Online Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) therapists in Santa Monica, California CA
We are proud to feature top rated online Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) therapists in Santa Monica. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
CFT
Dr. Lynn E. O'Connor
Therapist, PhD
In an initial no-cost consultation, together we
34 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
CFT
Laurie Gulutzan
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I offer in person and telehealth sessions.
21 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Tandra Froehlich Childress
Marriage and Family Therapist, ATR, LMFT
During this unprecedented time, when anxiety and isolation are high, don't hesitate to reach out. I am available via video/teletherapy as well as in office!
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Josie Valderrama
Psychologist, PsyD
We open the session with a few minutes of meditation, then dive into what's resonant for you in the moment. Multi-faceted therapeutic explorations underpinned by mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy, Ericksonian trance work, somatics, attachment theory and parts work. Compassionate, discerning and collaborative care.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Dr. Aleksandra Drecun
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I enjoy assisting clients in reaching their desired goals. My therapeutic style is collaborative, authentic, compassionate and client-centered. I empower clients by building upon their strengths. I provide a safe, caring and nonjudgmental environment that centers on client needs.
25 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Danielle Greenspan, LMFT, LPCC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 104395, LPCC 4889
Online therapy throughout California and in person therapy in Fair Oaks, California for children, teens, adults and relationships.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Stephanie A. Carson
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.S., LMFT
Sometimes life just gets in the way of getting to the places we want go! In order to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals, I offer online video teletherapy though a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform. If you are an individual who lives in the state of California and would like to experience one-on-one therapy from the comfort of your own home, give me a call. I would enjoy having the opportunity to work with you!
28 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Empowered Path Clinical Counseling, PC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, MA, CBIF, CAMS-II, CART, LMFT, AMFT, APCC
At Empowered Path Clinical Counseling, PC, we provide secure, confidential online therapy for clients across California. Virtual sessions allow you to receive compassionate, professional support from the comfort of your home or any private space, making it easier to fit therapy into your life. We work with individuals, couples, and families on a wide range of concerns, from stress, anxiety, and depression to relationship challenges, identity exploration, and healing from past trauma. Our goal is to make therapy accessible, effective, and tailored to your unique needs, no matter where you are.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Jennifer Pudlo Therapy & Wellness Consulting
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Secure online therapy allows you to access compassionate, evidence-based care wherever you are. I provide virtual therapy for individuals and couples throughout California, Michigan, and Indiana, helping clients navigate relationship challenges, anxiety, trauma, women's life transitions, and emotional well-being. Together, we'll create a safe, supportive space where healing, growth, and meaningful change can happen.
16 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
CFT
Emily Echeverria
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MS
I currently have immediate openings for individuals seeking therapy services. Online therapy services are done through video. I work with adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, family conflict, relationship issues, low self-esteem, shame, unresolved trauma, and feelings of being stuck or disconnected to help them discover their inner strengths, improve relationships, and cultivate self-compassion. My approach is compassionate, empathetic, and challenging so clients feel seen, heard, and understood while also raising their self-awareness to facilitate healing and growth.
6 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Elizabeth Essner, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
The relationship between the therapist and the client is the most important factor in the "success" of therapy. Meeting online gives us the opportunity to develop a trusting relationship no matter where you live or what your preference is about how to meet. I work with both individuals and couples. Some of the issues I help with are depression, anxiety, grief, substance use, trust and communication. I am an LGBTQ+ ally, kink and poly friendly.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Rising Calm Center
Professional Christian Counselor, MS, CMHC, CLC
We provide virtual, confidential sessions for your convenience and safety. We will provide you with a link to your session once your first appointment time is set. Our sessions are 50 minutes in length.
14 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Best Life Counseling Services
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC, LMFT, APCC
Modern life places enormous pressure on women to do it all. Our team of compassionate therapists offers a supportive space where you can slow down, explore what’s weighing on you, and reconnect with your values and well-being. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, burnout, motherhood, or a meaningful life transition, we’re here to help you gain clarity, strengthen your inner resources, and move forward with intention and confidence.
