Online Relational Psychotherapy therapists in Santa Monica, California CA
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Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I help couples move from 'silent survival' to a healthy, lasting legacy. Whether you are navigating the heavy weight of hidden addictions, broken trust, or the unique communication strain of an ADHD/neurodiverse relationship, I provide a grounded space to restore what’s been lost.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
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Omer Harari
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
All my clients have the option to meet over a video conferencing platform (or over the phone), rather than in person, if they so choose.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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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
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G. Roman Gupta, LCSW
Therapist, LCSW
Encountering stress, depression, anxiety, or decision paralysis can feel overwhelming, but these challenges don't define your future.
There is a way to let go of what's holding you back.
Imagine a life where these obstacles become opportunities for growth and self-discovery.
If you embrace who you are, you can engage with life positively and peacefully and make the changes you want.
Together, we'll explore the underlying patterns that have been holding you back and set you on a path toward greater well-being and fulfillment.
Take the first step towards a more confident life; you've got the inner strength to make this happen.
18 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Samer Fawaz
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT #149147
I am currently only offering online therapy.
6 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Patricia Fahmy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
All services are offered exclusively through secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth for clients located in California and Arizona. Online therapy allows you to access support from the comfort and privacy of your own home while still experiencing meaningful connection and effective care. Many clients find it easier to open up in a familiar environment, creating space for deeper healing, greater self-awareness, and lasting change in their lives and relationships
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
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Marina Edelman | TrueMe Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Marina Edelman, LMFT, is the founder of TrueMe Counseling, where she and her team help individuals and couples rebuild trust, improve communication, and heal from life’s most difficult challenges. The practice offers a range of services—including couples therapy, trauma treatment, anxiety, depression support, and affair recovery—with sliding scale options available to increase access to care. Her team of 8 therapists provid warm, evidence-based therapy in Culver City, Westlake Village, and virtually throughout California.
20 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Elaine Barrington
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I continue to see the majority of my clients online due to the pandemic. Many clients have stated their preference for an online platform finding it much easier to make therapy a part of their weekly schedule without the added consideration of traffic, child care, or other preparation. A number of clients live a good distance away as well and will remain online clients even when the pandemic is over. I find online therapy equally effective as in person and have had good outcomes with clients online.
32 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Lisa Chester-Schyman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I offer online therapy for teens through older adults specializing in grief, loss, life transitions and trauma. My approach is rooted in depth psychology, and grounded in a client-centered relational framework. I create a supportive space where clients can explore their inner world, navigate complex emotions, and reconnect with resilience and meaning. I hold a masters degree in Clinical Psychology through Antioch University, Los Angeles and bring warmth, presence, and curiosity to the therapy process. I also have a background in trauma through Peter Levines Somatic Experiencing Program and a specialization in grief through Our House Los Angeles.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
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Rich Painter, M.S.
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Are you wanting the benefits of counseling with a trusted, licensed therapist in the safety and comfort of your own home without having to waste time and money traveling to and from an office? I offer secure, HIPAA compliant, professional online counseling to help get you to where you want to be without any unnecessary obstacles.
Top 5 Benefits of Online Counseling:
1. Convenience of saving you time. No more battling traffic and long distance drives with a busy schedule.
2. Comfort of your own space. You can get cozy and don't have to be afraid of going to a new place.
3. Anonymity of not being seen by people. No more worrying about what others might think.
4. Saves you money on gas to and from a destination on a weekly basis.
5. Allows for counseling sessions with remotely located loved ones who may be overseas or across the country.
To inquire about scheduling an appointment, email: skycounselingcenter@gmail.com or text or call: 904-800-8553
14 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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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
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Dan Michels
Therapist, LPCC, LPC, CHT, MA
I currently offer in-person session in California (Grass Valley and Nevada City) and virtual therapy for clients in Colorado.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Aimen Bukhari
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 144748, LPCC 18977
You are the one everyone relies on.
The daughter who keeps the peace. The woman who notices everyone's needs before her own. The one who looks like she has it together but lies awake replaying conversations, worries about disappointing people, and feels guilty resting.
I help South Asian and Muslim women struggling with anxiety, burnout, people-pleasing, relationship stress, and family pressure.
You don't have to explain your culture, family dynamics, or faith to me. And if you've been taught that being a good Muslim means endlessly sacrificing yourself, tolerating unhealthy behavior, or carrying everything alone, therapy can help you make sense of those messages while staying connected to your values.
Virtual therapy available throughout California.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA (Online Only)
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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
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Danielle Esses
Psychologist, PsyD
You might find yourself reacting in ways you later regret, getting pulled into the same relationship dynamics, or feeling overwhelmed by emotions that seem to take over. Our sessions focus on helping you understand the functions of emotions or behavioral patterns that are hard to change, and supporting you in feeling equipped to experiment with new ways of being.
In sessions, I don’t just sit back and listen. I’m engaged, thoughtful, honest, and precise in my work - I value understanding your internal experience as accurately as possible and tailoring treatment to closely match your needs. I’ll help you slow things down, name what’s happening in real time, and connect it to larger patterns—while also building concrete skills to help you respond differently. My work is grounded in DBT and relational therapy, so we’re balancing insight with practical change.
I have particular expertise in emotion dysregulation and complex relationship patterns, including when things feel intense, confusing, or hard to control. I also work with people whose struggles are less obvious, but still leave them feeling stuck or dissatisfied. I offer telehealth sessions in California and New York.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Jasmine Wilson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, SEP-IT
Online therapy makes it possible to receive meaningful, depth-oriented support without adding more to an already full plate.
Whether you're balancing work, school, parenting, caregiving, or simply prefer the comfort of your own space, virtual therapy offers the flexibility to prioritize yourself while still receiving consistent, high-quality care.
Our work together remains just as warm, relational, and engaging online. We'll slow things down, explore what's keeping you stuck, and create space for you to reconnect with yourself—all from wherever you feel most comfortable.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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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)
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Juliette Kuhlmann
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
I provide therapy online via a secure telehealth platform conveniently during morning and afternoon hours.
3 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Samantha Liberman
Psychologist, Psy.D.
HIPAA compliant video sessions and phone sessions are available.
12 Years Experience
Online in Santa Monica, CA
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Nicole Bermensolo
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., AMFT
All sessions are conducted via telehealth on the HIPAA-compliant platform, Zoom.
7 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.
Relational Psychotherapy therapists in Santa Monica, California Statistics
Relational Psychotherapy therapists in Santa Monica, California average 14 years of experience and charge around $212 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (72%), Relationship and Marriage Counseling (68%), and Depression (66%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$212
Gender ID
| 59% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 65% |
In Person and Online |
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| 35% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 72% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 68% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 66% | Depression |
| 64% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 56% | Stress |
| 56% | Self Esteem |
| 52% | Loss or Grief |