Welcome
The fact you are here says so much about your desire for change, whether big or small, internal or external.
As your therapist, I aim to help you rediscover that voice of yours, the same one you have had all along. My clients are Couples or Adults, often hoping to heal wounds of disconnection and gain communication skills. They are often in life transition or suffering from a serious case of people-pleasing. I also work with teens in the areas of self esteem, body image, struggles with relationships, family dynamics, and reclaiming selfhood.
It may feel like you've been hiding parts of who you are, neglecting goals, or sitting with ever present self-doubt. But invisibilizing ourselves can feel so isolating.
When there is grief, trauma, loss, confusion, relationship-pain or the desire to get past that self-doubt and build a more cohesive life, therapy can help uncover the roots beneath patterns you hope to shift.
Your inner voice (whether you hear it yet or not) already knows the way. My goal is to help you hear that voice, illuminate that path, or turn up the volume on that dial. Any of these metaphors!
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Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.
Audre Lorde
Approach
I draw from multiple models to meet your unique goals: Emotionally Focussed (EFT), Psychodynamic, Narrative, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems (IFS), aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness. We explore your attachment history and work toward increasing your overall sense of resiliency. I take a strengths-based approach, exploring limiting cultural messages and help you to align your core values with your life.
I specialize in couples therapy and the relationship within.
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I also maintain a sex-positive and all inclusive stance toward orientation – including issues related to sexuality, heteronormativity, oppressive messaging, and gender performance. I am an unflinching ally of the LGBTQI community, believing we can fight back against the norms that aim to tell individuals and couples how to live their lives.
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About Me
Before beginning my own therapeutic journey, I lived on autopilot. Sure, I made choices for myself. Some were even brazen! But mostly, they tended to be strategic, proving to myself and the world, I was in control, self-reliant. Safe. This was a trauma response causing me to move at breakneck speed, making decisions that weren’t always in my best interest. One day, it was just clear to me that the way I was doing "it" was not working because the goal, the way I imagined I would feel, seemed ever outside my reach. I stared myself down in the mirror. I would have accept that the choices I had made, was making, were my choosing. In in order to sort out what was mine vs things that had happened to me, the things that were not mine, I'd have to take some stock: some real honest ownership of I was doing, and what I wanted, and why the two weren't lining up..
Turned out, I too have the right to discernment. Always had. I just hadn't realized it yet.
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I found my way back to my original life goal from a young age: I wanted to help others find trust in themselves again. I wanted to help couples find their way out of repetitive cycles working against them.
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I have my B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in liberal arts (American Studies w a minor in Sociology); worked in TV in Hollywood for many (many) years and later received my M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University LA.
I interned at Southern California Counseling Center, trained with Pacific Gestalt Institute and currently counsel elementary children at a local school. I am trained in Emotionally Focussed Therapy working my way toward certification (takes a while) and TRI (trauma resilience model). I am a member of ICEEFT, EFT Center of LA, PGI, CAMFT & APA, and am employed and Supervised by Ossi Pace, LMFT 88864 located in Toluca Lake, CA
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You will never be able to escape from your heart.
So it's better to listen to what it has to say.
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
What to Expect
During a free, roughly 20-minute phone consultation, we assess whether I am the right therapist for your needs. Then we schedule our first 50 min session.
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I work both in person and online.
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Therapy is a process of discovery, inquiry, and courage. Both avenues, whether telehealth or in person, have their special aspects.
Either way, it can feel liberating to vent to someone. but there is also emotional work. I hold space for you to be you, however you show up. This is a non-judgmental space.
Fees
Standard fee for individuals is $185 dollars per 50 minute sessions.
Standard fee for Couples is $200 (50 mins) to $250 (75 mins) $ 285 (90 mins)
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I am not in-network with insurance companies but I can supply a superbill.
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We accept payments through Credit or Debit Card.
If you have insurance, please contact your insurance provider to find out if they will accept a Superbill from out-of-network mental health providers. See FAQs below for more information.
FAQs
Ready to Book?
Initial consultations are 20-minutes long and are complimentary.
To request a free consultation, please click the button below.
You will be taken to a secure booking page where you can request a consultation through an encrypted system for maximum security.
Or, call 818-732-1395. I will return your call within two days.
Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist 141360
Employed & Supervised by Ossi Pace, MFT 88864
Your Rights
Under Section 2799B-6 of the public Health Service Act, Health Care Providers and Health Care Facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a federal health care program, or not seeking to File a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a "Good Faith Estimate of Expected Charges."
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You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost.
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Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.
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You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.
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You can ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service.
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If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
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For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.