Sexual Abuse therapists in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Browse Sexual Abuse therapists in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Sexual Abuse
Emma Esper
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
I have experience in working with both covert and overt sexual abuse, stemming from childhood and/or adult experiences. There continues to be a lot of shame and stigma in coming forward and sharing these stories of abuse. I am there to help guide you to sharing your story, processing shame, and increasing feelings of hope. You are not what happened to you, you are what you choose to become.
7 Years Experience
In-Person Near Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Sexual Abuse
PBA Psychology Group, Inc.
Psychologist, Clinical and Forensic Psychology
Sexual abuse can have an impact on almost every aspect of a person's functioning. It is sometimes hard to start the work to heal from sexual abuse, but our work together will assist you in discovering a life beyond the sexual abuse
30 Years Experience
In-Person Near Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Sexual Abuse
Integrative Psychotherapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist
We work with clients who express issues or concerns with Sexual Abuse.
10 Years Experience
In-Person Near Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Sexual Abuse
Dr. Sharareh Namjoo
Marriage and Family Therapist, Doctor of Psychology
The effects of sexual abuse can continue long after the experience, affecting safety, trust, relationships, body image, intimacy, and self-worth. Survivors may carry fear, shame, guilt, anger, or disconnection—but the abuse was never your fault.
I provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy that honors your boundaries, choices, and pace. You will never be pressured to share details or process memories before you feel ready. Together, we build safety and emotional stability, reduce shame and self-blame, and gently address the impact of trauma. Healing is about reclaiming your voice, your body, and your right to live with dignity, connection, and freedom.
26 Years Experience
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Allen Shamon
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Survivors of sexual abuse may struggle with intrusive memories, flashbacks, and nightmares related to their trauma. I provide support and guidance to survivors in processing traumatic memories, understanding the impact of the abuse on their lives, and developing coping strategies for managing distressing symptoms. Through trauma-focused interventions, I help survivors integrate their traumatic experiences into their life narrative in a way that promotes healing and empowerment.
6 Years Experience
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We take you through the biochemistry of sex and we help you understand sexuality and relationships on the biochemical level. This helps us to frame whatever problems your dealing with around your sex abuse experience constructively so that you can get the help you need and experience the healing you desire.
8 Years Experience
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Lisa Paer
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, EMDR Certified
I offer specialized therapy for survivors of sexual abuse, whether it happened in childhood or adulthood. Sexual abuse can have lasting effects on your mental health, self-esteem, relationships, and sexuality. It can cause you to feel shame, guilt, anger, fear, or numbness. You may also struggle with flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, or PTSD. I can help you heal from the trauma of sexual abuse and reclaim your life. My approach is based on a technique called EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is a proven method that can help you process your traumatic memories and reduce their negative impact on your present and future. It can help you feel more empowered, resilient, and hopeful. I’m a compassionate and respectful therapist who will create a safe and supportive space for you to work through your trauma, rebuild your trust, and enhance your well-being.
11 Years Experience
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Laura Anderson LPCC, Eff Shame Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
Sexual abuse reaches into the most private parts of who we are — our bodies, our sense of safety, our relationship with intimacy, our ability to trust ourselves and others. The shame that so often follows belongs to the person who caused the harm, not to you. And yet it lands where it lands, and it stays until something helps it move.
I work with survivors of sexual abuse from a deeply trauma-informed, shame-free perspective using EMDR, Flash Technique, and ketamine-assisted EMDR for those ready to work at that level. This is slow, careful, boundaried work done entirely at your pace — with the goal of returning you to a relationship with your own body and life that feels like yours again.
You deserved protection. You deserve healing now.
12 Years Experience
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Sara Fraser
Psychologist, PhD
Because I have a speciality in trauma processing therapies, folks with past abuse can often find real relief in working through the implications of trauma-not just the memories of these experiences but how the body does indeed "keep the score". Trauma work needs to include both strong relational rapport, education about how trauma impacts on all levels of functioning and processing therapies such as EMDR or Deep Brain Reorienting to assist with deep healing.
26 Years Experience
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Trauma-informed support for survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault, coercion, exploitation, boundary violations, unwanted sexual experiences, and other forms of sexual trauma. These experiences can shape far more than memories alone. They may impact the nervous system, sense of safety, identity, relationships, trust, boundaries, sexuality, spirituality, self-worth, and one's relationship with the body.
Sexual trauma is often carried not only in thoughts and emotions, but also in the body itself. It may show up through hypervigilance, dissociation, numbness, chronic tension, difficulty trusting, difficulty identifying needs, feeling disconnected from bodily sensations, challenges with intimacy, shame, self-blame, or a persistent sense of unsafety. Many of these responses reflect the intelligence of a nervous system that adapted in order to survive overwhelming, violating, or unsafe experiences.
My approach is grounded in the belief that healing cannot be rushed, forced, or imposed. Particular care is given to choice, consent, autonomy, pacing, and creating a safe-enough therapeutic space where your experiences, boundaries, and needs are respected. This work honors the reality that healing often unfolds in nonlinear ways and that every survivor's journey is unique.
Using EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness, polyvagal-informed practices, parts work, expressive arts, neuropsychotherapy, attachment-focused approaches, and liberation-oriented healing, therapy supports processing traumatic experiences while gently reconnecting with the body, nervous system, emotions, and inner wisdom. Attention is given not only to what happened, but also to the protective strategies, adaptations, and survival responses that emerged in response to trauma.
The goal is not simply to reduce symptoms or move beyond the past. It is often about reclaiming connection with yourself, your body, your voice, your needs, your boundaries, your choices, and your capacity for trust, pleasure, intimacy, and self-determination. Healing is approached with deep respect for your resilience, your pain, your pace, and your right to define what recovery means for you.
10 Years Experience
Online in Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse therapists in Palos Verdes Estates, CA Statistics
Sexual Abuse therapists in Palos Verdes Estates, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $216 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (59%), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (48%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (44%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$216
Accept insurance
38%
Offer sliding scale
44%
Gender ID
| 58% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 68% |
In Person and Online |
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| 32% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 59% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 48% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 44% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 41% | Somatic Therapy |
| 38% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 36% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 35% | Relational Psychotherapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 68% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 56% | Teen |
| 32% | Children |
Client Focus
| 71% | Women |
| 55% | LGBTQ+ |
| 45% | Men |
| 41% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 35% | Asian |