![Well Coached Life, PhD, MA, SEP](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/well-coached-life.jpg)
Family Therapist
Well Coached Life, PhD, MA, SEP
WELL COACHED LIFE| Individuals | Couples | Youth
In 90402 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Let me guess. One partner feels alone and like they don't matter and the other feels they are always being criticized and can't get anything right. The more one asks for the other to show up, the more the partner disappears physically and emotionally. You both bicker and fight and the idea of sitting and just hanging out seems elusive, if not impossible. Something like this? Often we crave connection but are blocked by the pain and the history that gets in the way. Small fights about little things become battles that highlight our struggle to have our basic relational needs met. I can help you get under the bickering to the parts crying out for connection- to an enriching relationship.
![Ronit Lami, MSc, PhD](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/ronit-lami.jpg)
Family Therapist
Ronit Lami, MSc, PhD
Money Wealth and Relationship Consultant/Coach/Psychologist
In 90210 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
A family is a unit composed of several individuals, that form its dynamic, communication style, interaction, needs and desires, and sometimes these ‘clash’ or do not go hand in hand or in great harmony, to say the least! When working with families it is important to know that each person and each family is unique and has its own style, challenges and differences in character and personality. Our primary aim will be to explore, with each of you, as well as together, the concerns and challenges and guide you to create a more harmonious and balanced family relationships.
![Lexi Berard, MA, AMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/lexi-berard.jpg)
Family Therapist
Lexi Berard, MA, AMFT
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
In 90034 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
I offer family therapy for teens, parents, and siblings struggling with issues together. I help families explore their unconscious patterns that are causing conflict and bring them to the surface to be examined together as a team. I encourage family members to say what needs to be said in a safe and honest forum to resolve conflict. My style is directive, straightforward, and compassionate.
![Philip Kolba, MA LCPC NCC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/philip-kolba.jpg)
Family Therapist
Philip Kolba, MA LCPC NCC
Psychotherapist
In 90026 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Family therapy looks at the entire family system—parents, children, extended family members—to identify strengths and problematic behaviours. I collaborate with families on strategies for utilizing their own capabilities for resolving problems, and on developing effective communication and problem-solving skills for preventing conflicts. I specialize in working with families of teenagers, which is an age that can be challenging for both the teenagers and their parents.
![Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kevin-fleming,-ph.d..jpg)
Family Therapist
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
In 90077 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Most family therapists inadvertently create more chaos through their well-intentioned efforts to assist a family move through a change process. Why? Brains are inherently deregulated (all of us, may I add) and most talking and dialoguing misses brain-centric problems that need more intensive help. Many times the emotional trauma created by years of solving problems ineffectively can wreak havoc on the brain's parasympathetic nervous system, not ever giving the family a break from flight or fight thinking. Contact us for an innovative neuroscience solution to family dysfunction. Kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.
![Rich Painter, M.S., LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/rich-painter.jpg)
Family Therapist
Rich Painter, M.S., LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91101 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Are you in need of family counseling for you as a parent, your children, or your family? I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and offer professional counseling for individuals, couples, children, and families. I'm a certified Prepare-Enrich Counselor and I'm also a certified Family Wellness Instructor. I'm a professional member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. My approach integrates Attachment Theory, Family Systems, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Life Coaching, and is collaborative, supportive, non-judgmental, and tailored to fit your needs. If you are ready to take the next step I am here to support and empower you. I look forward to working with you
![Jean Powers, M.A., L.M.F.T.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/jean-powers.jpg)
Family Therapist
Jean Powers, M.A., L.M.F.T.
Psychotherapist, Individual & Family Therapist
In 91403 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
We need our families. If your family is in danger of disconnecting or falling apart, let's work together to lean toward each other instead of away. No one family member is ever the cause of disfunction. We each must learn our responsibility in the mix. My approach to healing families is to help each member understand how they absorb stress, and explain it to the group in a way that will be heard. Our family is our home base. Let's keep it that way by learning empathy for each other's struggles.
![Tom Andre, MA](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/tom-andre.jpg)
Family Therapist
Tom Andre, MA
LMFT
In 90245 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
My approach in family therapy is to focus on the problem or set of problems, not to assign blame to a person or the family as a whole. In family therapy, we will hear how problems affect everyone. There is not always a "solution," but more often than not there are untapped resources that a family can call upon to help reduce a problem's influence on each person's life.
