Arab and Middle Eastern Therapists in Santa Monica, CA
Hi, I’m Elizabeth, a trauma therapist specializing in holistic and somatic therapy. I help people who feel disengaged from life and are navigating the effects of past or recent trauma. Trauma can show up as fear, loss of motivation, confusion, disconnection from yourself or others, difficulty sleeping, or feeling unsafe in your body and relationships. Many find talk therapy hasn’t fully helped them process these experiences.
I provide in-person therapy in San Luis Obispo and Los Osos, California, and online sessions for clients across California, including Santa Monica.
Hi, I’m Elizabeth, a trauma therapist specializing in holistic and somatic therapy. I help people who feel disengaged from life and are navigating the effects of past or recent trauma. Trauma can show up as fear, loss of motivation, confusion, disconnection from yourself or others, difficulty sleeping, or feeling unsafe in your body and relationships. Many find talk therapy hasn’t fully helped them process these experiences.
I provide in-person therapy in San Luis Obispo and Los Osos, California, and online sessions for clients across California, including Santa Monica.
Hi, I'm Shab, owner and founder of It's a Process Therapy.
I specialize in working with adult children of immigrants, creatives within the film and television industry, and accomplished professionals who want to improve the quality of their personal lives.
If you are coping alone and dealing with challenges associated with your identity, patterns that are negatively impacting your life, relational challenges (familial or romantic) or grief I am so happy you've landed here.
Hi, I'm Shab, owner and founder of It's a Process Therapy.
I specialize in working with adult children of immigrants, creatives within the film and television industry, and accomplished professionals who want to improve the quality of their personal lives.
If you are coping alone and dealing with challenges associated with your identity, patterns that are negatively impacting your life, relational challenges (familial or romantic) or grief I am so happy you've landed here.
Shaghayegh Mazaherian-Trauma Therapy and EMDR
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Many people reach out to therapy when anxiety, trauma, ADHD, or emotional overwhelm begin to affect their daily life or relationships. You may feel constantly on edge, emotionally reactive, disconnected from yourself, or struggling to feel calm and focused. I work with adults across California — including veterans, survivors of domestic violence, and individuals processing complex emotional experiences — to help you slow down, feel safer in your body, and restore balance. My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and tailored to your individual pace and needs.
Many people reach out to therapy when anxiety, trauma, ADHD, or emotional overwhelm begin to affect their daily life or relationships. You may feel constantly on edge, emotionally reactive, disconnected from yourself, or struggling to feel calm and focused. I work with adults across California — including veterans, survivors of domestic violence, and individuals processing complex emotional experiences — to help you slow down, feel safer in your body, and restore balance. My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and tailored to your individual pace and needs.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—from yourself, your relationships, or your life’s direction. Maybe you're facing anxiety, depression, trauma, or a major transition. My clients often seek therapy to find clarity, deeper connections, heal old wounds, improve relationships, and reconnect with a deeper sense of self. Whether you're starting therapy for the first time or returning after a break, this can be a meaningful step toward insight, growth, and feeling more grounded and whole.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—from yourself, your relationships, or your life’s direction. Maybe you're facing anxiety, depression, trauma, or a major transition. My clients often seek therapy to find clarity, deeper connections, heal old wounds, improve relationships, and reconnect with a deeper sense of self. Whether you're starting therapy for the first time or returning after a break, this can be a meaningful step toward insight, growth, and feeling more grounded and whole.
You are feeling like life is full of chaos and no matter what you do, you can’t seem to get a handle on what is happening. Your relationships are broken, or strained and not only is it affecting you, but others are pulling away. You feel lost as if you have no purpose in life. You are tired of the spinning wheel. Depression, anxiety, anger, relationship challenges and much more keep you stuck and unable to grow. ENOUGH! You're ready for answers to start a new Holistic, healthy journey and become that whole person you were meant to be - Mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually - whole!
You are feeling like life is full of chaos and no matter what you do, you can’t seem to get a handle on what is happening. Your relationships are broken, or strained and not only is it affecting you, but others are pulling away. You feel lost as if you have no purpose in life. You are tired of the spinning wheel. Depression, anxiety, anger, relationship challenges and much more keep you stuck and unable to grow. ENOUGH! You're ready for answers to start a new Holistic, healthy journey and become that whole person you were meant to be - Mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually - whole!
