Family Therapy in Beverly Hills, CA

Morning telehealth sessions available for California clients. I have been a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 2004. I have extensive experience working with relationship issues, trauma and PTSD, depression, challenging life transitions (international move, career change, bereavement, loss of relationship, etc.) and the challenges of creative careers. Many of my clients work in the fields of film, theater, opera, music, literature and visual arts. I see California clients online and offer individual therapy and couples counseling in person to English-speaking clients in my new home of Frankfurt, Germany.

IS THIS you? Have you missed countless holidays, birthdays, dates and/or vacations? Are your relationships under stress? Do you feel the pressure to preform or be perfect? Have you put your life on hold to be available for work 24/7? Have you spent many years searching for meaning and purpose? Looking to improve your boundaries? Want to be more mindful or work on self esteem? Do you find unhealthy ways to numb out? Do you have life concerns outside of work?

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and certified Life Coach, providing therapy and coaching to individuals and couples. I believe that prioritizing our mental well-being is essential for leading a happy and fulfilling life. I utilize integrative and evidence-based treatments to empower clients to overcome life’s most difficult challenges and reach their highest potential. My approach is personalized, non-judgmental and compassionate. If you are feeling overwhelmed and stuck in a dark place, or simply want to take your life to the next level, let me help take you on an illuminated path toward lasting joy, inner peace, and freedom.

I recognize the decision to begin or return to therapy can be rather challenging. For many of us, we avoid processing pain or confronting issues until a crisis arises, feelings become too unbearable, or life seems unmanageable. Therapy requires courage, strength, and trust in yourself & in your therapist. As such, regardless of where you are in your process, I will meet you there. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is paramount, symptoms are adaptations, and while change can be difficult, it is more than possible.

Welcome to my practice. If you are considering psychotherapy for yourself, you and your partner, your family, or a loved one, you may not know what to expect and may be feeling apprehensive, fearful, or overwhelmed. Perhaps you are looking to resolve a particular conflict or trauma in your life, to make sense of a specific situation, and/or to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and any problems or difficulties you may be having. Maybe you are feeling unsatisfied or stuck, not where you imagined you would be - where you think you should be or want to be.

I’m passionate about working with children, teens and families, adopting a positive, collaborative approach that compliments each family’s unique strengths. I empower families by exploring family systems, engaging children in play therapy and somatic work, and exploring the “why” behind children’s behavior in an open-minded manner. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or defeated by your current family dynamic, want support in parenting skills, or have a child who needs extra guidance and care, I am here to help you gain the insight you need to find greater peace, compassion, and understanding in your life.

Dr. Daneshrad has experience working with a wide range of clients (children, teens, and adults) in a variety of areas including anxiety, depression, trauma, substance abuse, sexual trauma, intimacy, ASD, ADHD, and abandonment/relational issues. She also works with teens and adults and with families struggling with issues of family conflict including high-conflict divorces, and family law disputes. She is experienced in family reunification therapy in refuse/resist cases and parental alienation cases. She also works with individuals struggling with dating/marriage, separation/divorce, bereavement, and life transitions.

I believe successful therapy needs to begin with a trusting, compatible relationship between you and me. If we can establish this foundation for treatment then we can move forward to identify your strengths as a unique individual, and work to uncover and resolve the elements in your life that are preventing personal growth and a gratifying lifestyle. I provide an initial free phone consultation, and offer phone sessions. I work on a sliding scale, and am a provider for Medicare, Blue Shield, Magellan, and Humana. I am NOT a provider for Medi-Cal. I can also bill your insurance company excluding your co-pay.

My sincere passion lies in accompanying individuals on their journey through life experiences. As we encounter frequent decision-making moments, our choices (whether conscious or not) have the power to shape the course of our lives. Embarking on the dynamic exploration of identifying your core values and beliefs is a transformative process. Engaging with internal exploration can revolutionize your emotional processing, enhance your ability to weigh options, and greatly elevate overall decision-making skills. I firmly believe that by fostering human connections/relationships, we can collectively rejuvenate perspectives and behaviors.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with specialized experience treating clients with eating disorders and disordered eating, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, relationship difficulties, and acute, complex, and intergenerational trauma. I am a firm believer that no mental health concern or symptom is illogical or unreasonable, and that all types of emotional pain can be understood by looking deeper at the greater context of life experiences. I will never pathologize your pain.

An ideal client for my treatment mode would be someone who is either motivated for refinement of spirit, or would possess enough intelligence and wisdom to be able to gain enough insight into the nature of their condition so that they would embrace expert intervention with a degree of trust in harmony with adequate judgment into the need for treatment. He or she may engage in therapy alone, but where family history of emotional challenges exist, they would consider family therapy if all parties consent.

When you are feeling depressed or anxious, you have a real reason to want to be heard. You communicate through words and body language. A child communicates through play and art. Whichever way you communicate, I am dedicated to hear what you have to say and gain a real understanding of what is going on. Together, we can explore your uniqueness and find strength in that. Whether it is a family issue or a personal one, taking care of yourself is a priority. I believe that the basic foundation of therapy is a good relationship between therapist and client.

Negin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (143784) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in private practice. She helps clients achieve their full potential by navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief, chronic pain, and other stress disorders. She also works closely with parents, providing support and guidance on parenting issues, child/family dynamics, and child/adolescent development. Negin integrates Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and Mindfulness to help clients achieve healing and wellbeing.

As a certified psychoanalyst, I specialize in treating teens and adults who struggle with depression; intense anxiety; obsessive-compulsive symptoms including invasive, disturbing thoughts; intolerable, painful emotions; high-conflict relationships; impulsive behaviors including suicidal and self-injurious behavior; substance and/or alcohol abuse; eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Our collaboration strives to help you find internal harmony. My method of investigation of the mind is designed to help you gain clarity in your thinking, achieve emotional containment and experience self-empowerment.

Elaine Verchick, MFT ( Marriage & Family Therapist), is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Beverly Hills. She specializes in mood disorders, specifically depression. In addition, she addresses relationship and self esteem issues, parenting teenagers, adolescents and eating disorders. How we experience things today is filtered through all our early verbal and non-verbal communication. Elaine addresses the repetitive patterns of behavior and communication that interfere in all relationships.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, here to support you in your quest to be free of emotional pain, resolve past issues, find inner strengths and peace of mind. I understand the importance of collaboration in therapy, focus on self compassion, avoiding judgement, and believe in strength-based approaches in treatment.

Late life is often a dynamic time and one of transition. For many older adults, it is fraught with illness, loss and emotional and physical challenge. But it can also be a time of enormous potential. With fewer obligations, long time personal goals can finally be realized and difficult family relationships repaired and healed. Evidence suggests that it's possible to make change at any stage of life. Together through the collaborative process of psychotherapy, we will work towards your goals using an integrated approach that includes psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and solution focused strategies.

Lisa Weiner is a Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles, California. She works with individuals, couples, and families with a variety of treatment needs. Areas of treatment include relationship counseling, families with divorce, substance abuse and addiction, loss and grief, stress management, anxiety, depression, creative and artistic development, and eating disorders.

For over 25 years, Dr. White has maintained a wide-ranging private practice that includes individuals, groups, couples, children and families. Her work draws on developmental and depth psychologies as well as family systems theory. Special interests include couples coping with infertility, parenting, and dreamwork. She often collaborates with colleague and husband Barry Michels--author, along with Dr. Phil Stutz, of the best-selling book The Tools. Parents seeking advice appreciate Dr. White's extensive background in child development. She helps children and families with issues that involve discipline, life transitions and loss such as divorce and death, and academic and social challenges.