Therapists in Van Nuys, CA

You want control of your mind and emotions, but instead they hold you back. They become burdens at just the wrong times. They limit you and lead to mistakes. You over focus on these mistakes and judge yourself. This all seems just outside your control. It’s impacting your performance, your relationships, and how you see yourself. You feel burnt out by this, and you want it to stop now!

I specialize in helping individuals work through painful limitations to become more resilient, open-hearted, and self-understanding. My approach is empathetic and collaborative as a way to reach each person’s inherent strengths and develop greater emotional skills to navigate life’s challenges. Together, a therapeutic plan is designed that honors each individual’s emotional needs. My approach is creative, direct, and maintains caring engagement of each person's mind, body, and heart. In our work together, you'll learn how to effectively cope, establish boundaries, deepen relationships, and step into your truest self.

Looking for help can be daunting. Life brings us challenges, decisions and transitions where we need some guidance, perspective and support. Together, we will create a fun, yet straight forward and solution - based environment for managing life’s challenges and thrive while overcoming them.

Life can be challenging and painful, especially when you feel unequipped. Beginning therapy can also be overwhelming and finding the right fit is important. I help clients gain skills toward feeling more resilient in their lives; my approach is conversational, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. I am interested in your unique experience, and I tailor sessions to you. Through open exploration, we uncover personal strengths, what is serving you, and what you want to change.

I believe every human has unique struggles and deserves therapy that is tailored to best help them. I work with individuals, couples, and families to treat a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, and addiction. Since I have a license in Marriage and Family Therapy, I have a perspective that allows me to help patients see their struggles in a way they may not have considered.

Life can be a tough place, but we've learned over the years that with the right perspective and right kind of help/support, we can overcome much more than we ever imagined possible, and thrive instead of just survive in life. Whether you are feeling stressed, anxious and/or experiencing lack of clarity in life; and you wish things would/could be different, but you do not how or what needs to change...that is why we are here. Together, we aim to help you become the best version of yourself.

If you are looking to start therapy you have begun to take the first step in your healing journey. As someone who has always had a passion for helping others, becoming a therapist has allowed me to help the communities that matter most to me.

Do you feel trapped by your own thoughts? Are you feeling like no matter how hard you try you can't catch a break? Are you haunted by past experiences or traumas? You are not alone. I am a Los Angeles-based psychotherapist and counselor that utilizes strength-based, solution-focused, and mindful therapy to guide you on your journey to self-improvement. Psychotherapy is one of the most important spaces that allow us to have difficult, yet important, conversations to find our purpose in life. Psychotherapy can also help you move through traumas and roadblocks to reach your full potential.

Are you looking for guidance?Are you feeling stuck?Well congratulations on taking this important first step of your empowering journey in happiness, clarity, and peace. You possess a unique ability to develop your inner strengths to help lead you to the peace of mind that you seek. I provide a safe and comfortable environment where you can successfully navigate your daily stressors, turn bad habits into good ones, and conquer your anxiety and fears to take control of your own happiness. My specialties include working with adults with trauma, adolescents, troubled children as well as teenagers, adults, couples, elderly, and families.

People can change and evolve. I utilize an integrative and empirically validated method that often helps clients change quite rapidly. I am a compassionate, dedicated and fully-licensed Psychologist. My formal training was at an American Psychological Assoc. accredited, university-based Ph.D. program and Internship site. For more detailed information regarding my services, please go to www.DrAlanGoodwin.com. I intend my website to help you determine whether you seek the type of personal change work that I provide. I hope it achieves that for you. If you have questions, feel free to email me at DrG@DrAlanGoodwin.com

As a therapist, I actually talk. Having authentic conversations with you is important to me. I validate and honor all your reactions to life and want to know about them. More technically, I practice eclectic asset-based (your strengths, safety and support) , attachment-informed (secure relationships), intersubjective (noticing how we relate), and Jungian (making the unconscious, conscious) psychotherapy.

I work to provide a supportive and client-centered space for individuals to share their experiences. Reaching out to a therapist can be a difficult experience and it is important to me that my clients feel comfortable and safe. I am genuinely passionate about building a healthy, nurturing, and interactive relationship with clients, which will help foster growth and change. I earned my BA from the UCLA and my Masters in Social Work from USC. I am currently providing psychotherapy both in-person and via telehealth.

Do you have trouble turning your goals into action? Do you find yourself thinking, “I know what I want, but I just can’t get it?” My approach to therapy is to help identify the things that are getting in your way. For some people it’s anxiety, depression, or self-esteem. For others it might be relationship issues or patterns that always seem to lead to disappointment.

If you suffer from having a harsh inner critic or are feeling unsatisfied with life, I can offer a unique perspective to provide a greater sense of freedom. As a man of color and son of immigrants, I specialize in working with men of color who need support in life transitions and in recovering from traumatic experiences.