When insight and awareness no longer feel like enough, the body becomes the portal to deeper healing. Beyond analyzing patterns, reframing beliefs, or engaging in wellness practices, you may hear a quiet call to slow down and turn inward. This is where healing unfolds – through spaciousness, presence, and embodiment. I work with creatives, disruptors, and highly sensitive people (HSP) ready for nervous system-level transformation and a journey home to themselves. Together, we deepen into reverent relationship: with self, with others, and with the natural world.
When insight and awareness no longer feel like enough, the body becomes the portal to deeper healing. Beyond analyzing patterns, reframing beliefs, or engaging in wellness practices, you may hear a quiet call to slow down and turn inward. This is where healing unfolds – through spaciousness, presence, and embodiment. I work with creatives, disruptors, and highly sensitive people (HSP) ready for nervous system-level transformation and a journey home to themselves. Together, we deepen into reverent relationship: with self, with others, and with the natural world.
You might’ve considered therapy for a while, or are seeking a new therapist for a new life chapter. You may be feeling overwhelmed, unable to relax, or even buried underneath your life and are wondering how you ended up here. Maybe it started at a certain workplace, a school, a move, a relationship change, a loss, or when you developed a condition. Or maybe it started earlier in life. This may sound especially familiar to those who are: LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, have chronic conditions, disability, first-gen, working in/retiring from tech, entertainment, or finance.
You might’ve considered therapy for a while, or are seeking a new therapist for a new life chapter. You may be feeling overwhelmed, unable to relax, or even buried underneath your life and are wondering how you ended up here. Maybe it started at a certain workplace, a school, a move, a relationship change, a loss, or when you developed a condition. Or maybe it started earlier in life. This may sound especially familiar to those who are: LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, have chronic conditions, disability, first-gen, working in/retiring from tech, entertainment, or finance.
Pacific MFT Network LA- ADHD, Couples,
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
13 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Find your best therapist match with us! We're a diverse, highly-trained, and inclusive team of therapists helping you to live the life you want. We build supportive, compassionate, caring, and non-judgmental relationships with our clients, so you feel safe to grow and heal. To enhance your experience, we offer concierge billing for PPO insurance and flexible scheduling, including weekday, evening, and weekend appointments. We work with children, teens, and adults, providing therapy for individuals, couples, and families. We support clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
Find your best therapist match with us! We're a diverse, highly-trained, and inclusive team of therapists helping you to live the life you want. We build supportive, compassionate, caring, and non-judgmental relationships with our clients, so you feel safe to grow and heal. To enhance your experience, we offer concierge billing for PPO insurance and flexible scheduling, including weekday, evening, and weekend appointments. We work with children, teens, and adults, providing therapy for individuals, couples, and families. We support clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
I help high-performers overcome the complex stressors of their professional and personal lives using cognitive behavioral therapies, sport psychology, and holistic mind-body interventions. I collaborate with clients to help them anxiety, life transitions, family or relationship conflict, grief, and trauma, all of which shows up for them at work or in life in unexpected ways. They are seeking insight on thinking, beliefs, or feelings that keep them stuck in patterns that no longer serve them, and want to develop new tools for managing emotions, healthy communication and boundaries, and for moving forward on self-identified goals.
I help high-performers overcome the complex stressors of their professional and personal lives using cognitive behavioral therapies, sport psychology, and holistic mind-body interventions. I collaborate with clients to help them anxiety, life transitions, family or relationship conflict, grief, and trauma, all of which shows up for them at work or in life in unexpected ways. They are seeking insight on thinking, beliefs, or feelings that keep them stuck in patterns that no longer serve them, and want to develop new tools for managing emotions, healthy communication and boundaries, and for moving forward on self-identified goals.
Generally, I treat groups, couples, and individuals--21 years of age or older. I am best suited to treat depression, anxiety, bipolar, alcohol/drug issues, personality disorders, anger, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorders, grief/loss, employment difficulties, military/veterans, spiritual issues, and relationship problems.
Generally, I treat groups, couples, and individuals--21 years of age or older. I am best suited to treat depression, anxiety, bipolar, alcohol/drug issues, personality disorders, anger, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorders, grief/loss, employment difficulties, military/veterans, spiritual issues, and relationship problems.
