Couples Counseling Therapists in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
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Kathleen Flaherty
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
Verified
In a rapidly changing and evolving world, it may sometimes feel challenging to preserve your peace and strength. Therapy is the choice to slow down and give yourself time to reflect on what parts of yourself need compassion, acceptance, or movement to change. My aim is to empathetically and non judgmentally align with you to enliven your purpose and desires. I utilize the therapeutic
relationship
to foster connection and explore resiliency and attunement with the self. In working with adolescent and adult clients, I meet you where you are respectfully and provide support to help you grow towards personal goals.

Brie Ciraulo Rosenfield
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My specialties include adults and young adults, trauma, depression, anxiety,
couples
, codependency, addiction, family dynamics, post-treatment integration, and parenting.
The parts of us that require healing are often sites of trauma, fear or shame; my therapeutic approach creates a safe space for exploring this often painful territory, with emphasis on providing you with tools and techniques to maintain that sense of safety in both other therapeutic settings and in day-to-day life. My clinical work, is based in expertise and a passion for empowering you to meet and overcome what is holding you back.

Todd Adamson
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
In addition to helping individuals and
couples
, I work with teens and families to improve family interactions using Parent Management Training (PMT), which are proven techniques to help parents and children have a better
relationship
.
In choosing a therapist, it's important that you feel that you and the therapist are a good match. You want to feel heard, understood and confident that the therapist can help you reach your goals. I invite you to meet with me to see if I am the right therapist for you. My approach is collaborative and integrates Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness to provide relief from anxiety, depression, and trauma. I also help people with life transitions, relationships, work stressors and family life. Lastly, I provide sports psychology skills and performance coaching to athletes, actors, and business professionals

Heidi Xue
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APPC, EMDR
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I also specialize in
couples
/family therapy.
Do you have trouble with anxiety, depression, and
relationship
/family issues due to trauma? Past experiences can create imprints onto your brain that activate your fight/flight responses whenever your emotions feel dysregulated, but life without the constant feeling of being on edge is possible. Those traumatic memories don’t have to permanently influence who you are meant to be. Through therapy, you will gain control of your feelings/thoughts and your response to everyday life hurdles. Healing from trauma can create healthier beliefs about yourself and your relationships along with sustainable changes.

Barbara Schwarz
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
Verified
I love working with clients who are motivated and ready to tackle their
relationship
struggles.
I understand the importance of relationships and the pain and distress involved in disconnection. I empathize with how destabilizing it can feel during
relationship
transitions. Whether it be having children, empty nesting, career transitions or even divorces, I can help you foster collaboration and find security.

Nicole Moore
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified
Verified
I specialize in the treatment of trauma, depression, anxiety, neurodiversity (ASD), and neurodiverse
couples
. Using attachment theory, mindfulness, traditional and alternative modalities (including EMDR) to personalize every treatment plan, I strive to make a genuine connection with each individual to help inform my approach.

Dr. Suzanne Pelka
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CSAT, PhD
Verified
7 Endorsed
Verified
7 Endorsed
In need of sex therapy? Lack of desire? A sex-starved marriage? Sex/porn addiction? Just not on the same page as your
partner
? As a Sexuality Specialist and CSAT, I have successfully treated clients struggling with many different sexual problems (Men: erectile dysfunction, rapid/premature/delayed ejaculation. Women: low desire, painful intercourse, vaginismus/vulvadynia. Either: sexual inexperience, sexual anorexia, childhood sexual traumas including incest). I often use EMDR to resolve underlying traumas. I have researched and taught at UCLA, SMC, The University of Chicago, DePaul and have been a sexuality expert on NBC, ABC and KCAL 9 news.

Sharon Arfa
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As a certified
couples
and sex therapist and certified EMDR therapist, I draw from my training and experience to provide a place where my clients can feel safe, heard, and valued.
Are you seeking to gain clarity and stability during life transitions? Do you want support as you navigate difficult life circumstances? Are you struggling to develop and maintain healthy relationships? While it may seem vulnerable, daunting, and liberating to share your personal journey, you do not have to experience your challenges alone. I strive to support my clients and help them find the courage to discover and be their most authentic selves.
Waitlist for new clients

Trish Haight
Marriage & Family Therapist, SEP, CSAT, CCPS, CPTT, NARM
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
I am a trauma specialist working with developmental, relational, and shock traumas.
Relationship
is what we long for from our deep selves. From birth, our instinct is to connect in order to feel safety, comfort, and wholeness. This yearning moves with us throughout our lives. Connection gives us a sense of belonging and of being "okay". Be it the
relationship
with self, body, others, and life experience, the connection and flow of it is vital for healthy functioning. When the connection is blocked, frozen, or severed, a whole-self cannot thrive. Reconnecting is essential for our authentic self-expressions.

Miryam Saidian
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I believe the most important
relationship
we have is with ourselves and I work from an integrated approach including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Attachment theory to explore the client’s core beliefs and rewrite harmful narratives that have formed in childhood or adulthood to facilitate increased self-esteem and confidence.
At times, we may face challenges which can leave us feeling overwhelmed, confused, and alone. I will meet you where you are and highlight your strengths as we work together to identify patterns or behaviors that are not serving you. I understand that everyone’s therapeutic journey is different and offer personalized care and coaching as you pursue the changes that you want to see in your life. I work well with individuals and
couples
who seek to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression and learn healthy coping mechanisms in aiming to foster personal growth, as well as developing healthier interpersonal relationships.

