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Available both in-person and online
Valley Village, CA 91607
My ideal clients are adults, couples, fathers, and men navigating trauma, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, life transitions, or a loss of direction. Many come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in patterns they want to change. I offer a compassionate, depth-oriented approach that helps clients understand the roots of their struggles, strengthen emotional awareness, improve relationships, and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
I offer depth-oriented therapy that looks beyond the immediate struggle to understand the deeper emotional patterns shaping your life and relationships. Together, we create space for reflection, healing, and a more authentic way of moving forward.
Start your healing journey today. Your obstacles are your opportunities for growth. I work with clients from diverse cultures, belief systems, and philosophies. I am a conscious equity-minded, and compassionate therapist from a multiethnic background.
Call or Terrence Kava now for a free 15 minute consultation - (310) 494-2790

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Family Time Centers

Valley Village, CA 91607

(310) 494-2790
My website
I offer in-person therapy in Santa Monica and secure telehealth throughout California, with weekday and limited evening appointments.
I specialize in Addiction, Relationship Issues and Depression 
I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (310) 494-2790
Photo of Terrence Kava, Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Family Time Centers

Valley Village, CA 91607

(310) 494-2790
My website
I offer in-person therapy in Santa Monica and secure telehealth throughout California, with weekday and limited evening appointments.
I specialize in Addiction, Relationship Issues and Depression 
I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Managed Health Network (MHN)
  • Medi-Cal
  • Medicare
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (310) 494-2790
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (310) 494-2790

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Dr. Daniel McKinney (California / PSY28004) Terrence Kava
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 9 years
  • Attended Antioch University Los Angeles, CA, Clinical Psychology , Graduated 2017
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Sober College School of Addiction Studies 2016
  • Degree/Diploma from Pacifica Graduate Institute Doctoral Intern / 2024
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (310) 494-2790
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (310) 494-2790

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Addiction
  • Relationship Issues
  • Depression

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Coping Skills
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Psychosis
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Veterans
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Do these issues align with your needs? or (310) 494-2790
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Do these issues align with your needs? or (310) 494-2790

Endorsement

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Denise Maratos
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Terrence is an outgoing and skilled clinician who blends depth psychology with an integrative approach. Drawing from spiritual and psychoanalytic traditions, he uncovers unconscious dynamics to support deep insight and growth.

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Gay Allied
Non-Binary Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

I also speak

Greek

Religion

Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Gay Allied
Non-Binary Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

I also speak

Greek

Religion

Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Coaching
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Depth Psychology
  • Existential
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Spiritual
  • Strength-Based
  • Transpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (310) 494-2790
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Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (310) 494-2790

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Location

Primary Location

Family Time Centers

Valley Village, CA 91607

(310) 494-2790
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I offer in-person therapy in Santa Monica and secure telehealth throughout California, with weekday and limited evening appointments.
Photo of Terrence Kava, Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Call for a free consultation now - (310) 494-2790
"
I offer in-person therapy in Santa Monica and secure telehealth throughout California, with weekday and limited evening appointments.
Photo of Terrence Kava, Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Terrence Kava
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, MA
Call for a free consultation now - (310) 494-2790