In Person Therapists in New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
Nicole M Hendrickson
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Many of us walk around every day wearing some version of a mask. Some of us do so to protect or take care of others, some of us wear the mask to fit in, and some of us wear it because of shame. My hope is that everyone I work with becomes a little bit more comfortable with the person underneath the mask-- their true authentic self. My practice tends to focus on working with individuals from marginalized communities, including LGBTQ-identified and BIPOC. I truly believe the therapeutic relationship can be a healing one, and be the first step in taking off your mask.
Many of us walk around every day wearing some version of a mask. Some of us do so to protect or take care of others, some of us wear the mask to fit in, and some of us wear it because of shame. My hope is that everyone I work with becomes a little bit more comfortable with the person underneath the mask-- their true authentic self. My practice tends to focus on working with individuals from marginalized communities, including LGBTQ-identified and BIPOC. I truly believe the therapeutic relationship can be a healing one, and be the first step in taking off your mask.
We all have ideals-- how we think we should feel, how we feel we should think, how we want others to behave towards us, how we want our life to unfold. When reality doesn’t match our ideals, it can bring confusion, frustration, even despair. We may feel trapped between our ideals and reality, leading us to believe we are spinning in circles. I see the therapeutic process as one that allows for an exploration of these ideals and an opportunity to understand how they play a role in one’s relationship with self and with others. My hope is that, through this process, you will find a deeper clarity of your values, wants, and needs.
We all have ideals-- how we think we should feel, how we feel we should think, how we want others to behave towards us, how we want our life to unfold. When reality doesn’t match our ideals, it can bring confusion, frustration, even despair. We may feel trapped between our ideals and reality, leading us to believe we are spinning in circles. I see the therapeutic process as one that allows for an exploration of these ideals and an opportunity to understand how they play a role in one’s relationship with self and with others. My hope is that, through this process, you will find a deeper clarity of your values, wants, and needs.
Connor McClenahan
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90071
I help anxious professionals overcome panic, OCD, addiction, anxiety, trauma, and depression. The panic attacks and sleepless nights make every day exhausting. You feel heavy, anxious, and don't know how you'll make it through another week. To succeed with yourself, your job, and your relationships, you know you need to learn to handle emotions in a healthy way.
I help anxious professionals overcome panic, OCD, addiction, anxiety, trauma, and depression. The panic attacks and sleepless nights make every day exhausting. You feel heavy, anxious, and don't know how you'll make it through another week. To succeed with yourself, your job, and your relationships, you know you need to learn to handle emotions in a healthy way.
Dr. Gautami Ashok
Psychologist, PsyD, MSc
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90014
In dealing with stressors, life events, challenging relationships, and traumatic experiences we develop patterns to keep ourselves safe and sane; which often also limits us. The challenge is unlearning these narratives and trusting our innate wisdom. When we feel safe, secure and accepted for who we are we can begin the process of shedding what doesn’t work for us, while exploring our untapped potential. I believe you are the master of your story; and I hope to create a safe space where we can gain insight about your inner battles, develop skills to enhance holistic development, and realize the potential of your authentic self.
In dealing with stressors, life events, challenging relationships, and traumatic experiences we develop patterns to keep ourselves safe and sane; which often also limits us. The challenge is unlearning these narratives and trusting our innate wisdom. When we feel safe, secure and accepted for who we are we can begin the process of shedding what doesn’t work for us, while exploring our untapped potential. I believe you are the master of your story; and I hope to create a safe space where we can gain insight about your inner battles, develop skills to enhance holistic development, and realize the potential of your authentic self.
Psychological Evaluations for Court - Dr. Dean
Psychologist, PsyD, QME, Author
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90071
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct legal / forensic / psychological evaluations for court and provide expert witness testimony. I also do ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic evaluations, risk assessment (violence/sexual), drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness-for-duty evaluations, immigration evaluations, pre-adoption evaluations, parenting/bonding assessments, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct legal / forensic / psychological evaluations for court and provide expert witness testimony. I also do ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic evaluations, risk assessment (violence/sexual), drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness-for-duty evaluations, immigration evaluations, pre-adoption evaluations, parenting/bonding assessments, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
At Downtown Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology we provide neuropsychological services for patients with a wide variety of cognitive, neurological and emotional disorders. This includes traumatic injury, dementia, attention deficit disorder and cognitive deficits due to stroke. We also offer psychotherapeutic services for depression, anxiety and other emotional disorders.
At Downtown Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology we provide neuropsychological services for patients with a wide variety of cognitive, neurological and emotional disorders. This includes traumatic injury, dementia, attention deficit disorder and cognitive deficits due to stroke. We also offer psychotherapeutic services for depression, anxiety and other emotional disorders.
Amy D. Kim
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90071
My clients often come to me to feel seen and heard. They long for a connection they never had before, hoping to share their most intimate stories and conversations with ease, freedom, and without judgment. If you are dealing with personal issues you wish to explore in depth and in private with someone, I provide the space to explore your internal world together. Most importantly, everything remains confidential.
