Brandy Engler, PsyD

Dr. 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.

Sarah Mairesse, LMFT

Sarah is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist who's work is rooted in helping children and adults of all ages find the breakthroughs they need to discover a more balanced and peaceful life. Sarah has worked with clients to support healthy attachment and differentiation, guiding them to build awareness, insight and create opportunities for change, while recognizing maladaptive patterns and behaviors, which limit them to create a richer and healthier life for themselves and those around them.

Sarah uses a humanistic, client centered approach and works in collaboration with her clients to identify problems, explore issues interfering with their ability to feel fulfilled and supports solutions that will improve their over all well being.
Sarah is trained in EMDR therapy which uses bi lateral stimulation to help process uncomfortable memories, confront fears and replace distorted cognitions in their minds, which have kept them stuck and incapable to break free from their doubt, preventing them to find that more fulfilling job or relationship.

Claudia Narvaez-Meza, LCSW

Claudia is a bilingual Spanish speaking Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #83703) who has over ten years of experience working with individuals of all ages, couples, and families. Claudia specializes in trauma recovery, family systems and relationship issues, fertility concerns, substance abuse and recovery, sexual and gender identity, spirituality and spiritual resiliency, grief and loss, chronic illness, depression, anxiety, and migration and acculturation challenges.

Claudia was trained at the White Institute of Psychoanalysis and the Ackerman Institute for the Family. She takes a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment and is informed by Family Systems, Attachment Theory, CBT, Narrative, Psychodynamic, Spiritually Informed and Mindfulness Based practices. Claudia believes her purpose as a therapist is to listen with intuition, insight, and curiosity. She collaborates with the client in curating a space that nurtures self-resiliency, strength, and embraces complexity with renewed care and compassion.

Born in Nicaragua, raised in New York City, and LGBTQ+ affirming, Claudia has a unique understanding of the struggles of various populations. Much of her early work was in community mental health and social justice. Claudia provided counseling services and interventions to victims of family violence, before serving as a trauma clinician for children in foster care. Claudia completed The New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care - Foundations Program, where she offered spiritual care and counsel for the sick, dying and their families. She also worked with the Gender & Family Project, facilitating support groups for parents and caregivers of trans and gender non-conforming children and adolescents.

A published writer and poet, Claudia received her MFA from Brooklyn College and her MSW from New York University.

Virginia Gilbert, LMFT

Virginia is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 49578) and has been seeing clients for 14 years. Although her preference is to help couples transcend their issues and attach in healthy ways, she also realizes that not every couple is meant to stay together. She also 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 her book, Transcending High-Conflict Divorce: How To Disengage From Your Ex And Find Your Power, was published in 2019 and is available on Amazon.

Mayra Diaz, LMFT

Mayra 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.

Lauren Maher, AMFT

I 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).

Michael Southerland, LMFT

Michael Southerland is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT 87924) who has been working with clients either in therapy or social services for the past 30 years.

Michael specializes in depression, anxiety, adult ADHD, couples, LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, rekindling the love that is overshadowed by poor patterns of communication, parenting issues, adoption transitions, HIV/AIDS, and phobias. Michael believes that the 3 principles of Rogerian therapy, unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathy are the key to establishing a good therapist-client relationship. Within that framework, he uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-focused Therapy, and Existential Therapy.

Michael graduated with his MS in Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles, where he completed his clinical training. He completed his internship in a Los Angeles community mental health agency and has been in private practice for 5 years. Michael is currently a PhD candidate at Walden University and will complete his PhD next year.

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.

Dr. Julie Hwang, PsyD, LMFT

Dr. Julie Hwang is a licensed MFT (LMFT 53226) and a psychologist. She specializes with couples, anxiety, families, self-esteem, and codependency issues. She believes that happiness and well-being can be attained through the renewal of emotions to a more positive state. She finds that changing the patterns of negative thoughts, emotions, and belief systems often empowers the clients to seek alternative solutions. Dr. Hwang is flexible, compassionate, creative and emotionally focused in helping others.

Dr. Hwang has received her B.A. at University of California, Irvine and received her PsyD at California School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Hwang is member of CAMFT and AAMFT

Jillian Clark, LMFT

Jillian 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.

