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Brandy Engler, PsyDDr. Brandy Engler (PSY 22512) is a clinical psychologist specializing in relationships and sexuality, addiction and anxiety. Dr. Engler is an active, engaged therapist who tailors therapy toward a client's unique needs. Therapy may include gestalt-relational, psychodynamic and cognitive-mindfulness based techniques.
Dr. Engler has published two books of essays on psychotherapy, The Women on My Couch and The Men on My Couch ( Berkley Books). You can read reviews, interviews, commentary, and articles about Dr. Engler in: Men's Health, Women's Health, The Times of London, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Good Men Project, New York Post, The Irish Examiner, Redbook, Whole Life Times, xojane, Men's Health, Glamour, Brides, Vanity Fair Italia, Women's Health, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic Magazine, Madame Figaro, The Huffington Post and O Magazine. |
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Jackie Agboke, LCSWJackie is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adolescents, adults, and families from a variety of backgrounds. Jackie’s areas of specialty include working with individuals who have experienced trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, substance abuse, life transitions, and interpersonal issues. Jackie is a compassionate and straight-forward therapist who is committed to the healing process.
Every human has an innate ability to heal, grow, and flourish. In her work with clients, she wants to support individuals in tapping into their resources and creating solutions to problems they may once have seen as unsolvable. As a therapist, she provides a safe and fostering environment where you can freely explore these issues. Jackie wants to help you embrace practices that elevate resilience and nurture self-compassion. She can challenge your thinking in a positive manner and collaborate with you to be purposeful in creating a life you want. Jackie received her MA in Social Work from the University of Southern California School of Social Work and her BA in Psychology from Wake Forest University. |
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Sarah Goldberg, LMFT
Sarah Goldberg is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 47032) specializing in individual and couples therapy working with artists, creatives, teens, trauma, and addictions. She maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, CA.
With over 10 years experience as a marriage and family therapist, and as a graduate of Antioch University Los Angeles, and California Institute of The Arts, she is currently serving as private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among her areas of expertise are anxiety issues, depression, creativity blocks, addictions, sex and relationship issues and love and sex addiction. Sarah is an interactive, solution-focused therapist. She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing. |
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Virginia Gilbert, LMFTVirginia is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 49578) and has been seeing clients for 14 years. She specializes in the treatment of divorce (especially high-conflict divorce), intimate partner betrayal, and sex and love addiction. For those of you who like knowing what treatment modalities your therapist uses, Virginia draws from narrative therapy, solution-focused, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, and trauma resiliency. Her work is informed by attachment theory (how our early attachment experiences shape our current relationships) and 12-step principles.
Other things you might want to know about Virginia: She graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English, and Antioch University Los Angeles with an M.A. in Clinical Psychology. She did her clinical training at the Southern California Counseling Center, and worked for a year at the Center for Healthy Sex, where she treated people struggling with sexual compulsivity. Other treatment settings that Virginia has worked in includes an adolescent residential treatment facility and a drug rehab. Lastly, Virginia is also a freelance writer and is currently writing a book about transcending divorce. |
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Mayra Diaz, LMFTMayra Diaz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 110966) specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment science, and mindfulness. Mayra aims to help clients understand and communicate their needs. She teaches the skills needed to change unhealthy relationship patterns. Mayra’s approach is direct and problem-solving while also giving clients a safe space to truly work through their challenges and promote positive change.
Mayra specializes in working with adults and couples. She has experience working with anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, and relationship issues and has post-license training in several evidence-based practices, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Seeking Safety, and Problem-Solving Therapy. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UC, Santa Barbara and her Master’s degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University Northridge. Spanish-speaking/Multicultural-aware therapy. |
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Lauren Maher, AMFTI am passionate about helping people reduce stress and anxiety in order to find a path towards happiness and healing. As an associate marriage and family therapist (AMFT 97668), I work collaboratively with my clients to define their needs and goals, and tailor an approach that works best for them. I work with clients who are experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma/PTSD, and relationship issues, as well as those who are simply seeking greater self-awareness and insight. I believe in drawing upon my clients' inherent strengths and sense of resiliency. I am particularly interested in the link between the body and mind, and enjoy teaching my clients practical tools to help reduce stress and anxiety. I am trained in both EMDR and Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM).
