Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in 90021

How would your life be different if you were more compassionate and accepting of yourself? Research shows a friendlier relationship with yourself is transformational. I specialize in all types of grief and loss as well as the symptoms that can continue after chronic stress in childhood. Sometimes therapy just needs to be simply a safe, private place to sort things out, talk through life decisions, and maybe learn new emotional or social skills to adjust your trajectory.

My aim is to create a caring therapeutic relationship with you that is founded in empathy, trust, and respect. Together we will create a safe and open environment for brave and insightful explorations. I offer collaborative, client-centered therapy that supports the development of personal insights and practical coping skills through curiosity, mindfulness, and compassion.

I am pleased that you have begun your journey of healing and wellness now. My name is Margarette and I am a psychodynamic therapist practicing via Telehealth. I obtained my Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology From Phillips Graduate Institute, and my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles. I have worked with a varied and diverse population including infants, children, adolescents, adults and families.

Do you often struggle with interpersonal relationships and find yourself caught in similar relationship patterns that you can't get out of or struggle with feelings of high achievement anxiety? I help individuals and couples who want to work on creating and fostering healthy and fulfilling relationships and manage feelings of anxiety, perfectionism and people pleasing tendencies. Together we will work on gaining insight into why you feel stuck in repetitive patterns and identify the roots of these issues so that you can make empowering choices in your life and relationships.

Kumusta! I am happy that you are here and ready to grow into the new you! It is time to reclaim your power back and be proud. I primarily focus on mindfulness in the therapy room and helping you learn to trust your intuition to make healthy and positive decisions. I will guide you on how to communicate with others and be emotionally expressive. I utilize a range of resources from activities in the therapy room to ground yourself, couple's activities to strengthen your relationship, family therapy conflict resolutions, positive affirmation work, or assigning homework to do outside of the therapy room to ensure change is happening.

The decision to enter therapy is often a courageous one. Whether you have been in therapy before, or this is your first experience delving into the psychotherapy process, I welcome you. Our work together will be a supportive journey to discover and heal that which ails you - your struggles, relationships, your wounds, trauma, a psychological disorder, or whatever it may be that is causing you disharmony in your life. As a naturally intuitive, compassionate, tender and deeply empathic therapist, I create an environment for my clients that allows them to move at their own pace.

In my practice, I work to create a safe environment for curiosity, exploration, and understanding. Together we can examine where you feel stuck, what you want to improve in your life and how to identify and act on opportunities to get there.

Hi there, I'm Crystal, a Licensed Clinical social worker with over 8 years of experience in the field. I am proudly born and raised in Inglewood, California. My experience includes field-based mental health, outpatient, hospice, psychiatric inpatient hospital setting, group homes, and currently private practice. I have helped people with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, personality disorders, and more. My diverse, universal approach creates a safe and supportive environment while challenging my clients. I use Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), CBT, DBT, Person-Centered, and Psychodynamic modalities.

My personal approach to counseling is based on my belief of the inherent worth of every human being. I believe deeply in the need for human beings to connect with one another. I believe that people are resilient, and the human spirit prevails over and over again. I have experience in working with complex trauma, grief, childhood abuse, family dynamics, couples’ therapy.

Thank you for considering therapy with me. I am looking forward in meeting you. You will find me to be flexible and sensitive. I enjoy helping individuals in achieving personal growth; in a caring & safe environment. Whether you are suffering from depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, grief/loss, sexual dysfunction, we can work together to resolve your issue and minimize your suffering. Your natural state of being is a gift and is what I work with in psychotherapy to bring out your hidden potentials to surface.

In a society with high standards, caregiving challenges, and demanding work environments, it is easy to forget about our own well-being. It can even appear more convenient to put our mental health on the back-burner, but if we disregard self-care it can lead to a burnout. Burnout can lead to mental exhaustion, cynicism, detachment, and depression. Furthermore, when we are burnt out, the light we shine on and for others is diminished. I can assist and support you in working through hardships that may cause you frustration, have you in a burnout state, and/or make it difficult for you to manage daily tasks.

Anxiety disorders affect nearly 1 in 5 Americans. The Grayson LA Center for the Treatment of Anxiety & OCD (LAOCD is here to help sufferers regain control of their lives. Our philosophy is to treat every sufferer as an individual. After an initial evaluation, therapy is customized to the client's needs. LAOCD is nationally recognized for providing cutting edge, state of the art CBT to sufferers. LAOCD is dedicated to helping anxiety sufferers through therapy, public education, community service and research. Our staff regularly presents at national conferences to educate clinicians and the public. Because sufferers need it, we offer free support groups.

We often seek out therapy because we feel disconnected from others or from ourselves. Relationships may not be working out the way we want. We might feel we are not being the best version of ourselves when relating to other people. This can create anxiety, sadness, anger and other negative emotions.

My mission is to empower you to achieve your most fulfilling life. I provide client-centered & trauma-informed services to adults, adolescents, couples, families & teams. If you are struggling with sadness, worry, anger, intrusive thoughts, loneliness, chronic pain, career or work/life balance issues, or family or relational challenges, I can provide support. Our work together will be collaborative & will focus on achieving your individual goals. You will develop further awareness of your barriers & strengths, & learn & rehearse new skills toward increasing satisfaction, success, & connection with yourself and others.