Cara Westover, LMFT

Cara Westover is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with more than seven years of experience treating mental health disorders including but not limited to: anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief and loss. She has worked at all levels of treatment including residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient as well as private practice.

Cara completed her masters in clinical psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy. Cara has completed additional training in Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Couples Therapy and Internal Family Systems. Cara also has extensive expertise in treating all eating disorders including but not limited to anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.

Cara emphasizes skill building to help promote personal strength and mastery. Her goal is to empower individuals toward overall healing and a transformed sense of self by developing confidence to use learned skills and maintain balance.

Lauren Marimon, ACSW

Lauren’s practice is grounded in her firm belief of the transformative 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, 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 and has trained at the Seleni Institute in NYC.

Lauren’s style is empathetic, warm, intuitive, and non-judgmental. Her approach to therapy combines the use of psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, 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.

Gabrielle Ebert, ACSW

Gabrielle is an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW #72947) specializing in anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem and eating disorders.

Gabrielle creates a safe, non-judgmental space for all of her clients. She believes that with the right therapeutic relationship everyone at any stage in his or her life can benefit from therapy. She feels therapy can be a great tool to help clients gain insight, heal, motivate change, and grow as a human being. She uses a strengths-based and person-centered approach, often drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing techniques.

She received her BA in Film and Political Science from Colorado College and a Master’s in Social Work and Public Administration from USC.

Gabrielle is supervised by Carolyn Hersh, LCSW

Brooke Moore, LCSW

Brooke 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 peoples’ ability to draw-on and strengthen their resilience and capacity for change. Brooke works to cultivate a safe, relational, and transformative healing environment.

A practice rooted in social and racial justice values, Brooke has extensive experience working with a diverse client population with varying needs. She operates with a clear understanding that therapy is a collaborative process guided by a client’s personal story and lived experiences. Drawing primarily from psychodynamic, attachment, and mindfulness practices, Brooke works from a strengths-based perspective and is skilled at interweaving therapeutic approaches that work in harmony with clients’ personal 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. In Fall 2019, she will begin a teacher training program in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

Layla Ashley, LMFT

Layla 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.

Lindsey Peters, LCSW

Lindsey Peters is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW 86539) who helps adult individuals manage issues related to anxiety, depression, sexual trauma, life transitions, spiritual development, and women’s issues. Her clinical background is in addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Using gentle encouragement and mindfulness-based techniques, Lindsey helps individuals process difficult emotions and implement meaningful behavioral change. She primarily uses the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, model when practicing psychotherapy. This approach helps a person strengthen their psychological flexibility - meaning, their ability to stay present and remain true to their values in the face of emotional challenges.

Lindsey provides inclusive psychotherapy services, taking a holistic approach from a culturally sensitive, feminist, and LGBTQIA+ affirmative perspective. She believes that there is space for both tears and laughter in the therapy room, welcoming all thoughts and feelings with a nonjudgmental attitude.

Angela Martin, LPCC

Angela 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.

Angela 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.

Angela 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!

Noreen Qazi, LMFT

Noreen is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and relationships. She works through a cultural lens and is passionate about working with clients in various creative fields to help unlock their true potential and creativity.

Noreen believes in allowing the client to guide their therapy by working with where they are in their current process. At the same time, she works to challenge the client’s belief systems and unhealthy thought patterns and uses a collaborative approach to treatment to promote growth within each client. Her goal is to help each client gain new awareness, self-compassion, and change toward a more authentic self. Noreen combines methods from CBT, psychodynamic, attachment theory, trauma focused, and mindfulness modalities.

Evan Davis, LMFT

Evan Davis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 107944) who provides therapy for individuals, families, and couples. Her practice is grounded in the belief that greater insight into our emotions, thoughts, and motivations can bring us closer to our highest selves. Evan specializes in therapy for those struggling with depression, anxiety, identity and purpose, and relationship challenges.
Evan seeks to create a judgment-free space where clients can build self-compassion and learn to make meaningful changes in their lives. She has specialized training in Psychodynamic psychotherapy and is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Evan received both a BA in Psychology and an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California.

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.

Bailey Franklin, AMFT

My work centers on identifying and nurturing our untapped sources of power in order to break through doubts, fears and insecurities. Working together, we can use this new knowledge to break old patterns of feeling and thinking and strengthen your true self. In my work with LGBTQIA+ clients, this takes the form of addressing the often hidden trauma and wounds to the self inflicted by our families and society. Who and how we love deserves celebration, not just tolerance, and I am also Poly/Kink affirmative.