In addition to my counseling work, I am a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and yoga instructor. Since 2001, I have taught yoga, mindfulness, and meditation in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, wellness centers, and a residential eating disorder facility. Prior to specializing in the wellness industry, I worked for many years as an actor in film and theatre. I have a great respect for the creative process and for unique issues that artists face while pursuing their dreams and goals. I am supervised by clinical psychologist Brandy Engler (PSY 22512). |
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Shazi Mahmoudi, AMFTShazi is a bilingual (English/Farsi) Marriage & Family Therapist Associate (AMFT#94831) who strongly believes in the strength and resilience of human beings. Her role as a therapist is to stay as committed as possible to finding a client's preferred way of relating to their life and their relationships. She is attentive to determining what's working and not working for her clients, and collaboratively, she will commit to a journey towards achieving their identified goals.
Shazi's approach to therapy is relational, warm, encouraging, insight-orientated, and strength-based. As a minority in her own country and her second home, the US, she's struggled with a sense of belonging and being different in her own ways. Shazi is passionate about working with those who identify as people of color and minorities in general. As a refugee, she is very familiar herself with the effects of transitions, struggle to build a community, and finding your people. It would be her honor to help clients through their own life transitions. Shazi is also passionate to use her knowledge and experience around the forces of eating disorder, grief and loss, self-esteem, body image, depression, anxiety, and relationship challenges. She is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), and TRM (Trauma Resiliency Model) to help those seeking relief from effects of past traumas or phobias. EMDR has the power to act as an accelerator to the therapeutic process. Shazi is supervised by Brandy Engler (PSY 22512). |
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Lauren Marimon, ACSWLauren is an associate clinical social worker. Her practice is grounded in her firm belief of the trans-formative power of therapy. She works with clients towards self-understanding, growth, and finding their path to their authentic self.
Lauren specializes in issues related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss, attachments, relationships, maternal mental health, life transitions, work-life balance, self-esteem and identity. She has a special interest in working with women transitioning into motherhood and experiencing perinatal challenges including infertility, miscarriage, anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum depression and anxiety. Lauren has trained at the Seleni Institute in NYC. Lauren also works with adults, adolescents, and couples. Lauren’s style is empathetic, warm, intuitive, and non-judgmental. Her approach to therapy combines the use of psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based models. She works collaboratively with her clients to determine the best approach and feels the strength of the therapeutic relationship is central to the success of the therapy. Lauren is supervised by Brandy Engler (PSY 22512). |
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Rachel Shimoni Simons, LMFTRachel Shimoni- Simons specializes in issues related to past trauma, self esteem, life transitions including marriage and parenting, post partum depression and post partum anxiety, pregnancy loss, and generalized anxiety and mood disorders. Rachel firmly believes in taking a collaborative strength based approach with clients and empowering them to identify solutions. While drawing from experiential, cognitive behavioral, and post-modern theories, Rachel believes in tailoring therapy to each individual client's strengths and challenges.
Rachel is a certified facilitator of both the Parent Project program and the Nurturing Parenting program. Rachel received her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. |
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Jillian Clark, LMFTJillian Clark is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Lic # 104385). Jillian specializes in working with both individuals and couples. Jillian uses CBT and other evidenced-based therapies for anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction. She also enjoys exploring identity, creativity and life transitions.
Jillian graduated from Pepperdine University. |
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Peter Carley, LMFTPeter Carley is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT 40082) who has been seeing clients for 18 years. He works with couples and individuals, focusing on re-framing problems and building upon successes.
