Online Emotional Abuse therapists in La Canada Flintridge, California CA
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Emotional Abuse
LaTianna Williams, Therapy, Sexology, and Holistic Tantra
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CTRS, ABS
Emotional Abuse Recovery: Emotional abuse can leave invisible wounds that affect your confidence, trust, boundaries, and sense of self. You may find yourself second-guessing your reality, struggling with self-worth, feeling anxious in relationships, or carrying beliefs that were shaped by manipulation, criticism, or control.
As a therapist, I help clients recognize the impact of emotional abuse and begin the process of reclaiming their voice, identity, and personal power. Together, we’ll challenge harmful patterns, strengthen boundaries, and rebuild trust in yourself and your instincts.
Healing is not simply about leaving unhealthy dynamics behind. It’s about rediscovering who you are when fear, shame, and self-doubt no longer define your life.
8 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Emily St. Amant
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-MHSP-S (TN), LPCC (CA)
I have a great amount of experience supporting people who have lived through abuse that is emotional or more covert.
18 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Corrie Blissit
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT#150479
Victims of emotional abuse may feel like they have completely lost themselves. When we experience psychological abuse, there are severe ramifications that impact our ability to function holistically in our lives. To make matters worse, emotional abuse is often invisible to others. Our partner may behave differently in front our friends and family, but behind closed doors they are bullies and tyrants. This leads to feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and shame. As the confusion and disorientation of this experience sets in, victims start to distrust their own healthy instincts and may even blame themselves for their partners abusive behaviors. The cycle of psychological beatings is a soul killing process. Whether you experienced emotional abuse as a child or are currently living with this traumatic experience, there is hope, joy, and empowerment to be found beyond the pain and suffering. Call or email me today to schedule a free 20-minute consultation.
5 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Dr. Claire Vines, Psy.D., Psychologist / Licensed /Psychotherapy / Psychoanalytic/
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage, Couples, LMFT. Psy.D. Trauma-Focused CBT
One must gain back control of the sense of personal values , self validation and self control. Set boundaries, learn to honor the past and events. Apply perspective. Do not let yourself get trapped under someone else’s negativity.
The past is gone.
21 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Nes Pinar Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I help people who have experienced emotional abuse reconnect with their own voice, needs, and sense of worth after long periods of being dismissed, controlled, or minimized. Together, we gently untangle the impact of those dynamics—shame, self‑doubt, confusion, and the lingering pull of old patterns—so you can understand what happened with clarity and compassion. My approach is steady, relational, and deeply affirming, supporting you as you rebuild trust in yourself and create relationships that feel safe, mutual, and respectful.
15 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Ross Kellogg, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Individual, Marriage, and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Emotional abuse can cause significant harm to an individuals sense of self and make one's identity feel fragmented. Psychodynamic approaches including Internal Family Systems and Object Relations therapy can effectively bring the support needed to repair the effects of emotional abuse.
12 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Healing support for survivors of emotionally abusive, manipulative, coercive, controlling, narcissistic, psychologically harmful, or chronically invalidating relationships. These experiences often leave impacts that extend far beyond the relationship itself, shaping self-trust, identity, nervous system functioning, boundaries, self-worth, and one's relationship with reality.
Emotional abuse can gradually erode confidence in your own thoughts, feelings, perceptions, memories, instincts, and lived experiences. It may show up as chronic self-doubt, people-pleasing, hypervigilance, walking on eggshells, perfectionism, difficulty trusting yourself, over-explaining, self-silencing, emotional overwhelm, dissociation, chronic guilt, difficulty identifying your needs, or feeling disconnected from your own voice and inner knowing. Many of these responses reflect the intelligence of a nervous system that learned to adapt to unpredictability, criticism, manipulation, invalidation, coercion, or emotional unsafety.
This work explores not only what happened within the relationship, but also the ways those experiences may continue to live within the body, nervous system, beliefs, relationships, and sense of self. Attention is given to the influence of attachment experiences, family systems, culture, gender, spirituality, trauma, internalized narratives, and the survival strategies that may have helped you navigate difficult relational environments. Particular care is given to understanding how emotional abuse intersects with neurodivergence, disability, chronic illness, race, culture, sexuality, and other identities that may have shaped vulnerability, coping, and meaning-making.
My approach integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness, polyvagal-informed practices, attachment-focused therapy, parts work and Internal Family Systems (IFS), neuropsychotherapy, expressive arts, narrative therapy, and liberation-oriented healing. Therapy may include exploring patterns of protection, reconnecting with bodily wisdom and intuition, strengthening boundaries, processing traumatic experiences, understanding attachment wounds, reclaiming agency, and developing a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Healing is not approached as becoming less sensitive, more agreeable, or simply "moving on." It is often about reclaiming trust in your own experiences, reconnecting with your body's signals, honoring your needs and emotions, unlearning harmful messages you may have internalized, and creating enough safety for your voice, boundaries, values, and authentic self to take up space again. The goal is not simply to recover from what happened, but to cultivate relationships with yourself and others that are grounded in mutual respect, authenticity, consent, reciprocity, and care.
