Couples Counseling Therapists in Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA
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Kathleen Whyte
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR, CADC II
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
In her private practice, Kathleen provides the wisdom and support that comes from years of experience working with individuals,
couples
, and families who are struggling with anxiety and depression. Earning her Master's in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University Los Angeles. She is a trained Marriage and Family Therapist, EMDR Therapist. She served as Program Director and Therapist at Ridgeview Ranch Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers where she facilitated Meditation, Grief & Loss, Relapse Prevention, and Advanced Process Therapy groups.

Lucy Cotter
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
13 Endorsed
Verified
13 Endorsed
My specialties span
Couples Counseling
to families to the LGBTQ community.
ONLINE THERAPY is available to California Residents! It's not everyday that you muster the courage to reach out and try a new therapist or perhaps therapy for the very first time. Maybe you are hoping to move past old stories or challenge things that feel like they're holding you back? My clients teach me about their own life experiences in a safe, caring environment. I collaborate to help them rewrite empowered stories for the present and the future. All of my training includes a sensitivity to social justice. I have a curiosity and creative strength that's been helpful to people in discovering new ways of being in the world.

Kandace Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I have experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, adults,
couples
, and families in clinical, residential, and non-profit settings within multicultural communities.
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS --------------------------------------------------A willingness to seek support is a sign of strength. As an empathic and experienced professional, I provide support with compassion and understanding, acknowledging that you are the expert in making the change you want to see in your life. I find it important to honor you and your needs, accept you as you are, and value the unique concerns that you bring. Together we can find healthy and manageable ways for you to heal, cope, or tackle whatever you present with.

Carol Kelson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, PhD
Verified
Verified
If you are looking for help with anxiety, depression,
relationship
issues and/or trauma, I hope to be of assistance to you. Because I utilize neurofeedback in my work, I also assist those with emotional issues relating to hormones, insomnia, tics, panic attacks, migraines, pain, ADHD, and mood swings. In addition to various treatment modalities, positive relationships help facilitate healing. A key aspect to the therapeutic process is the
relationship
between the client and therapist. Please feel free to contact or meet with me to see if you feel our
relationship
and my style of treatment is right for you.

Tina Kyung Kim
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I also work with clients with
relationship
issues to overcome marital conflict, divorce, separation, co-parenting and adult children issues.
It is daunting to decide to see a therapist, especially if you are not familiar with clinical treatment. Sometimes you need help uncovering thoughts and feelings regarding concerning matters. Are you so anxious, depressed, and angry that you feel overwhelmed? Or do you want to be a more social, confident, and positive individual? Each client is unique. The ultimate goal of therapy is to allow a client to learn about themselves in order to be more proactive and live the fullest life possible.

Sarah Jane Cella Kutrumbos
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I welcome the opportunity to connect with you to share a bit more about me and my practice, as I understand the therapeutic
relationship
is an essential part of the healing process.
In my work with children and teenagers, I see behavior as having meaning. Difficult behaviors such as defiance, tantrums, aggression, and isolation are often the youth’s maladaptive attempts at communicating emotions. I see my role as a facilitator of effective communication, collaborating with youth to understand their experiences and identify/verbalize their thoughts and feelings. With a decade of working with kids in a variety of settings, I work primarily from a relational and attachment-based foundation, which utilizes compassion, attunement, and co-regulation to promote wellbeing through enhanced relationships and self-worth.

Stephanie Michaelian
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I may also be direct, though you will not be alone in this process and you can trust me for an honest
relationship
.
You carry a smile on your face and present yourself so put together. Behind your smile is a belief that you are not good enough. You find yourself overachieving and striving for the next thing you think will make you feel satisfied and fulfilled. But it's exhausting. You're tired of taking care of everyone's needs except your own, and believing that people will only love you if you behave a certain way or perform a version of you. Your mind is constantly running, wondering if what you said was “weird” or "too much", believing that other people are judging you as harshly as you judge yourself. I know how hard this is.

Justin Oberste
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
Verified
New career. New home. The end of a
relationship
. The beginning of re-discovery. Living authentically. Living in power. Whatever your need, wherever your journey, welcome to your safe space. I'm an associate psychotherapist specializing in LGBTQ+ Affirmative Psychology and Religious Trauma Therapy. Currently, I'm completing studies in Sex Therapy. Here, you have found a caring confidant who offers unconditional positive regard. Allow me to assist you in the areas of general psychology, individual therapy and
couples
& sex therapy.

Scott Tommey
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I work from a psychoanalytic perspective with children, adolescents, and adults struggling from a variety of issues, including difficulty with intimacy and relatedness, recognizing and expressing emotional needs, feelings of loneliness or emptiness, self-destructive or self sabotaging behaviors, or repeating painful life problems with little sense of control. Since children and adolescents have not yet fully developed the capacity to talk about their emotional experience, difficulties tend to show in their behaviors, such as opposition, defiance, poor grades, or turning to drugs. In my work with adults I offer individual or
couples
therapy in a safe and nonjudgemental atmosphere.

