Therapists in Santa Monica, CA
Are you tired of trying to keep it all together while masking how much you're struggling? What if you didn't have to? I know firsthand that it's absolutely possible to live a life that feels more expansive and grounded. As a queer and AuDHD therapist myself, I support my clients in navigating the complexities that come with living in a world that was not designed for us. I love working with fellow neurodivergent, highly sensitive and LGBTQ+ young adults struggling with the impacts of trauma, overwhelm, anxiety, depression, burnout, disconnection, relationship challenges, and identity exploration.
Are you tired of trying to keep it all together while masking how much you're struggling? What if you didn't have to? I know firsthand that it's absolutely possible to live a life that feels more expansive and grounded. As a queer and AuDHD therapist myself, I support my clients in navigating the complexities that come with living in a world that was not designed for us. I love working with fellow neurodivergent, highly sensitive and LGBTQ+ young adults struggling with the impacts of trauma, overwhelm, anxiety, depression, burnout, disconnection, relationship challenges, and identity exploration.
Clients that are looking to improve interpersonal and relational interactions. I work with many modalities to assist my clients to have a better sense of happiness not only within themselves but in their various relationships.
Clients that are looking to improve interpersonal and relational interactions. I work with many modalities to assist my clients to have a better sense of happiness not only within themselves but in their various relationships.
As a therapist in private practice, Beth works primarily with high-functioning adults navigating significant life transitions. She support professionals, leaders, and high-net-worth individuals facing divorce, midlife shifts, grief, identity transformation, or profound awakening. Her approach is depth-oriented, practical, and integrative, helping clients move through complexity with clarity and Self-trust.
Her areas of expertise include Ketamine assisted psychotherapy, navigating anxiety and perfectionism, midlife and identity transitions, grief, and exploring the emotional nuances of wealth, power, and complex family systems.
As a therapist in private practice, Beth works primarily with high-functioning adults navigating significant life transitions. She support professionals, leaders, and high-net-worth individuals facing divorce, midlife shifts, grief, identity transformation, or profound awakening. Her approach is depth-oriented, practical, and integrative, helping clients move through complexity with clarity and Self-trust.
Her areas of expertise include Ketamine assisted psychotherapy, navigating anxiety and perfectionism, midlife and identity transitions, grief, and exploring the emotional nuances of wealth, power, and complex family systems.
Are you looking for greater balance and harmony in your life? I am aware of the interaction between mind, body, and spirit and how challenges to these components can be opportunities for growth, strength, and wisdom. We are all unique individuals so my approach to each person varies to suit each particular issue and patient. By focusing on your core values, I will actively help you to reach your potential. I see therapy as a collaborative process with myself here to facilitate the building of your resources and strengths to empower you.
Are you looking for greater balance and harmony in your life? I am aware of the interaction between mind, body, and spirit and how challenges to these components can be opportunities for growth, strength, and wisdom. We are all unique individuals so my approach to each person varies to suit each particular issue and patient. By focusing on your core values, I will actively help you to reach your potential. I see therapy as a collaborative process with myself here to facilitate the building of your resources and strengths to empower you.
I'm happy you're here! I believe our experiences and relationships interact with one another to create a beautiful mosaic of our identity. As an EMDR-trained Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I focus on healing past wounds to improve present day experiences and support my clients in creating fulfilling relationships with healthy attachment.
I specialize in anxiety & depression management, trauma recovery, identity development, grief support, and relationship dynamics. I work from an inclusive, culturally-affirming lens that honors diverse identities, lived experiences, and neurotypes.
I'm happy you're here! I believe our experiences and relationships interact with one another to create a beautiful mosaic of our identity. As an EMDR-trained Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I focus on healing past wounds to improve present day experiences and support my clients in creating fulfilling relationships with healthy attachment.
I specialize in anxiety & depression management, trauma recovery, identity development, grief support, and relationship dynamics. I work from an inclusive, culturally-affirming lens that honors diverse identities, lived experiences, and neurotypes.
I bring genuine understanding and positivity to guide our work together. I draw on empathy, positive reinforcement, and unwavering support to help you thrive. Together, we’ll uncover the roots of your challenges and collaboratively develop a tailored action plan, infused with patience and understanding, to help you make tangible, transformative progress.
