Andrew Flynn, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Playa del Rey, California

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Professions: Marriage & Family Therapist

Languages: English

My Approach to Therapy

You may be here because something in your life no longer makes sense the way it used to. Maybe a relationship has been shaken by betrayal or conflict. Maybe you feel stuck, disconnected, anxious, or unsure of who you are or what comes next. Or maybe you know something needs to change, but you haven't been able to change it on your own. I can help you slow things down, understand what's happening beneath the surface, and figure out what to do with it. My style is active, warm, and direct. I won't just sit back and nod while you do all the work. I'll ask questions, help you notice patterns, and sometimes challenge you when I think there's something important you might not be seeing. At the same time, therapy isn't about me telling you how to live your life. My job is to help you understand yourself more clearly so you can make choices that actually fit the person you want to be. We'll pay attention not only to what's happening now, but also to the experiences, relationships, and beliefs that may have shaped how you got here. That can mean exploring old wounds and attachment patterns, and it also means looking closely at what happens in your life today: how you respond when you feel hurt, what you do when conflict gets uncomfortable, what you avoid, and what keeps repeating even when you want something different. There's room in my office for emotion, humor, frustration, uncertainty, and uncomfortable conversations. You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what's wrong or what you want from therapy. We can figure that out together. What matters is that you're willing to be curious about yourself and open to doing something different.

Expertise & Specialties

Age Groups I Work With

ChildrenTeensAdultsElders

Groups I Work With

I work with teens, adults, couples, and families on the Westside of Los Angeles, including Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, Marina del Rey, El Segundo, Venice, and Culver City, and throughout California via telehealth. I welcome BIPOC clients, and I work with attention to how culture, identity, and community shape each person’s experience. Substance use and recovery: Adults in early recovery from alcohol and drug use, including people stepping down from detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization program (PHP), or intensive outpatient program (IOP) who want ongoing outpatient therapy. Clients working on relapse prevention, sobriety, and rebuilding relationships after substance use. Partners and family members of people struggling with addiction. Infidelity, relationships, and couples: Individuals and couples recovering from infidelity, affairs, or betrayal, rebuilding trust, and working through communication breakdowns, conflict, and emotional disconnection. Teens and young men: Teenagers dealing with anxiety, school stress, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), and family conflict, along with support for their parents. Men in their 20s navigating adulthood, including career direction, motivation, relationships, identity, and independence from family. ADHD: Teens and adults managing focus, organization, procrastination, motivation, and the effects of ADHD on school, work, and relationships. Military and veterans: Service members, veterans, and military families coping with trauma, posttraumatic stress (PTSD), reintegration into civilian life, relationship difficulties, and substance use. Dementia and caregiving: Adult children, spouses, and other family caregivers of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease who are dealing with caregiver stress, grief, changing family roles, and difficult decisions. Trauma and PTSD: Adults working through trauma, PTSD, and difficult childhood experiences that continue to affect mood, relationships, self-understanding, or substance use.

Therapy Services & Specialties

Individual Therapy & Counseling Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling Telehealth

Concerns & Challenges Addressed

Addictions and CompulsionsAdjusting to Change / Life TransitionsAnxietyInfidelity / Affair RecoveryMen's IssuesPolyamory / Nonmonogamous RelationshipsPosttraumatic Stress / TraumaRelationships and Marriage

Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotion Focused TherapyEmotionally Focused Couples TherapyFamily Systems TherapyMotivational Interviewing Psychodynamic

Industries & Communities

Military/Law EnforcementBIPOC