Therapists in 90405

In both my personal and professional life, I have experienced the profound impact of a strong therapeutic relationship. My goal is to create a safe and comfortable environment for my clients to openly express themselves. My clients experience me as both warm and practical in my approach. With lived experience in the areas that I specialize, my clients find me most helpful with life transitions, relationships/dating, pregnancy/postpartum, the Asian-American/Korean-American experience, interfaith and interracial relationships, Christianity framework, and divorce.

What would it look like to live your life optimally? What would be the character of your relationships, your career, your daily life? Within a caring and shame-free environment I will provide you with a safe place to share not only your troubles, but more importantly, your hopes dreams and wishes. I am well versed in issues surrounding open relationships and polyamory.

My goal as your therapist is to help you discover a deep sense of who you are so that you feel empowered to make choices for your life that are in line with your values. Together, we will explore root causes of current problems and work to change old patterns that are keeping you stuck. Throughout our work, you will learn new skills, gain self-awareness, and develop the courage to move towards greater freedom and joy.

I use a natural sense of curiosity to learn more about a client and to guide them through their personal journeys and desires for therapy. I aim to see a client in the full sense and hope to address some of what they might perceive as obstacles in striving to live a more fulfilling life. Please contact me at yonat@yonatswimmer.com to initiate conversation.

Successfully managing through college and early adulthood can be challenging. Many of my clients find themselves sacrificing mental health for academic and career success or have difficulties with motivation, confidence, and relationships. While stress is a normal and expected part of life, I help my clients manage anxiety and OCD without feeling hopeless, overwhelmed, or alone. I also support the building of communication skills and boundary-setting to better navigate and nurture important relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners.

Life can be challenging. Sometimes it can even be hard to know what it's like to feel safe or content. Learning how to feel safe enough to truly enjoy life, people, relationships, one's own body, and one's own internal world is what therapy is about. It's from that place of inner safety that we can feel healthy, joyful and bring forth the best parts of ourselves. Are you interested in a cutting edge healing process? To succeed in accessing healing capacities, and to resolve trauma I practice a few different forms of somatic therapy: NeuroAffective Touch, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR.

I specialize in helping individuals and couples tackle the underlying issues behind relationship difficulties, sexual inexperience, infidelity/betrayal trauma, sex/porn/love addictions, and common sex therapy issues including erectile dysfunction, rapid ejaculation, mismatched libidos, compulsive sexual behaviors, and painful, awkward, or unfulfilling sex. I'm passionate about supporting adults and adolescents struggling to navigate marriages and dating in the digital age. My clients want to modify maladaptive patterns, move away from codependency, increase coping/emotional regulation skills, and redefine healthy intimacy.

I create a safe, judgement-free space for you to confront self-limiting beliefs and problematic behaviors. You will develop the awareness, skills and resources to heal and create the life you want. I specialize in anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, self-esteem issues and trauma. I utilize CBT, Mindfulness, Narrative therapy and Hypnotherapy techniques to help you navigate and overcome your challenges.

Are you juggling the demands of parenting, the professional world, and romantic relationships but still feeling like something major is missing? Does your whole day revolve around others like your children, partner, colleagues, or family? Are you struggling to feel present, relaxed, and connected because your body feels restless or your mind keeps worrying? From the outside, you look like you are handling it all. However, you know you’re not coping well, and the stress is negatively impacting your life. As your guide, I can help you overcome these struggles and live a more present, connected, and meaningful life.

Therapeutic orientation is largely from a Psychodynamic perspective, working collaboratively with adults with various disorders, i.e., anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma, etc. The approach is to build rapport and explore past experiences, current cognitions, and patterns of behavior with a focus on the client's unique needs. The therapeutic goal is to help gain insights and catharsis (“ah-ha” moments) with the client toward their psychological improvement and well-being.

From the outside looking in, you’ve got it all together. You look the part, talk the talk, and everyone around you seems to believe it. But on the inside, you're lonely, tired, and starving for something that you can’t quite pinpoint. You wonder if something is wrong with you. You worry that all of the best moments of your life have already happened. You desperately want a new experience, but you’re afraid that it’s too late to start again. As scary as it is to make a change, there is voice inside asking, "is this it?"

I work together with clients to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and stress. Together we identify behavioral patterns of critical and judgmental thinking that leads to self sabotaging behaviors. We untangle behaviors that are yours and ones that were projected on to you, by exploring the family of origins dynamics. This will help in all relationships. I have been practicing for over 35 years and have helped clients completely transform their experience, I have worked with anxiety and depression, abuse, trauma, loss and grief. Th goal is to love and accept yourself.

At Healista, we believe everyone has the power within themselves to make a change in their lives. They just sometimes need a little help along the way. And that’s where we come in. We help our clients connect to their inner safety by nurturing their intuitive skills to cope with challenges, stressors, and traumas to feel more at ease and resilient in their daily lives. We believe in the power of slowing down and focusing on the whole picture of one’s socioemotional well being to regain embodied ease, overcome feelings of shame and loneliness, and find clarity on how to move forward.

Are you looking for someone to talk to, finding that family and friend support just isn't enough? I am a licensed professional, here to listen and encourage insight to help you work through struggles and find happiness in a genuine way. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, also specializing in Addiction, Anxiety, Life Transitions, and Relationships. I am here to help you make the changes you're looking for to make your life better.

You are mad at yourself because once again you're in a relationship with a narcissist. Your partner was fun and charming, but now you realize that he/she; is only interested in himself, is incapable of recognizing their responsibility when things go wrong, angry most of the time, and often has terrifying rage episodes; tell you that you are the crazy one. You feel isolated and confused and longer able to trust your own reality. You mask the pain with alcohol, drugs, sex, over-spending, over-working, over-pleasing, and over-doing, but eventually, these ways of getting through bad days stop working. You want your life back.

Building Emotional Resilience is key towards achieving a balanced life. You may be a parent dealing with the challenge of a defiant child, or a spouse suffering with a critical or distant partner. Perhaps you're a high-powered professional grappling with the demands of career and family, or a sensitive teenager navigating the precarious path towards young adulthood. In either case, whether it's relationship issues, difficult feelings, worrying thoughts, unwanted behaviors, or even just searching for answers to some of life's biggest questions, I can provide guidance, support, and wisdom towards realizing obtainable solutions.

I have found that disruptions in our lives carry on in our nervous systems, sometimes arising at inopportune times. Often, it is in these times we seek support; whether dealing with the loss of a loved one, a sudden traumatic event, the onset of anxiety or a reliance on alcohol or medications. I will create an environment that encourages reflection, honesty, and compassion to help you find growth, self-reliance and an eventual return to health. I will work with you to get through the most challenging times with courage and boundless growth.

My work as a marriage and family therapist, clinical art therapist and somatic psychotherapist is integrative, interactive, and holistic. Drawing from over 30 years of experience in private practice, residential and outpatient treatment, I offer pathways to healing and well-being within the context of a safe and supportive environment. In my work with individuals, couples and families, treatment specialties include the healing of communication and relationship issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, family and personal illness, grief and loss.