In-Person in El Segundo, CA 90245
Online in California
We are all capable of greater joy and intimacy in our lives. Partnering with the right therapist can be an important step towards that personal growth. Whether you're struggling with marital issues, lack of intimacy, infidelity, parenting concerns, the grief over the loss of a loved one, or feelings of depression, anxiety or despair, you are not alone. My intention is to help you develop clarity about the nature of your experiences, awareness of your strengths and challenges and empowerment in your daily life. Through this process of exploration you can move towards an enhanced sense of self and more gratifying, loving relationships. I am excited to invite you on this journey of healing and self-discovery.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Family, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Teen
Languages: English, Hebrew
Treatment Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Focuses on strengthening emotional bonds in couples or families. It helps people identify negative cycles and create more secure connections.
- Existential / Humanistic Therapy Encourages people to explore meaning, freedom, and authenticity in their lives. It focuses on personal growth and living in alignment with one’s values.
- Experiential Therapy Involves hands-on activities to bring emotions into the present moment. It helps clients process feelings more deeply than through conversation alone.
- Family Systems Therapy Looks at problems within the context of the family as a whole. It aims to improve communication and balance in family relationships.
- Gestalt Therapy Encourages awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions in the present moment. It helps people integrate different parts of themselves for wholeness.
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) Emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. It provides a safe space for self-discovery and growth.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee $180-$250
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- Sliding scale is available on a case by case basis
- Out of Network
Education & Credentials
Anat Sideman JD, MA, LMFT
- Female
- License # LMFT # 117249
- Licensed in CA
- Practicing Since 2015
Education: Master's in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University and internship at Antioch University Counseling Center. Postgraduate trainings in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Family Systems, Divorce Mediation, Gestalt, and Bioenergetics.
Anat Sideman Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in El Segundo, CA 90245
- Available Online for residents of California
- Online Therapy Details: Online sessions are simple, secure and seamless. I conduct online sessions through DOXY.ME, a secure internet connection that meets with privacy requirements for mental health professionals.
I believe that in order to achieve more intimate, loving relationships, we must first honor ourselves and connect to our deeper sense of wisdom and self-love. That’s not always easy. Life’s pressures can wear us down. We may lose ourselves in the demands of daily life and become anxious, overwhelmed, resentful, or out-of-sync with the people we love.
As a relational therapist, I want to help you reconnect to your inner truth. I’m committed to developing a meaningful, warm, and trusting relationship with each of my clients. By working together in a caring, and safe environment you can explore your thoughts and feelings away from the pressures and distractions of your everyday routine and begin to experience healing, consider new possibilities, and create positive change.
My work as a marriage and family therapist and divorce mediator flows from my career as an attorney and from my own personal journey as a wife and mother. My journey has ebbed and flowed, filled with the triumphs and challenges that life often unveils along the way. I’ve backpacked through poverty-stricken parts of the world, worked endless hours in competitive, urban corporate offices, learned to balance the demands of career and family, and discovered the illusory nature of control. My experiences have taught me humility, compassion, resilience, non-judgment and a profound respect for the beauty and complexity of our individuality and our need for community. My training combined with my life experiences have guided my belief that we can all move forward towards greater fulfillment in our lives when we feel seen and supported in our journey.
In my clinical practice I've helped my clients enhance personal growth, strengthen their marriage, overcome infidelity, foster mindful separation or divorce, facilitate effective co-parenting, build stronger alliances between parents and children, and navigate grief and loss. My theoretical orientation includes Emotionally Focused Therapy, family systems, psychodynamic theory, Gestalt, bioenergetics and integrated mind-body therapy including polyvagal theory. My areas of specialty are depression, anxiety, relationship issues, family dynamics, parenting, adulting, infidelity, divorce therapy, divorce mediation, trauma and grief.
I invite you to call or email me for a free individual,
couples or family therapy consultation today