If you’re searching for therapy in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, you may be feeling stuck in patterns that look like overthinking, anxiety, perfectionism, or relationship distress that keeps repeating no matter what you try and you’re not sure why.

Many of the clients I work with across Los Angeles feel emotionally exhausted from trying to “get it right” in relationships, at work, or within themselves, while still feeling disconnected, anxious, or unsure how to change things at a deeper level.

I provide virtual therapy for clients in Sawtelle, Los Angeles and across California. I specialize in working with teens, young adults, and couples who want to understand their emotional patterns more deeply and create lasting changes in their life, not just during crisis moments.

Areas of Focus in Therapy

Anxiety, Overthinking, and Emotional Overload

Anxiety often shows up as constant mental scanning, rumination, or difficulty relaxing even when things are “fine.” Together, we work to understand what your anxiety is protecting you from and how it developed relationally over time.

Perfectionism and People-Pleasing

Many clients I see in Los Angeles struggle with high achievement, perfectionism, and difficulty saying no. These patterns often come from early relational dynamics where approval or safety felt conditional.

Therapy helps you begin to separate your self-worth from performance and external validation.

Relationship Issues and Attachment Patterns

Whether you are dating, partnered, or navigating difficult family dynamics, relationship distress often reflects deeper attachment patterns and how you learned to connect, protect yourself, and respond to emotional closeness.

We explore these patterns so you can build relationships that feel more secure and mutual.

My Therapeutic Approach

My work is grounded in a psychodynamic and attachment-focused lens, meaning we look at how your past relationships and early experiences shape your current emotional world and relational patterns.

I also integrate:

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS helps us understand the different “parts” of you, such as the anxious part, the critical part, or the part that people-pleases, and how they developed to protect you.

Attachment-Based Therapy

We explore how your attachment system impacts how you show up in closeness, conflict, and emotional safety in relationships.

Gottman Method (for Couples)

For couples, I use evidence-based Gottman principles to support communication, repair, and long-term relational stability.

Who I Work With in Sawtelle, Los Angeles & Across California

I specialize in working with:

• Older teens (14+) navigating anxiety, identity development, academic and social pressure, perfectionism, self-esteem struggles, family conflict, friendship or dating issues, and the overwhelm that can come from constantly feeling like they have to succeed, fit in, or have everything figured out.

• Adults struggling with high-functioning anxiety, perfectionism, chronic self-pressure, people-pleasing, overthinking, imposter syndrome, and work or academic burnout that often shows up as difficulty slowing down, constant self-criticism, emotional exhaustion, trouble setting boundaries, and feeling like their worth is tied to achievement or productivity.

• Couples caught in recurring conflict, emotional distance, communication breakdowns, attachment wounds, infidelity recovery, or ongoing trust ruptures that leave one or both partners feeling misunderstood, rejected, resentful, or emotionally unsafe.

Many of my clients appear successful and “have it together” on the surface. They are thriving professionally, academically, or in other areas of life, yet privately struggle with anxiety, self-esteem, emotional overwhelm, and recurring relationship patterns that leave them feeling disconnected, insecure, or unfulfilled.

Virtual Therapy in Sawtelle, Los Angeles & Across California

Although I am based in Los Angeles, I provide virtual therapy to clients throughout California, including LA, Santa Monica, West LA, Beverly Hills, Orange County, San Diego and surrounding areas.

Virtual therapy allows for consistency, flexibility, and access to support without commuting or geographic barriers.

What Therapy with Me Looks Like

Therapy is not about fixing you. It’s about understanding what your emotional system learned to do in order to protect you, and then gently creating new options for how you relate to yourself and others.

Sessions are collaborative, reflective, and depth-oriented. We move at a pace that respects your nervous system while also supporting meaningful change.

Get Started with Therapy in Sawtelle, Los Angeles

If you’re looking for therapy in Los Angeles or within the state of California for anxiety, relationship issues, or patterns of overthinking and people-pleasing, I offer a space to slow down and understand what’s really happening beneath the surface.

You can reach out to schedule a consultation or contact me here.