic Therapists
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.