Cheri Ota, MA, AMFT, APCC
Cheri Ota, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified
Telehealth Available
Professions: Marriage & Family Therapist, Psychotherapist
License Status: I'm a therapist practicing under supervision.
Primary Credential: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist - 129146
Supervisor: Kathrin Winkler, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Telephone: 562-454-0499
Billing and Insurance:
I am an in-network provider for:
- Aetna
- Cigna
Session Fees: $130 per session for individuals and couples therapy
Sliding Scale Available
Free Initial Consultation
Evening Availability
What's My Approach to Therapy?
Hi, welcome! Personal and professional growth, connection, healing, gaining insights, whatever it may be, I’m here to support your exploration and work with you to create space for what you bring. After my undergraduate psychology studies, my journey included working in the corporate arena. Reflections on my own life experiences and therapy brought me back to my interest in mental health and becoming a therapist. Coming from a diverse personal and professional background, I appreciate the complexity and process of connecting with and developing your sense of self and building your voice as a guidepost.
I work with clients with trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD and individuals navigating career development and challenges. I also work with couples experiencing relationship concerns ranging from communication and inter-cultural issues, infidelity, and life transitions.
Supporting clients in transforming their challenges into growth and development, deepening connections with themselves and others, and choosing the lives they want to live has been a privilege. I’d be happy to connect and see if we’d be a good fit, for great work.
Therapy Services & Specialties
Client Age Groups I Work With
- Adults
Languages
- English
Groups I Work With
- Anxiety Depression Trauma Couples ADHD Infertility High Pressure and Performance Career MedicalMental HealthFirst Responder
Industries & Communities Served
- BIPOC
- Education
- Entertainment Industry
- First Responder/Medical Professionals
- LGBTQ+
- Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals
- Union First
Client Challenges & Concerns I Address
- Abandonment
- Academic Concerns
- Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
- Anxiety
- Attachment Issues
- Breakup
- Career Choice
- Career Issues
- Caregiver Issues / Stress
- Communication Problems
- Creative Blocks
- Depression
- Developmental Conditions (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
- Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Overwhelm
- Family of Origin Issues
- Family Problems
- Fertility Issues
- First Responders
- Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
- Identity Issues
- Inadequacy
- Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
- Irritability
- Isolation
- Jealousy
- Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
- Multicultural Concerns
- Perfectionism
- Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Prejudice / Discrimination
- Racism
- Rejection
- Relationships and Marriage
- Seasonal Affective (SAD)
- Self-Actualization
- Self-Care
- Self-Compassion
- Self-Confidence
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Love
- Sensitivity to Criticism
- Shame
- Stress
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Worry
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
- Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Humanistic Psychology (humanism)
- Integration of different therapy models
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
- Positive Psychology
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Somatic Experiencing (SE)
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