Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

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Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

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34 Endorsed

Santa Monica, CA 90401

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You're probably someone who has already tried therapy and maybe more than once. And while you’ve gained insight and learned a lot about yourself… it feels confusing when you're still stuck in the same patterns. It's not obvious from the outside, because you're high-functioning, self-aware and you handle things well. But internally, your mind doesn't really turn off, because you replay conversations, think ahead, adjust yourself, and carry a level of pressure that is hard to explain. It can feel like you are always managing yourself without ever feeling fully at ease and it starts to feel like insight alone isn't enough to heal.

I specialize in EMDR Therapy Intensives which are designed for people who feel stuck even after doing therapy. Instead of meeting for 1-hour/week and starting and stopping, intensives allow us to stay with the work long enough for your brain/body to actually process what’s been stuck. So you’re not just understanding your patterns you're able to find relief.

If you’re reading this and recognizing yourself in it, you don’t have to keep navigating it on your own. I know reaching out can feel like a big step, especially if you’ve already done therapy and are wondering if anything will actually feel different. We can start with a conversation and take it from there. You’re welcome to call/text or visit my website.

Call or Email Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing now for a free 15 minute consultation - (323) 990-6831

Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Therapeutic Essential Treasures

Santa Monica, CA 90401

(323) 990-6831

Long Beach, CA 90805

Website

I offer virtual therapy sessions during the week in mornings and early afternoons. My work focuses on EMDR therapy intensives.

I specialize in Trauma and PTSD and Anxiety

$350 Per Session

Individual one-on-one therapy

Do you ever feel like you're stuck in fight, flight, freeze? In this video, I share what it means to finally know healing is possible.

Let's Connect (323) 990-6831

Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Therapeutic Essential Treasures

Santa Monica, CA 90401

(323) 990-6831

Long Beach, CA 90805

Website

I offer virtual therapy sessions during the week in mornings and early afternoons. My work focuses on EMDR therapy intensives.

I specialize in Trauma and PTSD and Anxiety

$350 Per Session

Individual one-on-one therapy

Do you ever feel like you're stuck in fight, flight, freeze? In this video, I share what it means to finally know healing is possible.

Finances

Fees

Individual Sessions $350
Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle

I am a private-pay practice and do not accept insurance. I do partner with CareCredit to offer flexible payment options for those seeking EMDR therapy intensives. Please reach out if you have any questions about we're happy to help you.

Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 990-6831

Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 990-6831

Qualifications

Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Olivia Lavelle

Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 119670 Olivia Lavelle

Education and Years In Practice

In Practice for 12 years

Attended University of Southern California, Masters in Social Worker, Graduated 2017

Additional Credentials

Degree/Diploma from Arizona State University Family & Human Development / 2014

I am a LCSW and Certified EMDR Therapist with experience supporting individuals navigating childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, and nervous system dysregulation. Many of the clients I work with have felt frustrated by the limits of traditional weekly therapy, which is why I offer EMDR intensives.

Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 990-6831

Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 990-6831

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

Trauma and PTSD
Anxiety

I specialize in childhood trauma, complex PTSD (C-PTSD), and nervous system regulation, particularly for high-functioning individuals who feel stuck despite insight and previous therapy. My work focuses on those who understand their patterns but haven't experienced the level of shift they're looking for. Most of my clients report a decrease in emotional charge and a sense of complete relief.

Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 990-6831

Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC

Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 990-6831

34 Endorsements

Charlotte Almeida

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, EMDR

If you're in Santa Monica CA I highly recommend Olivia. She is trauma-informed and specializes in EMDR. If you are a high functioning woman who wants to stop people pleasing she's the one you want on your team. Call her today for your free consult!

Stephanie Harimoto, Trauma Therapist

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR

I highly recommend Olivia if you're looking for an EMDR therapist. She helps high achieving women overcome people pleasing and creates safety for those who come into her space. Using trauma-informed practices, she gets you back on your feet!

Dove Family Counseling Corporation

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA,LMFT

Olivia is an emotional intelligence expert & EMDR certified, and knows how to help her client's understand the roots of their trauma. I highly recommend her to those who intellectualize their feelings & need help connecting to themselves in a deeper way.

