Psychotherapist in Santa Monica
We Offer Online Psychotherapy
What is Psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy, commonly referred to as talk therapy, provides a valuable means of support for individuals grappling with a wide array of mental and emotional challenges. Its objective is to alleviate or control troubling symptoms, ultimately improving an individual’s functioning and promoting overall well-being and recovery. Our clinicians in Santa Monica specialize in a range of psychotherapy approaches, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, couples therapy, and problem-solving therapy.
What is the first step?
Before embarking on the journey of psychotherapy, you want to have a problem that needs resolution in mind. When you meet with the therapist, you’ll let him or her know about that particular issue so together you can work on resolving that problem. Psychotherapy works best when there is a good fit between the client and the therapist, meaning that both of you feel comfortable and good about working with each other. If you feel somewhat uncomfortable with the first therapist that you meet, then you can try a second or third therapist, until you feel good about the person you’ll be working with.
How frequent is this?
Psychotherapists usually want to see the clients on a weekly basis, for several months, until the client and the therapist agree that it’s time to taper off of the therapy. It’s important to be cognizant of the effectiveness of the therapy when you’re in therapy. If after months of therapy, you still are encountering the same issues, then you want to bring it up to the therapist and together you can decide which course to take with regards to the initial reason for you coming to therapy. If after months of therapy, your symptoms are getting worse, then you want to evaluate the benefits of therapy, and talk to your therapist about what you experience.
Services We Offer
Couples Therapy
Group Therapy
Family Therapy
Individual Therapy
Therapy Modalities
- Art Therapy
- Attachment Based
- Cognitive Behavioral
- Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Based (MBCT)
- Play Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Somatic
- Trauma Focused
- LGBTQ Affirming Psychotherapy
- Emotionally Focused
- Solution Focused
- EMDR
What We Treat
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Panic Attack
- Insomnia
- Family Conflict/Couples Therapy
- Gender and Sexuality
- Grief
- Lack of Mindfulness
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Non-Binary Identity Issues
- Low Self-Esteem
- Maladaptive Reactions to Stress
- Performance Optimization/ Coaching
- Procrastination
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Trauma / Abuse
- Shyness and Social Phobia
- Trauma related to childhood abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, severe neglect)
- Treatment-Resistant Depression