My clients often come to me to feel seen and heard. They long for a connection they never had before, hoping to share their most intimate stories and conversations with ease, freedom, and without judgment. If you are dealing with personal issues you wish to explore in depth and in private with someone, I provide the space to explore your internal world together. Most importantly, everything remains confidential.
Two Chairs - Los Angeles
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Whether you prefer virtual therapy, want to see your therapist in person, or do a little bit of both, we've designed every experience to make sure you feel safe and comfortable.
Two Chairs was founded in 2017 with a mission to build a world where everyone has access to exceptional mental healthcare. We're creating a better experience for both patients and clinicians by starting with an in-depth, research-backed matching process to ensure the ideal patient-therapist fit, offering hybrid care that gives patients and clinicians flexibility between in-person and virtual sessions, and measuring outcomes to ensure patients get better faster.
Whether you prefer virtual therapy, want to see your therapist in person, or do a little bit of both, we've designed every experience to make sure you feel safe and comfortable.
Two Chairs was founded in 2017 with a mission to build a world where everyone has access to exceptional mental healthcare. We're creating a better experience for both patients and clinicians by starting with an in-depth, research-backed matching process to ensure the ideal patient-therapist fit, offering hybrid care that gives patients and clinicians flexibility between in-person and virtual sessions, and measuring outcomes to ensure patients get better faster.
Our in-person therapists are available to help you heal from anxiety, depression, and couples issues. You'll have the strength and skills to handle life's storms. The pain that brings you in to therapy is often overwhelming, and you want to know you have the right help to get you back on track. Our therapists can do just that.
Our in-person therapists are available to help you heal from anxiety, depression, and couples issues. You'll have the strength and skills to handle life's storms. The pain that brings you in to therapy is often overwhelming, and you want to know you have the right help to get you back on track. Our therapists can do just that.
Psychological Testing & Evaluations - Dr. Dean
Psychologist, PsyD, QME, Author
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90071
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Psychological Testing & Evaluations - Dr. Dean
Psychologist, PsyD, QME, Author
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90071
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Meet Our In Person Therapists
Terence Ford
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90071
We will work in a confidential space, where we thoughtfully,carefully, and intelligently reflect on your emotional life. We can gently explore the origins of your feelings and work through how they show themselves.
Our work will be focused in the here and now: by exploring who you are right now, change in your outlook or actions becomes possible. Generally, I use ideas firmly grounded in psychoanalytic theory and technique that are informed by my personal practice of Zen meditation of over twenty years.
Paying attention to what you do and how you feel can reveal the source of discomfort.
We will work in a confidential space, where we thoughtfully,carefully, and intelligently reflect on your emotional life. We can gently explore the origins of your feelings and work through how they show themselves.
Our work will be focused in the here and now: by exploring who you are right now, change in your outlook or actions becomes possible. Generally, I use ideas firmly grounded in psychoanalytic theory and technique that are informed by my personal practice of Zen meditation of over twenty years.
Paying attention to what you do and how you feel can reveal the source of discomfort.
I help clients with anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, bipolar, borderline, eating disorders, ADHD, and other mental health issues become unstuck and live a better life. I collaborate with clients to overcome these challenges, know themselves more deeply, and express themselves more effectively in all areas of life so they may reach their full potential.
I have experience helping people with co-occurring diagnoses and complex trauma. I also have expertise in severe cases and offer intensive outpatient treatment when clinically indicated. For parents and families, I offer support even when your loved one is resistant to treatment.
I help clients with anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, bipolar, borderline, eating disorders, ADHD, and other mental health issues become unstuck and live a better life. I collaborate with clients to overcome these challenges, know themselves more deeply, and express themselves more effectively in all areas of life so they may reach their full potential.
I have experience helping people with co-occurring diagnoses and complex trauma. I also have expertise in severe cases and offer intensive outpatient treatment when clinically indicated. For parents and families, I offer support even when your loved one is resistant to treatment.
The Blue Clinic offer in person and virtual therapy.
The weight of emotional pain can be unbearable and lonely. It is difficult, impossible even, to envision feeling better, feeling fulfilled, feeling connected or just feeling like yourself again. These emotions may result from depression, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, pregnancy issues, or life/work stressors. I understand how daunting this first step can be and I provide a safe, warm space to help you make your way through this.
The Blue Clinic offer in person and virtual therapy.
The weight of emotional pain can be unbearable and lonely. It is difficult, impossible even, to envision feeling better, feeling fulfilled, feeling connected or just feeling like yourself again. These emotions may result from depression, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, pregnancy issues, or life/work stressors. I understand how daunting this first step can be and I provide a safe, warm space to help you make your way through this.
Alexandria Hughes
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90017
In our fast-paced world, we rarely pause to reflect, leaving many with unresolved emotions. Therapy offers a safe space to heal, free from judgment or the need for perfection. For an hour, you don’t have to carry everything alone—we’ll explore your inner world and work toward growth and peace.
As a Black therapist, I’m dedicated to supporting my community. Black and brown people face unique challenges that impact their mental health, and having a therapist who understands these realities matters. My goal is to create a space where marginalized individuals feel seen, heard, and supported.
