Therapists in Los Angeles, CA

Maya Peters is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 12 years of experience in the field of mental health. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California and enjoys serving the diverse, multifaceted Southern California community. Her treatment methodology builds on an individual’s strengths and sees treatment as a collaborative endeavor that requires empathy, transparency, and client-centered goals.

Are you experiencing unresolved childhood trauma, shame, anxiety, or grief and loss related to adoption or foster care? Gently know, you are not alone. I am an adoptee and former foster youth and adoption-foster care competent. I understand how complex the challenges can be. I have a team of adoption foster care competent therapists supporting birth parents, adoptees, foster youth, foster parents, and adoptive parents skilled in reunification, adoption, adoption trauma, open adoption, foster care to adoption, search, and reunion. We have a network of peer support groups so you can be part of a thriving community!

Are past traumatic experiences, being an adult child of a dysfunctional home, incest survival experiences, addiction issues, phobia, panic, anxiety, C-PTSD or depression affecting your success? Are distractions impacting your optimal performance abilities at work, in your intimate relationships, or in relationships with family members or with yourself? Are you surviving instead of thriving? I provide accelerated psychotherapy for individuals and couples who are challenged by performance loss and emotional unhappiness. Also offer Diagnosis evaluation for addiction, mood, personality, and adult Autism spectrum. HSP and Kink friendly.

At Bridges Therapy Group of California, we’re dedicated to matching you with the perfect therapist for you and ensuring that your insurance will truly pay for your sessions. We are contracted, in-network providers with all the insurers listed below. We verify your benefits before you start so there are no surprises to you.

Offering CA-based Telehealth ideal for BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, &/or People of Color, including white-passing & mixed-race BIPOC. Also welcoming Families & Partnerships with 1 or more BIPOC in regular attendance. I offer Xychotherapy: psychotherapy that recognizes therapeutic experiences existed long before psychotherapy was invented, and incorporates psychotherapy into global therapeutic wisdoms and practices.

Welcome to our practice! We are experienced clinicians in Beverly Hills and DTLA available to work with adults, children, couples and families. Some typical psychotherapy concerns are relationship issues, interracial/intercultural/interfaith relationships, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, undereating and overeating, body image issues, personality disorders, infidelity, high conflict divorce, family reunification, racial trauma, parenting/child behavior problems, sexual compulsivity/addiction, sexual abuse/assault, complex trauma/PTSD, compulsive spending/shopping, LGBTQIA+ concerns, BIPOC concerns, and more.

Do you wonder if you’re an addict, maybe not? I provide assessments and interventions for addiction. I’ve worked with famous actors, directors, major league athletes, scholars, scientists, studio executives, engineers, Hip Hop moguls and successful individuals. I specialize in trauma and addiction. I deal with issues such as controlled drinking, sobriety, relationship, couple's or family issues, Court, incest survivor trauma, and addiction issues. I'm also a LMFT, and Yoga and Meditation Therapist and EMDR Therapist which gives me a unique ability to help my patients integrate in their bodies emotionally and mentally.

We provide a holistic mental health coaching/counseling committed to personal, social and professional growth. Our professionals are expert professors, PhD, MA, BS in the field of health and counseling, and serving clients of all ages, and organizations for more than 20yrs.The center provides: 1- life coaching to women for varied health concerns: Nutritional counseling/ concerns for women, children, students, chronic diseases; Adaptation to pregnancy; Postpartum; menopause; Dealing with aging process; health concerns, and chronic diseases, parenting issues, adolescence challenges, body image, and skin problems and concerns.

Loss, failure, and separation are major root causes of many forms of suffering in life. But they are not always evident, we may be too young when live through them, or we may not feel their impact until long after an event. Sometimes they even travel through generations. As a psychotherapist, I have spent over 25 years helping people who suffered from a variety of emotional and relational problems created by one or a combination of these issues, ranging from basic unhappiness to unhealthy relationships, workplace conflicts, divorce and separations, parents struggling with their children, migration and forced separation, even trauma.