He specializes in gender issues, parenting/adoption issues, including the troubled teen, healthy boundaries, LGBTQ Affirmation, addiction recovery, and life transitions. Peter tailors his treatment to each individual/couple, drawing upon narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing. His work is informed by attachment theory, particularly how family of origin informs our current relationships. Peter graduated from New York university with a B.A. in Dramatic Literature and worked for 15 years in the entertainment industry before returning to school at Antioch University-Los Angeles, where he earned his M.A. in Clinical Psychology. He completed his clinical training at the Southern California Counseling Center and worked for UCLA as a drop-in counselor for 5 years. Other treatment settings that Peter has worked in serve those in twelve-step drug and alcohol rehabilitation as well as the chronically mentally ill and homeless communities. |
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Sam Zia, LMFTSam Zia (LMFT 106352) is a Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in sex therapy, anxiety, depression, as well as working with survivors of abuse. Sam creates a safe environment, to allow for a free expression of feelings, without fear of judgment. Sam’s treatment approach includes elements of CBT, Narrative therapy, Psychodynamic, and Family systems.
Sam graduated in 2011 from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with an MA in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. Sam is AASECT-trained, and is an active member in the sex positive community. Sam also hosted Playboy Radio’s The Couch on Sirius/XM, helping anonymous guests address their sex/relationship issues. |
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Bahareh Shayegan, LMFTBahareh Shayegan is a bilingual (English/Farsi) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Lic # 110511). She has a collaborative approach and is passionate about working with women, artists, creatives, highly sensitive people, and the gifted among other populations. She is experienced in helping them with wide variety of issues including relationship issues, work-life balance and mood issues such as depression and anxiety among others. She is passionate about helping her clients honor their temperaments and live more fulfilling and authentic lives, where they manifest their dreams and thrive.
Bahareh has a strength-based and creative approach to therapy and can draw on a number of modalities including experiential, CBT, humanistic, psychodynamic, depth psychology, and mindfulness-based approaches to help her clients. She has various training in Trauma informed care and can draw on Trauma Resiliency Model to help those who are dealing with effects of trauma. She has worked in variety of settings (including Community Mental Health clinics and residential treatment centers) and with diverse populations, families, children and teens with developmental delays and/or with behavioral issues, adults with chronic mental health issues and more. She finds it her greatest calling to help her clients heal and lead the best life they can lead. |
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Brooke Moore, LCSWBrooke is a licensed clinical social worker with a particular interest in life transitions, struggles related to identity and creativity, women’s issues, grief and loss, depression, anxiety and trauma.
Brooke’s therapeutic style is calm, warm and empathetic. Central to her work is a core belief in people’s ability to draw on and strengthen their resilience and capacity for change — and, the radical potential these internal tools have to promote movement toward self-acceptance and transformative healing. Brooke works to cultivate a safe, relational, and creative healing environment for each client. A practice rooted in social and racial justice values, Brooke has extensive experience working with a diverse client population with varying needs. She works with a clear understanding that therapy is a collaborative process guided by the client’s personal story and lived experiences. Drawing primarily from psychodynamic, attachment, and mindfulness models, Brooke works from a strengths-based perspective and is skilled at interweaving therapeutic approaches that work in harmony with client’s goals for emotional health and alignment. Brooke received her MA in Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work and received a BA in Ethnic Studies from University of California San Diego. |
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Layla Ashley, LMFTLayla Ashley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 40157) with 20 years of experience. Layla specializes in depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships/break-ups/dating, couples therapy, life-purpose, overcoming creative and sexual blocks, grief/loss, and building self-esteem/assertiveness. Layla also holds Certifications as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Life Coach and Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner, and works on both conscious and unconscious levels to facilitate powerful, lasting change. She is grounded in evidence-based methods of changing core beliefs, undesirable habits, pain management, and sleep problems.
Layla’s personal mission is to help people explore the true self or ‘gold’ underneath the layers of conditioned experiences that shape our persona. Layla has extensive study in depth psychology and a background in theology and philosophy, and is fluent in working with symbols, archetypes, dreams, spirituality and meaning in one’s healing journey. Layla believes that a connection with a higher sense of purpose is key to core change and living a fulfilling life. |
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Grenda David, LMFT, MBAAfter spending twenty years climbing the ladder to become a corporate CEO, I found myself disillusioned and in deep questioning about what this life is all about. My search propelled me toward working with children who had been abandoned in the streets of India, and ultimately a personal calling to become a therapist.