Whether you're navigating the unique pressures of living in our modern society, coping with unprocessed trauma, or grappling with grief in all its multidimensional forms, I will be beside you on your journey toward your authentic self. Maybe your physical capabilities have changed or your sense of self has been altered; perhaps you are exploring intergenerational trauma, cultural reclamation, or just feel stressed. I will work with you to learn new ways to meet your own needs. Guided by curiosity and deep questioning, we will find pathways toward safety and connection that work for you.
Whether you're navigating the unique pressures of living in our modern society, coping with unprocessed trauma, or grappling with grief in all its multidimensional forms, I will be beside you on your journey toward your authentic self. Maybe your physical capabilities have changed or your sense of self has been altered; perhaps you are exploring intergenerational trauma, cultural reclamation, or just feel stressed. I will work with you to learn new ways to meet your own needs. Guided by curiosity and deep questioning, we will find pathways toward safety and connection that work for you.
How would you like to WALK on the beach during therapy? Maria works with adults of all ages and older teens (17+). She specializes in anxiety and panic and is particularly sensitive to concerns about climate change and sociopolitical unrest.
Her ecotherapy approach helps clients interact with nature as they learn coping strategies while walking at the water's edge. She works with them to find the delicate balance between their inevitable difficult emotions and being at peace in their daily lives. She helps her clients develop healthy ways to grieve their losses and teaches them practical coping skills in life transitions.
How would you like to WALK on the beach during therapy? Maria works with adults of all ages and older teens (17+). She specializes in anxiety and panic and is particularly sensitive to concerns about climate change and sociopolitical unrest.
Her ecotherapy approach helps clients interact with nature as they learn coping strategies while walking at the water's edge. She works with them to find the delicate balance between their inevitable difficult emotions and being at peace in their daily lives. She helps her clients develop healthy ways to grieve their losses and teaches them practical coping skills in life transitions.
I work with motivated, loving clients who are ready to heal from childhood wounding. My clients engage in self-study, discovering who they are and how to love and re-parent themselves. I work with teens, adults across the life span, and families. I offer parent coaching to parents who want to learn how to effectively communicate and intervene with their children. My style is warm, curious, direct, and relationship focused. In the course of our work together, my clients learn skills that are accessible yet powerful. I've been in the field over twenty years and feel lucky to support such incredible people on their healing path.
I work with motivated, loving clients who are ready to heal from childhood wounding. My clients engage in self-study, discovering who they are and how to love and re-parent themselves. I work with teens, adults across the life span, and families. I offer parent coaching to parents who want to learn how to effectively communicate and intervene with their children. My style is warm, curious, direct, and relationship focused. In the course of our work together, my clients learn skills that are accessible yet powerful. I've been in the field over twenty years and feel lucky to support such incredible people on their healing path.
Hello, I am Dr. Harel, and I commend you for taking the first step toward transformation and growth. Your acknowledgment of the need for change makes you into an excellent client. My clinical experience shows that we are our own biggest obstacle on the path toward the life we truly want, whether it is deeply fulfilling relationships and marriages, satisfying and exciting careers, vibrant health, etc. The moment we totally commit to our own well-being with intention to do whatever it takes to live our best life, we have completed 50% of the journey. It is that simple.
Hello, I am Dr. Harel, and I commend you for taking the first step toward transformation and growth. Your acknowledgment of the need for change makes you into an excellent client. My clinical experience shows that we are our own biggest obstacle on the path toward the life we truly want, whether it is deeply fulfilling relationships and marriages, satisfying and exciting careers, vibrant health, etc. The moment we totally commit to our own well-being with intention to do whatever it takes to live our best life, we have completed 50% of the journey. It is that simple.
Some days you hold it all together. Other days, the weight is harder to hide, restless nights, a tightness in your chest, a feeling of being untethered. You may also see it in your teen: the spark dimming, smiles fading, or unexplained aches and tension. What you want is simple, but feels far away, ease, connection, a sense of safety in your own skin. Therapy can be a place to gently untangle what’s been carried too long, helping you or your child feel lighter, more grounded, and more connected to yourself and others.
Some days you hold it all together. Other days, the weight is harder to hide, restless nights, a tightness in your chest, a feeling of being untethered. You may also see it in your teen: the spark dimming, smiles fading, or unexplained aches and tension. What you want is simple, but feels far away, ease, connection, a sense of safety in your own skin. Therapy can be a place to gently untangle what’s been carried too long, helping you or your child feel lighter, more grounded, and more connected to yourself and others.
