Emotional Abuse therapists in Silver Lake, CA
Browse Emotional Abuse therapists in Silver Lake, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Stephanie Sandoval - COLLECTIVE SPACE THERAPY
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Emotional abuse is hard to recognize. Do you feel small and powerless in a relationship? Do you need a safe space to talk about your current situation? With extensive training and experience working in a Los Angeles-based group practice and a comprehensive residential addiction treatment center, my specializations include expertise in Emotional Abuse Therapy. I offer a 15 min free consultation, feel free to reach out to see if we're a good fit!
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Silver Lake, CA
Online in Silver Lake, CA
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 on the emotional abuse you've experienced and teach you knew skills to help get over the pain and trauma and instill new self confidence and self esteem.
17 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Dr. Jen Bachtold
Psychologist, Ph.D., Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor-II (CADC-II), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Specialist in Anger Management
By providing compassionate and confidential support, I aim to help you reclaim your life from the effects of emotional abuse. Whether you are currently experiencing abuse or working on recovery, I am here to support you every step of the way with understanding, respect, and professional care.
11 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Erin Powers
Counselor/Therapist, APCC 9590
I have experience working with clients who have dealt with emotional abuse. I utilize various modalities to support you in overcoming the negative effects/trauma of such experiences.
6 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Amber McKinney-Morgan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW
Emotional abuse can be subtle yet deeply impactful, often leaving you questioning yourself or your reality. I help clients make sense of their experiences, rebuild trust in themselves, and heal from the effects of manipulation, control, or invalidation. Therapy focuses on restoring your voice, strengthening boundaries, and creating a sense of internal safety.
8 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
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 Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Corrie Blissit
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT#150479
Victims of emotional abuse may feel like they have completely lost themselves. When we experience psychological abuse, there are severe ramifications that impact our ability to function holistically in our lives. To make matters worse, emotional abuse is often invisible to others. Our partner may behave differently in front our friends and family, but behind closed doors they are bullies and tyrants. This leads to feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and shame. As the confusion and disorientation of this experience sets in, victims start to distrust their own healthy instincts and may even blame themselves for their partners abusive behaviors. The cycle of psychological beatings is a soul killing process. Whether you experienced emotional abuse as a child or are currently living with this traumatic experience, there is hope, joy, and empowerment to be found beyond the pain and suffering. Call or email me today to schedule a free 20-minute consultation.
5 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Eve Angela Fritsch
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A.
Emotional abuse often happens so gradually that you do not even realize what is happening until you have lost confidence in yourself. You may find yourself second-guessing your thoughts, walking on eggshells, or wondering if you are the problem. Therapy can help you understand what you have experienced, rebuild your sense of self, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
9 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Sara Fraser
Psychologist, PhD
Under the guise of trauma focused therapy, the more subtle and therefore sometimes most confusing aspects of emotional abuse can become critical to unwind and understand both in the context of past childhood experiences with immature caregivers, how these experiences can inform the choice of romantic partners later in life and how to move past these patterns and expectations to allow for growth and freedom from relationships that detract rather than add.
26 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Healing support for survivors of emotionally abusive, manipulative, coercive, controlling, narcissistic, psychologically harmful, or chronically invalidating relationships. These experiences often leave impacts that extend far beyond the relationship itself, shaping self-trust, identity, nervous system functioning, boundaries, self-worth, and one's relationship with reality.
Emotional abuse can gradually erode confidence in your own thoughts, feelings, perceptions, memories, instincts, and lived experiences. It may show up as chronic self-doubt, people-pleasing, hypervigilance, walking on eggshells, perfectionism, difficulty trusting yourself, over-explaining, self-silencing, emotional overwhelm, dissociation, chronic guilt, difficulty identifying your needs, or feeling disconnected from your own voice and inner knowing. Many of these responses reflect the intelligence of a nervous system that learned to adapt to unpredictability, criticism, manipulation, invalidation, coercion, or emotional unsafety.
This work explores not only what happened within the relationship, but also the ways those experiences may continue to live within the body, nervous system, beliefs, relationships, and sense of self. Attention is given to the influence of attachment experiences, family systems, culture, gender, spirituality, trauma, internalized narratives, and the survival strategies that may have helped you navigate difficult relational environments. Particular care is given to understanding how emotional abuse intersects with neurodivergence, disability, chronic illness, race, culture, sexuality, and other identities that may have shaped vulnerability, coping, and meaning-making.
My approach integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness, polyvagal-informed practices, attachment-focused therapy, parts work and Internal Family Systems (IFS), neuropsychotherapy, expressive arts, narrative therapy, and liberation-oriented healing. Therapy may include exploring patterns of protection, reconnecting with bodily wisdom and intuition, strengthening boundaries, processing traumatic experiences, understanding attachment wounds, reclaiming agency, and developing a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Healing is not approached as becoming less sensitive, more agreeable, or simply "moving on." It is often about reclaiming trust in your own experiences, reconnecting with your body's signals, honoring your needs and emotions, unlearning harmful messages you may have internalized, and creating enough safety for your voice, boundaries, values, and authentic self to take up space again. The goal is not simply to recover from what happened, but to cultivate relationships with yourself and others that are grounded in mutual respect, authenticity, consent, reciprocity, and care.
10 Years Experience
Online in Silver Lake, CA (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse therapists in Silver Lake, CA Statistics
Emotional Abuse therapists in Silver Lake, CA average 15 years of experience and charge around $210 per session. 98% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (47%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (43%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$210
Accept insurance
37%
Offer sliding scale
48%
Gender ID
| 66% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 41% |
Online Only |
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| 2% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 47% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 43% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 38% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 37% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 36% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 70% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Senior |
| 54% | Teen |
| 31% | Children |
Client Focus
| 71% | Women |
| 51% | LGBTQ+ |
| 48% | Men |
| 38% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 34% | Military / Veterans |