Attachment-based Therapists in 90292
Etienne Marie Lawson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
I use a variety of therapeutic modalities, including CBT, CRM, trauma-focused, attachment-based, multicultural, narrative, and psychodynamic, to holistically support clients from diverse populations, specifically addressing the intersectionality of race, identity, gender and culture.
Navigating overwhelming emotions and life's stressors can be a difficult process. Whether it's your past keeping you from being in the present moment or struggling with a sense of worthiness and belonging, you don't have to do it alone. I work collaboratively with clients to create goals, identify triggers, and address behavior patterns. There is strength in seeking support to build coping skills and resilience to thrive and enjoy life.
I use a variety of therapeutic modalities, including CBT, CRM, trauma-focused, attachment-based, multicultural, narrative, and psychodynamic, to holistically support clients from diverse populations, specifically addressing the intersectionality of race, identity, gender and culture.
Navigating overwhelming emotions and life's stressors can be a difficult process. Whether it's your past keeping you from being in the present moment or struggling with a sense of worthiness and belonging, you don't have to do it alone. I work collaboratively with clients to create goals, identify triggers, and address behavior patterns. There is strength in seeking support to build coping skills and resilience to thrive and enjoy life.
Michelle Howard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Specializing in helping support individuals, couples, parents and families overcome challenges, improve their relationships, achieve meaningful and lasting change. I offer supportive environment to work through life’s transitions. Having extensive experience in addiction treatment, depression, anxiety, body image issues, trauma (PTSD), parenting, and adult ADHD support. I utilize evidenced-based EMDR, EFT, family systems, mindfulness and attachment-based approach to address these needs and develop healthy coping mechanisms, communication skills, resolving conflicts, and building healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Specializing in helping support individuals, couples, parents and families overcome challenges, improve their relationships, achieve meaningful and lasting change. I offer supportive environment to work through life’s transitions. Having extensive experience in addiction treatment, depression, anxiety, body image issues, trauma (PTSD), parenting, and adult ADHD support. I utilize evidenced-based EMDR, EFT, family systems, mindfulness and attachment-based approach to address these needs and develop healthy coping mechanisms, communication skills, resolving conflicts, and building healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Lindsay Burke
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, BI
Verified Verified
Venice, CA 90292
Hi! I’m Lindsay and I’m the founder of LIFT Therapy, a licensed therapist, coach, a martial artist, wife, and parent. I help individuals with their most intimate relationships- with partners, family members and close friends. I also support those in tricky dynamics with narcissistic, exploitive and manipulative personalities. In my experience working with deeply traumatized and emotionally disturbed adults and children, I found my passion for addressing generational trauma by helping adults heal early childhood trauma and by teaching a new generation of parents how to raise children using an attachment-based lens.
Hi! I’m Lindsay and I’m the founder of LIFT Therapy, a licensed therapist, coach, a martial artist, wife, and parent. I help individuals with their most intimate relationships- with partners, family members and close friends. I also support those in tricky dynamics with narcissistic, exploitive and manipulative personalities. In my experience working with deeply traumatized and emotionally disturbed adults and children, I found my passion for addressing generational trauma by helping adults heal early childhood trauma and by teaching a new generation of parents how to raise children using an attachment-based lens.
Grace Walker
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
My approach is best described as attachment-based.
As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), I focus my practice on clients who struggle with trauma, substance abuse, and personality disorders. I want to assist you with transforming your negative coping (substance abuse, self-harm, disordered eating, risky behaviors) into positive coping that will decrease your feelings of anxiety and detachment and increase your ability to sustain long-term relationships and employ self-love. I believe that many of our negative coping skills are rooted in a history of trauma, which requires careful consideration and a gentle, loving, experienced approach to process fully.
My approach is best described as attachment-based.
As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), I focus my practice on clients who struggle with trauma, substance abuse, and personality disorders. I want to assist you with transforming your negative coping (substance abuse, self-harm, disordered eating, risky behaviors) into positive coping that will decrease your feelings of anxiety and detachment and increase your ability to sustain long-term relationships and employ self-love. I believe that many of our negative coping skills are rooted in a history of trauma, which requires careful consideration and a gentle, loving, experienced approach to process fully.
Desiree Basl
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
In addition to traditional talk therapy focusing on attachment-based work, I incorporate mind-body modalities such as EMDR and somatic work to support individual goals.
Are you looking to remove the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving well-being and live your most authentic and connected life? In the work with clients, it is my job to support you through a supportive therapeutic relationship. Whether you are coming in to process a relationship, attachment trauma, increased anxiety or depression or struggling with life transitions, I am here to help provide you with a safe space to reach your goals.