10 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Emma Esper
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
Emotional abuse can be one of the most detrimental things to endure and can cause significant conflict within individuals, couples, and families. However, this is also an area of abuse that often does not get addressed. It is often rationalized away. I am here to validate the hurtful impacts of emotional abuse, help victims to find their voice, process feelings of guilt and shame, and to help make repairs.
7 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Sara Denman
Psychologist, Psy.D
Someone who has suffered emotional abuse often feel shame and isolation. Processing the abuse with a trained therapist helps the pain loose its potency. Emotional abuse comes in many forms and sometimes it is even difficult to understand what was abuse. Therapy can bring insight and coping skills to work through the abuse.
27 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Nicole Bermensolo
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., AMFT
Are you sick of being told you're crazy? Well, I'm here to tell you that you're not. Emotionally abusive people in our lives use manipulation, gaslighting, and other tactics to gain power and control. Whether it was at the hands of a narcissistic parent or abusive partner, I specialize in helping clients overcome trauma resulting from interpersonal relationships. I am living proof that you can heal and recover from emotional abuse to live a rich and fulfilling life on your terms.
7 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Amber McKinney-Morgan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW
Emotional abuse can be subtle yet deeply impactful, often leaving you questioning yourself or your reality. I help clients make sense of their experiences, rebuild trust in themselves, and heal from the effects of manipulation, control, or invalidation. Therapy focuses on restoring your voice, strengthening boundaries, and creating a sense of internal safety.
8 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Empowered Path Clinical Counseling, PC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, MA, CBIF, CAMS-II, CART, LMFT, AMFT, APCC
Emotional abuse can leave invisible wounds that affect self-esteem, trust, and emotional security. We provide a safe space to process these experiences, validate your feelings, and rebuild your sense of self-worth. Therapy focuses on empowerment, boundary-setting, and creating healthy emotional connections.
11 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Bruce Howard
Psychologist, PhD
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43 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Dr. Jen Bachtold
Psychologist, Ph.D., Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor-II (CADC-II), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Specialist in Anger Management
By providing compassionate and confidential support, I aim to help you reclaim your life from the effects of emotional abuse. Whether you are currently experiencing abuse or working on recovery, I am here to support you every step of the way with understanding, respect, and professional care.
11 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Elizabeth Nims
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I help clients heal from emotional abuse and learn to develop compassionate and kind self-talk, reshaping how they feel about themselves after experiencing severe emotional abuse.
7 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Rory Valentine Diller
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #139783
Emotional abuse can often feel more challenging to heal from than physical abuse! It can twist your mind, erode your perception, and leave you fighting hard to think clearly, know who you are, and function interpersonally. Recovery from emotional abuse involves developing a safe relationship with your therapist, learning and understanding the nuances and impacts of emotional abuse, and working towards reconnecting with yourself, your feelings and needs, and your sovereign power and autonomy without shame.
10 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Emotional abuse can erode self-worth through patterns of criticism, manipulation, or control. I help you identify these dynamics, rebuild self-confidence, and restore a sense of personal agency.
23 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Danielle Greenspan, LMFT, LPCC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 104395, LPCC 4889
I began my career as a therapist working at a non-profit focusing on helping survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. I have continued to work with these populations and do advocacy work providing education on the cycle of violence in romantic relationships.
11 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Sandy Kong
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 119380
Healing from Narcissistic Abuse can be a hard and painful process. Narcissistic abuse is a severe, strategic form of emotional abuse characterized by gaslighting, manipulation, and control used to diminish a victim's self-worth, often resulting in PTSD. Signs of Emotional Trauma include: Chronic self-doubt and feeling "crazy"; Hypervigilance and anxiety; Isolation and feeling worthless; Difficulty trusting one's own instincts. Therapists specializing in this area help survivors recognize the tactics and untangle the manipulation. Specialized trauma therapy focuses on breaking the trauma bond, validating reality, restoring self-esteem, and establishing boundaries to heal from these toxic power dynamics. This includes learning to say no and establishing strict boundaries to protect emotional safety, reconnecting with one's sense of self-worth separate from the abuser's perception, and developing techniques for managing stress and triggers.
11 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emotional Abuse
Saralee Kramer Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I help women who have experienced, or are currently experiencing emotional abuse in a romantic relationship learn how to set good boundaries, increase self esteem, and heal from the abuse. These strategies show my clients their value, and improves their confidence so they can go on to create a healthy relationship.
26 Years Experience
Online in La Canada Flintridge, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse therapists in La Canada Flintridge, California Statistics
Emotional Abuse therapists in La Canada Flintridge, California average 14 years of experience and charge around $200 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Emotional Abuse (100%), Anxiety or Fears (88%), and Trauma and PTSD (87%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$200
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 54% |
In Person and Online |
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| 46% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Emotional Abuse |
| 88% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 87% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 84% | Depression |
| 72% | Stress |
| 71% | Self Esteem |
| 68% | Codependency |