My life’s journey inspires my work. Growing up in an alcoholic family, I’ve healed my own addictive patterns with food and maintain a fifteen year weight loss of more than 100 pounds. I’ve successfully navigated divorce and co/step-parenting, and enjoy working with couples/families who want to do the same. I work with couples struggling with low libido and have years of experience working with male sexual dysfunction at southern California's largest urology clinic. I have advanced training in trauma with the Los Angeles Institute and Society of Psychoanalytic Studies. I have served as President of two non-profit boards and in executive leadership positions for non-profits, universities and healthcare companies. |
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Stephanie Sandoval, AMFT
Stephanie Sandoval is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist (AMFT 106449) who provides individualized and integrative therapy for adults and adolescents. She specializes in anxiety, depression, grief and loss, sex therapy, sex addiction, emotional management, self-esteem, eating disorders, social anxiety, trauma and PTSD, and self-expression and creativity.
Her treatment approach with clients is unique and collaborative, blending in elements from different techniques and tailoring their treatment according to each individual’s needs. Stephanie is experienced at incorporating psychodynamic, client-centered, humanistic, gestalt, existential, cognitive and dialectical behavior, and mindfulness-based approaches. Stephanie is accepting, empathic, and compassionate. She will meet you wherever you’re at in life and provide a safe, therapeutic environment for health, healing, and recovery. Stephanie is supervised by Brandy Engler (PSY 22512). |
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Samantha Moss, LCSWSamantha is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, and addiction/substance abuse. Samantha has extensive experience working with relationship issues and maternal mental health issues including postpartum depression and adjustment to pregnancy and parenting.
Samantha utilizes an individualized and strengths-based approach incorporating techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness. Samantha works collaboratively with the client to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors in order to improve overall mental health and life satisfaction. Samantha graduated from University of Southern California. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings in London and Los Angeles. |
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Angela Martin, LPCC
Angie is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and believes healing from life struggles, which happens through connection to us and connection to the people in our lives. We are all resilient and have the capability to feel peace and acceptance within and with our relationships.
Angie has worked in Chicago and Los Angeles with people who have eating disorders, depression, anxiety, trauma, and bipolar disorders. With this experience, I have learned the value of practicing compassion while challenging you to look internally and lead a life that nurtures well-being, self-acceptance, and self-compassion. I will approach you with a warm, non-judgmental stance and utilize the best therapeutic intervention that meets your needs. Also, a little humor in session goes a long way. You also don’t need to have a mental health disorder to seek therapy. Sometimes we just need someone to listen and need extra support through life transitions and challenges. Angie received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. I have solid clinical experience in providing therapy to people from diverse backgrounds who struggle with various mental health concerns. Life is full of change and the unknown. Let’s work together to live your best life and feel good about who you are! |
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Aaron Krikorian, LCSW
Aaron Krikorian is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW 82428) specializing in individual therapy for those struggling with anxiety, addiction, complex trauma, and relational issues. He tailors his therapy to the unique, individual needs of each client and believes strongly in using the therapeutic relationship as a tool to inspire reflection, growth, and insight. He approaches therapy predominantly from a psychodynamic perspective, but also incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness strategies with clients as needed.
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Paul Campell, AMFT
Paul is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT 97836) who provides compassionate and client centered therapy for individuals, couples, and families. He has experience helping clients with a diverse range of issues including, but not limited to, addiction, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, self-esteem, and trauma.
Paul’s approach to therapy is personalized to each client and may include elements of cognitive behavioral, internal family systems, mindfulness-based, humanistic, and existential approaches. Paul believes that therapy should be accessible to everyone and is committed to meeting clients wherever they are to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for their journey to begin. Paul is supervised by Dr. Brandy Engler. |
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Hilary Haldeman, LCSW
Hilary is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a holistic, psychodynamic, trauma-informed lens to her work with adults, teens and children 5 and older. Her areas of focus include navigating the emotional shifts associated with life transitions, parenting, separation/divorce, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, and both early childhood and ongoing trauma. She is passionate about women’s issues and perinatal mental health.