Wholistic Approach Therapy & Counseling

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

I highly recommend reaching out to Olivia for trauma therapy and nervous system healing. Her compassionate, trauma informed approach plus EMDR make her an ideal candidate to work with when it comes to PTSD, grief and trauma.

Anabelle Kumbe Hwang

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Olivia is an expert when work high-achieving women navigating burnout, perfectionism, and people-pleasing. She brings warmth, insight, and her abundant knowledge for trauma to help clients heal and thrive through EMDR.

Taylor Rodriguez, EMDR Therapist

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Olivia is a compassionate and skilled therapist who helps women break free from perfectionism and people-pleasing. Using EMDR and a warm, integrative approach, she supports deep emotional healing, clarity, and lasting personal growth.

Hannah Short, Eating Disorder Therapist

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CMNCS, CCM

Olivia is excellent for any high achieving women struggling with perfectionism, overthinking, and people pleasing. She brings great experience with EMDR therapy and even offers intensives! I would highly recommend her if you're in California.

Postpartum Depression & Trauma Therapy - Portland

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PMH-C

Olivia is warm and knowledgeable therapist that helps women and individuals overcome anxiety, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and overthinking. She uses EMDR in a very compassionate way to support deep healing. I recommend her!

Crystal Venegas

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

Olivia is a compassionate, trauma-informed therapist who helps clients break free from anxiety, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and overthinking. She integrates EMDR to support deep healing and lasting growth. Highly recommend her care!

Nadia Fiorita, Holistic Anxiety Therapist

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CMWC

Olivia is an amazing therapist that cares so much about her clients. She provides a warm, supportive and non-judgmental space in order to help high achieving women break free from unhealthy patterns. She values her work so much and it shows in her work!

Joanna D Cain

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, EdD, LMFT

I have had the privilege of working alongside Olivia Lavelle for over 10 years,and in that time, I am amazed how she continue to be impressed by her deeply empathetic clinical acumen, dedication and professionalism.

Nadia Fiorita, Holistic Anxiety Therapist

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CWMC

I highly recommend Olivia! She is an intuitive and welcoming therapist who will help you overcoming unhealthy patterns as a high achiever. She also offers a range of therapeutic approaches which help her to customize the care she gives to her clients!

Briana Roberts, PhD, LMFT- Identity Specialist

Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT

Olivia brings such compassion and clarity to her EMDR work! She helps clients move through childhood trauma, overthinking, and mother wound healing with depth and genuine care.

Joseph Gaffney

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC

I highly recommend Olivia for anyone seeking deep, trauma-informed healing. Her patience and pragmatic approach, paired with EMDR techniques helps clients slow down, release survival patterns, and truly feel empowered.

Hopeful Heart Counseling | Grief EMDR Therapy

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP, CGP

Olivia is such a knowledgeable EMDR therapist, with a passion to help clients heal from trauma, anxiety, and perfectionism. Her compassion and insight make a safe space for high-achievers and people-pleasers to find freedom and lasting emotional growth.

Hannah Nicolaci, EMDR & Women's Trauma Therapist

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Olivia is a deeply caring and compassionate EMDR therapist who is dedicated to healing survivors of trauma and those struggling with anxiety. Especially for those who cope by over-achieving & people-pleasing, she really gets it. I highly recommend her!

Denisha Smith

Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, SEP

I highly recommend Olivia for individuals navigating trauma, people-pleasing patterns, and difficulty setting boundaries. Her EMDR work is steady, compassionate, and deeply attuned. Olivia creates a space where clients feel seen, supported, and safe.

Jessiline Berry Sexual Trauma & Intimacy Therapist

Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MFT

Olivia is a deeply compassionate and effective therapist. She's particularly skilled at supporting women who feel stuck in people pleasing or perfectionism to heal past wounds and step into a more fulfilling life. Highly recommended!

Quynh Nguyen, IFS & Somatic Therapist

Licensed Associate Professional Counselor, LAPC

Olivia is a compassionate, insightful therapist who creates a safe and empowering space for healing. Her EMDR-informed work helps clients break people-pleasing patterns, process trauma, and reconnect with their authentic selves. I highly recommend her.

