Do you find yourself feeling fine one moment and suddenly you're overwhelmed by distressing thoughts or confusing emotions? Do you feel like your body has been hijacked by sensations that you can't identify or pinpoint? Do you find yourself disconnected from your life and those things you once enjoyed doing? Have you ever experienced or seen something in the past that now invades your life on a daily basis? Have you ever just wanted to hide away from everything? I know that feeling and I'm telling you right now, you're not alone.

Hello! I am here to help you overcome life's challenges and live a fuller, happier and more fulfilling life. My style is to work with you collaboratively to identify your goals and empower you to achieve them. I have helped clients decrease and overcome anxiety, depression, substance use, codependency, coming out, sexual identity, gender dysphoria and gender transitioning, and improve their relationships with romantic partners, family members and co-workers. Together, we can look at your life's story and rewrite your narrative to increase your sense of self-confidence, happiness, love and joy in your life.

"I want to understand myself. I want to stop worrying. I want to fit in. I want to feel better. I want these feelings to go away." Clients come to therapy seeking ways to reach these or many other goals. I can help you build your own road map to feel more content, confident and overall happier with your life and your relationships. My hope for all my clients is to reach a place of self-acceptance, self-appreciation, and self-compassion.

I believe that each of our lives is an ecosystem, comprised of the interconnecting forces that influence our well-being. This includes our relationships with other people, with cultural and economic forces and even our own bodies. When we are out of balance or suffer trauma, we are often left feeling anxious, depressed or lost. Could you use an ally in making the "ecosystem" of your life more healthy and vibrant? I provide therapy for adults, children, couples, intimate partners and groups.

Dr. Mystkowski (he/his/him) practices within a cognitive-behavioral framework, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, compassion-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy, specializing in the treatment of adults with anxiety and mood disorders, relational problems, and phase of life transitions. In addition, he has training in the psychological treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), insomnia, and bipolar disorder, as well as an extensive background working with LGBTQ+ clients. Dr. Mystkowski is a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT), certified as a CBT therapist.

My goal as a psychologist is to help you realize your best possible self. To that end I focus on helping people build skills and capabilities in order to live happy, meaningful and successful lives. In our fast paced, achievement focused culture, it's easy to get off track and one day wake up to realize you're not living the life you wanted. Therapy can be a means to explore values and goals, course correct and create the life you've always envisioned.

If you are struggling with panic, anxiety, obsessions or fears, the physical effects can be debilitating and frightening. Depression may make it difficult to participate in life. Perhaps you find yourself in difficult relationships at work or at home. Or perhaps you are dealing with sexual identity confusion, trauma, abuse or relationship problems. If you are suffering with one or more of these problems, I have the training and experience to help you journey through these difficult issues.

You probably heard the saying, “Falling in love is easy but staying in love is hard.” Relationships take hard work to maintain and they require skills that most of us don’t learn from our parents. When we start working together, I will provide a safe place for both of you, where we will jump start the healing process. You will gain insight into the patterns in your relationship, learn how to communicate more effectively, express inner most feelings to each other, identify each other's unmet needs and how to get your needs met from one another, rekindle love, and heal from past traumatic relationship experiences such as infidelity.

Why do therapy? Among many other reasons, you may be struggling with issues as depression, anxiety and low self esteem. It may be difficult to sustain relationships, or to accept your sexuality. Others find aging a great challenge. My approach is to help people find creative solutions to problems. I am a positive, creative and collaborative person, and I have been helping people make healthy changes in their lives for over thirty years. I provide a free initial phone conversation to see if we would be a good fit. If so, I can offer you weekly therapy using a secure video connection.

No worries, I Got U! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, aka psychotherapist, with more than 15 years of working in Behavioral Health. I provide therapeutic interventions that address depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career challenges, and Substance Use disorder, to name a few. I am also a Certified Complex Trauma Professional (CCTP-II) and a Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist. My clinical practice embraces a strengths-based approach to overcoming your challenges, and my therapy style is pretty laid back. I have been described as supportive and an active listener, with a pretty good sense of humor.

