Have you or your child experienced a recent life transition? Are you depressed, sad, irritable, anxious, or stressed because of it? I provide support to adolescents and adults going through common but difficult life transitions. This includes marriage/divorce, child birth, blended families, career changes, school problems, or loss of relationships or loved ones. I would like to help you and/or your child find a new normal and new way of functioning! This may require digging deep; however a solution can be discovered!

The truth about mental health is that being mentally healthy is not simply being happy all the time and perfect relationships are not born they are built. It is a fact that life is full of twists and turns with amazing highs and heartbreaking lows, not just for the individual but for couples and families as well. True mental health is the ability to navigate through these points while embracing the full range of your emotions and honoring them and every part of yourself! This is the stuff that mentally healthy and strong people and relationships are made of and this is where my passion lies!

Dr. Diana Kang is a licensed Psychologist and came to Roots Through Recovery in 2017 with a strong clinical background specializing in all levels of care in various settings. Dr. Kang has managed and developed several programs for both residential and outpatient programs. Prior to Roots Through Recovery, she served as the Chief Clinical Officer for a nonprofit organization and has treated and overseen the clinical services for clients with substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders and personality disorders.

Navigating life can be a challenge. As a psychologist, I help you identify: (1) problem areas and patterns that are causing distress, (2) the source(s) of these issues, and (3) ways to enact change. Depending upon your individual characteristics, life experiences, history, and cultural background, difficulties can present themselves in numerous ways and color how we experience ourselves, our environment, and our relationships. Furthermore, external circumstances, often beyond our control, can cause or contribute to our struggles and it is important that we have appropriate and effective coping strategies to manage these.

Seeking counseling can be an anxious time for many people, yet I believe it can be the start to a positive and productive experience. I believe joining with my clients to create a therapy experience tailored to their individual needs is important. The therapy sessions will be a safe place to gain new skills to help increase your relationship effectiveness.

Taking the first step to walk through your journey to healing can be difficult. My goal is to walk the path with you, hand in hand and provide the support you need to get to the other side.

Hi, my name is Esther Rosales and I am licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I bring a fresh approach to psychotherapy and invite you to call me for a free consultation. I provide services to teens, families, couples, and adults in the Los Angeles area. We will work together to overcome whatever challenge you may be struggling with. My experience includes working with those navigating challenges in Grief & Loss, Relationships, depression, anxiety, trauma, and interpersonal difficulties. Hola, mi nombre es Esther Rosales, ofrezco un enfoque refrescante a la psicoterapia. Llama me para una consulta gratuita.

Therapy can give you the opportunity to process things happening in your life with an unbiased person. How many of us have asked our friends or family for feedback on things happening in our lives (I'll raise my hand). The only problem with that is their solutions or feedback, can be biased or self-motivated. I offer you a safe space to process things happening in your life from an unbiased perspective. My goals is to help you navigate the road to becoming a better you.

Do you feel trapped in a web of chaos? If it seems like bad things keep happening to you, and life keeps getting more confusing, I can help. You can gain control of your life and have joy and meaning regardless of past trauma.

My name is Cryssol Marquez and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and I have been working in a psychotherapy field since 2013. I have experience working in community mental health and in my own private practice with clients experiencing a range of challenges with life and relational issues. This means that I make consistent efforts to meet each client "where they are in their journey" and to serve as a support to each individual who is progressing through their unique process of self-discovery and realization. I tend to draw from the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality and Choice Therapy.

I believe habitual thoughts and feelings that contribute to depression, anxiety and trauma can be changed. I work to understand your experience, it's connection and contribution to where you are now, and then we focus on shifting the emotional clutter that impacts relationships with partners, with friends, and work.

Do you feel like you're not living your life to its fullest? The decision to seek therapy often comes after a painful process of self-evaluation. The realization that your life may be lacking in vitality can be upsetting but may provide the opening for something new and more hopeful to emerge. I believe that when we choose to experience our suffering willingly and openly, we create the opportunity for personal transformation. I can facilitate this process of change to help you find greater meaning in your life.

It can feel intimidating to seek therapy — like embarking on a path into the deepest woods. Psychotherapy can be likened to traveling through these woods alongside someone trained and experienced in navigating the wilderness. Undertaking the path together, it becomes more possible to move bravely into the dark, scale the hills, descend the slopes, become curious about the landscape, and explore uncharted terrain.

I enjoy working with people from all walks of life, whether they are simply looking to improve a part of themselves or have hit a major "bump" in the road. I actively assist clients who are struggling with relationship-based problems, and I have received advanced training in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) for couples, ETT (Emotional Transformation Therapy), and NET (Neuro Emotional Technique). In addition to my licensure as a Marriage & Family Therapist, I am a Certified Sexual Assault Counselor, Certified Trauma Response Specialist, Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress (BCETS), and Board Certified in Bereavement Trauma (BCBT).

I am a non-judgmental compassionate licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience working with children, families, teens, and adults. I am sensitive to cultural, multiethnic, and racial issues. I have experience with conflict resolution, crisis intervention, and crisis de-escalation.

My goal is to create an empowering space to draw from your strengths in overcoming current challenges. I work collaboratively with clients to establish ongoing, flexible goals for therapy to make our sessions most effective. I individualize therapy to each person using a range of techniques and approaches. I am particularly interested in the stories we tell about our lives and the meaning we make of them. My clients describe me as warm, positive, and insightful.

Dear Reader: kudos to you for taking time to see if a new experience in therapy might make a difference in your life and/or the lives of your loved ones. The metaphoric journey you are embarking upon has the potential for facing dark corners in hopes of lasting positive change. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to walk with my clients on their journeys; I've seen great healing and growth amidst the challenges human life brings. I invite you to carry onwards to find a clinician who might help you on your way.

I strive to help people become their own authority, which may have been compromised by unhealthy relationships, substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. I focus on the individual's relationship with themselves, fostering an understanding and compassion towards personal strengths and vulnerabilities. I believe it is imperative to address underlying issues with out judgment or shame, so that we can heal parts of the self that are no longer serving us. My clinical training is in psychodynamic therapy, and I tend to gravitate towards an attachment based and humanistic approach.

You may be feeling stuck, hopeless, defeated. You may be questioning your purpose and the path you've been on. You may be having difficulty with relationships. You may just want to scream because this is hard, this is really hard. While we are all facing a global pandemic, I believe each individual and circumstance is different, and as such, take great care in my assessments to get to know you. Along the journey we will discover marked paths and reveal new insights. My approach is collaborative and dynamic. My approach with children is play-based and interactive, relying heavily on ongoing assessments.