LGBTQ+ therapists in West Puente Valley, California CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Mercedes Samudio
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, DSW, LCSW
Mercedes Samudio, DSW, LCSW (she/her/hers; residing on Tongva Land), is an esteemed clinical social worker, acclaimed author, sought-after international speaker, and pioneering entrepreneur, with a focus on African American mental health. She collaborates with parents globally to cultivate a nurturing parental identity through her groundbreaking Parental Identity Development Model and her transformative Shame-Proof Parenting approach, aiming to alleviate parental shame while fostering healthy child development. With expertise in trauma-informed practices, Mercedes assists parents in healing from past wounds that may affect their parenting dynamics. Beyond her professional role, Mercedes enjoys life in sunny Southern California with her beloved spouse and their three cherished pets (two cats and a dog). Discover more about her impactful work at shameproofparenting.com.
10 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Leila Tabatabaee
Psychologist, PhD
I am NOT currently taking new clients** All change is possible. Whether the goal is just to find some relief and connection by talking with someone or to address a specific anxiety or relationship issue. There are many qualified therapists who can help, but it is crucial to find one that fits you.
17 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Tim Eby-McKenzie
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Today you are one step further on the path to growth and well-being. Looking for help is a sign of strength.
As a client-focused and trauma-informed therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging time of life, or need help moving forward after a trauma or loss, or you're just ready to move in a new direction, I look forward to working with you to help you achieve your goals.
Please call or email me for a free individual, couples or family therapy consultation today.
32 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Altagracia "Grace" Akopyan
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #145795
My name is Grace and as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10+yrs of experience in the mental health field, I provide Individual Therapy and Couples Counseling / Marriage Counseling in person and/or via zoom. My clients leave my sessions feeling empowered, in control, with better communication, deepening intimacy, and learning how to navigate the dynamics in their relationship. For those of you that are not ready to start couples counseling or need individual growth and acceptance, I am here to help.
10 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Francia Telesford
Registered Social Worker, MSW, ACSW, CLE, PMH-C
Thanks for taking time to find care for yourself. You deserve to have wellness and care and to have a therapist who wants to see you thrive. Most of my clients come to me seeking help with stress, anxiety, and the various stages of motherhood. I love and have a wealth of experience working with individuals and families and building relationships. In my own journey to healing, I have had to learn to navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, loss, and postpartum stress and anxiety. I understand what it feels like to be overwhelmed and to want someone to see and care for you in a way that feels genuine. I have been working in the helping profession for 20 years in various settings from private practice, non-profit, hospital, educational and street outreach settings. My goal is to meet you where you are and to partner with you to decrease your suffering no matter where you are in your life stage. We all deserve wellness.
**NOTE: Please see the finances section below. Lowest fee starts at $100/session. **
14 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Dan Fink
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I am a nerd, a leader, and a supporter. I have experience in corporate tech, cognitive psychology research, and nonprofit leadership. I'm a Co-Founder of Relational Associates, Managing Director of The Relational Center, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
15 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Ryan Dalusag LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
You are not alone. It feels completely isolating to struggle with heavy emotions like depression or anxiety, but you don’t have to do it yourself - I am available to help you navigate through it. As a Filipino-American queer male, my practice is geared towards helping individuals that struggle with identity, lingering traumas, or fear and worry about their future especially those within the Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and LGBTQ+ communities. Seeking help and talking about some of our darkest and most difficult moments can be really challenging. Wherever you are in your journey, I would be honored to walk alongside you.
6 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
ARC Counseling and Wellness
Psychologist, Psy.D.
We are a caring and comprehensive group practice that offers therapy, psychological assessment and testing, and more in order assist our clients across multiple areas of growth and wellness.
17 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Sarah Farnsworth
Pre-Licensed Professional, MFA, RPS
In life, we travel through the present moment while simultaneously being influenced by the past. At times this may feel confusing, jumbled, frightening or damn-near impossible.
Who am I? What am I doing? Where am I going?
These are just some of the questions we ask ourselves -- the ones that keep us up at night. While I cannot answer these questions for you, through Psychoanalysis I can offer you the space to explore these deep questions and support you through your journey into yourself -- with all its twists and turns.
This is a collaborative process. Together we will take the plunge into your history, wade through experiences and relationship dynamics that have shaped your world, and dream of new possibilities and potentials that have until now remained out of reach.
Psychoanalysis is not easy, but nothing that touches the soul is. To quote Neville Symington, "Psychoanalysis is not for the person who has had a breakdown and just wants to start functioning again, because as the analysis proceeds he may have to revise his whole life and alter it radically. I think that psychoanalysis is for those who have a curiosity about life, but also wish to live it inwardly" (from The Psychoanalytic Experience).
If you wish to explore yourself in-depth and exist as your truest self, I invite you to contact me. I am accepting Clients virtually and in-person in Los Angeles, CA.
1 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Ana Velouise, Perinatal Mental Health Specialist
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
Why did no one warn you about how hard the transition to parenthood was going to be? You often feel that you’re not doing a “good enough” job and wonder why other parents seem to have it all figured out. You may not have had the pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience that you wanted. You love your baby more than anything but you don’t always love being a parent.
I’ve been there. Therapy is a resource that helped me feel less alone as I navigated the immense changes that came with becoming a parent. I’m a queer, neurodivergent mother of twins and my lived experience with perinatal loss, birth trauma, NICU parenting, being postpartum in 2020, and perinatal mental health disorders drew me to this work.
2 Years Experience