In our fast-paced world, we rarely pause to reflect, leaving many with unresolved emotions. Therapy offers a safe space to heal, free from judgment or the need for perfection. For an hour, you don’t have to carry everything alone—we’ll explore your inner world and work toward growth and peace.
As a Black therapist, I’m dedicated to supporting my community. Black and brown people face unique challenges that impact their mental health, and having a therapist who understands these realities matters. My goal is to create a space where marginalized individuals feel seen, heard, and supported.
Daniel Morales
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, MS
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90017
My favorite part of being a therapist is when someone sitting across from me realizes, even if just for a moment, that they are okay. That past and present traumas, mistakes, fears, desires, pain, doubt, joy, anger, sadness, guilt, loss, and love are all part of the human experience, and that in this way they are not alone. Beyond my confidence in your humanity, I believe therapy to be the client’s own unique journey — one I’m honored to bear witness to and facilitate as best I can.
My favorite part of being a therapist is when someone sitting across from me realizes, even if just for a moment, that they are okay. That past and present traumas, mistakes, fears, desires, pain, doubt, joy, anger, sadness, guilt, loss, and love are all part of the human experience, and that in this way they are not alone. Beyond my confidence in your humanity, I believe therapy to be the client’s own unique journey — one I’m honored to bear witness to and facilitate as best I can.
Melissa Paramo
Registered Psychological Associate, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Dr. Melissa believes in providing clients with a safe and non judgmental space to assist them with the process of opening up and trusting the therapeutic process. She uses a collaborative approach while providing emotional support to clients when figuring out their goals, needs, and emotions. Dr. Melissa’s believes in the power of self-advocacy as it is a skill that can empower clients when they discover their mental and emotional needs. She believes that when a client understands themselves they feel more motivated about their inner-self, their abilities, and capabilities.
Dr. Melissa believes in providing clients with a safe and non judgmental space to assist them with the process of opening up and trusting the therapeutic process. She uses a collaborative approach while providing emotional support to clients when figuring out their goals, needs, and emotions. Dr. Melissa’s believes in the power of self-advocacy as it is a skill that can empower clients when they discover their mental and emotional needs. She believes that when a client understands themselves they feel more motivated about their inner-self, their abilities, and capabilities.
You may be experiencing an aching sense of sadness or fear because deep down inside, you feel that you aren’t good enough. You want to connect with others and engage fully in life but you second guess yourself at every turn. Maybe you learned to be critical of yourself from your parents; or, perhaps you never had space to be yourself because you had to take care of others, which left you feeling lost and unsure of yourself. If your problems are keeping you from living the life that you want, I can help. In therapy, we can work together to understand your issues so that you can gain a sense of clarity and peace.
You may be experiencing an aching sense of sadness or fear because deep down inside, you feel that you aren’t good enough. You want to connect with others and engage fully in life but you second guess yourself at every turn. Maybe you learned to be critical of yourself from your parents; or, perhaps you never had space to be yourself because you had to take care of others, which left you feeling lost and unsure of yourself. If your problems are keeping you from living the life that you want, I can help. In therapy, we can work together to understand your issues so that you can gain a sense of clarity and peace.
Stuck? There are lots of reasons people get stuck. You're busy! Maybe you've tried to figure things out on your own and keep hitting a wall. Maybe there are family or generational patterns you're working against. Perhaps you and your partner love each other but keep having the same fights over and over again. Maybe there are some intimacy issues that you can't quite fix. I know that unresolved personal or relationship issues create heartache for everyone involved, and being stuck in them is frustrating and overwhelming. It doesn't have to stay that way, though.
Stuck? There are lots of reasons people get stuck. You're busy! Maybe you've tried to figure things out on your own and keep hitting a wall. Maybe there are family or generational patterns you're working against. Perhaps you and your partner love each other but keep having the same fights over and over again. Maybe there are some intimacy issues that you can't quite fix. I know that unresolved personal or relationship issues create heartache for everyone involved, and being stuck in them is frustrating and overwhelming. It doesn't have to stay that way, though.
Believe Psychology Group, Inc.
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Are you seeking Healing, Personal Growth & Empowerment? Are you a teen or young adult (age 18-35). This period in your life has the potential to be filled with the best memories of youth and freedom but are often weighed down by anxiety and feelings of sadness. Have you experienced difficulties in being a student, an early career professional, a new parent/spouse or an artist (actor, musician or creative soul)? Now is the time to move past your past, embrace your present and design your future. Learn how to develop emotional safety, remove creative blocks, recapture your purpose and focus, and improve your performance skills.
Are you seeking Healing, Personal Growth & Empowerment? Are you a teen or young adult (age 18-35). This period in your life has the potential to be filled with the best memories of youth and freedom but are often weighed down by anxiety and feelings of sadness. Have you experienced difficulties in being a student, an early career professional, a new parent/spouse or an artist (actor, musician or creative soul)? Now is the time to move past your past, embrace your present and design your future. Learn how to develop emotional safety, remove creative blocks, recapture your purpose and focus, and improve your performance skills.
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