Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical Therapy
Dr. Debra Mandel
- Profession(s):
Psychotherapy, Coaching, Marriage & Family Therapy
- License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
- Primary License:
psychologist - PSY11225
My Approach to Helping
I modify my approach and style to meet the individual's, couple's or family's needs. I'm active and interactive and I believe in focusing attention on the positive aspects of an individual or system. I use a holistic model of understanding how each of us become who we are and working toward learning how to THRIVE!
More Info About My Practice
I've written four published books concerning relationships and how to improve ourselves within our intimate bonds. I love working with teens, parents, couples and adults. I have a strong passion for encouraging the strengths within each individual. I don't accept insurance, but I will provide invoices for a client's submission. I also have a registered psychological assistant whom I supervise. She accepts lower fee individuals.Services I Provide
- Individual Therapy & Counseling
- Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Coaching
- Consultation
- Clinical Supervision
- Online Counseling / Phone Therapy
Ages I Work With
- Teens
- Adults
Languages I Speak
- English
Groups I Work With
Adult survivors of childhood abuse, post-traumatic stress, relationship/intimacy issues, infidelity, all addictions, eating disorders, depression, anxietyTherapy Approaches I Use
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
- Anger Management
- Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
- Contemplative Psychotherapy
- Core Process Psychotherapy
- Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
- Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Focalizing
- Guided Therapeutic Imagery
- Humanistic Psychology
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Mindfulness Based Approaches
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy
- Object Relations
- Parent Work
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Person Centered / Rogerian
- Positive Psychology
- Positive Psychotherapy
- Psychodrama
- Psychodynamic
- Reality Therapy
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Self Psychology
- Self Relations
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Locations and Maps
Office 1:
101 Hodencamp #114 Thousand Oaks, CA
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 United States
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Office 2:
15720 ventura blvd #305
Encino, CA 91436 United States
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Concerns and Issues I Help With
- Abandonment
- Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
- Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
- Academic Concerns
- Addictions & Compulsions
- Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
- Adoption / Reunion Issues
- Aggression & Violence
- Aging & Geriatric Issues
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attachment Issues
- Blended Family Issues
- Cancer
- Career Choice
- Caregiver Issues / Stress
- Child and/or Adolescent Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency / Dependency
- Communication Problems
- Compulsive Spending / Shopping
- Control Issues
- Creative Blocks
- Depression
- Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
- Drug & Alcohol Addiction
- Eating & Food Issues
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Overwhelm
- Emptiness
- Family of Origin Issues
- Family Problems
- Fertility Issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief, Loss, & Bereavement
- Habits
- Health / Illness / Medical Issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Identity Issues
- Inadequacy
- Inattention, Impulsivity, & Hyperactivity (ADHD)
- Infidelity / Affair Recovery
- Irritability
- Isolation
- Learning Difficulties
- LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
- Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
- Men's Issues
- Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
- Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
- Multicultural Concerns
- Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
- Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens
- Panic
- Parenting
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post Partum Depression
- Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Pregnancy & Birthing
- Prejudice / Discrimination
- Relationships & Marriage
- Self-Care
- Self-Confidence
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Self-Love
- Sensitivity to Criticism
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexuality / Sex Therapy
- Shame
- Social Anxiety / Phobia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suspiciousness / Paranoia
- Trust Issues
- Values Clarification
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Worry
