Life Coaching Therapists in Culver City, CA

Are you feeling depressed, anxious, having relationship difficulties or need guidance and support in your life ? As a therapist for over 25 years, I have effectively helped many individuals and couples with an insight and solution based therapy. I tailor the therapy to fit each individual’s needs by combining a compassionate approach with expertise and direct feedback. I’m trained in individual therapy, couple and family system dynamics and have an advanced degree in depth psychology.

Sometimes things are too big for you to handle alone. Whatever it is that brings you to my door, whatever your lifestyle, your challenges, or your hurts, I'm here to help you change what isn't working. Let's get you to the healthiest, most empowered version of your true self, both individually and in your relationships with others. I welcome individuals and couples, adults and teens, and have an open, collaborative, holistic, proactive style. I can help with anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, self-esteem, spirituality, career planning, and creative/ life coaching .

I provide therapy for adolescents and adults seeking help with issues including parenting, divorce, stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, communication, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, grief, life -changing events, and others. My approach to therapy is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you can identify and explore the underlying beliefs driving your behaviors, shaping your habits, and impacting your relationships. Working together using therapeutic approaches such as mindfulness, CBT, narrative therapy, DBT, etc., you will learn to better manage emotions and behaviors, allowing you to meet your own personal goals.

I believe that psychotherapy can be a tool to help someone to increase their self-awareness and promote healing and reparation to the life 's pain and struggles. If you would like someone on your side to the new journey of rediscovering who you are and who you want to be, that is my goal. To provide support through this new path with the objective that life will unfold with more joy and happiness.

I am a clinician who believes in meeting you where you are in an effort to help you get where you'd like to be. I am comfortable working with a variety of emotional and behavioral challenges, as well as a myriad of mental health diagnoses. I believe that growth and change are possible with time, effort, and commitment. I look forward to helping you reach your goals and participating in your journey to wellness.

Have you been in a relationship with someone who has been identified as a narcissist? Did your partner have little concern for your feelings and turn your world upside with chaos, conflict, abuse, and poor boundaries? You wonder what was wrong with you, why did things end this way, and if the universe working against you because people in your life seem unreliable, manipulative, and inconsistent. Distrust of others and pain seem to be your life 's theme right now. You long for a safe place to connect with someone who understands.

You may be feeling sad, lonely, anxious or depressed. You may sometimes experience a feeling of “hating your life ” or thinking that you and your life are false. These emotional feelings cause some people to turn to the use of drugs or alcohol as a form of self medication. No matter how bleak your life seems, help is available. My clinical focus is on Jungian Analysis. Jungian Analysis looks at the unconscious. Using dreams and active imagination, together we will gently explore the source of your spiritual wounding. Together, we seek out your authentic inner voice, and learn to listen to the wisdom of your soul.

I combine a unique and specialized form of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) based on Choice Theory with a Family Systems approach to treatment. I view maladaptive behavioral patterns as a result of inadequate or dysfunctional life choices. I assist my clients in recognizing these patterns of behavior and encourage them to draw realistic and practical solutions to the things that are hindering growth and happiness through the choices they make in life . I work collaboratively with my clients using a "here and now" problem-solving technique and develop a treatment plan that uses psychotherapy, exercise, nutrition, and social support networks.

The last couple of years have thrown a wrench in the life we once had, the coping skills that worked, and the ability to socialize and engage in self-care as we knew it. Now that we are learning to adjust to life during and after the pandemic, the stressful experiences can still feel overwhelming. Regardless of whether you are in crisis or dealing with a persistent concern, you're here because you are ready to feel better. I would like to help you with that.

Do you feel useful and fulfilled in life ? Are your relationships deep and meaningful? Are all your dreams coming true? Or are you overwhelmed by life ? Do you doubt yourself? Are you disappointed with the people closest to you? If you are experiencing difficulty coping with the realities of your life and find yourself sinking into negativity, I can help you. In a compassionate, safe environment we can work together to overcome your problems. We can address the issues that are limiting your enjoyment of life and holding you back from happiness as your authentic self.

Are you dealing with life threatening illness? Would you like to recapture sexual intimacy in your relationship? Are you having relationship, grief or divorce struggles? Having experienced the grief and loss brought forward by my spouse's terminal illness, I have developed strong insights to help my clients: * Live with illness * Recapture sexual intimacy * Live a full life after divorce or widowhood * Sustain deeper intimate relationships, and * Gain autonomy

If you are experiencing challenges in your life , or struggling emotionally, do not wait until your suffering gets worse. Seeking help is a sign of inner strength and courage. My specialties are psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Evidence shows that individuals who undertake psychodynamic psychotherapy preserve therapeutic gains and continue improvement even after the end of the treatment. For over 19 years I helped individuals or couples on their different types of challenges, including relationship difficulties, career or school difficulties, anxiety and depression, trauma, loss, separation.

Dr. Indhushree Rajan is a licensed clinical psychologist in Beverly Hills, CA, where she does individual, couples, and family psychotherapy work. She is also a media consultant who speaks to psychological, socio-cultural, and mental health related issues, and does life coaching . Dr. Rajan sees clients presenting with a wide range of concerns, and has particular expertise in: complex trauma, mood disorders, racial, sexual, & cultural identity issues, as well as relationship concerns. Dr. Rajan enjoys working with clients of all ages across the lifespan.

I am interested in seeing anyone who needs help with major life transitions or who is in the midst of a life crisis. I also encourage people who are not in crisis but interested in improving the quality of their life and to enhance their overall well being. Besides being in private practice I have also worked in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings. I believe in using an eclectic approach, with a multitude of modalities, to help people, in a safe setting, clarify their issues, gain greater insight and assist them in finding their own solutions and coping skills. Most of my clients report feeling better in a short time.

You have the answers you seek inside you, but something is in the way of you accessing your inner knowing. My job as a therapist is to help you reconnect and remember, and to offer you tools for working (and playing) with the fears and anxieties that make life more challenging than it needs to be.

Try Mindful EMDR, it uses treatments such as, Mindfulness, EMDR, Somatic therapy and other leading treatments. We believe that things in life can be challenging and at times we could use some extra support. Seeking therapy is a very brave thing to do. Our therapists create a safe and supportive space and have an understanding of neuroscience. We will help you work through issues related to stress, trauma, life transitions, self esteem, worries, anxiety, depression and an unsettled state of being. At Westside therapy all our therapists believe that it's okay to not feel okay all the time.

I provide a caring & objective atmosphere to encourage your self-awareness and emotional growth. One rare, unifying finding among all specialities of psychotherapy is that a strong therapeutic relationship is vital to success. Therefore, I will be your partner throughout the process, both supporting & challenging you along the way. During the over 35 years I have provided therapy, I have developed many approaches tailored to the unique needs of each client. Originally trained in psychodynamic therapy, my therapeutic approach now is eclectic and includes cognitive behavior therapy to facilitate observable change.