Samar Neurodivergent Therapy
LMFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (213) 329-8545
Samar Neurodivergent Therapy Center serves neurodivergent children, adolescents, adults, and families navigating anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, and caregiver stress. Many clients live with autism, ADHD, or intellectual and developmental disabilities and need mental health care that is adapted to how they process, communicate, and engage with the world. Care is often most effective when therapy is structured, paced, and responsive to sensory, communication, and executive functioning differences.
Therapy at Samar is structured, trauma-informed, and neurodevelopmentally adapted. Treatment integrates modified CBT, DBT-informed skills, and systems-based approaches, with attention to sensory processing, communication differences, executive functioning, and family context. Care is practical, collaborative, and paced to support meaningful engagement.
Samar Neurodivergent Therapy Center supports individuals and systems navigating neurodiversity and co-occurring mental health vulnerabilities. Many clients live with autism, ADHD, or intellectual and developmental disabilities & need care adapted to how they process, communicate, and engage. At Samar, your context matters as it shapes care that truly fits.
Call or Email Samar Neurodivergent Therapy Center now for a free 15 minute consultation - (213) 329-8545
Let's Connect (213) 329-8545
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $275
- Couple Sessions $275
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, ZelleInsurance
- Out of Network
Samar Neurodivergent Therapy Center
LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 329-8545
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 148333 Wajdi Akef Fakhoury
- In Practice for 11 years
- Attended Golden Gate University, University of California Santa Barbara, University of San Francisco, MA Counseling Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, Graduated 2015
- Certificate from The Center for START Services University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability/UCED START Coordinator Certification / 2022
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Samar Neurodivergent Therapy Center
LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 329-8545
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Autism
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Anxiety
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Bipolar Disorder
- Caregivers
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Peer Relationships
- School Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Samar Neurodivergent Therapy Center
LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 329-8545
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Outpatient Psychotherapy (in-person & telehealth)
Samar Neurodivergent Therapy Center
LMFT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (213) 329-8545