Attachment-based Therapists in Los Angeles, CA

Hi there, I'm Shannon! I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with eight years of clinical experience. I have worked with individuals who face self-esteem, Anxiety, Codependency, Depression, Family Conflict, and Life Transition issues. I utilize a combination of Trauma Focused, Interpersonal, EMDR, Dialectical (DBT), and Attachment-based therapies that depends on what my clients want or need.

Hi! I am so happy you are here and I am even more excited to work with you. My goal is to assist you with healing from stress, worry, fear, sadness, regret, anger, guilt, self-neglect, trauma, and relationship issues. My goal is to help eliminate limiting thoughts and beliefs, increase emotional intelligence, and fully heal from difficult life circumstances. Most importantly, my goal is to help you best understand yourself and improve relationships, whether romantic, friendships, and/or family relationships. My goal is to help you heal and transcend past hurt and trauma in order to create the life you've always wanted.

We don't have to face hard things alone. I help individuals and couples diminish life distress and increase satisfaction. I conceptualize therapy from a psychodynamic, attachment based lens. I tailor treatment to my clients using interdisciplinary techniques, including EMDR. How did you become who who you are today? What is meaningful now? Who do you envision yourself to be? We explore your past and present to build insight and promote lasting, positive change

I approach therapy from a depth-oriented and attachment-based perspective to increase insight, overcome barriers, and to connect to feeling more deeply. I view this work as a collaborative exploration, and am honored to provide support to others on their journey to a deeper understanding of themselves. I aim to create a safe and nonjudgmental space to enable you to comfortably begin this process of self-discovery.

I strive to help people become their own authority, which may have been compromised by unhealthy relationships, substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. I focus on the individual's relationship with themselves, fostering an understanding and compassion towards personal strengths and vulnerabilities. I believe it is imperative to address underlying issues with out judgment or shame, so that we can heal parts of the self that are no longer serving us. My clinical training is in psychodynamic therapy, and I tend to gravitate towards an attachment based and humanistic approach.

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, relational 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 tend to them and shift them.

It takes courage to take the first step. I consider it a privilege to walk beside you on your journey to a more rewarding and fulfilling life. I approach psychotherapy in an integrative, holistic manner that incorporates an understanding of the inter-relatedness of mind, body, and emotional health. I provide a safe and nurturing space for you to explore your feelings and express yourself. Respect, compassion, and empathy are the cornerstones of my practice. I'll also challenge you in a direct, yet supportive and nonjudgmental manner, to help guide you on your quest for self-discovery while strengthening your emotional intelligence.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) with certification from the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP). After graduating from UCLA with a degree in Sociology, concentrating in Conversational Analysis, I earned my Master's in Social Work from USC, concentrating in Business and Social Work in Global Communities. Prior to becoming Clinical Director at Center for Sexual Integrity, I served as the Associate Clinical Director at Center for Healthy Sex, working closely with one of the most respected authorities in the field, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis.

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.

Hello! My name is Alyssa Alonzo, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. My pronouns are she/her/hers and I identify as Mexican-American. I have spent most of my career working in community mental health, and have experience working with children, teens, and adults to treat various presenting problems and issues, including depression, anxiety, and trauma. I specialize in working with survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), which can involve physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.

Dr. Aimen Khouraki is a licensed clinical psychologist. His graduate and clinical training have focused on providing multiculturally-sensitive and competent mental health services to individuals of a variety of intersecting backgrounds. His therapeutic style is centered around building genuine connections with his clients in a compassionate and safe environment. While Dr. Aimen’s therapeutic approach often depends on the client and the kind of work they want to accomplish, his treatment always incorporates a strengths-based approach that encourages client engagement and collaboration for therapy to be meaningful.

I'm happy you're here. It takes courage to seek out a perspective that can transform and empower you. When we allow ourselves the time to connect with our bodies, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs, we can heal and release what no longer serves; while at the same time strengthening what is true. Everything you are feeling serves a purpose. It is useful information. Symptoms such as: anxiety, depression, addiction, or relationship challenges are all trying to tell you something. You need some attention and we can all benefit from positive, focused attention where we need it.

Does your inner voice often sound critical? Do you struggle with high standards for yourself and fear judgment and rejection from others? Maybe you struggle with expressing your needs and feelings? That's where I can offer support. I work well with people who are highly sensitive, struggle with perfectionism, and are curious about exploring the parts of themselves that have been shamed and repressed. I help by facilitating empowerment, teaching skills to relearn emotional safety, and centering one's story. I strive to facilitate a process of healing that is client-led and welcomes all emotions.

I am an integrative psychotherapist who utilizes mindfulness and compassion based approaches woven together with Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing and EMDR. I offer an attachment based approach and work collaboratively with you to help you gain awareness of patterns from your past and present that are impacting your life, and to experience insights that can foster change and promote an increase in self-regulation and well being. Strengths and resources can be accessed and the negative experiences from the past that continue to affect the present can be processed and resolved.

You look put together, present yourself well, but are privately struggling. Your problems may not be immediately apparent to others, but internally you have a hard time with accepting yourself, being present in your life, and with finding joy. You work hard and are constantly juggling an array of tasks, but your relationships are sluggish and you feel overwhelmed and disconnected. You may be struggling with parenting and wonder why your intimate relationships, or the lack thereof, are so damn hard. You do not feel content and question whether you're good enough to do life well.

I help my clients find the answers to their questions, hold healthy boundaries, learn to communicate their needs and desires, and reflect on what does and does not work for their life. My clients have described me as warm, open, and easy to talk to. I enjoy working with youth of all ages  and adults and specialize in serving neurodivergent clients. I am passionate about helping my clients explore, understand, and embrace their unique identities.  I approach each client with culturally humble curiosity.

What I know more than anything else is that you are the expert of yourself and you have access to an unlimited source of wisdom within you. I am here to hold the lantern as you explore and (re)discover the resources that live within. Are you constantly overthinking, overanalyzing, anxious, or worried? Are you having a difficult time managing the many challenges that have come over the last few years? Do you find yourself falling back into the same patterns repeatedly, even after resolving to change? Do you want to change aspects of your life, but feel stuck and unsure how to get there? You are in the right place.

I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist at Dr. McCurdy-McKinnon & Associates: Eating Disorders Clinic, specializing in body-image and related concerns. Trained primarily in community mental health, I have worked with a variety of diagnoses and clinical issues. I have a passion for working with adolescents and young adults as they navigate developmental milestones such as forming identity and developing a secure sense of self. I especially enjoy implementing a strength-based approach to support people in healing issues related to self-worth and self-esteem in order to develop a sense of empowerment in their lives.