Psychoanalytic Therapists in Los Angeles, CA
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Jan Marc Stolpe
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
I therefore combine in-depth exploration, utilizing psychodynamic/
psychoanalytic
curiosity, with directive skills use like skills elements from DBT.
Wether you struggle to restore perspective, calm and balance in your life, attempt to heal trauma, depression and anxiety, or seek to discover and pursue greater potential and purpose, I offer a safe, open, curious and non-judgemental place to do just that. Everything you think, feel, do and experience actually makes complete sense - we simply may need some time to understand and appreciate why it does. This growing awareness allows for better design of a life with purposeful future and relief from the past, offering real, actual choice rather than the apparent choice in repetitive, automatic and unconscious routines.
Pear Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Bringing warmth and humor to direct feedback grounded in a
psychoanalytic
approach, I integrate evidence-based breathing techniques and EMDR into treatment to support your healing and results.
Seeking therapy is a brave and meaningful step forward! I have been a practicing mental health clinician for the past decade. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, and mood disorders. Working together is an exciting journey inwards, where we can name and reshape patterns which drain your energy and really get under the symptoms which hold you back.
Sandra J. Landen
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a graduate psychoanalyst of the New Center for Psychoanalysis where I teach in the Child and Adolescent
Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy Program.
Looking for a Psychologist can be an overwhelming task. I work in a collaborative way respecting each person's unique history, personality, cultural context, strengths, weaknesses and goals. I offer a warm, respectful and compassionate environment that promotes growth. I have extensive experience and expertise working with adults in psychotherapy struggling with depression, grief, anxiety, fears, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions and creative blocks that interfere with daily living in terms of creating and maintaining meaningful relationships or realizing fulfilling career goals.
Erin G Amini
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
My training is in
psychoanalytic
psychotherapy.
We often feel lost when solutions cannot be found for the challenges we face. It's at this point that our challenges become obstacles that block us from fully living our lives. Unfortunately, time doesn't heal all pain and our anxiety, anger, depression, and fear don't always go away on their own. As a therapist, my goal is to help you better understand yourself, find purpose in your pain, alleviate your stress, and make more space for creativity, love, and happiness in your life.
Marcella Haro
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a psychodynamic,
psychoanalytic
psychotherapist.
I work with people suffering from anxiety and/or depression who wish to deeply explore what is behind the symptoms they are experiencing. I work best with people who need a space to be heard and want to be empowered in their treatment. If you are noticing patterns and themes in your life and are unsure about why you are unable to do things differently despite wanting to change, exploring your foundational experiences can help to get to the root of the matter. Sometimes coping skills and tools are not enough, and I am here to help. I am LGBTQ affirmative, sex positive, and work through a social justice lens.
Waitlist for new clients
Kate Beauchene
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPC, LPCC
Verified
Verified
I believe that early life experiences have lingering impact and I excel at helping patients understand current patterns in the context of their past, thus allowing for greater fluidity, flexibility, and ease. My approach is primarily relational, somatic and
psychoanalytic
, though I pull from other frameworks as well. I offer dreamwork for those interested.
Alison Roven
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
Verified
I hold a degree in
psychoanalytic
psychotherapy.
Are you feeling stuck, or not quite sure how to move things forward? This feeling can apply to relationship, career, or just a general life experience. Are you struggling with a loss or a meaningful life transition? The decision to begin treatment is a gesture of courage and hope. Together, we will explore your concerns, and look for ways to navigate any obstacles or self-defeating patterns getting in the way of reaching life fulfillment and fuller potential. We work toward a more open, creative and authentic self experience-- self with self, self in relationship, self in the community/world.
Kelley M Vandewalle
Psychologist, PhD, MA
Verified
Verified
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.
Elizabeth Razzano
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
My education and training have provided me with knowledge of techniques from various theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and
psychoanalytic
.
As a licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice, I have treated a variety of disorders and issues ranging from anxiety and depression to relationship problems, career transitions, low self-esteem, adjustment disorders, parenting issues, and grief.
Jordan Rodriguez
Registered Psychological Associate, MA
Verified
Verified
I strive to create a therapeutic experience that will enable you to live more freely and to be your authentic self. Together we will deepen your understanding of yourself, lessen your symptoms and resolve your inner conflicts, leading to meaningful and lasting change. I provide
psychoanalytic
psychotherapy which is beneficial to most people including those who wish to better know themselves, those who have been unsuccessful in other therapies, and those who find themselves stuck in frustrating, repetitive cycles/patterns that they cannot break.
Heather Metzger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I am a
psychoanalytic
therapist who works with repetitive relationship problems, anxiety, panic disorders, long-term depression and men's issues. These often show up as poor self-esteem, feelings of loneliness and disconnection, false-self, obsessions and addictions, and unexplained physical symptoms. Sometimes people feel that something isn't right, but they aren't sure what. When friends, family and self-help aren't enough, I take the time to get to know you and listen for what repeats itself in your thoughts and actions.
Debra J Myers
MD, PsyD
Verified
Verified
Harvard Medical School educated and trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, I use my
Psychoanalytic
training to assist you with emotional healing and growth.
