Online Emotional Abuse therapists in Universal City, California CA
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Emotional Abuse
J. Rosalyn Diehl
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPPC, LPC
Emotional abuse, especially narcissistic abuse, can be difficult to recognize and often leaves lasting effects on self-esteem, trust, and relationship patterns. These experiences may involve gaslighting, manipulation, chronic criticism, emotional invalidation, or feeling as though your needs and feelings are consistently minimized. Over time, you may find yourself questioning your perceptions, struggling with boundaries, or feeling unsure of your own needs. I help clients process these experiences, rebuild confidence and self-worth, and develop healthier, more secure ways of relating to themselves and others.
12 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Frankie Santiago
Life Coach, Professional Life Coach
I support men and women healing from emotional abuse through practical life coaching focused on rebuilding self-worth, setting strong boundaries, and reclaiming your power. Together we work on recognizing unhealthy patterns, strengthening your voice and confidence, and creating healthier relationship dynamics moving forward. My compassionate yet direct approach provides actionable tools and strategies to help you release the impact of past emotional harm and move toward greater peace, clarity, and empowerment. If you’re ready to start healing and take back control, I offer a free 15 minute initial consultation to see how we can work together.
15 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA (Online Only)
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 Universal City, 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 Universal City, 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 Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse
Lisa Abdilova Andresen
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
What if it's precisely because you're smart, caring, and accommodating that you've been targeted by manipulative people? It's not your fault that people can be untrustworthy, self-serving, harsh, and insensitive.
Narcissists and Sociopaths represent 2% of the population, and they often have children. Growing up with highly critical, emotionally unavailable parents, who may have been caught up in their own mental health challenges, addictions, or abusive relationships can be considered traumatic.
People who've survived narcissistic abuse, upbringings without empathy, or a relentless break-down of your ego can still be successful high-achievers and entrepreneurs. Even after trying everything you can to keep the peace, please them, what if you still feel unsupported by your loved ones?
I specialize in the links between trauma and achievement, as well as family estrangement. Gradually, you'll learn that your preferences and needs matter too. We'll identify your triggers, practice self-regulation strategies, and develop tools for you to connect with your self-worth, establish a sense of safety, and identify trustworthy people.
9 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse
Soma Aloia, SoulWork Somatics & Somatic Counseling
Counselor/Therapist, MS, LCST, HES
The effects of emotional abuse often linger long after the relationship has ended. Therapy offers a safe place to rebuild trust in yourself, restore your inner voice, and move beyond patterns shaped by fear, criticism, or control.
Empowerment and awareness, and practicing inner safety with resourcing to support safety with your unique pacing, and trust in your intuitive body cues.
31 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse
Mind Study Center
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT, M.D., Ph.D.,
At Mind Study Center, we offer specialized therapy for individuals recovering from emotional abuse. Our compassionate, trauma-informed approach helps clients heal from the psychological impact of manipulation, control, and emotional harm. Through therapy, we support individuals in rebuilding self-esteem, setting healthy boundaries, and developing healthier relationships. Our goal is to empower survivors to regain control of their lives, heal emotionally, and move forward with confidence and resilience.
10 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse
Abigail (Abi) Zarate Ramsay
Pre-Licensed Professional, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee, Professional Clinical Counselor Trainee
I help survivors of emotional abuse recognize harmful patterns, heal from gaslighting and control, and rebuild self-trust, boundaries, and safer, more supportive relationships.
0 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Michelle Roberts
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Whether you are certain this is something you've experienced, or it's hard for you to categorize what has happened, it will help to explore it together and be able to name the pain and then metabolize it through body work, pacing with what feels comfortable to you.
12 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Susanna La
Psychologist, Ph.D.
When we experience emotional abuse, we come up with creative ways of coping to try to get our needs met or even to disconnect from those needs. The creative coping strategies we develop as children tend to stay with us into adulthood, especially if we haven’t developed new coping skills. Without awareness of the impacts of our pain, we tend to replicate patterns of people pleasing, hyper-independence, perfectionism, lack of boundaries, and seeking emotionally unavailable/painful relationships.
13 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Bruce Howard
Psychologist, PhD
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43 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse
Kristin Robert
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
I work with emotional abuse by helping clients name and make sense of patterns such as manipulation, control, gaslighting, and chronic invalidation. Therapy focuses on restoring clarity, strengthening boundaries, and rebuilding self-trust after prolonged relational harm.
3 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse
Shayda Ewalt
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Emotional abuse can be subtle yet deeply damaging. Gaslighting, manipulation, and chronic criticism can distort your sense of reality and affect your self-trust. In therapy, we untangle these experiences with care, validated your truth, and help you rebuild a strong internal foundation grounded in clarity and self-worth.
10 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, 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 Universal City, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Laura Anderson LPCC, Eff Shame Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
Emotional abuse is insidious precisely because it leaves no visible marks — and because it works by making you question your own reality. The constant criticism, the gaslighting, the walking on eggshells, the slow erosion of your sense of self until you're not sure who you were before. It counts. It caused real harm. And it can be healed.
I work with survivors of emotional abuse from a trauma-informed, shame-free perspective using EMDR, Flash Technique, and approaches designed to get underneath the self-doubt and the internalized voices that aren't yours to carry anymore. We work to rebuild what was taken — your trust in yourself, your sense of worth, your ability to know what's real.
12 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA (Online Only)
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 Universal City, CA (Online Only)
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 Universal City, CA (Online Only)
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 Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse
Stuart Kaplowitz / Serene Pathways Counseling
Counselor/Therapist, MFT
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me? Who said that? Here is the truth; Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can do serious damage. We can help
33 Years Experience
Online in Universal City, CA
Emotional Abuse therapists in Universal City, California Statistics
Emotional Abuse therapists in Universal City, 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 |