OVERVIEW
Individual Therapy in Los Angeles
You're not broken, you just learned to survive. Individual therapy gives you the space to slow down, understand your patterns, and reconnect with who you are.
THE OVERVIEW
What is individual therapy?
Individual therapy offers a supportive and confidential space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and life experiences. Together, we work to better understand challenges, build resilience, and support meaningful personal growth.
A confidential space to explore challenges, deepen self-understanding, and develop healthier ways of navigating life’s experiences.
Who I work with
I specialize in working with women and LGBTQIA+ adults with trauma, anxiety, and SUD.
Many of the adults I work with carry a quiet sense of being different — like they're on the outside looking in on a life everyone else seems to navigate with ease. People-pleasing. Perfectionism. Hyper-independence. Caretaking. Substance use. These patterns made sense once (maybe you were the peacekeeper growing up, or substances gave feelings somewhere to go) — and now they may be getting in the way of your relationships, your self-trust, and your ability to feel at ease.
My work is to hold space where you can arrive as you are. No performing. No fixing required.
Together, we'll gently explore where these patterns come from and how they show up — in your relationships, your self-worth, your ability to feel at home in your own body — and begin to untangle what you learned so there's room for something new.
I have experience working with people who grew up with:
Emotional unpredictability, or a lack of nurture and support from caregivers
A parent navigating addiction or mental health struggles
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
Neglect
Religious trauma
Racism and discrimination
Bullying
Economic insecurity
Abandonment and loss
Divorce
Parentification
How trauma shows up
Diagnoses and symptoms like C-PTSD, anxiety, depression, stress and panic disorders, adjustment disorders, borderline personality disorder, substance use, and ADHD
A persistent sense of unease, hyper-vigilance, or feeling "on guard"
Difficulty trusting your own judgment or instincts
People-pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries
Perfectionism, or feeling you must earn love and acceptance
Hyper-independence, or discomfort asking for help
Emotional reactivity, or conversely, feeling numb or shut down
Disconnection from your body and difficulty identifying what you feel
Intellectualizing your feelings rather than experiencing them
A diminished sense of self, or feeling like you have to shrink to be accepted
Struggles with intimacy, trust, or connection in relationships
Chronic shame or guilt, even when you've done nothing wrong
Using substances, food, work, or other behaviors to cope or numb out
A sense of being stuck, like nothing will really change
A chronic sense of not feeling "normal" or like you belong
THE PROCESS
What to expect:
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Sessions are a space where you can arrive as you are, with no performing and no fixing required. We meet in person in Los Angeles or virtually anywhere in California and Florida, so you can choose whatever feels most comfortable.
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There's no one-size-fits-all path to healing. In our first sessions, we'll get to know what brought you here, what you hope will feel different, and what pace feels right for you. From there, we'll shape a plan around your needs.
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I draw from EMDR, IFS, somatic and body-based work, DBT, psychodynamic, and existential therapy. Depending on what you need, we might process a stuck memory, get to know a part of you that's been working overtime, or practice finding safety in your body again.
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Along the way, we'll regularly pause to reflect on what's shifting, what feels stuck, and whether our approach is still serving you. This is a collaborative process, and your feedback helps guide where we go next.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I specialize in working with women and LGBTQIA+ adults navigating trauma, anxiety, and substance use. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but carry patterns like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or hyper-independence that once helped them survive and now get in the way.
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No. We'll go at a pace that feels safe for you, and you're always in charge of what you share. Approaches like EMDR and somatic work don't require you to retell every detail, because much of the healing happens through your brain and body's own processing.
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That's really common, especially when talk therapy alone hasn't been enough. I use body-based and parts-based approaches like somatic work and IFS, which work with your nervous system and the patterns underneath the story, not just your thoughts about it.
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Yes. I see clients in person at my Los Angeles office and virtually anywhere in California and Florida, so you can choose what feels most comfortable and fits your life.
Offering in-person sessions in Los Angeles and virtually throughout California and Florida
Take the first step toward balance and clarity. Book your free 15-minute call to connect, share your goals, and see how we can begin your healing journey together.