Bold Within
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (213) 693-1829

At Bold Within, we believe life’s challenges can be opportunities for growth, healing, and transformation. We work with adults, children, and families navigating trauma, attachment wounds, life transitions, divorce, blended family dynamics, and relationship stress. Our trauma-informed, attachment-focused approach helps you understand patterns, build emotional safety, strengthen boundaries, and move toward more secure, connected relationships. We lead with empathy, meeting you where you are and supporting clarity, connection, and steadiness at your own pace.
At Bold Within, we specialize in trauma-informed, attachment-focused therapy for adults, children, and families navigating trauma, life transitions, divorce, and relationship stress. Our specialties include equine-assisted and surf-informed therapy, supporting emotional regulation, confidence, and more secure, connected relationships.
We lead with empathy as a practice—listening deeply, honoring your lived experience, and meeting you where you are without judgment or pressure to change before you’re ready. We offer a supportive space to make sense of patterns, build emotional safety, and move toward greater clarity, connection, and steadiness at your own pace.
Call or Email Bold Within now for a free 15 minute consultation - (213) 693-1829
Let's Connect (213) 693-1829

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $250
- Couple Sessions $300
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Apple Cash, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Wire, ZelleInsurance
- Aetna
- BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
- Blue Shield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Health Net
- Medi-Cal
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Bold Within
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 693-1829
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 151195 Dora Ramirez
Marriage & Family Therapist: Dora Ramirez
Bold Within
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 693-1829
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Caregivers
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Depression
- Internet Addiction
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
Bold Within
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 693-1829
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Parent
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Native American
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Parent
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Native American
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Adlerian
- Attachment-based
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- EMDR
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Gottman Method
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Person-Centered
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
Bold Within
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 693-1829