Family Therapy in Los Angeles, CA
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Dr. Dana Kline
Psychological Assistant, PhD, MA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
While the outer world of relationships, work,
family
, community, hobbies, and one’s environment are important aspects of one’s life, depth psychotherapy emphasizes the inner life as well as external components.
I am enthusiastic to work with individuals and couples who are curious about themselves, want to cultivate insight, and are motivated to make changes. Through listening and tending to neuroses, compulsions and addictions, mood issues, interpersonal problems, creative blocks, dreams, spiritual experiences and synchronicities, disruptive psychological symptoms can not only be reduced, but understood for a more meaningful, tolerant, and enriching life.

Sarah Sasha A Gutstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
In individual, couples, or
family therapy
, by working collaboratively, we can work through the obstacles that are preventing you from being who you desire to be.
Being able to have meaningful relationships in your life takes effort and can make a difference in the difficult situations that you may face during a lifetime. Sometimes the ghosts from our past make it hard to trust and communicate with our loved ones. Your past and present environmental stressors and relationships can shape who you are today and create feelings of depression and anxiety. At times, doing anything to cope seems necessary. However, with therapy, you can find those strengths that you already have and bring them to light in order to change your quality of life for the better.

Cheryl Beck Benjamin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
i'm experienced with cognitive decline, dementia as well as well issues facing
family
members and caregivers.
My father always said “aging comes with serious side effects”. While he meant it as a joke, his words were poetic and true. Whether we are navigating our own experience with aging, or caring for others, issues related to this experience can dominate our lives, and cause significant distress.I come to this work, enriched with life experiences that have given me perspective, compassion, and empathy.

Valynn Anderson-Kendrick
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
Verified
Offering individual and
family therapy
, specializing in reestablishing individuals’ motivation towards working on self-acceptance, relationship conflict,
family
separations, and generational stressors.
We each have innate abilities to survive and thrive through the waves of time. To achieve a balanced life by developing ways to tap into your inner strengths and the raw power of speaking what you need out loud. I can help you allow yourself permission to be truly present in life and start the next chapter in your journey.

Hillary Buckholtz
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work with clients affected by anxiety, depression, trauma, grief,
family
& relationship issues, estrangement, codependency, narcissistic & emotional abuse, recovery from cults & high control groups, ADHD, OCD, BFRBs, and career & life transitions.
While I enjoy working with clients from all fields, I specialize in treating creative professionals and artists. I bring to my work a background in the entertainment industry; I understand what it takes to cope with the pressures and anxieties of navigating a career in show business. As a creative, you may be building your career or considering a complete career shift. Regardless of where you are now, the unknowns of where you'll end up next can be anxiety-provoking. We'll work together to explore your inner and outer worlds to understand the patterns that may be aiding or delaying the outcomes you desire for your life.

Marycatherine (Mc) McDonald
MA, PhD
I have worked with people coping with traumatic life experiences - combat, sexual assault, childhood trauma, death of a loved one, relationship abuse, career transitions, gender identity issues,
family
dynamics, divorce, and mental illness diagnosis.
What if the things you have been through are the very materials that you need to create exactly the life that you want? What if your failures could become the foundation for your success? What if the things you are ashamed of become the things that make it possible to have the kinds of relationships that you want? I can help you transform your life from what it is to what you want it to be - not by rejecting or denying what you have been through, but by honoring it.
Waitlist for new clients

Kat Teller
CCAC, ACC, BA
My services and specialties include: addiction counselling and treatment planning, coaching, case management and
family
services.
Do you need guidance to help launch you into the next phase of your life? Feeling lost or unsure of how to proceed? Are you struggling with addiction or recurrent self-sabotaging patterns? I will help you determine what is holding you back from being the person you are meant to be and where your blocks are. I use a holistic method, looking at the entire person- mental, emotional, physical and spiritual and offer a variety of healing and coaching tools. Client's will be met where they are and the coaching program will be adapted to them. Whatever your situation, we can work on a plan of action, together.

Sergio Ocampo
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, SEP, BEng, EMDR II
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
BOOK AN ONLINE SESSION TODAY! - Do LOVE and HAPPINESS elude you? Are you FEELING DOWN and blue or ON EDGE and irritable? Did something harmful, hurtful, or devastating happen long ago that still haunts and negatively influences you today? If you have the need to talk to someone in a safe, secure, confidential environment, I can help. Childhood experiences, traumatic events, and
family
issues often stay with us throughout our lives. These can affect our moods and views of the world and may show up as anxiety, depression and even PTSD symptoms – sleepless nights, constant worrying, and a sense of emptiness are not uncommon.

Stephanie Kinloch
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
I encourage working closely with
family
members.
I provide therapy for children, families and individual adults. My speciality is working with childhood issues that include learning challenges, ADD/ADHD, Autism, conduct disorders, emotional disturbances, trauma, and a host of other behavioral and development challenges. I also have experience working with adults on such issues as grief, addiction, anxiety, depression, parenting support as well as with the LGBT community.
My post graduate training and employment has been working extensively with severely emotionally challenged youth and their families. I conduct groups for children and adolescents focusing on social skills and critical teen issues.

