Vera Cerny
LCSW (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (747) 281-3755
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Los Angeles, CA 90019
The clients I see are adults of all ages whose lives are diminished by depression or anxiety, whether lingering or overwhelming. Such feelings can make it difficult to focus on tasks or even leave their home. Some clients struggle with unsupportive family members or relationship partners; others cannot shake off the impact of trauma they suffered as children or as adults. Some are young adults who are experiencing Adulthood as a loss of past freedoms; some cannot find satisfying relationships, or establish boundaries with parents or roommates. My older adults are coping with aging; but they also desire social connection and purpose.
So few people have experienced what it is like to be really seen or heard. That is why I listen very carefully to their life story, to try to understand what they have gone through. We then work on exploring their lives: enabling them to develop growing insight, clarity, and compassion. With such tools, they can also gain access to their innate resilience .
My own heritage is multi-national; this has allowed me to develop not just cultural sensitivity, but also an appreciation and respect for the rich variety of human experiences found all around us. I try to remain mindful of this as I strive to create a therapeutic space that feels safe and inclusive to people from all kinds of communities and backgrounds.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $180
Payment Methods
ZelleInsurance
- Medicare w/ Supplemental
- Out of Network
Vera Cerny
LCSW
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LCSW 101022 Vera Cerny
- Attended UCLA, MSW, Graduated 2012
Education and Years In Practice
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Self Esteem
- Family Conflict
- Anxiety
Expertise
- 1st- and 2nd-generation Holocaust survivors
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Cancer
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- End-of-Life preparation
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Polyamory & ENM
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Czech ,
Spanish
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Czech ,
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Trauma Focused