Personality Disorders Therapists in Los Angeles, CA

​I work towards supporting my clients in developing insights, overcome obstacles, and uncovering the version of themselves they seek to find. I understand that in the face of challenges, this becomes an incredibly daunting task. I offer a non-judgmental and compassionate space for clients to feel heard and understood. I work with individuals, couples, and families dealing with anxiety, OCD, personality disorders , relationship issues, and life transitions. I utilize DBT, CBT and ACT along with Narrative Therapy, and Family Systems approaches, incorporating behavioral techniques as needed.

For the past decade or so, I've built my practice based on a specialty in what many people consider the "darker" side of humanity, self-injury. For reasons I don't quite understand myself, I am drawn to these individuals. I am inspired by their creativity, moved by their self-awareness, and awed by their survival instinct. They've taught me more about human psychology than I ever could have learned in grad school. Through the years, I have been known to argue that self-injuring kids and adults are probably the most misunderstood group of people in our community.

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!! You may be feeling helpless, hopeless, scared, or angry. Perhaps life feels like "too much". You are ready for the pain to stop and eager to find an easier way. You are taking a critical step in seeking change - asking for help! With my background in art and extensive therapeutic training, I can help! I am a skilled listener who attunes to your needs. I am a creative and flexible helper who will find unique solutions to your problems. I am a passionate healer and empathic guide who can travel with you as you navigate whatever choppy waters life is sending you. Together, we can find your way forward.

Hello! I am a Licensed Psychologist and the founder of PEAKPsychLA - a private psychotherapy practice in Beverly Hills, CA. I work with teenagers, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, intense or overwhelming emotions, and alcohol/drug misuse. I also work with people living with major mood disorders and personality disorders . If you are struggling with any of these experiences, want to feel better, and are looking for someone you can trust to help, I provide individual therapy, couples, and/or family therapy, in person and via remote telehealth services.

MCS is a therapeutic community where people come to learn, develop, and then practice skills to help them become more effective in their lives. MCS is the brainchild of Lila Galustian, LMFT, and Samantha Wakach, LCSW. Lila and Samantha hatched the idea for MCS in an effort to join their combined decades of clinical expertise, training, education, and practical experience working in treatment centers with patients who suffer from mood disorders, thought disorders, and personality disorders as well as their family members. We often struggled to help patients find appropriate aftercare providers who understand and have training on how to address the complexities of integrating into life after completing treatment. MCS is an ideal outpatient "step down" (ie next stop after one leaves a residential or intensive outpatient center) or a "step up" from once per week outpatient therapy to prevent a need for a higher level of care. MCS is excellent for those who can benefit from more frequent contact with a therapist, have access to family therapy, couples therapy, as well as being part of a therapeutic cohort (via group sessions with peers working on similar issues and challenges).

I'm a licensed clinical psychologist, clinical supervisor, and psychoanalyst-in-training. I find great satisfaction in helping my patients connect with, and have compassion for, their deepest authentic selves. Many of my patients are adult children of parents with mood or personality disorders , addictions, or who for other reasons were neglectful, rageful, or highly critical and pressuring. While my specialties include working with other mental health professionals, enhancing creative performance in artists and lapsed artists, chronic illness, and trauma/PTSD, I truly enjoy working with a diverse spectrum of people and issues.

I have extensive experience working with patients with dual diagnoses that include substance abuse, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, and personality disorders . Over the last 6 years, I've worked with clients struggling with comorbid substance use and mood disorders. I believe that people are resilient and cherish that, working to enhance that resiliency. I believe every client is an individual, with various experiences and needs, and thus, it is critical to have their treatment be personalized to their needs, areas of strength, readiness for change and personality style.

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'm a licensed clinical Psychologist in Los Feliz. I help people change unproductive patterns, process difficult emotions and ultimately find more space, understanding, and freedom in their day-to-day lives. I work with adults and teens providing short and long term psychoanalytic therapy for rapid growth.

