Therapists in Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Amir is a psychologist who specializes in evaluation, assessment, and treatment of adults and couples who are experiencing psychological condition(s) including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance as a result of an accident, an injury, and/or a life changing event.

Are you struggling with a traumatic experience, unsure how to resolve its effect on your life? Looking to improve a relationship? Maybe, like most parents, you want the best for your child and seek a way to give them a little help. Or perhaps you want to make a change, so you're exploring why you think and behave as you do. People seek therapy for many reasons, but almost everyone does so to relieve some kind of pain. I believe relief and healing can be found through the therapeutic relationship.

Many people get to a point in their lives when they feel stuck. Friends and family who used to be able to help are no longer able to, or don’t know how. During these times, it can be beneficial to have a relationship that is different, one in which you can share honestly without feeling judged or misunderstood and, in turn, be asked questions that can enhance insight and spur positive change. Welcome to therapy! As a therapist, I am welcoming, compassionate and curious. Therapy can be hard, so my goal is to help you to feel safe and accepted while engaged in a journey that will naturally involve some discomfort.

Anxiety, depressive feelings, afraid of where the future may lead, or trying to figure out how to get over initial humps are common, but may also feel emotionally and physically draining. Therapy should be thoughtful, supportive, and provide a sense of safety for you to be yourself. This is the environment I look to create so that you can gain a deeper sense of self, and explore old thinking patterns and behaviors that may be preventing you from moving forward. I can offer a fresh perspective to help you re-frame those negative thoughts in a more productive direction.

**Currently accepting new clients** Are you struggling in your life and feel alone? Are you suffering from isolation and stress? Are you ready for change? In my practice, I believe a successful therapeutic relationship is created in partnership with each client to foster safety, compassion, and growth. An effective therapy process provides space for transforming your pain and distress into a capacity for stronger coping skills, more satisfying relationships, and a more authentic sense of self. When a person actively engages the world in a new way it can lead to greater awareness, self-confidence, joy, and a more centered self.

"Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist specializing in relationship and intimacy issues, sex therapy, infidelity, betrayal trauma and sex and porn addiction . I work collaboratively with my clients to facilitate recognition of their strengths so they can actualize self-growth, meet therapy goals, find peace and develop healthy relationships.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California, and I have been practicing for the last 9 years. I have extensive experience working with individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, trauma, addiction, grief and loss, relationship struggles, and difficult life transitions. My goal is to assist my clients in improving their lives by taking a holistic, client-centered, integrative approach that is culturally affirming. I strive to create a safe space that is collaborative, non-judgmental, and strength-based, which aids in promoting healing.

Maybe on the outside everything seems fine, but on the inside it's hard to feel hopeful and find motivation to keep going. Suffering can be invisible. I get it - because I’ve been there, through my own healing journey and with extensive training and professional experience. If you are feeling stuck in a vicious cycle that you don’t know how to break - call me. My areas of speciality including working with people living with chronic illness/ chronic pain, health anxiety, depression, and OCD. I know from personal experience, how living with a chronic condition can impact every part of your life and how debilitating it can be.

"Words," to quote Albus Dumbledore, "are our most inexhaustible source of magic." Beyond the constraints of ordinary language, speech reveals. A therapist is someone trained to listen in a special way. Not only do I listen in an empathic, safe, and non-judgmental fashion, I also look at challenges in objective ways to help you address that which prevents you from living fully.

My approach to therapy is rooted in a belief that change is possible. Most of my clients come to me because something in their lives isn't working. Whether the problem is familial, romantic, professional, emotional, or even existential, I find it usually comes down to a matter of relationship. How are we relating to the things that cause us to suffer? When we understand these relationships and the parts we play in them, we are free to make different choices, and to experience our lives, ourselves, and our loves in richer, more fulfilling ways.

Are you struggling in the areas of body image, maternal issues, or trauma? I work with "all things maternal", meaning I work with women at all life-stages; maybe contemplating motherhood or feeling ambivalent, struggling with fertility, experiencing pregnancy loss/miscarriage, expecting or new mothers with depression, anxiety, or birth trauma, women who decided not to have children, women with or without children who want to process body image issues or anxieties, women who want to process their relationship to their own mother, any parent struggling with postpartum mental health issues, anyone wanting to heal from trauma.

We have the power to heal ourselves. We need guidance to learn how to do that! If you are stalled in your hopes, if your life feels drained of its essence, and if your state of being continues to spiral downward, your being becomes filled with anxiety, depression and despair. My goal is to empower clients to recognize their blocks, gain pwer to change them and change the course of their lives.

As a clinical psychologist I spend time studying, in an attempt to understand the problem(s) that an individual client would like to address. I focus on a client's strengths, capabilities and goals in order to find understanding, meaning and/or a solution to the problem(s) that blocks or interferes with their happiness. Working collaboratively, I help clients increase their awareness of certain triggers and psychosomatic reactions to the stress that causes unsafe and harmful coping mechanisms.

Welcome to my practice. I have about 15 years of clinical experience and have been featured on NBC/KCAL/HLN as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors, infidelity, financial recklessness, gambling, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, and relational conflicts. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.

I am an experienced Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker and Coach practicing in Beverly Hills, Westwood and Encino. I treat individuals with Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, OCD, Relationship conflicts, Adjustment to life stressors, Depression, Divorce, Parenting, and Co-parenting issues.

It can be difficult to open up to a stranger about personal difficulties, but I truly believe in each person’s ability to make positive changes. This is why I strive to create a calm, warm, welcoming, and open environment where you can feel comfortable working through your thoughts and emotions. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I provide individual counseling services, ADHD and learning disability evaluations, and performance psychology services for athletes and performers.

We all have parts of our lives that we struggle with or wish were different - a complicated relationship, work-related stress or a difficult transition. You may be feeling stuck, uncertain or overwhelmed. In challenging moments, it's important to remember we don't have to go through it alone. I create a warm and empathic environment while encouraging open exploration of your experiences and emotions. My hope is that in this process you'll come to understand yourself in a more meaningful way and feel empowered to make positive changes in your life.

I work with adults, children, teens, and families to address relational conflicts, behavioral and academic problems, and general family dysfunction. I also support parents, and work with them to better understand the underlying causes of their children's acting-out, self-harming, and/or self-isolating behaviors.