Hilary holds the fundamental belief that a nurturing and compassionately direct therapeutic relationship can help you explore and express the parts of yourself necessary to grow and heal. This can be true for particularly trying periods of life like career, age, and relationship transitions, for emotional health maintenance, or for persistent challenges. Hilary will honor your courage and vulnerability while you work together to unearth the themes creating barriers to positive change and strengthen the parts of yourself that you feel connected to. Hilary received her MSW from Columbia University in New York and her BA in philosophy and studio art from Kenyon College. |
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Joanna Walling, LMFT
Joanna believes in a direct, empathic approach to counseling and psychotherapy. Her work focuses on both emotional well being and cognitive neuroscience through a combined approach of traditional and contemporary theories and practices. Practicing since 2012, Joanna received her training in Los Angeles as a bilingual therapist serving low income individuals, couples and families living with severe mental illness. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT#99933) and received her MA in Counseling Psychology in 2014 with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
In addition to practicing psychotherapy, she works as a Research Instructor, Adjunct Faculty and Thesis Advisor at Pacifica Graduate Institute and Relativity School. Her own research explores the intersection of ecopsychology, neuroscience, depth psychology, culture and creative identity. Joanna is a member of CAMFT and a Diplomat at The Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She maintains a creative and spiritual practice to continue to integrate mind, body, spirit and soul. She enjoys discovering nature and ecology through photography, writing, meditation and the creative arts, with particular interest in folk and outsider art. She received her BA in Art from UC Santa Cruz. |
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Lara Sayles, LMFT
Lara Sayles is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 97213) specializing in interpersonal relationships, anxiety, trauma, depression, emotional management, identity, grief, sex, and communication. Lara has a compassionate, straightforward, and strength-based approach, tailoring treatment uniquely to each individual/couple/family while drawing from the clinical orientations of Family Systems, Existential, Narrative, Solution-Focused, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Lara loves being a marriage and family therapist because it’s challenging and always provokes opportunities for growth. Her passion for traveling the world grants her a deeper understanding of cultural factors, differences, and universalities. Lara enjoys helping people heal, gain insight, find meaning, and evolve into better versions of themselves while cultivating a genuine therapeutic relationship with them.
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Mallory Garrett, LMFT
Mallory Garrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her Master’s of Science in Counseling from California State University, Northridge and her Bachelor of Arts from UCLA in Comparative Literature.
Her goal as a therapist is to help you address areas of your life that are causing you distress, unhappiness or worry. She is person-centered, meaning she help you build on the strengths and motivations that you have to reach your goals for growth and happiness. She believes in meeting you where you are and working in a collaborative way to help address issues that may be causing you distress. While she takes a problem-solving, relational approach to helping clients, she also believe in the benefits of supportive therapy as people navigate daily challenges. She implements an in-depth approach to counseling and comes from a modality that is sex-positive, Kink- positive and LGBTQ Affirming. She has experience working with a variety of issues like anxiety, stress, depression, coping skills, sexuality, self-esteem, family conflict, addiction, chronic illness, HIV, women's issues, and gender dysphoria. She is a Los Angeles native and when she isn’t working she enjoys traveling, crafting and going to the theater. |
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Kathleen Whyte, LMFT
Kathleen Whyte is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 112386), EMDR Therapist, and Certified Addiction Counselor specializing in working with individuals and couples.
Through Mindfulness-based Interventions Kathleen employs EMDR Therapy – a highly effective psychotherapy technique used for treatment of anxiety, panic, depression, and post-traumatic stress. She brings compassion, expertise, and wisdom that comes from years of experience addressing life’s emotional challenges. She has extensive knowledge regarding healing relationships, substance abuse, and symptoms of trauma. In addition to her private practice, she served as Program Director, Therapist, and Addiction Counselor at one of California’s premier substance abuse treatment facilities for 8 years where she facilitated groups on Meditation, Grief & Loss, Relapse Prevention, and Advanced Process Therapy. Prior to earning her Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Kathleen worked in the entertainment industry. As a skilled Psychotherapist and Mental Health clinician, Kathleen understands how anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma can have devastating effects on individuals and their families. |
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Ariel Rosenbloom, LCSW
Ariel Rosenbloom is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW 86208) who provides strengths-based, trauma-informed psychotherapy to transitional-age youth and adults. Ariel is LGBTQ+-affirming, and specializes in helping people to manage life transitions, identity, relationships, trauma, substance use, grief and loss, depression, and anxiety, among other areas.