I believe much of our past influences how we experience the present, especially in our relationships, our self esteem, and the ways we choose to cope. Sometimes the patterns we learned earlier in life helped us get through difficult seasons, but now they may be keeping us stuck. Therapy is an opportunity to process what has been carried beneath the surface so you can begin to unlearn the habits that no longer support the life you want. Clients I work with seek support for relationship issues, grief, self esteem, family problems, inner child work, major life transitions, and depression.
I believe much of our past influences how we experience the present, especially in our relationships, our self esteem, and the ways we choose to cope. Sometimes the patterns we learned earlier in life helped us get through difficult seasons, but now they may be keeping us stuck. Therapy is an opportunity to process what has been carried beneath the surface so you can begin to unlearn the habits that no longer support the life you want. Clients I work with seek support for relationship issues, grief, self esteem, family problems, inner child work, major life transitions, and depression.
My ideal clients are driven, self-aware individuals; teens to adults, who are good at holding it together but privately exhausted. They may be high performers, caregivers, or helpers who've spent years showing up for everyone else while quietly carrying stress, old wounds, or a growing sense that something is missing.
They want real, lasting change; to feel more grounded, more present, and more connected to themselves and the people they love.
Using trauma-informed, somatic, and relational approaches, I help clients do the deeper work, so their inner life finally matches the strength they show the world.
My ideal clients are driven, self-aware individuals; teens to adults, who are good at holding it together but privately exhausted. They may be high performers, caregivers, or helpers who've spent years showing up for everyone else while quietly carrying stress, old wounds, or a growing sense that something is missing.
They want real, lasting change; to feel more grounded, more present, and more connected to themselves and the people they love.
Using trauma-informed, somatic, and relational approaches, I help clients do the deeper work, so their inner life finally matches the strength they show the world.
Hi, I’m Leona Esmaeily-Aimua, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a master’s degree from California Baptist University. I specialize in helping individuals and couples navigate anxiety, panic, trauma, depression, OCD, eating disorders, ADHD, and relationship challenges.
Opening up about your struggles can feel overwhelming, especially if you come from a culture or family where emotions weren’t openly discussed. My goal is to make therapy a safe and supportive space where you can finally speak freely, feel heard, and begin to heal.
Hi, I’m Leona Esmaeily-Aimua, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a master’s degree from California Baptist University. I specialize in helping individuals and couples navigate anxiety, panic, trauma, depression, OCD, eating disorders, ADHD, and relationship challenges.
Opening up about your struggles can feel overwhelming, especially if you come from a culture or family where emotions weren’t openly discussed. My goal is to make therapy a safe and supportive space where you can finally speak freely, feel heard, and begin to heal.
I am Masoumeh (Mary) Kiahashemi, licensed marriage and family therapist for more than 24 years of experience working in a variety of settings and with diverse population. I specialize in working with individuals with depression, grief, anxiety, trauma, and substance use disorders using many approaches including CBT, DBT, solution focused, motivational interviewing, IFS and EMDR. My passion and commitment is in creating a positive and validating environment first to bring about positive change toward your personal goals and values.
I am Masoumeh (Mary) Kiahashemi, licensed marriage and family therapist for more than 24 years of experience working in a variety of settings and with diverse population. I specialize in working with individuals with depression, grief, anxiety, trauma, and substance use disorders using many approaches including CBT, DBT, solution focused, motivational interviewing, IFS and EMDR. My passion and commitment is in creating a positive and validating environment first to bring about positive change toward your personal goals and values.
Do you ever feel stuck in your thoughts, overwhelmed by emotions, or unsure how to move forward? Maybe anxiety keeps you on edge, depression drains your energy, or major life changes leave you feeling lost. Relationships might feel complicated, or you may struggle with self-doubt, perfectionism, or setting boundaries. You want to feel more at peace, build confidence, and create meaningful connections—but getting there can feel daunting. If any of this resonates, you’re not alone, and support is available.
Do you ever feel stuck in your thoughts, overwhelmed by emotions, or unsure how to move forward? Maybe anxiety keeps you on edge, depression drains your energy, or major life changes leave you feeling lost. Relationships might feel complicated, or you may struggle with self-doubt, perfectionism, or setting boundaries. You want to feel more at peace, build confidence, and create meaningful connections—but getting there can feel daunting. If any of this resonates, you’re not alone, and support is available.
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