The thought of entering counseling can be intimidating, especially if this is your first time setting foot in a therapist's office. That's why my passion for over 24 years has been to provide an environment where you can feel at ease in the process, be yourself, and work through your challenges in a safe and supportive place.
My clients
CLIENT REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS FOR COUPLES THERAPIST Laressa Desmond PhD, LMFT
Welcome! 32 years experience helping Couples in the LA area. My goal is to help you enhance & improve your relationship so that you can leave therapy & live your life. I provide Couples Therapy and Marriage Counseling as well as PreMarital Counseling. As a Relationsh
Do you wish to obtain more clarity and strength as to your gender expression? I might be what you’re looking for. I have years of experience successfully assisting individuals with unique gender identities and expressions find their voice and live from their truth more consistently as well as peacefully. You are more beautiful than you know;
I take a directive, compassionate, client-led approach to help clients uncover their intuitive truth, develop their creativity, and navigate complex emotions. I work with creatives and neurodivergent clients to help build careers and relationships that support their unique needs. I work with industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and people looking
I'm a therapist offering counseling and therapy. There's a version of your life that feels more like you. More honest, more settled, more yours. You can almost sense it. You're just not sure how to get there. That's exactly the kind of place I work from.
I became a therapist because I know that feeling, the confusion about how to
As a contemporary psychoanalyst, my treatment approach is to encourage a free flow of thoughts and feelings which we will listen to and come to understand. I offer practical evocative feedback to help clients address current life challenges and long-standing issues. The results are transformational. With compassion and understanding, individuals ar
We all contain a force that strives for self-realization. When we nurture this force, we find positive ways of existing within and experiencing the world around this. We gain the strength necessary to tolerate stress and conflict. Without support, though, we may adopt unhealthy ways of surviving that directly counter how we wish to be.
I offer
Updated: 61426 If you're exhausted from overthinking, self-doubt, or feeling stuck in the same painful cycle with your partner - you're not broken; you're just carrying too much for too long. My ideal clients are overwhelmed adults and couples who feel disconnected, stuck in conflict, or caught in patterns that keep repeating despite th
My humanistic, client-centered approach honors your person, experience, opinions, views, and wishes. It is my intent to provide a genuine experience of safety, warmth, and acceptance. It is amazing what you can accomplish when you have someone in your corner who sees, believes in, and supports you—this is the experience I aim for with every c
If you’re a woman who feels overwhelmed, scattered, exhausted, or like you’re constantly falling behind despite trying incredibly hard, you’re not alone—and you’re not broken. Many of the women I work with are high-functioning on the outside but internally struggling with focus, organization, sleep, anxiety, or emotion
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