Dr. Rodriguez earned both her Masters in Counseling and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL. She has worked in a variety of different clinical settings including inpatient, residential, community mental health, and private practice. She has also worked with a diverse group of clients with regard to ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and age. Although she now works mainly with adults, she also has extensive experience working in early childhood education. Her special interests include group therapy, identity issues, and working with survivors of trauma. ​ In addition to her clinical work she has worked as an adjunct professor at both the Chicago School of Professional Psychology - LA Campus and University of the West in Rosemead, CA. She has taught courses in Group Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy and Diversity, as well as Professional Development. She is a former board member of the Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles and a member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She now trains pre-licensed clinicians in her private practice to provide integrative, trauma-informed care. ​ Dr. Rodriguez's statement on her clinical work: "As a psychologist, I see mental health as inherently linked to our earliest experiences with care giving. From my perspective, patterns developed within early relationships are adaptations to one’s original environment, but may become problematic later in life if inflexible. In my experience, this inflexibility often leads to psychological symptoms. Therefore, I believe that change occurs through the exploration of past relationships patterns within the context of a uniquely supportive relationship that can serve as a new model for relating to self and others, and a new way of understanding your symptoms.  Because we become who we are through relationships, discussing interactions and making meaning of how others perceive us is an important focus of therapy. This involves reconstructing personal experience in a way that helps individuals move towards accepting all parts of themselves, both “good” and “bad.” ​ Although thoughtful exploration of past experiences can be an important and powerful aspect of therapy, I also encourage my clients to consider ways in which they would like to develop in the future, including but not limited to, feeling more able to handle life’s challenges. In particular, the knowledge and skills I have learned from the DBT approach are aimed at strengthening an internal foundation from which to help this part of you evolve. Ideally, this combination of future and past focus helps pave the way for a more authentic version of your self to emerge."

Dr. Sadie Mohler received her B.A. from Occidental College in Critical Theory and Social Justice and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University, which specializes in a human science, philosophical, and depth-oriented approach to understanding suffering and healing. Dr. Mohler completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral residency at the West Los Angeles VA where she worked in the Integrative Health and Healing Clinic and received training in mindfulness-based interventions and integrative health. Additionally, she has trained within community-based clinics, hospital settings, and university counseling centers. Dr. Mohler’s statement on her clinical work: “Everyone has the innate capacity to adapt, heal, and grow. As a psychologist, my aim is not to ‘fix,’ but rather to help cultivate the conditions for you to connect to this intrinsic capacity. Often, we are disconnected from this reality because of our experiences in our environment — from childhood, past relationships, socio-political systems, cultural expectations, etc. In my experience, the therapeutic relationship can be a powerful tool to increase insight about how our previous experiences shape the way we move through the world. In addition to seeing therapy as a space to increase insight, it is also a space to strengthen our capacity to turn toward our struggles with curiosity and compassion. I believe that as we recognize, understand, and tend to our difficulties and wounds, healing and transformation can occur. In addition to working with what is challenging, I also believe therapy is a space to explore what brings you joy, delight, and meaning. Both are equally important ingredients for living a full life.” As a clinician, Dr. Mohler draws from her undergraduate and graduate training in the humanities and her clinical training in various evidence-based treatments. The foundation of Dr. Mohler’s approach is relationally psychodynamic and integrative — in addition to using the therapeutic relationship as a tool, she also weaves in other perspectives, such as mindfulness and self-compassion interventions, somatic interventions, parts work, and ACT to create a therapy that fits each person best. Additionally, Dr. Mohler is trained in short-term, exposure-based trauma treatment (Prolonged Exposure and Written Exposure Therapy). Dr. Mohler has worked with people of various racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, socio-economic, and religious identities and has a strong commitment to bringing cultural humility to her work. Within therapy, she believes it is critical to acknowledge the impact that systems of power and oppression have on the well-being of people and communities. Dr. Mohler specializes in working with adults and couples with concerns related to complex trauma, PTSD, chronic anxiety and/or depression, grief, life transitions, chronic health challenges, relationship stress, family of origin trauma or estrangement, and themes related to sexual and gender identity. Also Dr. Mohler is a climate-aware therapist and member of the Climate Psychology Alliance North America, an organization that focuses on the psychological impacts of the climate crisis.

Dr. Banayan received her PsyD at Loma Linda University with focused training on chronic stress and child psychology. Dr. Banayan went on to an APA accredited doctoral internship at Louisiana State University Health New Orleans with specialized training in infant and child mental health and trauma psychology. Dr. Banayan has a passion for working with individuals from infancy through adulthood with a keen interest to support individuals as they navigate ongoing stress, parenting difficulties, ADHD symptoms, and life transitions during emerging adulthood. Dr. Banayan’s in-depth training has prepared her to offer a spectrum of empirically supported interventions including but not limited to: · Child Parent Psychotherapy (0-5 yrs old) · Watch, Wait, Wonder (0-5 yrs old) · Behavior Parent Training · Managing and Adapting Practices · Mindfulness training · Community Resiliency Model · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Cognitive Behavior Therapy · Psychodynamic Therapy · Prolonged Exposure · Emotion Focused Therapy (a gold standard for couples)   Dr. Banayan’s statement on her clinical work: “As a psychologist, I see therapy as an extremely personalized journey; a client-centered experience. I have passion for integrating neurobiological understanding into therapy in a concrete and accessible way for my clients to feel empowered in their own understanding of their actions and somatic responses. I strive to make therapy a safe place for emotional exploration, especially when you may not have felt that in your childhood or family of origin. I work with each client to build a personalized roadmap to achieve your therapeutic goals and dreams, making my work particularly welcoming to therapy first-timers. I hope to support each individual I work with to feel authentically connected to their own strengths and inner joy.”

Abby earned her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles, CA. She has worked with a wide variety of clients including adults and children from diverse backgrounds. Abby has previously worked primarily in community mental health and is now establishing her private practice focused on long-term individual and couples treatment. She also is passionate about working with tweens and teens.  ​ Abby works from an integrative, trauma and attachment-informed perspective. Her areas of specialty include grief and trauma, as well as parenting. She also has training in emotion-focused couples therapy (EFT) and is currently training in DBT and somatic approaches (SE) in her supervision with Dr. Rodriguez. Abby formerly worked in the film industry as a producer and brings her strong interpersonal skills and creative-problem solving abilities to her role as a psychotherapist.  ​ Abby’s statement on her clinical work: “I can’t imagine a more fulfilling way to use my curiosity, life experiences, and interpersonal skills than supporting them in changing, growing and finding in purpose in their lives. I recognize the importance of creating an open, trusting, loving relationship in the room in order to help people bring that to the relationships in their life. If we have learned anything from the Covid-19 pandemic it is that we all need and thrive in relationships. Therapy is an important tool for developing and nurturing positive relationships within the yourself and with others in your life. I provide a safe, warm, non-judgmental environment, where together we discover and heal the obstacles to you having a deeper, more meaningful life. I believe that it is not the challenges or traumas that form us but how we respond to them. Collaboratively we can build resiliency to navigate life’s challenges.” ​ You can contact Abby directly at (323) 828-2589 or agoldsteintherapy15@gmail.com to speak with her further about whether she'd be a good fit for your needs.

Our practice provides training experience to doctoral students that are on their advanced practicum. These students are with us for a year and turn over every year in late Summer/early Fall. Our practicum students are in regular supervision with the rest of our team and are individually supervised by both Drs. Rodriguez and Banayan. Our low-fee waitlist can be found on our FAQ page.