I bring genuine understanding and positivity to guide our work together. I draw on empathy, positive reinforcement, and unwavering support to help you thrive. Together, we’ll uncover the roots of your challenges and collaboratively develop a tailored action plan, infused with patience and understanding, to help you make tangible, transformative progress.
The psychotherapy work I offer creates a sacred relationship, built on the deep recognition of our essential humanness. The issues that bring you to therapy will guide our work, and with clarity, compassion, and tools gathered from 30 years in practice, I will become your companion on the healing journey. Each of us has within us the wisdom to resolve our issues. My purpose is to assist you in finding that wisdom, bringing your own loving to any places of pain within you, and in seeing clearly and stepping into your life's opportunities.
The psychotherapy work I offer creates a sacred relationship, built on the deep recognition of our essential humanness. The issues that bring you to therapy will guide our work, and with clarity, compassion, and tools gathered from 30 years in practice, I will become your companion on the healing journey. Each of us has within us the wisdom to resolve our issues. My purpose is to assist you in finding that wisdom, bringing your own loving to any places of pain within you, and in seeing clearly and stepping into your life's opportunities.
Your "Invitation to A Journey" (Baudelaire inspired title) is a journey to your subconscious realm. I practice a therapy model that I copyrighted: "Psychoanalysis Redesigned (PsyR) – Freud a Misunderstood Scientist". It re-introduces selected Freudian concepts while incorporating other therapy dynamics or creating one for you. If necessary, sexuality, a misinterpreted Freudian concept, is adapted to today lifestyle. Inner peace, personal life satisfaction & social integration are the purpose of PsyR. Messages from our subconscious open the door to real healing, in contrast to temporary healing. Are you ready for it?
Your "Invitation to A Journey" (Baudelaire inspired title) is a journey to your subconscious realm. I practice a therapy model that I copyrighted: "Psychoanalysis Redesigned (PsyR) – Freud a Misunderstood Scientist". It re-introduces selected Freudian concepts while incorporating other therapy dynamics or creating one for you. If necessary, sexuality, a misinterpreted Freudian concept, is adapted to today lifestyle. Inner peace, personal life satisfaction & social integration are the purpose of PsyR. Messages from our subconscious open the door to real healing, in contrast to temporary healing. Are you ready for it?
I approach life with curiosity and a love for complexity and paradox. I believe self-discovery is an ongoing, lifelong process that is made possible through relating with others. In sessions, we will explore what feels safe and unsafe to you in relationship and work toward building self-trust and self-compassion, so you can discover, accept, and celebrate your most authentic self and relate intentionally with others. I use an attachment lens and am trained in psychodynamic therapy and emotionally focused therapy for couples (EFT). I am culturally sensitive, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergence-affirming.
I approach life with curiosity and a love for complexity and paradox. I believe self-discovery is an ongoing, lifelong process that is made possible through relating with others. In sessions, we will explore what feels safe and unsafe to you in relationship and work toward building self-trust and self-compassion, so you can discover, accept, and celebrate your most authentic self and relate intentionally with others. I use an attachment lens and am trained in psychodynamic therapy and emotionally focused therapy for couples (EFT). I am culturally sensitive, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergence-affirming.
Life has a way of quietly accumulating. Stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, career uncertainty, sometimes it all builds up until something that used to feel manageable no longer does. If you've been running on empty so long it feels normal, or caught between who you are and who you want to be, you're not alone.
I work with thoughtful, self-aware adults who are often doing well by most external measures, yet something feels off. They may be navigating overwhelm, depression, difficult relationship patterns, grief, or a career transition that feels both necessary and terrifying.
Life has a way of quietly accumulating. Stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, career uncertainty, sometimes it all builds up until something that used to feel manageable no longer does. If you've been running on empty so long it feels normal, or caught between who you are and who you want to be, you're not alone.
I work with thoughtful, self-aware adults who are often doing well by most external measures, yet something feels off. They may be navigating overwhelm, depression, difficult relationship patterns, grief, or a career transition that feels both necessary and terrifying.
Do you find yourself struggling with symptoms of depression, anxiety, or relationship issues? Are obsessive compulsive behaviors creating a negative impact on your personal or professional life? Have you found it difficult to find purpose or direction? With a specialization in Spiritual and Depth Psychology I utilize evidenced-based interventions and protocols such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction techniques and coping skills to empower my clients to live their best possible lives.