Ariel comes from a community mental health background, where she has experience providing harm-reduction-based psychotherapy and crisis-intervention services to individuals experiencing homelessness, chronic medical issues, and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. More recently, Ariel has worked in the reentry field, providing psychotherapy to folks transitioning out of the criminal justice system. Ariel is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and utilizes an eclectic approach to treatment, incorporating elements of CBT, Solution-Focused, Narrative, Psychodynamic, and Mindfulness-based approaches that are tailored to each client’s unique needs. Ariel focuses on meeting her clients “where they’re at” to help them to address their goals in a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment. A true client advocate, Ariel is committed to providing inclusive, culturally responsive treatment that promotes empowerment and inner growth. |
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Carolyn Hersh, LCSW
Carolyn is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adolescents and adults. Carolyn’s areas of specialty include working with those struggling with eating disorders and those struggling with their relationships to food, body, and self. Carolyn also has extensive background work with mood disorders addiction, grief and other challenging life events.
Carolyn received her master’s in social work from Adelphi University in New York. Carolyn began practicing on the east coast and has worked in outpatient and residential settings. Recently, Carolyn relocated to Los Angeles. Carolyn is a compassionate therapist who believes in meeting where the client is at and guiding them along their way through to their healing. Carolyn sees the therapeutic space as a collaborative space so that clients feel and gain that self of control and strength. Carolyn draws upon CBT and motivational interviewing to help those who are struggling. Carolyn’s uses these skills to help clients reach within themselves to create long lasting solutions for their current struggles. |
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Skylar Ibarra, LCSW
Skylar Ibarra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW88686), specializing in trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, parent-child relationships, academic difficulties, and peri-partum support. She works with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples.
Skylar approaches her clients with respect and an open mind. She is certified in the Trauma Resilience Model (TRM), through the Trauma Research Institute, and uses a variety of modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and narrative therapy to meet the individual needs of her clients. Whether working with children or adults, individuals or families, she provides tools to build resiliency and healthy coping skills while exploring thought and behavior patterns that are holding her clients back from realizing their goals. Skylar received her Masters in Social Welfare from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy, where she was also awarded the prestigious Bohnett Fellowship and gained a certificate in Global Health and Social Services. |
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Erica Tumbaga, LCSW
Erica Tumbaga, LCSW (Lic #59554) is a Filipina-American clinical social worker dedicated to helping others be the best version of themselves despite life’s challenges. Erica’s specialties include sexual assault, domestic violence, substance abuse, pregnancy/post-partum, life purpose, stress management, anxiety, depression, trauma, coping with life limiting illness, grief/loss, cultural identity, LGBTQ, cancer, increasing self-esteem and assertiveness.
She has twenty years of experience working in the social services and social justice field. Erica approaches each client humanistically focusing on their strengths. All interventions are tailored to the needs of the client, often combining Gestalt, CBT, Existential, Eclectic, Family Systems, Narrative/Post Modern therapies. Erica earned her BA in Women’s Studies and Criminal Justice from California State University, Fullerton and her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University in the city of New York |
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Sara Sincell, AMFT
Sara is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist (AMFT #111978) specializing
in the treatment of trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, addiction, and eating disorders. Sara believes that everyone deserves a safe place to explore and express the deepest and truest parts of themselves. Sara is committed to the individualized process of healing and passionate about helping clients identify and focus on strength and solution-focused changes. Her approach is relational and interactive, incorporating creative and mindfulness-based techniques rooted in Cognitive Behavioral, Humanistic, and Narrative modalities. Sara holds a BA in Acting, from Shenandoah Conservatory, and an MA in Counseling Psychology, with a concentration in Drama Therapy, from the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. |