Our all under one roof DBT clinic provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management, TMS Therapy and Ketamine IV for Depression and PTSD, Counseling for couples, children and families, as well as psychological testing. Our patients don't have to spend their time, efforts and nerves to find different providers and coordinate their mental health treatment. We take care of all coordination in-house to reduce your stress and anxiety. Let us take care of your mental health needs and coordinate with your doctors.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a primary specialty in adolescent and young adult mental health, as well as extensive experience treating adults and families. As a psychologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, I primarily treat individuals and families with various mental health issues specific to teens, young adults transitioning to adulthood, as well as chronic medical conditions. In my private practice, I provide treatment to individuals (10+) and families that emphasizes increasing overall well-being, emotional health, and life satisfaction by strengthening coping skills, positive self-image, mood and overall daily functioning.

Do you desire to move forward but don’t understand what may be holding you back? Are you seeking a supportive partner in your healing process? What is important to you when working with a therapist? I follow the notion that the relationship is one of the most important aspects of the healing process and utilize it as one of the main tools in the work with my clients. Whether it is processing trauma, exploring anxiety or depression, addressing relationship issues, or getting through a transitional phase of life, among many other reasons, sometimes therapy with a strong therapeutic relationship as a foundation can make a difference.

누구에게나 만남이 있고 그 만남 속에는 첫 만남이 있습니다. 첫 입학, 첫 직장, 첫 사랑, 첫 결혼, 첫 아이, 첫 집, 첫 이민,,,,,,, 무엇인가를 처음 시작한다고 생각하면 기쁨, 설렘, 행복이라는 감정이 생깁니다.. 하지만 우리의 삶은 시간이 지날수록 처음 느낀 그 기쁨과 행복을 점점 기억 속에서 사라지게 만듭니다. “나는 열심히 잘 살았는데,, 왜 나에게 이런 고통이?” “나를 괴롭히는 사람들은 왜 이리 많은 거지?” “너무 힘들어” 이런 생각과 감정들은 우리의 삶에 많은 영향을 미치게 됩니다. 사실, 여러분들에게는 현재의 어려움을 잘 이겨낼 능력이 있습니다. 또한 여러분들은 내면의 생각이나 감정에 따라 삶이 달라질 수 있습니다. 여러분이 얼마나 대단한 존재인가를 잊으시면 안 됩니다. 상담을 통해 여러분들 자신을 믿고, 행복한 삶을 살 수 있도록 도와 드리고 싶습니다, 첫 상담을 시작하시는 분들에게는 새로운 설렘을, 상담 경험이 계신 분들에게는 색다른 행복감 을 함께 나누며 힘든 상황을 이겨 나갈 수 있기를 원합니다.

We all have ideals-- how we think we should feel, how we feel we should think, how we want others to behave towards us, how we want our life to unfold. When reality doesn’t match our ideals, it can bring confusion, frustration, even despair. We may feel trapped between our ideals and reality, leading us to believe we are spinning in circles. I see the therapeutic process as one that allows for an exploration of these ideals and an opportunity to understand how they play a role in one’s relationship with self and with others. My hope is that, through this process, you will find a deeper clarity of your values, wants, and needs.

Bi-lingual: Korean-American Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles County - Just minutes from Koreatown and Hancock Park area. Although looking in the mirror may not seem so difficult, looking beyond what is on the surface and into our souls - it can be. What everyone sees on the outside may not be how it feels inside. What seems small to others may be life changing for you. How do you cope with what life brings to you? How is it working for you?

Are you stuck, unable to move forward in your life? I believe that we as human beings are resilient, and that, when we find ourselves stuck unable to move forward in our lives, it's important to seek guidance outside ourselves to unravel and breakfree from whatever is blocking our inner light. I am here to assist you to unravel and break free from whatever is blocking your inner light from shining.

Stress has increased while social distancing, I can help. My approach to therapy is warm and collaborative and I specialize in helping you with trauma recovery, depression, adolescence, gender issues, and coping with significant life changes. I will work with you to decrease suffering and increase the quality of your relationships at home, work, and goals affecting overall life satisfaction. In the process, I will help you determine what matters most in your life and assist in moving beyond obstacles and engaging in activities you value. I strongly believe that everyone can make positive and lasting changes.

My specialties include treatment for: mood and anxiety disorders, emotion dysregulation, substance abuse, ADHD, trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding, women's health issues, relationship issues, asperger's disorder, and avoidant, perfectionistic, and dependent personality styles. I practice using empirically-supported treatments drawing heavily from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. I treat individuals of all ages.