Therapy is about exploring, experimenting, discovering, and being vulnerable. In our therapy together you will learn to increase self-compassion and mindfulness, and your ability to sit with uncertainty and bear witness to uncomfortable feelings and body sensations. You will gain awareness of the role negative core beliefs and thoughts have upon mood and learn how to challenge those negative thought patterns. You will learn to set appropriate boundaries by asserting feelings, recognizing wants and needs, and identifying the role shame and guilt might play in causing unhealthy, harmful, stale, and inauthentic behaviors.

Are you a survivor of trauma? Are you a BIPOC/POC (person of color), LGBTQIA+, immigrant or 1st-generation American in your 20s, 30s, or 40s? Do you feel lost, hopeless, anxious, or isolated, like no one "sees" you for ALL of who you are? Do/did you have narcissistic or borderline parents -- and trouble living up to their (or your) perfectionist standards? Do you often feel "not good enough," "bad," ashamed, guilty, or unworthy of love? Do anxiety, depression, chronic, negative thinking, or self-defeating patterns hold you back or prevent you from moving forward and living a life you want /deserve to live?

Dr. Steinberg has worked institutional settings with adults and adolescents. She has been in Private Practice since 1984. During that time, she has specialized in working with all kinds of abuse issues and become an expert in the treatment of sexual abuse. She has worked with individuals, couples, and families. Throughout this time, she worked with depression and anxiety, PTSD, and personality disorders . She is interested in providing motivational coaching for those trying to find their preferred career.

NOW OFFERING TELETHERAPY M-TH 6:30 PM- 9 PM, MONDAY DAYTIME! We are living in a unique political climate. Going through life transitions, and having trouble adjusting? How about ongoing fatigue and stress caring for family? Experiencing increasing worry, anxiety or depression? We all struggle sometimes. It can feel debilitating trying to keep everything to yourself and master every problem. Utilize self care and give me a call. Therapy is a safe space to process deep emotional material. So many of us spend so much time caring for everyone else. But, forget to save a little energy for ourselves, to address our own needs. It's time.

I enjoy working with individuals and families, helping them to be the best version of themselves. I am dedicated to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals. If you desire to be in control of your mental, physical, emotional, and financial well-being... Let's work together to set and achieve goals, build healthy coping skills, and develop practical solutions that can empower you in your daily living. My Motto: Be the “BOSS” of your life, so you can be the best version of yourself.

Thank you for taking the first step towards seeking help when life gets difficult. I work with children, adolescents, and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, and personality disorders . I offer individual, family, and couples therapy in a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere. I believe that each individual is unique and I want to help you uncover your strengths to create a life worth living.

As a Licensed Family Therapist and Mental Health Advocate with a versatile work history in multiple clinical settings [USC Student Counseling Center, LLU Behavioral Health Institute, Adolescent/Adult/Geriatric Psych Units and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers], I am able to provide psychoeducation on a wide range of mental health topics, diagnoses, therapy modalities, and populations.

Looking for help with emotional obstacles? You may be carrying extra baggage, repeating unproductive thought or behavior patterns, and feeling stuck in life. Struggling with the negative effects of substance use? What if you could address these issues and make positive changes? How would it feel to accept yourself fully? To leave behind what is no longer serving you? To be creative and take risks that help you move forward? Confidently find ways to accommodate the new and different. Overcome obstacles and grow into the life you are meant to have.

Do you suspect that you have ADHD? Do you or a loved one have problems with memory or thinking as a result of an injury or medical condition? I conduct psychological and neuropsychological evaluations to investigate these issues. I am a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist (ABPP-CN) who has been conducting neuropsychological evaluations for over 15 years. The purpose of the evaluation is to provide proper diagnosis and individually-tailored treatment recommendations.

Do you ever feel like your emotions are running the show? Have you been trying, unsuccessfully, to change problematic behaviors? You are not alone and I can help. The ideal client is struggling to find joy or meaning in their life or is looking to stop using harmful coping mechanisms (avoidance, lying, substance use, self-harm, etc). I take the time to get to know each client and to examine why their behaviors and thoughts are no longer serving them. While looking into the past provides a great deal of information, emphasis is placed on learning to live in the current moment and managing the client's current reality.