Laressa Desmond
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC
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Available both in-person and online
Desmond Couples Therapy Santa Monica 1452 26th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404
Looking for emotional relief? Do you feel underlying tensions but you or your partner are conflict avoidant? Over 30 yrs helping Couples change resentment to resiliency. Learn pillars of a secure attachment & ensure a cooperative future together. Resentments are a slow, rusty corrosive to the joy between you. Learn solutions and get emotional relief to long held tensions. My training is in communication, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence & positive relationship skills. My sessions have a safe, optimistic atmosphere. Our sessions will be relaxed, informative & non judgmental.
Couples therapy with a focus on Resentment Recovery will help you break bad habits, work through past mistakes, manage stress, improve emotional control, make better choices & refresh your outlook on each other. I have a large dedicated website to Couples Therapy. Visit it for in-depth info on who I am and how I can help you. Email is best way to reach me.
Please note .I am an Out of Network Provider only. Fee options & pre-paid package deals are on my website. Laressa Desmond, PhD LMFT
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Couple Sessions $190
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Anger reduction
- Anthem
- Avoid emotional damage
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Couples Therapy
- Creating Marriages that Last
- Evenings & Sundays also open
- I am an out of network provider for PPO's
- I offer Flexible Session Structure and Fee Options
- I offer Free consultations via email.
- I offer PreMarital Package Deals on my website
- I provide insurance Super Bill
- Note: Out of Network Only
- PreMarital Counseling
- Relationship Help
- Resentment Recovery
- Various Fee Options available on my website
- Video sessions Couples Therapy
- Out of Network
Laressa Desmond
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LMFT29944 Dona Laressa Desmond
- In Practice for 33 years
- Attended Master/Doctorate/Antioch/AU, Graduated 1989
- Certificate from UCLA Center for Pre-Hospital Care Emergency Medical Technician / 1993
- Certificate from Red Cross International Trauma Counseling DeBriefing First Responders / 1998
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Laressa Desmond
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC
Email me with questions.
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Marital and Premarital
- Relationship Issues
- Anger Management
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Positive Relationship Skills
- Pre Martial Counseling, Resentment Recovery,
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Laressa Desmond
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC
Email me with questions.
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Couples
I also speak
Diversity welcome ,
Exclusive discount for video sessions.
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Couples
I also speak
Diversity welcome ,
Exclusive discount for video sessions.
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Couples Communication
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Positive Psychology
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Laressa Desmond
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC
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Groups
Intimacy and Sex Therapy for Committed Couples
Group now closed, please check back Summer of 2021. Thanks!
Expertise
Marital and Premarital
Relationship Issues
Sex Therapy
Age
Adults
Location
21243 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
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Expertise
ADHD
Marital and Premarital
Relationship Issues
Age
Adults
Location
21243 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
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Expertise
Marital and Premarital
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Relationship Issues
Age
Adults
Location
21243 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
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Location
Primary Location
Desmond Couples Therapy Santa Monica
1452 26th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Additional Location
Desmond Couples Therapy Woodland Hills
23241 Ventura Blvd, Ste 302
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(310) 281-3051Nearby Areas
Laressa Desmond
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CPC