Your challenge may be aging, illness or chronic disease. Your job or your job satisfaction may be insufficient. Relationships and support from family and loved ones seem inadequate. Advice from friends and quick fix treatments are ineffective. You are not just a body, you are not just a mind. You are a complex individual who faces unique challenges. I can help you gain the strength and flexibility needed to surmount the challenges you face. My goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a more joyful life.
Spencer Scott
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
***All appointments must be requested through FrameworkPsych.com*** At some point in life, we all experience a moment when we question whether we're on the best path forward. Perhaps a relationship feels unfulfilling, we're not advancing in our career the way we'd hoped, or we're feeling unsure about a decision. Through years of specialized training in evidence-based
psychoanalytic
approaches, I've discovered how we can collaborate to help you create the life you want. Together, we'll unlock ways for you to feel happier, more balanced, and better connected to your authentic self and others.
Scott Tommey
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I work from a
psychoanalytic
perspective with children, adolescents, and adults struggling from a variety of issues, including difficulty with intimacy and relatedness, recognizing and expressing emotional needs, feelings of loneliness or emptiness, self-destructive or self sabotaging behaviors, or repeating painful life problems with little sense of control. Since children and adolescents have not yet fully developed the capacity to talk about their emotional experience, difficulties tend to show in their behaviors, such as opposition, defiance, poor grades, or turning to drugs. In my work with adults I offer individual or couples therapy in a safe and nonjudgemental atmosphere.
Waitlist for new clients
Adanna Eke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Everyone deserves a soft place to land, to gather and explore themselves deeply. I hope to provide this for all of my clients. I believe everyone has a story to be told and a self to be explored. As a psychotherapist, I utilize depth psychology and
psychoanalytic
techniques as well as other skill building and behavioral tools to support you on your journey, and help you manage any bumps that may occur along the way. I specialize in treating general depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, cultural concerns, workplace burnout, relationship/life issues. I’d love to walk alongside individuals and couples as they embark on their own paths.
Not accepting new clients
Penelope Starr-Karlin
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My passion for this work has led me to study, teach, and supervise Jungian, Relational
Psychoanalytic
, Attachment, and Humanistic theories.
If you are seeking help for a catastrophe, cumulative smaller traumas or self-in-relationship difficulties, I would like to introduce myself. I offer a safe, kind, emotionally supportive and effective relational home to understand and illuminate what has happened, and work to dissolve anything interfering with your happiness. In these anxiety provoking times upheavals at international, national, and personal levels of our lives haunt us creating extra difficulty with self-esteem, relationships, decisions, or influence. You will find me experienced, warm, empathic, and responsive and I am highly trained. To learn more please take a look at my website DreamsAndThemesTherapy.com, or email me.
Carlos Albert Jimenez
Psychological Associate, PsyD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My practice focuses on what is unique to your life experience through compassionate listening & careful attention to the thoughts, feelings, speech, & symptoms of past & present trauma. Those closest to us are not always able to make sense of our most intimate experiences, which can often become a source of distress. I create a safe space in which you can speak freely & elaborate on your concerns in finding the words that make sense of your suffering. I follow a
psychoanalytic
approach that explores your concerns in-depth, allowing you to be heard, seen, & understood in ways that are attuned to your life context & experiences.
Maryann Foster
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I favor an eclectic, person-centered approach that focuses on each individual's needs. I will help you build a "toolbox" of skills to help you with everyday stressors. Together we will also look at the "bigger picture"—your hopes and dreams—and prepare to write the next chapter of your life. My training includes
psychoanalytic
Intersubjective Self Psychology, which I am passionate about as a guiding star for my practice. I am a compassionate therapist with many years of experience who will be committed to increasing your capacity for mindfulness, resiliency, improved relationships, and overall happiness and vitality.
Justin Shubert
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
6 Endorsed
Verified
6 Endorsed
He is a founding member of the Committee on Diversities and Sociocultural Issues at the New Center for Psychoanalysis, and chair of the Committee on Gender & Sexuality of the American
Psychoanalytic
Association/.
While compassion is the cornerstone of my practice, I will also challenge you in more direct ways. Through the process of psychotherapy we come to know ourselves in a meaningful way. This self-insight can lead to comfort, purpose, and more settled, enriching relationships. * A note about COVID-19: this pandemic has already caused all of us great loss, destruction, and grief. We are anxious about what may come. It is of some solace to know that we are all feeling these things across the world, in our own ways, and that we will get through this.
Jim Borgardt
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
This included a thorough knowledge of psychodynamic/
psychoanalytic
psychotherapies, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), as well as many others.
As your therapist, I can help you find the solutions to problems that seem impossible for you to solve. I can help you to reduce those symptoms that brought you to me in the first place. Together we can develop behavioral changes that make life more enjoyable. Once involved, you will feel less helpless, overwhelmed, or frightened. I provide a safe space in which you can articulate your difficulties, and support for the efforts you are willing to make to turn things around. From here you will find the opportunity for personal growth. Please visit http://therapy.borgardt.com.
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Psychoanalytic Therapists
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.