Sharon Gardner
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
9777 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 903, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Let's Connect (424) 256-0815
I want to help people discover, think about, give meaning to, and find compassion for, alienated parts of themselves that are repressed and forbidden, containing unmet needs, historic conflicts, and unfulfilled dreams. Reunion with these parts can help people better understand their current behaviors, thoughts, and feelings and develop options for changing old patterns in their relationships with themselves, partners, and work that were once effective defenses against psychological pain. Therapy helps us become more fully alive, creative, connected to others, and free to be ourselves with less, and perhaps more realistic, fear-- individually, in our families, cultures, and society.
I conceptualize patients from a psychodynamic/psychoanalytic perspective, which means discovering how childhood conflicts are re-enacted in relationships, work circumstances, and perceptions of self and experiences in the world. However, I'm not a purist and use cognitive-behavioral methods and family and couple systems theory for correlated problems.
I'm a Psychologist and Marriage & Family Therapist. I study new research and renew my knowledge about the renowned theories of the past that have particular meaning for me. I learn from my patients as well! Specialties: couples (including bi-cultural couples), eating disorders, substance addiction, adult survivors of abuse.
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Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem | Elevance
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- Blue Cross
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CHIPA | College Health IPA
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Coventry
- First Health
- Health Net
- Humana
- Medicare
- MHN | Health Net
- Out of Network
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Sharon Gardner
Psychologist, PsyD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY19907 Sharon Gardner
- Certificate from CA MFC35000 (MFT) / 1998
- Attended California School of Professional Psychology, Graduated 2002
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Addiction
- Personality Disorders
Expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Multicultural
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Counties
Neighborhoods
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Sharon Gardner
Psychologist, PsyD