![Christian Holmes, AMFT, EMDR, CSAT-C](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/christian-holmes.jpg)
Family Therapist
Christian Holmes, AMFT, EMDR, CSAT-C
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
In 91210 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
When a crisis hits it can be hard to know what to do. Family can be messy, my role is to help you and your family come together in a deeper more meaningful way. Not only will we be looking at the specifics of the conflict/situation at hand, we will also work on developing tools and strategies that uniquely meet the needs of you and your unique family's dynamic. If you feel we might be a good fit--I'd love to hear from you and see how I can be of support.
![Leandra Wills, MA, MFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/leandra-wills.jpg)
Family Therapist
Leandra Wills, MA, MFT
Marriage & Family Therapist
In 90266 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
In these challenging times, the support of a group can be a powerful tool in preventing and coping with many of the symptoms you or your child may be experiencing. Groups are offered via tele-therapy and facilitated by a therapist on a weekly or monthly schedule. Get the accountability you need to reach your goals and not slip into negative coping patterns.
![David Watson, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/david-watson.jpg)
Family Therapist
David Watson, LMFT
Registered Psychotherapist
In 90230 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
We all begin life and grow up as part of a family that may be composed of blood relatives or adopted parents or a foster family. This family, regardless of how it's composed, will influence our lives in major and significant ways by conditioning how we experience the world. How we internalize what we see, hear, and feel in the world is profoundly influenced by and formed within our family of origin. We also learn how to interact with others, including how we experience love or the lack thereof. My approach to Family Therapy is filled w/ compassion and understanding. As a husband and dad of 3 kids, I have experienced my own joys & sorrows, which allows me to empathically attune to my clients.
![Seema Sharma, SEP, MA, MBA, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/seema-sharma.jpg)
Family Therapist
Seema Sharma, SEP, MA, MBA, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
In 91101 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
I have a empathetic, compassionate, collaborative, and direct style in my family therapy sessions. Family therapy allows you to tackle hurdles around communication, expectation, life transitions, and culture/race. I work with 1.5 to 2nd+ generation clients trying to balance cultural, racial, and family responsibilities/pressures with what they want. I specialize in BIPOC experience and work with many families navigating complex dynamics around relationships. Whether you have aging parents you need to care for, are trying to assimilate in a world much different than your family or origin, or need help coming out or helping your family come to terms with difficult news; I can help.
![Eris Huemer, PsyD, MFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/eris-huemer.jpg)
Family Therapist
Eris Huemer, PsyD, MFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 90068 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Is your family life chaos? Are your kids running things? Are you going through a divorce and don't know how to tell the kids? Dr. Eris Huemer has worked with familes and children as a counselor and coach as well as being a Supervisor for Behavior Interventionists and Floortime Therapists for children and adolescents with behavior disorders such as Autism, Learning Delayed, ADHD, Mental Retardation and more. There are very few family dynamics and problems that Eris hasn't helped a family solve. Dr. Eris works to help the family identify its strengths and to reach a concrete solution in a brief period of time.
![Andrea von Troschke, M.F.T., A.T.R., B.C.P.C.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/andrea-von-troschke.jpg)
Family Therapist
Andrea von Troschke, M.F.T., A.T.R., B.C.P.C.
Marriage and Family Therapist, Art Therapist Registered
In 90049 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
As a family therapist, I facilitate fair discussions, offer suggestions for changes, teach communication skills and new ways of coping. This helps with understanding each other and finding solutions. I look at the whole family to see whether certain patterns or traits were learned from the previous generation without realizing that some of them may have been ineffective or harmful, even though they seemed familiar and "normal.” Since parents are the heads of the family, they need to work together, not against each other. It's important to make sure that boundaries between the family members are clear, visible, and consistent. This all can improve your family life considerably.
![Carl H. Shubs, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/carl-h.-shubs.jpg)
Family Therapist
Carl H. Shubs, Ph.D.
Psychologist
In 90212 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
A family is not just a collection of people. Everyone in the family impacts the family dynamic, how the people relate to each other. And, each person changes that dynamic, in a unique way, even when they may not intend to. If you’re having difficulties in your family, we can address how the family’s rules of relating and the patterns of relationships can help to make things better. We’ll also see how unproductive patterns can be eliminated.
![Naphtali Roberts, MA, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/naphtali-roberts.jpg)
Family Therapist
Naphtali Roberts, MA, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91020 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Whether your family is struggling to communicate, fighting to stay together, or figuring out how to manage the pressures of a blended family, life with a newborn or divorced co-parenting, therapy can help. Having a safe, supportive environment where you can express your feelings freely and without judgment, work on developing healthy, compassionate communication skills and establish new relationship patterns can support you in suturing a fruitful and fulfilling reconnection. One of the primary focuses of my work is helping families work together, thrive and flourish.
