
Janet K Smith
Psychologist, PhD
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12381 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Let's Connect (310) 473-6169

We all face conflicts that at times become “too much.” When we feel overwhelmed there’s a natural tendency to want to restore balance in ourselves and our lives. Any conflict—in love, work, body image, physical symptoms—can lead to anxiety, shame and a sense of "going through the motions." Whether you’re dealing with current or long-standing difficulties, there are effective ways to understand and soften painful feelings. Life can be better when you open to new thinking, curb negativity and break repetitive cycles; you become kinder to yourself. You can find your own voice.
We’ll work with the issues that you present—depression, intimacy, infidelity, eating disorders, addiction. Current life anxieties and depression often stem from loss, family dysfunction, childhood trauma and their lasting influences. We’ll work to get to the roots of the problems and ease the burdens of the past so you can “live lighter” in the present.
Emotional exploration happens with compassionate listening and a safe, respectful and non-judgmental environment. "Listening betweejn the lines" to the spoken and implied messages, therapy is a journey toward loosening constrictions and finding new ways of relating.
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- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check
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- Medicare
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Janet K Smith
Psychologist, PhD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of California / PSY 12167 Janet K Smith
- Certificate from New Center for Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles CA Psychoanalyst / 2003
- Attended California Graduate Institute, Graduated 1986
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
- Eating Disorders
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- loss of libido, sexual dysfunction and impotence
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
French
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
French
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Location
Primary Location
Janet K Smith PhD
12381 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 473-6169Email me
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Take the first step to help. Call now - (310) 473-6169

Janet K Smith
Psychologist, PhD