Tarzana Therapists specializing in LGBTQ Issues

Lankavi Moore

I specialize in working with adolescents, young adults, and adults facing issues in the areas of depression, anxiety, life transitions, family dynamics, and racial/cultural identity. As an immigrant myself, I particularly enjoy working with South Asian, BIPOC, and first-generation individuals and couples. I work well with clients who are committed to making meaningful change in their lives and strive to break the dysfunctional cycles keeping them stagnant.

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Sam Naimi

Is your teen struggling with anxiety or depression? Are you a millennial hoping to work through past trauma? Perhaps you're a college student nervous about the transition into post-grad life. I am here to help manage the hardships and curveballs that come our way, often when we least expect them.

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Isabella Shirinyan

Taking the first step in seeing a therapist can be nerve-wracking. However, if you feel it's time to make a change, I encourage you to reach out. Your concerns will be met with support, warmth, and a variety of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. If you have questions or are curious about working together, I am happy to chat over a free 15-minute phone consultation. I am licensed in California and look forward to meeting you.

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Annalisa Barrett

I work with clients who exhibit a range of needs. Whether you are struggling with symptoms of depression, anxiety, grief and loss, ADHD, OCD, substance use or another "disorder" that is causing you distress, we can work together to help ease your symptoms. I have worked closely with the perinatal community and have extensive knowledge of the postpartum experience.

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Michelle Sargent

Are you or your child feeling anxious all the time? Always on high alert, edgy and ready to snap? Have you been through a traumatic or stressful event and have a hard time coping? Do you feel hopeless, stuck, lost or unmoored? Is your child acting out, and you can’t figure out why? These symptoms are our soul’s way of letting us know we need support. I can help you safely work through difficult issues and experiences, and learn new skills to effectively make your way through this complex world.

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Alexa Brand

I work with survivors of acute and complex trauma who tend to be perfectionists and struggle with self-criticalness. Generally, my clients are women and LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults. Many of my clients internalize the stigma and shame conditioned by our society's oppressive norms and politics. I help my clients find self-compassion, embrace their authenticity, and process their trauma from an intersectional, warm approach that always emphasizes fostering safety rather than "fixing."

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Olivia Clark

My clients are navigating anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and identity development. Most of my clients have a history of trauma and experience self-judgement and self -doubt. My clients tend to feel held back in some area of their life, often exacerbated by oppressive systems within our society. I help clients to build their self-esteem and foster understanding and empathy. With compassion, I help clients cope with stressors and assist them in building a more meaningful life.

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Laura Sgro

I work with folks from all walks of life who are looking to build (or re-build) their connection to themselves and others. My clients often struggle with anxiety, people-pleasing, self-worth, perfectionism, dysfunctional family dynamics, relationship issues, and exploring their identities. I work within an intersectional perspective to cultivate a space that is inclusive and welcoming to all so my clients can feel safe to embrace vulnerability and explore themselves deeply.

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Molly Nestor Kaye

I tend to work with folks who are curious about themselves, others, and the human condition in general. My clients often come to therapy recognizing that they have endured relational and/or societal trauma and knowing how it impacts them. However, they feel unsure of how to reckon with, heal, and integrate their traumatic experiences. My clients are ready to live more expansively, have more balanced relationships, and feel more grounded in their daily life but need support to get there.

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Alex Lewin

I have a special passion for working with artists and creative professionals as they wrestle with fears, fantasies, depressions, manias, and all the challenges not only of making art but of making a living through art. I also love working with adolescents — how I wish I'd had a therapist when I was in high school! — as well as folks working through addiction and recovery. I also work with couples of all stripes and with patients who are, like me, part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Claudia Narvaez-Meza

Claudia is an EMDR certified psychotherapist. Her expertise and training is in trauma recovery, couples counseling and family therapy (including work with youth and teens - issues in adolescence, adoption, foster care). Claudia works with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse & recovery, migration & acculturation, fertility issues, parenthood & post-partum, spiritual resiliency, grief & loss, chronic illness, and life & career transitions.

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Jennie Steinberg

It is possible to simultaneously feel like always too much and never enough. My clients are the adults who were labeled gifted as children and feel like they'll never live up to their potential, the overachievers who don't feel fulfilled, and the "awkward ducks" who always feel like they're missing the memo. I'm also a certified perinatal mental health professional, specializing in infertility, high-risk pregnancy, and the transition to new parenthood.

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Lola Martin

Are you consumed by thoughts about food, exercise and body image? Or held captive by painful experiences from your past? If you feel stuck, there is hope. My compassionate, holistic approach to therapy is individualized, integrative and evidence-based, drawing from various treatment modalities. My clients and colleagues have observed that I possess an authentic, warm, humble therapeutic style, with a strong emphasis on insight development and change. I look forward to meeting you!

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Melissa Klass

Being human is hard. When two different people, flaws and all, form a relationship, it’s harder. When those two decide that they want to swing with other couples, that can be even more complicated. Or perhaps they decide to open up their relationship on occasion. What are the boundaries? How about when those two humans become part of a triad, or quad? There might be some unique challenges with that choice as well. And jealousy! Navigating yours, and theirs, is not for the faint of heart.

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Dr. Ali Dubin

Does it feel like you and your partner speak different languages? Are you questioning your gender/sexuality? Do you need support because someone in your family just came out as LGBTQ? Are you struggling with your kids? Your parents? Trying to balance it all? Are you going through perimenopause? Any of this can feel overwhelming! Let's work together to help you make sense out of it and feel better about life. Learn to communicate effectively with your partner and repair those ruptures.

Camille Petty

My goal in therapy is to walk alongside you on this journey, to be a guide and helper. I believe that every person is an expert in their own life. I see therapy as a space to redefine one’s core beliefs – I am unlovable, I am unworthy – and create positive change.

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Anna O'Connor

I use a variety of theories to guide my approach, including Attachment Theory, Family Systems Theory, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Interventions are guided by what best fits each individual's situation and preference, and include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, DBT Skills, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing.

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Hailey Perez

I am present, supportive, and will hold space for the patient to feel safe. I come from a Humanistic and Jungian approach in which we will build insight and tend to your strengths in order to stimulate the growth of Self. Within therapy, we will connect the mind, body, and soul.

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Gloria Williams

Are you feeling stuck, unsure, unbalanced, out of control, angry, sad, anxious, irritable, scared, or just a little uncomfortable and don't know why? If so, you are not alone – so many people have underlying trauma that has never been explored or processed. Trauma comes in many different forms and does not discriminate. Let's talk, let's figure out where your happiness went and find that hope again.

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Areli Valenzuela

During my nine years as a therapist, I have worked with adolescents, teens, families, and Individuals with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems. I have also helped many people who have experienced trauma such as sexual abuse, physical, and emotional abuse. In addition, I had the opportunity to work with victims of crime for four years.

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