12 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
We have 14 + years of experience supporting folks with Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery. We recognize dehumanization and exploitation are part of a capitalist ideology and colonial and imperial strategies and abuses are perpetrated by people affected with that mindset, and can take the form of abuse within the family, the workplace, groups, and other relational dynamics where power over may be abused/misused to transgress. We recognize when violence is happening anywhere to one being, it is likely happening elsewhere, so we only work with people committed to anti-oppression and ending abuse and subjugation everywhere! We are skilled and certified in complex trauma work, parts work including: TIST - Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment (Janina Fisher's Work), IFS -- Internal Family Systems; trained in IPNB, Bonnie Badenochs Dyadic Parts Work, EFIT, SensoriMotor... Certified in Somatic and Creative Trauma Recovery Support and Intersectional and Social Justice Frameworks, Multi-generational/historic trauma and wisdom Support, Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Polyvagal Theory, SSP, CranioSacral -- please see our listing at Upledger Institute, distance TCM, herbalism and homeopathy support, Relational/Mediation/Partners/Couples work certification, Energy Work, Sidereal Astrology integration as asked for, and Integrated Ethnotraditional Healing Ways. We have also completed the two year fellowship for Functional Psychiatry through Psychiatry Redefined and review ISEAI and NORMI info, so we integrate support for folks with mold and some other environmental toxin impacts. We receive referrals and are also glad to coordinate healthcare with other professionals if requested by the client. We are trained in herablism of different cosmologies and have supported people who work with others in integrity with plant medicine. We do not administer medicine journeys -- though we have extensive background in supporting people to prepare and to metabolize/integrate afterwards. We have extensive experience helping people recover from Narcissistic Trauma, Workplace/Institutional Bullying, Poverty Trauma -- we only work with people who are committed to ending violence and brutality everywhere. We recognize if power over abuse is happening to one person, it's likely happening to many elsewhere in the world, or even close by, and every one person's recovery is part of pushing back on and ending systemic violence. So the individual and systemic recovery must happen together.
Our specializations are support for CSAS -- Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Survivors or folks currently enduring narcissistic or bullying trauma, Survivors of colonial trauma, and often underserved POC/GM folks. We are a WOC/GM practice. We have a strong record for working with people with intensive DID, DDNOS and other undiagnosed dissociation, CPTSD and trauma survivor experiences and feelings -- very welcome here, as long as folks are committed to healing within a movement of standing for all being's right to dignity and self determination.
We are a Decolonizing Oriented and Intersectional Framework Practice prioritizing care for those who are systemically impacted and those who are active bystanders and activists. Red lines are red lines -- no excuses for perpetration. That said, if people are on the journey to ****actively (not just hypothetically or theoretically) repair, be an engaged and active bystander and not enact hegemonic violence with strong commitment, we are here to support that journey.
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15 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
CFT
Whole Wellness Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
When life gets busy, it can be challenging to make appointments of any kind that fit in your schedule. If you frequently travel out of town, have any scheduling or transportation constraints, or simply prefer having your therapy sessions in the comfort of your own home- teletherapy might be a good fit for you. Teletherapy makes it convenient to make sure you're able to squeeze in that much needed time to focus on you and your healing, no matter how busy life gets.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Dr. Annette Tardif
Psychologist, PhD, MA
All sessions go through SimplePractice, which is a trusted and secure, HIPAA compliant platform.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
CFT
Jeanette Abney
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SAP
I provide telehealth session via Zoom. Such is confidential and provides individuals the opportunity to obtain therapy in a remote location as well as make it accessible for those that may not reside in an area of my office location.
27 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Wilson Ho Yin Cheh
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
I have extended evening hours for online therapy that help supports those who need a bit more scheduling flexibility in self-care.
18 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
CFT
Eve Angela Fritsch
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A.
Many people come to therapy feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of who they are. I work with clients struggling with anxiety, trauma, anxious attachment, identity concerns, relationship issues, and life transitions. I specialize in creative and gifted people who struggle with perfectionism. I also help people recover from narcissistic and emotional abuse, work with borderline personality disorder, and support family members and loved ones affected by BPD.
My goal is to help you better undertand yourself, build healthier relationships, and build better patterns in your life.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
CFT
Melanie Simms
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Strengths-based and trauma-informed therapy for adolescents and young adults in California. Support for school stress, family conflict, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and trauma.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica combines proximity to the entertainment industry with a strong wellness culture, creating demand for therapists who specialize in performance anxiety, the pressures of creative and entertainment careers, identity, and the particular stresses of living adjacent to fame and public scrutiny. The area's affluent demographic and beach lifestyle coexist with significant rates of anxiety, eating concerns, and relationship distress, and the Westside has a notably high density of experienced therapists relative to its size. Providence Saint John's Health Center and UCLA Health provide institutional mental health anchors for the Westside community. Many Santa Monica therapists also serve clients from Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and the broader Westside corridor.
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) therapists in Santa Monica, California Statistics
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) therapists in Santa Monica, California average 16 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (81%), Trauma and PTSD (74%), and Depression (71%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 22% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 81% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 74% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 71% | Depression |
| 63% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 59% | Stress |
| 59% | Self Esteem |
| 53% | Loss or Grief |