Do you need support during this confusing time with COVID-19? We offer secure video-based support if you are struggling with pornography or compulsive sexual behaviors and you can't find the help you're needing. If your partner's sexual behaviors have left you feeling betrayed and devastated, there IS a way out. We specialize in providing a safe, non-shaming space where we can work through issues related to sexual addiction / compulsivity and betrayal trauma. We're here to help, even during this unsure time.

Are you experiencing difficulties adjusting to separation, divorce, chronic illness, or loss of a loved one? Do you suffer from depression, anxiety, trauma, or relationship problems that make you feel stuck? We all go through transitions in life, and at times, may need support to feel empowered and whole again. As a therapist, I offer an atmosphere of warmth, empathy, openness, and creativity to help you take control of your life and make meaningful changes. I work collaboratively with individuals, couples, and families during their difficult times and help them to reach their goals toward a healthier life and thrive.

(Zoom Video sessions available now.) My ideal client: A creative, motivated, and intelligent professional with an obsession, usually drugs/alcohol and/or sex. A higher percentage of creative people struggle with addiction, because they just don't know when to quit! Creatives frequently have low self-esteem, often despite proven success. Using cognitive (CBT) techniques and psychodynamic methods (how events from the past affect the present) I use a pragmatic, individualized approach. I include solution-focused and music/art therapy to help the client gain insight and put the insight to work to achieve realistic goals.

Cathy Dore', LMFT specializes in women's mental health, particularly around issues pertaining to pregnancy and childbirth. She served as Marketing & Public Relations Chair for Postpartum Support International, is a member of LA County Maternal Mental Health Task Force and is a clinical member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. She is the co-founder of The Motherhood Consortium, an inclusive community of professionals who meet monthly with the common goal of providing care and nurturing for mothers, families and their babies.

Asking for help is not easy, so congratulations on taking the initial step toward self-improvement and fulfillment. Through our partnership, I hope to help you better understand yourself, your relationships and to help you see patterns that may be causing emotional distress. My training as a therapist is rooted in clinical social work, which conceptualizes mental health and healing from various individual, social, and cultural vantage points. Talking about issues in therapy may initially be difficult, but with time you will see yourself in a new light, and you will be able to accomplish positive change.

My specialty is building relationships and making clients feel safe in a space to share. I focus on 1:1 ,couples, families and groups. I am always looking to balance solution focused sessions with underlying clinical issues. Helping clients feel like they can get some relief early on in therapy is a priority. Anxiety, depression, addiction, family relation issues, life transitions and Covid are just some areas of work are that are my specialty. Whether you are comfortable free flow talking or need a more interview style, I am comfortable doing both. I also specialize in young adult and dual diagnosis.

For the past 20 years, I have been working in the field of education and psychology as a teacher, a preschool director and a counselor.I have a Bachelor in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. Throughout the years, I have learned to be a better listener, which has allowed me to paint a more accurate picture of the people I meet. I believe that we all have the capacity to change by taking the time to give ourselves an opportunity to find our own direction in this fast paced world where we live. Hablo Espanol!

A mentor once said, when it gets confusing inside, that's when we know we need someone else there with us. Whether this be a time of sadness and grief, healing from trauma, a life transition or a period of discernment- it would be my privilege to get to journey with you in this season.

Our past presents itself in the present moment. Whether it is anxiety, panic, pain, addictions, trauma, loss or grief - we explore together what gets in the way of living a life worth living. I integrate Somatic Experiencing, NARM, EMDR, Voice Dialogue, and mindfulness practices into a multidimensional approach to discover how to help you realize a satisfying life, the life you want to live.

Many of us have stories running through our head that dictate how we live our lives. I work with people to identify their stories and teach them to challenge how they’ve always thought, and how they’ve always done things. Indeed, I frequently tell my clients that I’m not in the relief and comfort business. Rather, my purpose is to provide people with the tools to experience joy and happiness.

Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life's more challenging problems. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. You might be initially hesitant to seek out help and support. Still, you will feel confident that you are taking a courageous first step towards getting to a better place and being a better.

Is something in your life just not working for you right now? For many people, therapy is the key to improving relationships, finding joy in one's career, and letting go of patterns that keep them stuck. I provide a safe space with an experienced and supportive approach that allows you to explore your potential for positive change. If you're committed to taking the next steps, together we can find ways you can create the healthy meaningful life you desire, while identifying and avoiding the toxic connections or choices that have held you back in the past.

Change can happen and it can happen quickly if you're willing to put confusing, overwhelming feelings and thoughts under a microscope and dig. I help facilitate the dig by providing you with a supportive environment to stimulate new ways of thinking about your life and identify actions necessary to create better outcomes for yourself. I help to examine the thought patterns, behaviors and underlying issues that may be holding you back or wreaking havoc on your relationships or career. Through our work together, you can take the steps necessary to create the life you want.

For over 23 years I have been working with some of the most difficult and challenging life dynamics that individuals, families and relationships encounter. I also work with adolescents and the Juvenile Justice System closely. My experience includes locked and unlocked settings, public and private sectors, community treatment facilities, inpatient psychiatric, juvenile hall, probation mental health camp, group home's, private practice as well as in home counseling to probation youth. My background in law enforcement enhances my expertise in Juvenile Justice issues for teen and adult legal issues.

My clients often feel stuck making life decisions and seek to understand how they may have allowed their past choices to limit the potential for growth. In treatment, we will collaboratively look at how our needs and feelings affect our decisions and work on finding new outcomes which will provide happiness anf fulfillment in ways that couldn't have been imagined.

Are you struggling through a tough transition in your life? Do you feel alone, confused, or defeated? Maybe you have recently lost a loved one, or are grieving your own illness. Maybe you feel depressed or anxious because of a major life change or lack of change, feeling stuck in your situation. Whether you are family, couple or individual searching for a trusted person to listen and guide you, I am here to help you develop your inner strength and reach your full potential.

Are you having too many bad days? Are you transitioning into a new role? Or have you or a loved one had are recent hospitalization and are having trouble coping? Therapy can help you through this difficult time. I'm here to support you through this process. I aim to provide a safe and nonjudgmental environment we can work together to get you through it.

My specialty is working with people who are stressed, anxious or depressed and hitting a rough patch - grasping for answers. I specialize in helping people manage the stress that comes from working in the entertainment industry. I am taking new clients now. I have found that what we think drives the emotions, but also tends to be the key to open the door to other deeper aspects of our psyche that control our patterns of behavior. Once we open the door I use a variety of techniques taken from a number of disciplines to attempt to help you heal the wounds.

When life isn't going well, or you feel stuck, anxious, depressed or angry; therapy may help you to move beyond patterns and circumstances that you would like to change. Together we can explore what is keeping you from living the life you want, having more fulfilling relationships or simply moving through life with ease and joy. Whether you are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, panic, fear, addiction, numbness, isolation or depression therapy can help in facilitating change. Those who have experienced traumatic experiences or childhood neglect or abuse can benefit from trauma informed therapy to help move beyond the past.