Nicole Kasukabe Lee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I am well-versed in working with adults, children and teen issues related to
family
conflict, depression, trauma, anxiety and faith crises.
I believe there is power in addressing the interconnections of the mind, body, and spirit and how they impact our daily life. We sometimes allow our fears, insecurities, and anxious behaviors hinder our ability to be the best versions of ourselves. I find it important to connect with my client’s resilience throughout the therapeutic process and explore their inner world. I have a particular passion for working with Asian Americans and people of color to help navigate the complexities of life challenges.
Waitlist for new clients

Dorise H Hebenstreit
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA/AMFT
Verified
Verified
I have experience in
family
issues and couples.
Hello, welcome, and thank you for this opportunity to introduce myself. My focus is to help individuals and families heal from challenging life situations. I specialize in children, adolescents, individuals, families, and couples. As the therapeutic area of concern is introduced we can begin to work together in developing empowerment of self as we set up together healthy and achievable goals. As we establish our therapeutic relationship in empathy, communication, safety, and trust I will work alongside you to develop specific coping tools in a positive direction and further your strengths and resilience for your areas of concern.

Fay Craton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Stressed? Are you feeling cut off and not valuable? Would you like the hurting to stop? You can learn how to stop the pain! Together we can explore ways to connect with your
family
, spouse, friends and others. We can shift your thinking, feelings and behaviors to an experience of living with an open heart.
Do you have a special need when thinking about asking for help? Let's talk about it and find solutions.

Tai Finley
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT, #131869
Verified
Verified
Hello! My name is Tai Finley. I am an associate marriage and
family therapist
based in Los Angeles, CA and I am passionate about helping BIPOC young adults, new moms, toddlers, children, teens establish clear respectful boundaries with the world and people around them. I help my clients become emotionally resilient, build confidence in parenting, adulting and self esteem. I specialize in working with toddlers, children and teens struggling with attention, hyperactivity, and mood swings. We work together to strengthen positive behaviors and manage overwhelm and overstimulation to help child’s functioning.

Dana Jebreel
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I offer individual, group, and
family
/ couples therapy.
I believe that therapy works well when it is a collaborative process. Finding a therapist you trust is key, as I see the relationship between therapist and client as the foundation for positive change.
Not accepting new clients

Gila Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
7 Endorsed
Verified
7 Endorsed
You hide it well. You dress the part. You focus on other people so they won't focus on you. You do well professionally and it distracts you from how deeply alone you feel. Often if seems easier to pretend that you're OK, but deep down... you hope for something more. I specialize in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adults who struggle with shame, depression, suicidality, divorce, anger, anxiety, isolation, or estrangment from
family
members. I also specialize in working with friends and
family
members of narcissistic personalities.

Tara Makhani
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MMFT
Verified
Verified
I help people create opportunities for better relationships with themselves, partners, coworkers, friends and
family
.
What is often left unsaid is your step to a better life, so let's start talking. It's possible you are struggling to find or maintain healthy relationships, or when you do- find yourself unfulfilled, lonely, or involved in a difficult breakup. Suddenly, feelings of sadness and anxiety are keeping you from being you. It’s hard to know where things keep going wrong and how to move forward with feelings of sadness and anxiety- until now.

Healing Clinical Counseling Center, Inc
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Our goal is to provide a safe place for all who may be experiencing challenges due to trauma,
family
, work, or life. At Healing Counseling Center, Inc we strive to promote wholeness by healing one person or
family
at a time by developing inner strength through self-expression.

Allyson Byers
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
My approach blends a mix of internal
family
systems/parts work, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment theory.
Are you experiencing grief and loss? Are you navigating health challenges, chronic illness, and/or chronic pain? Do you have parts of yourself that are difficult to share with others? Have you experienced medical or relational/attachment trauma? You've come to the right place. As a queer therapist with chronic illness, I draw from both professional and lived experiences. I believe that therapy can be a reparative experience and that the relationship between a therapist and client has the ability to foster immense change and growth.
Amancay Ledezma
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
She is trained in specialized intervention strategies such as dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and internal
family
systems therapy, allowing her to personalize her sessions based on skills or emergent patterns of needs.
Amancay Ledezma is an LCSW who provides therapy for adolescents, adults and couples. Amancay believes in life-long learning and recognizes that in absence of learning, growth cannot happen. She values this dynamic in a therapeutic relationship, as it creates accountability and a willingness to seek out that personal growth. Amancay embraces an individualized approach, focused on the needs and desired outcomes of each client.

Michael Roback
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I provide treatment for depression, anxiety, school/job related stress, relationship and
family
difficulties, and the whole range of psychological disorders.
I am often able to identify emotional and psychological obstacles that are preventing people from achieving the quality of life that they desire. I strive to assist people with personal, professional and work related concerns to achieve goals that will improve the quality of their life. I seek to facilitate self-respect and build on existing psychological strengths to assist people in developing a more empowered and confident self image. The overall primary goal of treatment in this office is to assist people in making choices that will increase the likelihood of their achieving more satisfying personal and professional success.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.