Anxiety therapists in Los Angeles, California CA
Anxiety or Fears
Susan Stone
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
"Anxiety is the worst!" Paralyzing, distracting, exhausting. Anxiety can be specific to one area of life or generalized so that it feels like it's about everything. Treatment starts with understanding what anxiety is about and where it comes from, then taking mindful aim at managing the issues that ignite anxiety to cultivate calm and control. I am dedicated to helping individuals gain resilience by empowering themselves to cope with more confidence and less worry. We'll work together to track down the issue that's triggering anxiety; then, we will address it so you are freed up to make choices. Let's talk about what's nipping at - or trying to devour - you. Together, we'll find ways to tame anxiety.
34 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Don ( "Dr Don" ) Etkes
Marriage and Family Therapist, Ph.D., MFT
Raise your emotional intelligence for dealing with self sabotage.
37 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Lauren Blalock
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Anxiety is both common and often debilitating. It can be more than just fear of future events/circumstances as many would have you believe. I imagine that anxiety is present for many of your current moments and often stops you from living your ideal life. I approach working with anxiety by first helping you gain tools to manage it’s effects on your day-to-day life. Next, we will take a look at what’s really at the cause of your anxiety and see how we might move forward.
8 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Lila Wallace
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LFMT
Anxiety is very common today, and can have many causes. We’ll identify the roots of your anxiety, review coping skills that work best for you, and use strategies that are easy and effective for anxiety.
12 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Christina Charlotin
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I specialize in working with adults who experiences challenges related to anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, social phobia and specific phobias.
12 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Jayson L. Mystkowski
Psychologist, Ph.D., ABPP
While Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) is highly effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders (e.g., Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), clinicians do see some “return of fear,” or partial relapse, in some patients due to a variety of factors. Over the past two decades, treatment researchers, with whom Dr. Jayson Mystkowski had the pleasure of working with at UCLA for over 10 years, have studied “return of fear” and discovered some key variables that may optimize the effects of learning during CBT for anxiety disorders (Craske et al., 2008).
First, evidence suggests that focusing on tolerating fear versus eliminating fear yields better clinical outcomes in the long term. Namely, teaching clients that fear and anxiety are normal feelings, rather than attempting to “down-regulate” such feelings all the time, is more realistic and seems to engender “hardier” clients. Second, helping clients to generate an expectancy that “scary things will not happen,” is very powerful. To do this, it is important for clinicians to create more complex exposure exercises (i.e., tasks in which a client confronts a stimulus of which they are afraid), using multiple feared stimuli instead of one at a time. Then, the lack of a feared outcome becomes particularly surprising and memorable for a client and fear reduction is more potent. Third, increasing the accessibility and retrievability of non-fear memories learned during treatment are powerful factors in mitigating against a return of fear. Craske and colleagues demonstrated that exposure to variations of a feared stimulus, using a random schedule across multiple contexts or situations, is more effective than exposure to the same stimulus, on a predictable schedule, in an unchanging environment. The former paradigm, it is argued, creates stronger non-fear memories that are easier for a client to access when subsequently confronting feared objects or situations outside of the therapy context, than the later scenario.
In sum, clinicians have long been aware that some fear or anxiety returns following very successful CBT treatment. As mentioned above, there are some clear, empirically supported ways to modify the therapy we provide to further help clients generalize the gains made in therapy sessions to the real world.
20 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Sarah Farnsworth
Pre-Licensed Professional
You want to live in the moment and be your truest self, but something is getting in the way. We all have obstacles to overcome, but when anxiety, fear or panic are involved, even thinking about progress can feel impossible. I offer a space where we can safely explore these feelings as well as the structures beneath them. You don't have to go it alone.
1 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Ashanti Marshall
Therapist, LPCC
I help clients understand the root of their anxiety. I help clients find healthy coping tools to manage their anxiety. I help clients overcome anxiety by utilizing therapeutic approaches such as CBT.
10 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Sari Shepphird
Psychologist, Ph.D.
From performance anxiety to test anxiety to relationship anxiety to live anxiety in general. Athletes and performers are frequent clients but I work with all walks of life to help treat anxiety and fears.
28 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Daniel Lazar
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT, MA, MBA
Many men don't like to admit they're stressed or scared. So they hold it in until the feelings become too much to handle. They may tumble into depression, substance abuse, and impulsivity. I help men stop that slide. We explore their relationship with stress and fear, suss out their triggers, and tailor ways to manage these feelings with tools and insights.
2 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
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12 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Valeriya Pestrikova
Marriage and Family Therapist
My approach aims to explore the deep-seated emotional roots of your anxieties, providing tailored strategies that empower you to face and overcome your fears. Whether it's social anxiety, specific phobias, or pervasive worry, I'm here to help you navigate these challenges in a safe and supportive environment, promoting resilience and a more peaceful life.
2 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Ryan Muldoon
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, AMFT
Coping with anxiety can be very challenging, but there are helpful techniques available to assist in managing it. After the fog of anxiety clears, we can pinpoint the underlying cause of the issue and work towards minimizing its impact.
3 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Timothy Long
Registered Psychotherapist
I specialize in resolving anxiety, social anxiety, fear, chronic blushing and flushing, and low self-confidence issues. I myself suffered from these issues for many years; I really understand them. It is my passion to help my clients finally understand and resolve very difficult anxiety and self-confidence issues. I know how difficult and overwhelming it is, and how great it is to be free and confident and to no longer have such issues ruin our lives. You do not need to keep suffering alone, these issues are resolvable. I am looking forward to hear from you. Schedule your free 15-30 minute complimentary session to discuss working together and let's find out how I can help you. I work in Boulder, CO and by zoom anywhere.
16 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Sean Sprigle
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
I have significant experience and success in treating these issues using an approach that I have personally developed over the recent years.
7 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Jessica Thompson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
Anxiety and fears are not easy emotions to hold, but they are teachers for us if we listen. What is your anxiety trying to express? See my blog on the topic here:
https://www.rosethorntherapy.com/blog/reroutetheanxiousmind
10 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Fiorella Chujutalli
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, AMFT
Anxiety can really get in the way of the life you want to live. During therapy, I will provide a supportive and confidential space for you to explore and address the root causes of your anxiety and fears. I use evidence-based interventions, tailored to the unique needs of each client, to foster effective coping strategies and to enhance emotional resilience.
3 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Sandra Davis
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I focus on persistent feelings such as worry, physical arousal or edginess, and avoidance which can trigger an array of negative feelings that interfere with daily functioning. I work through thinking, feeling, thought and behavior patterns that negatively impact symptoms of anxiety.
28 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Elaine Skoulas
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Oftentimes anxiety and fear can control your life. With a closer examination and understanding of underlying negative beliefs and techniques to regulate the nervous system, together we can help to alleviate symptoms of anxiety using cognitive restructuring and the mind-body connection.
9 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Philip Starkman
Registered Psychotherapist, MSW, RSW
In my practice, I provide a supportive space for clients dealing with anxiety or fear, combining a range of holistic strategies and psychotherapeutic tools to address each individual's needs. Techniques like Mindfulness, the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Role-Playing are complemented by guidance on wholesome lifestyle choices—including nutrition, exercise, sleep hygiene, meditation, yoga, and Tai Chi. These integrated approaches help clients understand the roots of their anxiety, manage symptoms, and develop coping strategies that promote a sense of calm and control. Focusing on the connection between mind, body, and lifestyle, we work together to reduce the intensity of fear and anxiety, enhancing overall well-being and quality of life. My role is to guide and empower you on this journey, providing the tools and insights needed to embrace a more peaceful, balanced, and fulfilling life.
53 Years Experience