I believe that the best treatment is the one that works, and my therapeutic process integrates strength-based modalities that are tailored to the unique needs of each client. In addition to LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy, my training also includes Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and Motivational Interviewing (MI) for clients who are struggling with substance use. I practice in both English and Spanish.

Sara Munoz Hout, LMFT

Sara is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 106677) and has been seeing clients for 8 years. She specializes in trauma, depression, social phobia/anxiety, self-esteem, life transitions and discord within the family system. Sara is passionate about identifying barriers to personal growth and internal peace. She is gifted in building strong therapeutic alliances rooted in honesty, trust and the desire to live a life of worthiness. Sara is particularly interested in working with individuals that struggle with identifying self-appreciation, history of trauma, lack of support, and undoing years of mental conditioning that prevent one from loving and being loved.

Sara is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and draws upon additional modalities such as, client-centered, narrative, solution-focused and psychodynamic approaches to assist her clients on their road toward fluidity of spirit and self-awareness. Her broad spectrum of experience working with South Central Training Consortium, Pacific Clinics, Ettie Lee Youth & Family Services, Psychotherapy & Wellness Center and Center for Discovery have contributed greatly to her ability to assist a diverse clientele. Her fearless approach to living life has developed within her the ability to know when self-care is mentally necessary and knowing when to push through the discomforts of life that ultimately lead to catharsis and resilience.

Sara received her Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles and she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles in which she utilized to be an educator of young children for 10 years.

Lastly, Sara is direct and compassionate, insightful, humorous and devoted to working with individuals, couples and families. She herself is currently navigating motherhood x2, career goals, harmony in her marriage and relationships all while meeting her individual needs for creativity, travel, connection and life balance.

Samantha Moss, LCSW

Samantha 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.

Elizabeth Corpstein, LMFT

Liz has a masters in clinical psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT 107616).

Liz works with adults and couples experiencing relationship issues, anxiety, chronic pain, trauma, and challenging life transitions. She offers a safe space to explore emotions along with tools to change negative thoughts and behaviors.
Liz has training in behavioral therapy (including CBT and DBT), mindfulness, attachment therapy, and emotionally focused couples therapy.

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.

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.

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.

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 trauma, anxiety, depression, 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.

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.

Joanna Walling, LMFT

Joanna is a bilingual (English/Spanish) licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #99933) who specializes in anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, interpersonal relationships and creativity. Joanna believes in a direct, empathic approach to psychotherapy, borrowing practices from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Depth Psychology. Joanna is passionate about helping clients return to a sense of personal balance, mind, body and soul. She focuses on integrating client-centered psychotherapy with cognitive neuroscience to build emotional tolerance and wellbeing with the support of creative flow.

Practicing since 2012, Joanna enjoys working with adolescents, adults and couples. She trained in non-profit community mental health counseling, serving marginalized communities living with severe mental illness. In addition to practicing therapy, Joanna facilitates learning at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Counseling Psychology department and Relativity School as Adjunct faculty, Thesis Advisor and Research Instructor. Joanna received her MA in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and her BA in Art from UC Santa Cruz. In her free time, Joanna enjoys exploring nature through the practice of photography, writing and meditation.

Alexis Prescott, LMFT

Alexis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 103958) who has years of experience working compassionately with adults and adolescents who are struggling with many issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, interpersonal difficulties and parenting challenges. She offers unconditional acceptance of clients and helps them learn new effective tools to cope with their struggles. She helps clients work toward deep, lasting insight so they can make permanent positive changes in life that will transcend the therapy office. Her goal is to develop client awareness and new skills that will create lifelong self-confidence, happiness and emotional health.

Alexis uses an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach in her work, choosing different methods based on specific client needs. This allows her to create effective personalized treatment for each unique individual. She has specialized training in EMDR Therapy, psychodynamic treatment and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Her practice additionally draws from the fields of developmental psychology, strength-based theories, brain science and attachment theory. She is also able to instruct clients in integrating mindfulness into their daily life to further solidify positive changes made during the therapy process. Alexis feels privileged to be able to work with people to help them improve their quality of life.