![Philip Starkman, MSW, RSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/philip-starkman.jpg)
Family Therapist
Philip Starkman, MSW, RSW
Registered Psychotherapist
Available for Online Therapy
Imagine a family as a tree with branches, roots, trunk representing parts of the immediate and extended family. When working with families, all elements are considered. Usually there is a request for family therapy due to one of it's members in crisis, often a child. However, when an analysis of need is done it becomes apparent that more than one member of the family needs help in adjusting, growing and learning new behaviours. Clients contact me for a variety of reasons: to improve communications, solve family problems, support in special situations such as death, divorce, marriage, illness, child or adolescent issues.
![Jeannette York, MFT, MA](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/jeannette-york.jpg)
Family Therapist
Jeannette York, MFT, MA
Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91205 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
One of the ways we know who we are, is in the context of our relationships with other people. Of all the relationships that we have, it is the ones with our families that most impact us. Sometimes family members forget how to communicate in loving and supportive ways. Often times there are subjects that are too hard to talk about. Silence is often in the place of healthy discussions. I believe that the home should be the safest place for everyone to express themselves. Let me help your family learn how to keep each other emotionally safe and to get to know each other on a deeper level. Call for an appt. Jeannette York,818.200.9513 I charge a flat rate of $150.00 per session
![Tara Hernandez, MA., LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/tara-hernandez.jpg)
Family Therapist
Tara Hernandez, MA., LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 90602 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Often times we don't realize the impact our birth families have on how we function on a day to day basis and the difficulties we face. Take this opportunity to explore the dynamics of your childhood, learn how your relationships with immediate and extended family members has impacted your approach to current relationships, work, changes in life and potential stressors.
![Kimberly Koljat, LMFT, LIMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kimberly-koljat.jpg)
Family Therapist
Kimberly Koljat, LMFT, LIMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor
Available for Online Therapy
When working with children and youth, the therapist cannot ignore the family system in which the child lives. I work with parents in multiple ways to help support youth in treatment, which may include separate parent sessions, co-parenting sessions, systemic family therapy, or Filial Therapy, a play therapy practice that coaches and guides parents in special play sessions with their child to decrease unwanted behaviors, improve relationships and communication, increase the child's emotional vocabulary, and increase the child's self-esteem.
![Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/mary-ann-aronsohn.jpg)
Family Therapist
Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91030 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Many times families need help to deal with struggles between them, or to get through difficult circumstances. Each relationship within a family is different from all others, and may need specific opportunities to express thoughts and feelings. Supportive and encouraging therapy may be just what is needed to remove blocks between family members so that the love can flow again. I often work with parent-adult child pairs or siblings, to clear up old misunderstandings, find ways to share more deeply, and strengthen family connections.
![Lucy Cotter, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/lucy-cotter.jpg)
Family Therapist
Lucy Cotter, LMFT
Couples Counselor and psychotherapist
In 90004 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
As a Family Therapist, I specialize in facilitating conversations where all voices can be heard and new understanding can be reached. Psychotherapy offers many opportunities for dialogue. My approach opens space for different experiences, perspectives and possibilities for the future. It is a chance to heal past hurts, deepen relationships and move forward with increased sharing and connection.
![Matthew Kijak, LCSW, Psychotherapist](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/matthew-kijak.jpg)
Family Therapist
Matthew Kijak, LCSW, Psychotherapist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 90042 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Family relationships can be the most beautiful and the most frustration relationships in our lives. My approach to family therapy includes the whole family as a system. We will identify roles in the family, creatively problem solve family issues and build positive communication skills between family members to facilitate honesty, compassion love and togetherness.
![Sandra Lambert, LMFT, LPCC, Ed.D](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/sandra-lambert.jpg)
Family Therapist
Sandra Lambert, LMFT, LPCC, Ed.D
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91741 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Each member of your family has an important role that affects how your family functions. Sometimes it seems that even one person can cause most of the problems that a family experiences. Other families it may be hard to identify the cause of stress. In any case family issues can affect each individual in a powerful way causing anxiety, feelings of powerlessness, frustration and even hopelessness. Counseling can get at the root of the probllem(s) and provide affective strategies that will help your family communicate better, support and even appreciate each other more!
![Lori Freson, M.A., MFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/lori-freson.jpg)
Family Therapist
Lori Freson, M.A., MFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 91426 - Nearby to La Canada Flintridge.
Families are complicated machines. There are many parts, all of which must work in unison and balance with one another. When this balance is disrupted because one or more family members are having an issue or a hard time, the entire machine (family) stops functioning optimally. Like any machine would, your family may need a "tune up" at that time. You must relearn how to function at your best.