Sandra J Brim
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
Therapy is a
relationship
in which healing takes place from past or even recent traumas.
With many years of experience, I facilitate client's growth through techniques designed to take people deeply into their "shadow" side while acknowledging that therapy is a
relationship
where healing can take place by assisting the individual in being seen for who they really are, freeing them up to be who they are, whether they have felt excluded or have been traumatized or struggling to find healthy relationships. Experience with all ages allows me to help clients with whatever issue they bring to our
relationship
. My ideal client has suffered a loss or failure. The pain from this motivates them to want change and growth.

Mary Nakata
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT
Verified
Verified
I have been a practicing psychotherapist offering individual,
couples
and group therapy for 35 years. My private practice is located in Brentwood in West Los Angeles, adjacent to Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, California. I work with individuals,
couples
, and families. I help people with problems relating to anxiety, depression, relationships, grief and loss, eating disorders, abuse, major life transitions, addiction early life trauma and chronic and life threatening illnesses.

Lisa Kaplan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
"At any given moment you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end." If you're looking for relief from addiction, co-dependency, anxiety or depression, let me help you on your journey to freedom. With more than 20 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in the treatment of individuals,
couples
and families to assist with
relationship
issues, post traumatic stress disorder, grief and loss, trauma and substance abuse. I provide a safe and nurturing environment that ensures the provision of high quality, personalized therapeutic care.

Victoria Goldfarb
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, Esq
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I have completed Level 3 Training in Gottman Method
Couples
Therapy and use their method in my work.
I help people who want help feel better about themselves, their lives and their relationships. Some seek my help because they engage in behaviors that interfere with their ability to enjoy their lives. Some seek my help because they feel "stuck in a rut," worthless, guilty or confused about their purpose. Some seek my help to improve or change their relationships or to grieve a break-up or death. Some just want a space where they can turn off their "devices" and turn inward or towards their loved-ones, in the presence of a trained professional who intends to heal.

Spencer Gross
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified
Verified
In our work together, we'll use tools to shift your
relationship
with anxiety so that you have space for other the other things that life has to offer.
Do you find yourself overthinking daily, repetitive thoughts holding you hostage and making your world smaller? Anxiety effects are also somatic. It drains energy, makes us tired, nervous and tense. My hope with you is to facilitate a safe space where you can comfortably encounter these feelings and begin to relate to anxiety with curiosity, openness and awareness. Psychological awareness allows us to re-negotiate how we interpret anxiety and how we relate to it.
Not accepting new clients

Cat Meyer
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I specialize in sex therapy + ketamine-assisted therapy, working with
couples
and individuals who seek to understand and enliven their sexual selves.
You have the right and potential to be happy and living the life you want to be. Growth comes when we are able to let go of the need to be certain and embrace self-exploration. We may find ourselves suffering silently or blatantly out loud to the stressors that co-exist with us in our day-to-day lives. Holistic therapy allows for that unique experience to gain and practice the ability to look at self, develop skills to be vulnerable, love + let love in. I offer online 1-on-1, as well as, online courses, workshops, and retreats to fit your needs + preferences.

Gali Barak
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, MA
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
Sometimes it can feel like everyone else is doing so much better than you are. You might look around and wonder, why am I not where I thought I would be at in this point in my life? Am I not good enough, smart enough, or brave enough? Is there someone to blame? Is it because my body is broken, or my heart, or all of the above? I know that life is complex. I know that bravery and resilience come in many forms. I want to
partner
with you on this journey and help you remember things that you may have forgotten about yourself. I’ve witnessed people change their lives in ways that they would have thought were unimaginable. You can too.

Mary Beth DeLucia
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My work has been varied and rewarding, seeing individuals and
couples
, using interventions that spur communication while maintaining mutual respect.
Change for the better is good. Yet any change is difficult. Many of us do well at managing our lives by mitigating our problems with justifications like, "It's not that bad...things could be worse." Until, one day, the epiphany hits, and we realize that we need help. I urge my patients to excavate patterns from their past that may be holding them back, so we can work toward solutions and strategies for bettering their lives and relationships.
Not accepting new clients

Margot Rothstein
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Whether you are interested in a few sessions to address a certain problem, or in a long-term therapeutic
relationship
, I encourage you to continue forward on this path towards the life you deserve.
By searching for a new therapist, you have already taken the first step towards creating the life you want. Now, it is my job to help you discover your passion, mend broken relationships, come to terms with addictive behaviors or process unresolved trauma. There are so many things that might lead us to therapy; I believe that you deserve the time and space to understand where you come from, how your past experiences impact your present, and what you need to move forward in a way that works best for you.

Dr. Greg Matos
Psychologist, PsyD, ABPP
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I'm a board-certified couple and family psychologist in Los Angeles. For
couples
looking for a more effective way to navigate conflict, improve emotional connection, and rekindle intimacy - consider leveraging Gottman-Method
Couples
Therapy. It's an approach with 50+ years of empirical support and focuses on actionable steps you can take every day to improve and sustain a healthier love. For individuals, I provide CBT, PE, and CPT treatment for anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
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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.