Do you find yourself struggling with symptoms of depression, anxiety, or relationship issues? Are obsessive compulsive behaviors creating a negative impact on your personal or professional life? Have you found it difficult to find purpose or direction? With a specialization in Spiritual and Depth Psychology I utilize evidenced-based interventions and protocols such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction techniques and coping skills to empower my clients to live their best possible lives.
Therapy offers far more than a ‘way to cope’ with anxiety, fear, or constant overthinking. It provides a space to recognize patterns, challenge what's no longer serving you, and start moving forward on your own terms. In our sessions, we'll develop short and long-term goals, realign actions with your core values, and help you reconnect with the version of yourself that feels most grounded and true. Meaningful therapy is founded upon genuine trust and connection. You bring your lived experience, I bring tools and perspective.
Therapy offers far more than a ‘way to cope’ with anxiety, fear, or constant overthinking. It provides a space to recognize patterns, challenge what's no longer serving you, and start moving forward on your own terms. In our sessions, we'll develop short and long-term goals, realign actions with your core values, and help you reconnect with the version of yourself that feels most grounded and true. Meaningful therapy is founded upon genuine trust and connection. You bring your lived experience, I bring tools and perspective.
My ideal clients are preteens, teens, and adults who are carrying pain they haven’t been able to shake — trauma from bullying, family conflict, abuse, loss, or overwhelming life experiences; anxiety that won’t quiet down; depression that makes everyday life feel exhausting; or behaviors like self-harm and suicidal thoughts that have become difficult to manage alone.
Many of the teens and families I work with feel stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by constant conflict, emotional shutdown, school stress, or painful changes in behavior. Often, they’ve already tried other approaches that didn’t fully help. Please visit my website.
My ideal clients are preteens, teens, and adults who are carrying pain they haven’t been able to shake — trauma from bullying, family conflict, abuse, loss, or overwhelming life experiences; anxiety that won’t quiet down; depression that makes everyday life feel exhausting; or behaviors like self-harm and suicidal thoughts that have become difficult to manage alone.
Many of the teens and families I work with feel stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by constant conflict, emotional shutdown, school stress, or painful changes in behavior. Often, they’ve already tried other approaches that didn’t fully help. Please visit my website.
It is the goal of us all to have the chance to live in the wonder of our real selves. But we often find ourselves in an outside life that doesn't match the inside one. We can spend years struggling with making decisions, dealing with sadness and anger, anxiety and grief, as well as distrust, fear and longing, all overwhelming feelings and the behavior that goes with them, not knowing how to change but knowing we must. My job is to help you get back to and live the wonder that is the real you.
It is the goal of us all to have the chance to live in the wonder of our real selves. But we often find ourselves in an outside life that doesn't match the inside one. We can spend years struggling with making decisions, dealing with sadness and anger, anxiety and grief, as well as distrust, fear and longing, all overwhelming feelings and the behavior that goes with them, not knowing how to change but knowing we must. My job is to help you get back to and live the wonder that is the real you.
Utilizing EMDR and other approaches, I specialize in adults with histories of childhood trauma who present with symptoms of PTSD and CPTSD, anxiety, depression, dissociative symptoms and disorders, emotional regulation issues, self-esteem issues, and codependence. My clients often have done years of therapy, yet still report feeling “stuck.” If any of this sounds like what you might be experiencing, and you're looking for a new approach to truly heal from these nagging wounds, please reach out for a consultation (no charge). I'm always happy to learn more about a potential client and discuss what working together might look like.
Utilizing EMDR and other approaches, I specialize in adults with histories of childhood trauma who present with symptoms of PTSD and CPTSD, anxiety, depression, dissociative symptoms and disorders, emotional regulation issues, self-esteem issues, and codependence. My clients often have done years of therapy, yet still report feeling “stuck.” If any of this sounds like what you might be experiencing, and you're looking for a new approach to truly heal from these nagging wounds, please reach out for a consultation (no charge). I'm always happy to learn more about a potential client and discuss what working together might look like.
You might be feeling stuck in the same arguments, emotionally disconnected, or unsure how you and your partner ended up feeling more like roommates than a team. Maybe trust has been shaken, intimacy feels complicated, or you’re struggling to feel understood no matter how hard you try to communicate. If this resonates, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to figure it out on your own. We’ll slow things down and gently look beneath the surface to identify the patterns that keep you feeling stuck and work toward creating more safety, closeness, and clarity.