Ana Ruth Yela Castillo is a dedicated Marital and Family Therapist with clinical training as an Art Therapist. Her mission includes empowering families and individuals in overcoming and transmuting intergenerational trauma while remembering their resilience and their magic. Rooted in her passion for justice and her nuanced understanding of the pervasive impacts of colonialism, racialized economies, and systems of oppression, Ana Ruth shows up in support of BIPOC communities and Allies, and those who are in service to uplifting communities.

I am Merla Huntley, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am Passionate about my work and strive to give my clients the tools and assistance they need to meet their goals. I believe each client is unique and not one modality fits every client. We will "tailor" a plan that best fits the client and fits what they want to get out of therapy. I work with children as young as 3 and range to older adults. Most of my clients deal with various symptoms that we target and address to change.

Hello! I am grateful you are spending time to find support and move towards change/ in what you want in life. I believe people have the ability to be attuned with themselves emotionally. It is when we are able to connect with ourselves deeply that we can lean in and pay attention to our body’s signals. Learning to be attuned with our body is not a natural process and in doing so we can learn to live a more attuned life. I am extremely passionate about helping individuals with finding ways to grow and coming alongside them to get there.

Hi there, I’m Maria Avina for me, therapy is all about helping individuals find healing in many areas in their life. I have over 15 years of experience working as a therapist in the community. When I'm not practicing therapy, I am spending time with my two sons, walking my dog and going on hikes with my friends. My approach I set clear goals for myself and my clients and treat every session as an opportunity to make progress. I approach therapy through a person center lens and through other holistic approaches.

Hello! My name is Jarad and I'm a licensed clinical social worker. My specialty and passion are to work with children and families experiencing conflict. My particular specialty is working with parents and children to resolve in-home conflict and unwanted behaviors, as well as helping children and adults process grief, trauma, stress, and anxiety.

Hello, I am a multi-ethnic and queer therapist who specializes in working with Highly sensitive people, families, queer folks, new and/or expecting parents, neurodivergent folks, those who want to heal inner child wounds and who crave deeper healing for themselves and their family/community. I am fluent in English and speak Spanish conversationally.

Hello, I am an Associate MFT- Art Therapist. I am of Zapotec heritage, raised on Tataviam lands, known today as the Northeast San Fernando Valley. I understand the importance of clients knowing that their therapist is aware of the way systemic issues play a role in our mental health. I attune to issues of systemic oppression such as racism/white supremacy, colonization, capitalism, ableism, patriarchy, fatphobia, and other forms of structural violence and its related traumas. I am LGBTQ+ affirmative, anti-imperialist, and I offer holistic, non-carceral support.

My name is Emma Crissman, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Orange County, CA and working statewide via telehealth. I work with adolescents and adults and specialize in developmental trauma or trauma using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and the NeuroAffective Relational Model. I typically work with individuals who have experienced developmental trauma or went through a traumatic event in their life that later show up as symptoms of depression, anxiety, or PTSD. Individuals may be experiencing challenges in their intimate relationships or present with a poor sense of self.

I am, first and foremost, a highly trained Christian Therapist. I love to work with couples, individuals and families helping to put an anchor back into their lives. For 3 decades I have sat front row and center in thousands of peoples lives. I have found that this is a most privileged position. My goal is to give my clients proven tools to learn to have healthy intimate relationships with those individuals who are most important to them.

Hi! I am Sheree Lozano a compassionate Licensed Marriage and Family therapist in California. I began my career at an inpatient facility then continued at a non-profit organization where I gained most of my experience in working with various age groups, specializing in trauma informed care, anxiety, depression, communication and building therapeutic relationships. It can be difficult for us to be vulnerable with others that's why my commitment to nurture a supportive therapeutic relationship allows me to assist individuals with improving self-understanding and producing positive changes towards personal growth.