Do you find that worries about the past or the future are taking you away from living your life? Emotional pain and negative thoughts take over and become overwhelming? Are your relationships unsatisfying? Do you often worry most about pleasing others?
I truly believe that within every individual is the potential to live a happy, full life and b
Yesterday’s experiences can influence today’s thoughts, and your current thoughts will dictate how you behave and feel. Are you in an uncertain place in life and find yourself desiring peace and happiness? Do you fear the unknown or constantly worry about your future? Do you experience bouts of sadness or anger that appear to be intensi
We are a group psychotherapy practice offering telehealth therapy for California residents. Our team is made up of licensed and registered associate therapists with a variety of different specialties, training, strengths, styles, and identities. We work with individuals and couples on issues of sex and intimacy, security, attachment, trauma, non-mo
"Sometimes... you need more than a friend...."
I am the founder of a group of very well trained and experienced therapists known as the LA Trauma Therapy Specialists. We have committed our practices to helping women, teens, children, adults, couples and families in coping with trauma and life crises. We deal with women's issues, lif
Currently accepting new clients! Personal discovery and growth is one of life's greatest challenges but also provides one of life's greatest rewards. As a therapist, my job is to help you navigate this journey. I specialize in integrated, holistic personal and psychological healing. Through my own healing journey to address childhood trauma
Today life can be chaotic. We have all become overwhelmed, confused, and unsure about how to handle situations in life - responsibilities, schedules, family, work, and personal time are all vying for our attention.
The way we view ourselves is often a complex mixture of our own ideas and those others have of us. For instance, we may have unwitti
I believe that our earliest experiences lay the foundation for our sense of ourselves in relation to others. In my specialty of working with new mothers and their infants, I address the impact of a mother's own attachment experiences on her ideas about herself and motherhood. Dyadic work with mother and infant is valuable especially as I work with
CLIENT REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS FOR COUPLES THERAPIST Laressa Desmond PhD, LMFT
Welcome! 30 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
I may draw on various approaches according to the problem you are dealing with and my experience with what may benefit you. These include cognitive, psychodynamic, interpersonal, and psychoeducational approaches. I may propose different ways of looking at or handling situations. I may suggest in-between session reading or homework assignments.
My approach is to start where you are. My clinical focus is to provide a safe, supportive, culturally sensitive, and non-judgmental environment. I believe you are the expert on your self and my role is to help you navigate that expertise in a way that helps you have more control over your overall level of happiness.
Whether you are looking to begi
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