In addition to traditional talk therapy focusing on attachment-based work, I incorporate mind-body modalities such as EMDR and somatic work to support individual goals.
Are you looking to remove the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving well-being and live your most authentic and connected life? In the work with clients, it is my job to support you through a supportive therapeutic relationship. Whether you are coming in to process a relationship, attachment trauma, increased anxiety or depression or struggling with life transitions, I am here to help provide you with a safe space to reach your goals.
Megan Bakva
Associate Clinical Social Worker
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
You may sense your potential for greater wellness, but feel weighed down by the pressure and uncertainty of our times. Perhaps you find yourself repeating patterns that no longer serve you, stuck in a job or relationships that don’t feel meaningful, or haunted by painful emotions and memories. Maybe you just feel something is off. No matter where you are on your journey, I welcome you exactly as you are and I’m honored to support you in meeting your highest potential. Empaths, creatives, and entrepreneurs who crave healing and expansion often work with me to explore what’s keeping them stuck and create more harmony.
You may sense your potential for greater wellness, but feel weighed down by the pressure and uncertainty of our times. Perhaps you find yourself repeating patterns that no longer serve you, stuck in a job or relationships that don’t feel meaningful, or haunted by painful emotions and memories. Maybe you just feel something is off. No matter where you are on your journey, I welcome you exactly as you are and I’m honored to support you in meeting your highest potential. Empaths, creatives, and entrepreneurs who crave healing and expansion often work with me to explore what’s keeping them stuck and create more harmony.
Rose Hickman Smith
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, JD
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (Online Only)
Do you have an irrational, gut feeling you can't seem to shake? Maybe something telling you that you're not good enough, unsafe, powerless...? Sometimes, difficult experiences in our past can cloud how we live in and see the present. We find ourselves overreacting to things or people, feeling anxious or worthless. Our head can tell us we are being irrational, but that doesn't change the feeling. One of my goals is in helping you re-process the experiences in your life that push these feelings, so you not only know that you're okay - you feel it.
Do you have an irrational, gut feeling you can't seem to shake? Maybe something telling you that you're not good enough, unsafe, powerless...? Sometimes, difficult experiences in our past can cloud how we live in and see the present. We find ourselves overreacting to things or people, feeling anxious or worthless. Our head can tell us we are being irrational, but that doesn't change the feeling. One of my goals is in helping you re-process the experiences in your life that push these feelings, so you not only know that you're okay - you feel it.
Meredith Edwards
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Life's shadows and waves come in many different forms. You might try to run, fight, avoid, or make it make sense to find relief and stability. You may have found ways to cope and survive that worked for you in the past but don't anymore. Waves might come in the form of emotional overwhelm, fear of abandonment or rejection, toxic shame or guilt, chronic pain or grief, or debilitating anxiety that keeps you from joy and rest. You may understand the "why," but your nervous system still responds in a way that prevents you from living the life you deserve. You want to feel secure and worthy in your mind and body from the inside out.
Life's shadows and waves come in many different forms. You might try to run, fight, avoid, or make it make sense to find relief and stability. You may have found ways to cope and survive that worked for you in the past but don't anymore. Waves might come in the form of emotional overwhelm, fear of abandonment or rejection, toxic shame or guilt, chronic pain or grief, or debilitating anxiety that keeps you from joy and rest. You may understand the "why," but your nervous system still responds in a way that prevents you from living the life you deserve. You want to feel secure and worthy in your mind and body from the inside out.
Lowell Winer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MBA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
I’m a therapist, cancer survivor, and former tech industry executive. My practice focuses on adults, couples, and teens. In working with me, you’ll experience a mix of warmth, depth, challenge, and most of all dedication to the healing and growth you're seeking. My integrative approach balances relational psychodynamic therapy, solution focus, somatics (Mind-body), and mindfulness. Our work together might include demystifying difficult emotions, processing trauma, improving self-esteem, coping with change, strengthening relationships, increasing motivation, or exploring the many layers of health challenges.
I’m a therapist, cancer survivor, and former tech industry executive. My practice focuses on adults, couples, and teens. In working with me, you’ll experience a mix of warmth, depth, challenge, and most of all dedication to the healing and growth you're seeking. My integrative approach balances relational psychodynamic therapy, solution focus, somatics (Mind-body), and mindfulness. Our work together might include demystifying difficult emotions, processing trauma, improving self-esteem, coping with change, strengthening relationships, increasing motivation, or exploring the many layers of health challenges.
