Andrew Sears, Psychotherapist in Los Angeles, 90039

Andrew Sears MA, MFT Intern

Profession(s):
Psychotherapy, Marriage & Family Therapy, Counselling
License Status:
I'm an intern under supervision
Primary License:
Registered Intern - IMF 64368

My Approach to Helping

If your goals are constantly out of reach, your peers are unsupportive or just don't get you, or if you feel alien or disconnected from yourself and others, then maybe you've also been wondering how you might need to change. I believe the best parts of ourselves are often locked deep inside us. Self-doubt, a need for confirmation from others, or a deprived or inflated sense of identity - these all lead to self-neglect, feelings of inadequacy, social anxiety, chronic depression, mania, fragmentation, sleeplessness, poor diet and exercise, boredom, loneliness, and despair.

Using brief and long-term therapy, I look for the core beliefs that stand between you and fulfillment. I work with you using a non-judgmental affirmative approach that leads to self-knowledge and acceptance. Through acceptance, you'll recover your inner strengths and build on them to become the person you wish to be.

More Info About My Practice

$75-125 (Sliding Scale Available)

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

My work with grief and depression has been highly rewarding because the people I work with often need someone that can move at their pace. It is difficult to believe you can change when you are suffering, and I believe that the difficulties cannot be ignored. Nonetheless, I see deep inside you to the creature that came to life with hope, and human potential. Nothing can take that from you forever, but someone needs to believe that it still exists within you. I never give up hope for my clients.

On the Fence About Going to Therapy?

If you are not sure whether therapy is right for you, it might help if you think about all of the goals you've set for yourself that you've put aside for reasons that seemed beyond your control. Therapy can help you explore the unconscious forces that have a negative impact on your life. Even people who feel well can benefit from therapy; we all wish to become more whole, more connected, and more in touch with our inner selves. Therapy help you explore your self in depth, to bring you to an understanding of who you are and who you can be.