Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in West Hollywood, California CA
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Joel M. Liebowitz
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and have been practicing for 45 years. I work with my clients in an interactive way helping them to find real world solutions to their issues and problems.
40 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Joey Sarcoz
Therapist, MA, LMFT
4 C's: Communication, Conflict Resolution, Compromise, Commitment. Relationship Garden.
19 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Ingrid Solano
Psychologist, PhD
I have over a decade of expertise in conceptualizing and treating struggling interpersonal and intimate relationships. Through a honed lens of social constructionism, I focus on understanding and meeting the unique needs, meanings, and values of each relationship. Every relationship is unlike any other. This stance promotes authentic curiosity and explores how we make meaning together. Meaning and action are closely interwoven in our relationships, and each member of the relational context influences the culture and landscape of the interpersonal experiences within. In therapy, we collaborate in creating a new way of relating that allows the rediscovery of empathy for each other in these contexts, and resolves troubling patterns of communication and differences in expectations that negatively impact understanding, connection, and value...
I believe relationships and context matter. Research shows that relationship distress causes problems in mental health, work, children, and even your own physical health. Yet, healthy relationships protect you from stress and help you thrive.
I believe in using relationship therapy that works. I practice evidence-based therapy, which means I use therapeutic practices that have been studied and supported by empirical research studies.
I work with clients to improve their interpersonal functioning both within relational contexts (i.e., couples, families), as well as with individuals who would like to focus on their past, present, and future interpersonal interactions. Clients explore the relational impacts of experiences such as rejection sensitivity, feelings of codependency, attachment concerns, life transitions, divorce, trust, shame, self-esteem, assertiveness, and the impact of dating in the digital-age (i.e., feeling ignored, insecure, ghosting, text communications).
Unfortunately, most people don't have access to effective help for their relationships nor have they been taught what healthy relationships and communication look like. Because of this, I also prioritize increasing access to couple therapy by offering telehealth, evening and weekend scheduling, and lower-cost options that are tailored to Client needs and resources.
I strive to understand your goals, help you communicate and form these goals explicitly, and reach them effectively. I have worked with couples, families, parents, Veterans, adolescents, and individuals on strengthening their relationships and interpersonal skills. I have expertise in working with LGBTQIA+ relationships, sex therapy, and increasing physical and emotional intimacy between partners who seek nonjudgmental therapeutic space and openness to non-traditional relationships (i.e., polyamory, open relationships, play partners, swingers, friends with benefits (FWBs), BDSM etc.). I work with couples/relationships and individuals addressing pornography consumption, kink, and all manner of consensual play. (See additional relational competencies in the ‘diversity’ sections and relationship based ‘services.’) I often employ a mixture of Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy when working with intimate partners. I have an extensive background in Family Systems modalities as well, including Gottman Method, Structural Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Family Systems, and others.
There are several forms of relational therapy you can engage in:
Couple Therapy and Therapy with Romantic Partners
Family Therapy
Therapy for Friends or Coworkers
Relationship Therapy for Individuals (just you!)
Relationship Education
Relationship Coaching (for just you or you and your partner(s))
Premarital Coaching
11 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Michael Pezzullo
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We all seek connection. Finding new relationships can dramatically shift one’s sense of self, leading to greater self acceptance and self cohesion. One aspect of therapy is learning about your attachment style—how relationships in family of origin include the way you form relationships in adulthood.
7 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Lauren Blalock
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Couples counseling can be one of the greatest gifts you give your relationship. I can help you have the hard conversations, reconnect, strengthen an already meaningful bond and find clarity around issues that continually crop up. All relationships have their challenges and conflict is normal. Working through concerns with a therapist can help you finally find resolution.
8 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Omer Harari
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I've been trained for three years in using a relational approach to couples work. Relationships require patience, skill, and support. In couples counseling, I can help you and your partner relate to each other with empathy, navigate challenging communication issues, deepen intimacy, and ally together to navigate transitions such as marriage, parenthood, or consensual nonmonogamy.
7 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
David Strah
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I have worked with many couples to improve their relationship through a variety of modalities
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Lucy Cotter
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT
With many years of experience as a couples counselor, I am here to help couples align as a team towards new visions for their future.
19 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Karen Queller
Art Therapist, M.A Expressive Arts Therapy
Try a different approach to explore your relationship dynamics, enhance communication, and cultivate deeper connection and understanding using creativity and deep listening towards healing.
5 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Samer Fawaz
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., AMFT
As humans, we are wired for connection. Navigating a healthy, fulfilling long-term relationship is challenging and requires all parties to be willing to grow emotionally.
As someone who believes in and supports a diversity of relational styles including monogamous, ethically non-monogamous, polyamorous, etc. we can work together to help you craft the right communication skills for whatever type of relationship you are developing with your partner or partners. I believe the most essential piece for a thriving union is direct, honest, and kind communication between individuals. Recognizing that we live in a world with a vast range of gender identities and sexualities—including queer, gay and lesbian, bisexual, asexual, and straight—I am invested in helping you identify the specific issues you will need to address in order to achieve a more well-rounded partnership. Together we will determine and implement the tools necessary to cultivate an open and connected dialogue within your relationship. These skills will allow you to generatively deal with topics like sex, ethical non-monogamy, finances, children, and careers (to name a few).
4 Years Experience