Social Isolation therapists in Gardena, CA
Browse Social Isolation therapists in Gardena, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Social Isolation
Daniel Slavin
Marriage and Family Therapist
I help clients explore the emotional and relational factors that contribute to feeling lonely, disconnected, or withdrawn. Therapy focuses on rebuilding connection, strengthening self-worth, and helping clients feel more engaged and supported in their lives and relationships.
41 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gardena, CA
Online in Gardena, CA
Social Isolation
PBA Psychology Group, Inc.
Psychologist, Clinical and Forensic Psychology
Social isolation can have a detrimental effect on mental health functioning. Understanding and reducing social isolation is an important step to improving mental health.
30 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gardena, CA
Online in Gardena, CA
Social Isolation
Elaine Skoulas
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Feelings of loneliness or disconnection often develop alongside anxiety, trauma, or long-standing relational patterns. Therapy can help uncover the barriers that make connection feel difficult, including fear of rejection, past relational wounds, or chronic self-protection. Together we work toward building relationships that feel more authentic, reciprocal, and emotionally safe.
8 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gardena, CA
Online in Gardena, CA
Social Isolation
Eric Olsen
Life Coach, PTSD, Trauma Triage, BSc Social Sciences, DoD Career Councilor, SARC, DAPA, Pre Licensed Human Intelligence / Psychology, Life Coach. | Professional Support: LSSBB, PgM, Bluestone PMP,
We work through your social isolation issues and help you get engaged in society again and thriving, living a full life. We address social-isolation, providing a supportive framework for individuals feeling disconnected from others. Services focus on identifying underlying causes of isolation, enhancing interpersonal skills, and fostering a sense of belonging. Through personalized sessions, I aim to empower clients to overcome barriers to social engagement, build meaningful relationships, and improve their overall social well-being.
17 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
Social Isolation
Viktoria Walda Byczkiewicz, Ph.D.
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
Especially since the pandemic of 2020, many of us have experienced the profound feelings of disconnection and surreality of social isolation. Others among us are more comfortable at a social distance, at least most of the time. Distancing and isolation may help you to manage anxiety about potential encounters that you wish to avoid, or about which you do not feel confident. You may not have the means to get out and about. For whatever reason you may be isolated, there is still that yearning for connection. Through the relationship that can be developed with a skilled psychotherapist,
10 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
Social Isolation
Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We come along side you to support your growth in relational intelligence, which increases your own sense of control in social environments, thereby leading to a reduction in anxiety.
8 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
Social Isolation
Michael Myette Therapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I specialize in social isolation treatment
19 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
Social Isolation
MindOverHealing Therapies
Hypnotherapist, CHt
Hypnotherapy can help individuals experiencing social isolation by addressing underlying feelings of loneliness, fear, or low self-esteem that may contribute to withdrawal from others. Through guided relaxation and positive suggestion, hypnotherapists support clients in building confidence, reducing self-doubt, and enhancing motivation to connect with others. This process can help reframe negative beliefs about social interaction, foster a greater sense of belonging, and encourage more active participation in community and social activities. As part of an integrated approach, hypnotherapy offers a gentle and supportive pathway for those seeking to overcome isolation and build meaningful connections.
3 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
Social Isolation
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Support for experiences of loneliness, disconnection, belonging, and the challenges of finding relationships, communities, and environments where you can show up authentically. This work is particularly relevant for neurodivergent, disabled, chronically ill, highly sensitive, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, multicultural, and otherwise marginalized individuals who may have spent years masking, adapting, code-switching, self-monitoring, or feeling unseen, misunderstood, or out of place.
Social isolation is not always about being physically alone. It can also arise from feeling disconnected while surrounded by others, feeling unable to fully express who you are, struggling to find people who share your experiences, or carrying the exhaustion of constantly adapting yourself in order to belong. For many people, experiences of rejection, bullying, exclusion, trauma, discrimination, chronic illness, disability, neurodivergence, or identity-based marginalization can shape not only relationships, but also the nervous system, self-concept, and expectations of connection itself.
This work explores how experiences of belonging, exclusion, attachment, culture, family systems, identity, trauma, and community have influenced the ways you relate to yourself and others. Particular attention is given to the ways masking, people-pleasing, hypervigilance, self-silencing, rejection sensitivity, and other adaptive strategies may have developed in response to environments where authenticity did not always feel safe or welcomed.
My approach integrates mindfulness, somatic therapy, EMDR, parts work, expressive arts, neuropsychotherapy, attachment-focused approaches, and liberation-oriented healing. Rather than focusing on becoming someone different in order to fit in, therapy supports reconnecting with your own voice, values, needs, interests, and authentic ways of relating. Through greater self-understanding, nervous system awareness, and self-trust, space is created for more meaningful connection with yourself, others, and communities where your full humanity can be seen, supported, and understood.
The goal is not simply to reduce loneliness, but to cultivate a deeper sense of belonging—to yourself, to your relationships, to your communities, and to the parts of who you are that may have been hidden, minimized, or left behind in the pursuit of acceptance.
10 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
Social Isolation
Aimen Bukhari
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 144748, LPCC 18977
I work with individuals experiencing loneliness, withdrawal, or social isolation. Therapy supports reconnection, emotional safety, and insight into patterns that have made closeness feel difficult or unsafe.
7 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
Social Isolation therapists in Gardena, CA Statistics
Social Isolation therapists in Gardena, CA average 15 years of experience and charge around $225 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (66%), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (44%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (42%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$225
Accept insurance
29%
Offer sliding scale
40%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 37% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 66% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 44% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 42% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 40% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 40% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 39% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 37% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 68% | Senior |
| 68% | Young Adult |
| 40% | Teen |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 69% | Women |
| 52% | Men |
| 50% | LGBTQ+ |
| 47% | Asian |
| 40% | Hispanic / Latino |