You might be feeling stuck in the same arguments, emotionally disconnected, or unsure how you and your partner ended up feeling more like roommates than a team. Maybe trust has been shaken, intimacy feels complicated, or you’re struggling to feel understood no matter how hard you try to communicate. If this resonates, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to figure it out on your own. We’ll slow things down and gently look beneath the surface to identify the patterns that keep you feeling stuck and work toward creating more safety, closeness, and clarity.
I believe people want to express who they are and pursue satisfying work and relationships, but have emotional and cognitive patterns that keep them stuck. These patterns often consolidate into a persona that leaves people feeling not quite themselves, with needs unrealized, feelings ignored, and potential unused. Symptoms of anxiety and depression, addictions, or low self-esteem, are often the only messengers trying to let us know that we are needing change. In a supportive and safe environment, therapy can help to bring these patterns into awareness and liberate needs to connect, create, and expand with fuller emotional support.
I believe people want to express who they are and pursue satisfying work and relationships, but have emotional and cognitive patterns that keep them stuck. These patterns often consolidate into a persona that leaves people feeling not quite themselves, with needs unrealized, feelings ignored, and potential unused. Symptoms of anxiety and depression, addictions, or low self-esteem, are often the only messengers trying to let us know that we are needing change. In a supportive and safe environment, therapy can help to bring these patterns into awareness and liberate needs to connect, create, and expand with fuller emotional support.
Do problems feel unmanageable? Are relationships more stressful? Sometimes life can be challenging.
My practice is dedicated to listening carefully and offering insight with compassion and care. I offer a supportive space to understand emotional experiences, develop nurturing relationships, and move towards your personal goals.
Whatever your reasons for wanting to talk to someone, psychotherapy can help you discover your own potential. Starting the conversation is easier than you think.
Reach out to explore the possibilities.
Do problems feel unmanageable? Are relationships more stressful? Sometimes life can be challenging.
My practice is dedicated to listening carefully and offering insight with compassion and care. I offer a supportive space to understand emotional experiences, develop nurturing relationships, and move towards your personal goals.
Whatever your reasons for wanting to talk to someone, psychotherapy can help you discover your own potential. Starting the conversation is easier than you think.
Reach out to explore the possibilities.
The more pain you are in, the more important it is to find a safe yet challenging therapeutic relationship. I will support you in expressing your inner truths. I will help you to heal and grow no matter what it takes. I will coax you to confront your stuck and blind places, even if you have lived with them a long time. If you suffer from anxiety, depression, stress, overwhelm, confusion about relationships or struggles with work or your spiritual path, please allow me to be of service.
The more pain you are in, the more important it is to find a safe yet challenging therapeutic relationship. I will support you in expressing your inner truths. I will help you to heal and grow no matter what it takes. I will coax you to confront your stuck and blind places, even if you have lived with them a long time. If you suffer from anxiety, depression, stress, overwhelm, confusion about relationships or struggles with work or your spiritual path, please allow me to be of service.
As a result of working together, you'll learn to develop more satisfying relationships, navigate life transitions and clarify your wants and desires. By exploring what's most important in your life today, we will identify what you would like to see different in the future. By identifying themes and patterns of the past, you will feel more freedom and ease. Isn't it time to live your life to its fullest?
As a result of working together, you'll learn to develop more satisfying relationships, navigate life transitions and clarify your wants and desires. By exploring what's most important in your life today, we will identify what you would like to see different in the future. By identifying themes and patterns of the past, you will feel more freedom and ease. Isn't it time to live your life to its fullest?
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Number of Therapists in Santa Monica, CA
2,000+
Average cost per session
$200
Therapists in Santa Monica, CA who prioritize treating:
| 94% | Anxiety |
| 87% | Depression |
| 82% | Relationship Issues |
| 74% | Self Esteem |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 64% | Grief |
| 64% | Stress |
Average years in practice
13 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 85% | Aetna |
| 61% | Cigna and Evernorth |
| 54% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in Santa Monica, CA see their clients
| 62% | In Person and Online | |
| 38% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 80% | Female | |
| 19% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |