Counseling in Van Nuys, CA. Find the Right Therapist.

Are you in need of SOMETHING to change? I’m passionate about helping people reach their full potential. My goal is to work with you in a safe, nonjudgmental environment, to figure out what obstacles are getting in the way of the life you envisioned for yourself.

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For over forty years, Dr. Brainerd has worked with individuals, couples and families to help them understand and find relief from emotional distress and solutions for troubling and puzzling problems. He combines working on problems with enhancing the quality of life.

I believe good therapy helps us to find insight and clarity, create new priorities and gain the courage to change. I work with my clients to build a capacity for a deep and intuitive understanding of oneself and others.

Are you fulfilled by your relationships as you deserve to be? I specialize in online relationship counseling for LGBTQ and hetero clients. By examining your life and relationships with a counselor you can increase your capacity for happiness and success.

I love couples' therapy most of all---helping strengthen bonds between people. I love individual therapy as well, and some family therapy. I also help restructure lives due to separation/divorce, including co-parenting therapy and co-parenting education.

I can help you gain freedom from addiction, get back control, and start living the life you want. If the short-term escape is no longer worth the long-term damage, we can work together to find a new way forward, building confidence, clarity, and connection.

My psychotherapeutic approach in working with clients is strength-based and solution-oriented. I work closely with you, collaborating and building a personal connection while supporting your strengths and highlighting areas of growth.

CREATE THE LIFE YOU WANT. Your life’s not working the way you'd like? Find out why and change it. - Struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, gay/lesbian/bisexual issues, addictions (substances or behaviors)? These are some of the special areas where I can help.

I believe that therapy gives you the choice to live how you want to live, not how you have learned to survive. I help my clients uncover what’s behind their unconscious patterns to help them grow. My therapeutic style is non-judgmental, supportive, and practical.

I consider it a privilege to listen to an individual's story and walk alongside with them, for a while, on their journey through life, helping them reach their full potential.

Would you like to make some small changes that will have a BIG impact on your family or professional life? Are you, your child or spouse experiencing stress and frustration dealing with friendships or family relationships? If you do, I'd love to help.

I focus on helping you (and those in the room- if applicable) deepen and explore your relationships from what you may carry with you; our work can create new chapters and new meaning through a collaborative and empowering approach that fosters autonomy.

Creating space in our lives to reflect and process is important for our well- being, and maintenance of healthy relationships. Therapy provides an opportunity to validate our experiences.

I am passionate about helping clients raise their level of self-awareness and transform themselves and their relationships into the level they have always wanted and dedicated to helping you discover new ways of challenging old patterns of thoughts and behaviors.

TELEHEALTH (encrypted video-chat) visits available now. One of the only Board-Certified Clinical Psychologists, he previously served as a psychologist at the UCLA Medical School and was the former Chief Psychologist at Mt Sinai South Nassau Medical Center in NY.

My interest is to help relieve your distress and to help you achieve a better sense of well being in a safe private setting. Contact me for a phone consultation and let's talk. Let's work to discover your path for restoration and growth.

At the core of psychotherapy is your story. Your experiences, emotions, and thoughts will be the guiding compass of our sessions.

Are you anxious? Overreacting? Does this limit you in life? In our collaborative work, I can help you manage distressing reactions, change possible misconceptions, and explore underlying emotional roots to promote healing and lasting change from within.

Welcome, I am a Licensed Board Certified Psychotherapist and work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, & families. I have extensive training and experience working with a wide range of problem areas such as depression and anxiety to crisis interventions.

I am a caring marriage and family therapist with a natural desire and passion to help improve the lives of others. I provide a safe and compassionate space to work with individuals, couples, families, and children to enhance relationships and emotional well - being.

As I meet with each new individual or family I seek to provide a place where they can safely share their story and what is getting in the way of them thriving. I love that each of my clients brings a different story with a different conflict they are looking to solve.

Dr. Stevenson's specialty is in integrating a comfortable therapeutic environment with scientifically proven interventions , all designed in collaboration with her clients to bring them the best possible outcomes and highest levels of success.

At Aspire Therapy, we strive to help you to be your best self. We recognize the power of accomplishment, the need for support and time for reflection and planning to follow your dreams.

Let me show you the path to chronic happiness -- We'll work together, to get you the tools you need to eliminate symptoms first, and then work on the underlying causes. Call for your free 20 minute phone consult. 310-850-4707.