Tiffany Lowery
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
First off, congrats on taking this first step toward your mental health journey! Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, unresolved childhood trauma,
relationship
issues or grief, I'm here to help. I work with clients to improve communication styles, set healthy boundaries and increase emotional regulation through mindfulness and grounding techniques. I'm here to assist my clients in navigating life's uncertainty, while promoting insight and self-awareness. My hope is that through this collaboration, you gain a new sense of empowerment, well-being and healing that allows you to live your best life!

Rivkah Cunin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified
Verified
My area of expertise is
couples
therapy, especially for partners who have experienced childhood trauma.
Do you crave deeper relationships where you really feel understood, appreciated, and close to others? Are you feeling stuck and just overwhelmed by sad, anxious, or stressed out emotions? Did you experience a rough childhood and now worry about repeating those mistakes? I help
couples
and individuals better understand the patterns that may have developed in their
relationship
over time, leaving them feeling disconnected and stuck, even with the people they love most. I help you identify these harmful patterns, develop empathy for each other, and start interacting in healthier ways that help you heal and grow together.
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Dimitry Granovsky
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
For
couples counseling
, therapy is a time to explore patterns, emotions and unique dynamics from a safe and supportive position.
If you feel stuck by your past, if you worry about the future, if you second guess what steps to take in the present, help is available. Through a supportive and collaborative therapeutic
relationship
, it is possible to achieve a greater sense of emotional well-being, increased self-awareness, better intimate relationships and a more resilient state of emotional health. Using a modern and mindful approach to therapy, issues related to panic attacks, addictions, anxiety, depression and dysfunctional relationships are processed from a supportive, strengths-based position that helps facilitate insight and change.

Alexander Uhlmann
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I know that beginning psychotherapy can feel scary. I hope to provide a space that feels warm, non-judgmental and helpful. I tend to work with adults, adolescents and
couples
who are experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and many of the other effects and challenges of the world we live in. Overall, I believe that navigating these experiences feels better when we get to work through them with someone else.

Janet Park
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I specialize working with adults seeking individual or
couples
therapy.
Are you feeling stuck or unfulfilled in life? Are you finding yourself caught in a pattern of unhealthy relationships? Are you having a hard time understanding your feelings? Do you wish you could develop more confidence in your relationships/career? If this resonates with you, then you’re not alone. Sometimes we may feel locked in unhelpful patterns, and need a little clarity to make a positive shift. If you feel like you are in the gray about yourself and your life, I’m here to bring light to those areas and provide a safe, supportive space for you to explore your struggles and inner experience, and grow your self-awareness.

Sean Vazzana
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Welcome, and please have a look around! I work with individuals and
couples
who need help processing interpersonal and relational issues, adjusting to new life phases, recovering from trauma, and managing various feeling states. I will work with you to improve awareness of internal emotional and cognitive dynamics that are causing distress by fostering your sensitivities, partnering feelings, and developing sustainable empathy. I provide an affirmative and queer-centered space for my LGBTQ+ community to tend to these issues.

Ali Angle
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
Verified
The
relationship
between therapist and client transcends the therapeutic space and changes the way we move through the world and engage with each interpersonal
relationship
. My hope is to bring each client’s inner self to a place of joy, playfulness and aliveness. My approach with clients is grounded in continued assurance of a safe environment, a foundation to the magic of healing. Healing begins with curiosity, imagination, creative exploration and collaboration into the pain and suffering of the human experience. My integrative approach incorporates mindfulness-based practices, sitting with what is, and befriending the body.

Jordan Fu
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
I believe in therapy that is collaborative and relational. Experiences of empathy, warmth, and attunement can be transformative and healing. Through exploring the challenges you are facing,
relationship
dynamics, and the nuanced language of your personal narrative, we will begin to identify unconscious methods of coping that may no longer be serving you. It is not until we recognize these deep parts of ourselves that we can begin to shift them.

Sylvia J Sandler, MA, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Of all human experience, nothing can fully prepare one for the pain of grief and loss. Perhaps you are grieving the loss of an important
relationship
, the end of a meaningful career, loss of employment, a miscarriage(s), the sudden death of someone close, losses due to COVID-19, loss of sense of self, or loss related to life cycle transitions. Maybe you are grieving a suicidal loss. If this resonates with your circumstances, I invite you to explore as well as honor your emotions. Please contact me if you would like greater processing, adjusting, and acceptance in your life to help increase your sense of agency.

Karly Gilbert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I specialize in helping individuals and
couples
feel more grounded and successful in their relationships and lives. I believe
relationship
issues as well as common symptoms like depression and anxiety often stem from habitual patterns of relating that may have historical importance, but may no longer be useful to us. As new issues arise in our lives these habitual patterns and our own vulnerabilities may impact our ability to feel competent and fulfilled.

Kimberly Bye
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I see individuals,
couples
and families.
Asking someone for help is one of the most powerful decisions you can make, so I consider it a privilege to guide you along this path of self-discovery. I work with clients in a supportive, compassionate, and nurturing way; helping them identify strengths and define goals through a process of active listening, deep empathy, non-judgment and acceptance. I work in an eclectic yet integrative manner utilizing many different modalities depending upon the client's needs and what they would most benefit from. I draw from neuroscience, research, and best clinical practices to carefully determine the right approach for each client.
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.