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Alex is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has over ten years of experience providing psychotherapy to all populations. His expertise is with children, teenagers, and adults whom suffer from a variety of issues. Alex believes that psychotherapy is a process that needs to be tailored to each person's individual needs, and should not be rushed. Psychotherapy is a place to explore thoughts, feelings, and emotions in a safe space free of judgement. Alex's goal is to help his clients reach their goals so that they can experience life in a more meaningful way.
Alex works from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and primarily works from a humanistic and psychodynamic lens. He does not believe that therapy should be rushed and instead he believes that therapy is a process that needs to flow naturally.
Nicole deeply empathizes with those struggling to be authentic in a world that makes people feel like it is normal not to be. Helping her clients identify what makes them intrinsically valuable is her passion. With her clients, she works to guide them through a journey of self-discovery and self-compassion.
Her experience is in counseling clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction,
burnout and major life transitions. Additionally, her personal and professional experience with
chronic illness and disability has given her a unique perspective that helps her aid clients in
navigating the physical, emotional and familial challenges surrounding their condition.
Nicole’s approach is firmly rooted in therapy as a collaborative process. This work can be
emotional, so she approaches it with a touch of humor and joy. She is passionate about
advocating for the varied needs of my clients and empowering them to achieve their ideals.
Furthermore, she believes in therapeutic interventions that validate the intersecting identities of all clients. Through this process, she hopes to help her clients find a way towards healing,
growth and acceptance.
Danny Mathews (he/him) is an associate marriage and family therapist who is passionate about providing a high quality of care in a safe setting that is rooted in empathy, compassion, and unconditional support. This allows Danny to collaborate with all kinds of individual clients, couples, and families with the goal of empowerment and encouragement to confront pain, anxiety, and depression, to repair and improve relationships, to develop self-awareness and facilitate personal discovery for achieving growth and desired change.
As a former middle school teacher in an underserved community and university professor with over fifteen years of experience in teaching and mentoring hundreds of college students, Danny understands the common struggles and stressors experienced by teenagers and young adults that allows him to help clients with a variety of conditions and personal challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance misuse, trauma, marginalization, gender identity, relationship conflict, career issues, time management, and decision making.
As someone with a lifelong physical disability, Danny is especially concerned with helping and empowering clients to address marginalization and discrimination, to create a system of support, and to advocate for inclusivity. Danny’s specialization in religion as a university professor uniquely equips him to provide counseling in all areas of religion, religious conflict, and religious trauma.
Danny lives with Wendi, his wife, in the Woodland Hills area. They have three children who are 25, 20, and 16 years of age. Danny enjoys watching Dodger and Angel baseball, riding his Piaggio Beverly scooter all over the Los Angeles area, playing fantasy and Souls games on the Playstation 5 console, and hanging out with his two cats.
Lorin is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles, California. Lorin is passionate about clients finding their inner strength and voice. She helps clients feel less alone during difficult life transitions and helps them navigate through their trauma and adversity. She believes in using an eclectic approach that caters to each client’s needs. She helps unify the mind, body, heart and spirit to get clients to the place of increased confidence and self awareness.
I started playing sports for the same reason that most of us do; because they’re
fun. Over the years I was fortunate to become a competitive athlete. Yet, I didn’t realize
until much later the impacts and experiences that I was going through – some through
physical injury, others through emotional stress – simply by turning playtime into the
makings of a vocation.
As I grew older and left my athletic career behind with no sort of closure or
reflection, I was confronted with my first obviously traumatic psychological experience –
my father’s passing. I began my therapeutic journey to really dive into and understand
my emotional state and just how much of it I had ignored along the way, instilling a
profound appreciation for the influence of mental health on overall wellness.
My time spent earning my master’s degree in Kinesiology brought me back into
familiar territory with a new focus on understanding the mind-body connection and how
imbalances manifest. The idea of being sound of mind and sound of body helped me
start to see the pieces of the puzzle, and, reflecting on my own athletic career that I
eventually unpacked and processed allowed me to see the bigger picture of wellness. I
recognized that physiology and psychology go hand in hand, influencing my philosophy
on what truly comprises wellness. Thus, I gravitated towards a comprehensive
approach to health, an approach to psychology, perhaps motivated by the field of
kinesiology, one that considers the human form as a whole, physically, mentally,
emotionally, and spiritually, together.
My journey through pursuing a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology taught me
the skills and techniques necessary to turn my fears into power. I believe every child,
teen, and individual can turn their negatives to positives and grow from their hurdles.
Through effective clinical practices, you can learn how to navigate through the setbacks
and pain. Life happens for us, not to us. I believe how we manage what we go through
turns us into the best versions of ourselves.
Each individual’s and family’s story are unique. We all have a narrative and a
path we are walking on. By offering individual and family sessions, I am interested in
helping and working with all walks of life on their journey. I believe in others and their
stories; and hope to help each individual guide, heal, and grow to reach their fullest
potential.
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