Miranda Erikson

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW

I wholeheartedly endorse Olivia Lavelle, LCSW, for her compassionate, trauma-informed work. She specializes in EMDR and supports high-achieving clients with anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and people-pleasing in an empowering way.

Yemaya Wellness Center

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, R-D/MT, LMHC

I highly recommend Olivia for those who are reliable, capable, and often holding everything together. She offers a warm, attuned space where clients feel deeply seen and supported in finding more ease, safety, and emotional steadiness.

Hannah Short, Postpartum Therapist

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CMNCS, CCM

I highly recommend Olivia for high-achieving women who feel anxious, emotionally unsupported, or stuck in survival mode. She offers compassionate, insightful care using EMDR that helps clients heal emotional wounds and build lasting safety, and clarity.

Performance & Relationship Anxiety, OCD

Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT

Olivia is the real deal and knows how to really get results for her clients. She is able to help support clients heal and find mental and emotional space. I highly recommend for clients looking for EMDR and create change that lasts.

Melissa L. Paul

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Olivia is a your go to for EMDR and high functioning women. Her expertise is unmatched and she has such an innate ability to help. She is a warm and approachable with such an amazing skill set.

Anxiety & Weight Loss Counseling- Tanisha Robinson

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW, LICSW

Olivia is one of the most authentic & empathetic therapists you will meet. She brings "meet you where you are" to life in everyone she works with & then helps you to "get where you need to" in a patient centered way. Providing evidence based care to all!

Dr. Shana Brown-Lieberson

Psychologist, PsyD

Olivia is a remarkable, warm, compassionate therapist who helps so many women feel like themselves again, especially emotionally and on the inside. She is fantastic at EMDR and is a true expert in the field. I highly recommend her!

Justine Gordon - Therapy for Ambitious Adults

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

Olivia brings warmth and steadiness to her work. She creates a space where women who are used to being strong for everyone else can finally feel supported. If you've been carrying a lot on your own, you'll be in deeply caring and capable hands with her!

Jenna Bekier

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Olivia is a highly skilled and qualified EMDR therapist! She offers truly healing services to her clients that go beyond traditional talk therapy, and help to get to the root of the issue. I would definitely recommend working with Olivia!

Mandy Lam: Anxiety, Overthinking & People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC

Olivia is a skilled EMDR clinician with a real gift for working with high-achieving women navigating people-pleasing, perfectionism, and burnout. She brings warmth, depth, and genuine care to every client she works with. I trust and recommend her fully!

Laura Swanson-Wallace

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Olivia offers EMDR therapy intensives and brings a thoughtful, grounded approach to helping clients work through anxiety and trauma. I appreciated the opportunity to connect with her.

Samara Muniz: Psych Evaluation for Immigration

LMHC

Olivia is a game-changer for high-functioning adults stuck in self-management mode. Insight is one thing, but her EMDR intensives actually shift the internal pressure of CPTSD. If traditional hourly therapy hasn't brought you relief, she is the one to see.

Samara Muniz: Trauma, Cultural & Immigration

Counselor, LMHC

Olivia deeply understands the exhaustion of carrying childhood trauma while performing "well" for the world. Her intensive approach moves beyond talk therapy to process the roots of CPTSD, finally quieting the mind for those who are tired of just coping.

Jada LaBounty

Counselor, LPC-IT

With a focus on childhood trauma and C-PTSD, Olivia offers EMDR therapy intensives to help high-achieving adults process and heal from long-standing emotional wounds in an intentional, structured way.

Changing Tides: Depression/Anxiety/ADHD

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Olivia's work with people pleasers is critical and important to the growth of her clients. She has a gentle guidance that helps her clients work through the shame and fear of shifting their experience. She has helped countless people on their journey.

Client Focus

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

Attachment-based
EMDR
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Somatic
Trauma Focused

Many of the clients I work with have already been in therapy and understand their patterns. They can talk things through, make sense of their experiences, and apply coping strategies,but still feel like something isn't fully shifting. That's often because insight alone doesn't always reach the level where those patterns are stored. My work is centered around EMDR Intensives.

Olivia Lavelle: EMDR + People-Pleasing

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, PPSC