Westlake Village Therapists specializing in Grief or Loss

Jenna Gross

I am here to sit with you in your pain and loss. To hear you and be with you, without wanting to change you or make you feel better.

Melanie Masters

I help individuals with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. I specialize in grief work, life changes, and ADHD, and learning disabilities. These issues may feel challenging and hard to change. Therapy can help you understand your own strengths. You will learn to heal past wounds and create new possibilities.

Kaitlyn Hensley

Feelings of anxiety, depression, and grief can often be a heavy weight we are carrying around. Finding relief can sometimes feel like an impossible task, however gaining more insight and awareness around your feelings as well as talking about them, can help make that weight a little lighter. By learning more about you, the stressors or traumas you have experienced throughout your life or the potential unknown patterns you may be engaging in can help move you forward and flourish again!

Stefanie Rosen

Lots of things done by less-experienced marriage counselors are a waste of time. You don't need improved communication skills (because you're not in a boardroom). Or help dividing up chore charts or learning some prescribed script to follow in every fight (because you are not seven). What you need is to feel connected again. What you need is to speak up for yourself knowing you'll be met, heard and loved. What you need is a safe ship and smart captain who makes sense of the chaos and conflict.

Robert Scholz

I have expertise in the areas of anxiety, depression, addiction, men's issues, career coaching, sports psych, couples/ family therapy, trauma and young adult mental health. I see a diverse group of clients, all of whom have unique concerns and strengths that we uncover and utilize in our work together. I see many individuals who have achieved great success in one area of their life, at the expense of their mental health, relationships or other important facets of their life.

Sabrina Samedi

Feeling stuck? Struggling to identify goals? Feeling as if your body image and relationship to food has become overwhelming? Whether you are having a hard time answering these questions or the answers are ingrained in you, I am here to support you! Authenticity and empowerment are the focus of my therapeutic style. Together, let's take a look at what is and is not serving you in life right now. I work through story, tools and feedback to help clients realign with their true self.

Tanya Samuelian

I bring a warm, empathic, and genuine energy to the therapy room. If you are seeking an interactive & compassionate environment, contact me for a complimentary consultation. I offer daytime & evening hours. I look forward to discussing your goals for therapy & ways to create a meaningful and fulfilled life.

Rachel Chistyakov

I work with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families in my office space, via telehealth, or outdoors by the beautiful lake that surrounds the office complex. Some of my specialty areas include family counseling, couples counseling, PTSD and trauma related disorders, and grief and loss.

Clinae Watson

My focus is to be culturally sensitive and provide an individualized approach to each client. I have a passion for helping my clients understand their symptoms, identify their strengths, and teach skills that make their life more-efficient. If you find yourself repeating unhelpful behaviors feel free to email me for a free 15 minute consultation.

Norine Vander Hooven

I help people who have experienced severe traumatic events (shootings, accidents, witnessed a loved one die, grieving a loved one,...). I also have people come to me to learn how to communicate in their relationships, parenting concerns, life transitions at any point in one's life, and daily stress. Sometimes my clients struggle to get out of bed in the morning, have difficulty with crying a lot or being very short tempered with others. They come to me because they feel stuck in their lives.

Brittney Henderson

Susan Russo

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist who graduated from California Lutheran University. I have over 5 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, elder adults, and families. I have grown up in this community and is familiar with treating and working with individuals with developmental disabilities and with severe mental illness.

Amanda Jennings

Do you notice that you worry more about what others think of you than what you think of you? Maybe you look around the room and compare yourself to others. Are you always "watching your weight" or trying a new diet? At first you felt like you were controlling the food, but now it seems like the food is controlling you. It's all you can think about. I've been treating people with various levels of eating disorders for almost 20 years. You and I can work together to get your life back.

Susan Abdel-Haq

I know how hard it can be to reach out for help and to find a Therapist with a similar lived experience. There is so much pressure that is placed to have it all together that it can feel really lonely and anxiety inducing. It is even harder when you try to navigate different environments and relationships only to be left feeling like you don't belong or even told you are “too sensitive”. Over the years, I have supported Clients with processing these issues with the utmost cultural sensitivity.

Briana Perlson

Are you feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, exhausted, anxious? We live in a fast paced society that doesn't make time for rest. With trauma you can only carry so much. I am here to help you on your healing journey and discover how to live life with meaning and less stress. Do you notice you have fatigue, headaches, muscle tension? These are common somatic symptoms of stress and trauma. I use holistic techniques in order to help you learn how to get grounded and reconnect on mind, body, and spirit.

Katie Busse

I helps teens, young adults, and families work through a wide range of challenges. I have a passion for helping others manage worry, perfectionism, and stress, such as for those who may be high-achieving or gifted.

Alissa Wedel

Living with chronic disease, anxiety and or depression can feel overwhelming, lonely and unpredictable. This can be an extremely challenging and scary time. Whether you have received a new diagnosis, contemplating the next steps or experiencing ongoing treatment. Or you’re experiencing symptoms associated with depression or anxiety.

Lauren Jensen

Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and depleted? Or perhaps your life is challenging you in ways that make it difficult to manage the day-to-day. Whether you're anxious and feeling a lack of control, or not feeling like yourself and finding that your life is lacking meaning and purpose, it's not too late to get the support you deserve. I'm here to provide a warm and supportive space where you can be your authentic self and feel heard and understood.

Daniela Paolone

My clients often are coping with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or are navigating infertility, pregnancy, postpartum and/or chronic health conditions. Often feeling overwhelmed by significant life changes such as these does not have to take over your life and emotional well-being. My hope is to support you on your path to wellness. Other specialities include health anxiety, medical trauma and caregiver support.

Jeff Welch

When a human experience some type of debilitating stress/anxiety, or depression, sometimes it results their lives unraveling. I find so much pleasure in bringing healing to people who have been through stressful experiences. I assist my clients, who include young adults, adults, the elderly, and couples to gain self-esteem and strengthen their relationships so they can know themselves as competent, peaceful, and safe.