Deanna Olivas
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Do you want to feel more empowered, have a greater understanding of your circumstances, become more trusting of yourself, and regain hopefulness about your situation? This is absolutely attainable with therapeutic support. My objectives are to create a safe environment for you to express yourself and regain hope in your life. I employ cognitive behavioral techniques, while integrating interpersonal and systems approaches to best meet you where you are. I approach my work with compassion, normalization, humor and a passion to motivate positive change and healing.
Do you want to feel more empowered, have a greater understanding of your circumstances, become more trusting of yourself, and regain hopefulness about your situation? This is absolutely attainable with therapeutic support. My objectives are to create a safe environment for you to express yourself and regain hope in your life. I employ cognitive behavioral techniques, while integrating interpersonal and systems approaches to best meet you where you are. I approach my work with compassion, normalization, humor and a passion to motivate positive change and healing.
Jordan Rhodes
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ASW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Everyone experiences challenges, and you do not have to face them alone. My focus is to create a welcoming and healing environment that resonates with your unique qualities to restore balance in your life. With this holistic approach to mental health, you are free to express yourself through the full range of your senses and imagination. If you have never considered yourself a "creative" person, holistic therapy can help you let go of the limits you have placed on your own potential. You have the answers within you, and I am committed to helping you find them.
Everyone experiences challenges, and you do not have to face them alone. My focus is to create a welcoming and healing environment that resonates with your unique qualities to restore balance in your life. With this holistic approach to mental health, you are free to express yourself through the full range of your senses and imagination. If you have never considered yourself a "creative" person, holistic therapy can help you let go of the limits you have placed on your own potential. You have the answers within you, and I am committed to helping you find them.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Does fear or sadness hold you back from living your best life ? Are you in a mid-life or existential crisis and not sure how to make meaningful change ? Perhaps past relationships and traumas continue to sabotage you from your goals, or continue to limit you. You do not have to figure this out alone. Together we can work collaboratively to uncover patterns in thoughts and behaviors that do not serve you. Whether as an individual, or within a relationship, we will make meaningful change in your life.
Does fear or sadness hold you back from living your best life ? Are you in a mid-life or existential crisis and not sure how to make meaningful change ? Perhaps past relationships and traumas continue to sabotage you from your goals, or continue to limit you. You do not have to figure this out alone. Together we can work collaboratively to uncover patterns in thoughts and behaviors that do not serve you. Whether as an individual, or within a relationship, we will make meaningful change in your life.
Sarah Katz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (Online Only)
I provide psychotherapy to young adults, adults, and couples facing various mental health struggles and life stressors. I am passionate about working with clients from all different cultural backgrounds and I specifically specialize in treating anxiety, mood disorders, trauma symptoms, and relationship and attachment issues.
I provide psychotherapy to young adults, adults, and couples facing various mental health struggles and life stressors. I am passionate about working with clients from all different cultural backgrounds and I specifically specialize in treating anxiety, mood disorders, trauma symptoms, and relationship and attachment issues.
Amy McManus
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Navigating “the new normal” is leaving you stressed out and overwhelmed. You’re used to working hard and making it happen, but these days the game is always changing. I offer individual therapy, couples counseling, and couples therapy retreats using methods based on neuroscience research and proven in the field for 30+ years! I can help you manage your feelings and sort out what’s important to you. I can teach you to communicate with your partner and others in your life in a way that you feel heard and understood. I have helped many people find clarity to make important life decisions. You, too, can get your mojo back and thrive!
Navigating “the new normal” is leaving you stressed out and overwhelmed. You’re used to working hard and making it happen, but these days the game is always changing. I offer individual therapy, couples counseling, and couples therapy retreats using methods based on neuroscience research and proven in the field for 30+ years! I can help you manage your feelings and sort out what’s important to you. I can teach you to communicate with your partner and others in your life in a way that you feel heard and understood. I have helped many people find clarity to make important life decisions. You, too, can get your mojo back and thrive!
Jessica Wright
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, LPC (CO, LPCC(CA
Verified Verified
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (Online Only)
At times in our lives, we might find ourselves feeling stuck or stagnant. Self-limiting thoughts and beliefs or fears about the future can often create a struggle within our minds. Our mind is a powerful tool that can sometimes trick us into thinking we can only go so far or do so much. But here’s a little secret, we are actually more in control than we think.
At times in our lives, we might find ourselves feeling stuck or stagnant. Self-limiting thoughts and beliefs or fears about the future can often create a struggle within our minds. Our mind is a powerful tool that can sometimes trick us into thinking we can only go so far or do so much. But here’s a little secret, we are actually more in control than we think.
Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, PhD(c), AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Has your relationship flatlined? Do you often wonder, “When did the thrill vanish?” or “Why is World War 3 happening in my living room?” Is your partner dismissive, cold, or indifferent? Maybe intimacy has become a distant memory. Is sex even still on the table? Perhaps you’re terrified that the best has come and gone. The fixes you’ve tried have turned into a cycle of rejection, resentment, and amplified hurt. You’ve probably started seeing or looking for the spark from someone else.
Has your relationship flatlined? Do you often wonder, “When did the thrill vanish?” or “Why is World War 3 happening in my living room?” Is your partner dismissive, cold, or indifferent? Maybe intimacy has become a distant memory. Is sex even still on the table? Perhaps you’re terrified that the best has come and gone. The fixes you’ve tried have turned into a cycle of rejection, resentment, and amplified hurt. You’ve probably started seeing or looking for the spark from someone else.
Ashley Youngblood
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (Online Only)
Being a parent is so hard. There are moments of joy, there is so much exhaustion, and there are times that honestly feel soul draining. In these times you can feel like a hollow, empty shell going through the motions of life and parenthood. It can feel like there is a fog of stress and anxiety hanging over even the sunniest of days. It can feel so far away from what you imagined. This soul draining feeling has a powerful message for you. Somewhere along the way you lost your connection to yourself.
Being a parent is so hard. There are moments of joy, there is so much exhaustion, and there are times that honestly feel soul draining. In these times you can feel like a hollow, empty shell going through the motions of life and parenthood. It can feel like there is a fog of stress and anxiety hanging over even the sunniest of days. It can feel so far away from what you imagined. This soul draining feeling has a powerful message for you. Somewhere along the way you lost your connection to yourself.
Jody M Trager
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Dr. Trager is a Licensed Psychologist w/ 25 years of experience with women/men/non-binary, teens & young adults with mental health issues across a broad spectrum of disorders: depression, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, PTSD, grief & loss, identity issues and ADHD across diverse populations. I work on an intensive transformational level to heal, to build resilience, and develop new more effective coping skills. Dr. Trager received her doctorate from USC, and has continued her intensive training, and practice in the Los Angeles area. I am very passionate & present so that clients can do the work to heal and thrive.
Dr. Trager is a Licensed Psychologist w/ 25 years of experience with women/men/non-binary, teens & young adults with mental health issues across a broad spectrum of disorders: depression, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, PTSD, grief & loss, identity issues and ADHD across diverse populations. I work on an intensive transformational level to heal, to build resilience, and develop new more effective coping skills. Dr. Trager received her doctorate from USC, and has continued her intensive training, and practice in the Los Angeles area. I am very passionate & present so that clients can do the work to heal and thrive.
Dr. Jesi Sasaki
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (Online Only)
Are you ready to take control over your life and no longer be a victim of life circumstances? I help people empower themselves to make the changes they want to see by giving them understanding of where these obstacles came from and how they can actively change their own life. I work with resistance to change rather than against it, and I get to the root of the problem so that you can free yourself from whatever is blocking you to live your best life.
Are you ready to take control over your life and no longer be a victim of life circumstances? I help people empower themselves to make the changes they want to see by giving them understanding of where these obstacles came from and how they can actively change their own life. I work with resistance to change rather than against it, and I get to the root of the problem so that you can free yourself from whatever is blocking you to live your best life.
Brittany Oliver
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (Online Only)
You’re buckling your toddler into his car seat as he screams bloody murder. What horrible atrocity did you commit that caused him to melt down like this? You made him wear shoes, but he wants to be barefoot like The Hulk. You monster. It would be funny if it weren’t so frustrating. These tantrums are happening with greater frequency. Dropping him off at school when he’s like this fills you with guilt. You’re terrified that your parenting is somehow to blame for his behavior, and you worry about his future. You’ve tried everything you can think of to make some change; punishments, rewards, threats, pleading. But nothing works.
You’re buckling your toddler into his car seat as he screams bloody murder. What horrible atrocity did you commit that caused him to melt down like this? You made him wear shoes, but he wants to be barefoot like The Hulk. You monster. It would be funny if it weren’t so frustrating. These tantrums are happening with greater frequency. Dropping him off at school when he’s like this fills you with guilt. You’re terrified that your parenting is somehow to blame for his behavior, and you worry about his future. You’ve tried everything you can think of to make some change; punishments, rewards, threats, pleading. But nothing works.
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.