Verified Specialists

Los Angeles Verified Therapists

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Verified specialists across Los Angeles.

Tandem Alliance lists 14 verified specialty therapists practicing in the Los Angeles area — the largest city roster in our California directory. Every one has passed three-step vetting: active California licensure (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD, or PhD), verified training in their stated specialty, and a clean disciplinary record with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology.

The LA roster covers a wide clinical range: EMDR and trauma treatment, anxiety and OCD care, relationship and couples work, and a strong bench of LGBTQIA+-affirming and culturally responsive clinicians, including Spanish-speaking therapists. Offices span the metro, and every therapist also offers telehealth to clients anywhere in California.

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Browse Our California Specialty Therapists

Our certified California therapists specialize in EMDR, trauma, OCD, couples counseling, perinatal mental health, eating disorders, addiction, and more — serving Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and statewide via telehealth. Let us connect you with whoever feels right.

Dr. Alana Jacobs, PsyD, CP
AJ
Tandem Verified
Relationships & Identity
Dr. Alana Jacobs, PsyD, CP
LGBTQIA+ Creatives Relationships Anxiety
AEDP EFT Gestalt
Ethical Non-Monogamy Identity Couples

With training in AEDP, EFT, and Gestalt, Dr. Jacobs helps clients — especially creatives — work through relationship and identity struggles.

With extensive training in AEDP, EFT, Gestalt, and Modern Analytic group therapy, Dr. Jacobs specializes in helping those who face relationship issues, identity struggles, anxiety, and depression. She also carries a passion for working with creatives and the unique struggles they face.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Dr. Filippo M. Forni, Ph.D., CST, LMFT
FF
Tandem Verified
Sex Therapy & Couples
Dr. Filippo M. Forni, Ph.D., CST, LMFT
Sex Therapy Men's Mental Health Kink-Friendly Non-Monogamy & LGBTQIA+
Psychodynamic
Sexuality Identity Anxiety

An AASECT-certified sex therapist, Dr. Forni helps individuals and couples strengthen intimacy, communication, and connection in a sex-positive, kink-friendly space.

Dr. Forni is an AASECT-certified sex therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in helping individuals and couples navigate challenges related to intimacy, sexuality, and relationships. He focuses on strengthening emotional and sexual connection, improving communication, and developing healthier relationship dynamics. His practice is sex-positive, trauma-informed, and kink-friendly.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Los Angeles & Miami Private Pay Accepting new clients Virtual Available
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Justin Dove, EdS, LEP
JD
Tandem Verified
Neurodivergence, BIPOC
Justin Dove, EdS, LEP
Evaluations / Assessment Neurodivergence Gifted & Twice Exceptional Advocacy BIPOC
Psychoeducational Evaluations
Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia Disability Caregiver Support

Justin specializes in gifted and twice-exceptional kids, with deep expertise supporting neurodivergent Black and African-American students and families.

With over 15 years of experience supporting K–12 students and their families, Justin specializes in gifted and twice-exceptional children, with a particular focus on neurodivergent and Black/African-American families. His practice offers comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations — including IEEs and gifted testing — plus educational advocacy, parent coaching, and counseling. He draws on CBT alongside neurodiversity-affirming, culturally responsive, and strengths-based approaches, working collaboratively with each family.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided. Sliding scale available.

Valencia, CA Private Pay Accepting new clients In Person & Virtual
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Brigitte Tabaroki, LMFT
BT
Tandem Verified
Children & Teens
Brigitte Tabaroki, LMFT
Parenting Behavioral Concerns Family
CBT Trauma-Informed
School Coping Skills Life Transitions

Brigitte believes it takes a village, so she brings parents, caregivers, and teachers into the process of helping a child build a strong sense of self.

Collaboration is at the center of Brigitte's work, and she understands it takes a village to raise a confident, thriving child. Parents, caregivers, teachers, and other key figures in a child’s life are active partners in the therapeutic process, and together, Brigette will help to empower your child to develop a strong sense of self and equip you with tools to nurture their unique needs.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Jeanette Yoffe, M.A., MFT
JY
Tandem Verified
Adoption & Foster Care
Jeanette Yoffe, M.A., MFT
Adoptions & Foster Care Trauma Attachment
EMDR
Grief & Loss Generational Trauma Life Transitions

With 20+ years in adoption and foster care work, Jeanette helps families navigate attachment, identity, and the complex trauma that can come with early loss.

Jeanette has been an adoption and foster care therapist in Los Angeles for over 20 years. She specializes in children, adolescents, and families impacted by adoption, foster care, and early relational trauma including attachment disruptions, grief and loss, identity development, and complex trauma. She is also the founder of Celia Center, a non-profit supporting all members of the adoption constellation.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Cibele Sousa, M.A., MFT
CS
Tandem Verified
Body Psychotherapy
Cibele Sousa, M.A., MFT
Stress Trauma Mind-Body
CBT Mindfulness
Portuguese Family BIPOC

Cibele helps clients reconnect body and mind, drawing on trauma release and resilience-building techniques for chronic illness and family conflict.

Cibele helps clients connect their body and inner strengths with their mind and rational strengths to achieve change and personal growth. She has done work in family preservation, conflict couples, and chronic illness using various techniques such as Trauma Release Exercise NeuroAffective, SMART Recovery, Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model, and Resilience Toolkit.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Kaitlin Kindman, LCSW
KK
Tandem Verified
Relationships & Authentic Connection
Kaitlin Kindman, LCSW
Relationships Highly-Sensitive / Neurodivergent Chronic Illness & Disability LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Sensorimotor PACT
Caregiver Support Stress Creatives

Living with chronic illness herself, Kaitlin helps clients — including fellow therapists — move from overwhelmed and inauthentic toward genuinely connected.

As an LCSW, Kaitlin has 14 years of experience specializes in helping individuals, couples, and fellow therapists move from feeling overwhelmed or inauthentic to deeply connected and fulfilled. As a long-time disabled person with chronic illness, Kaitlin is also passionate about helping support others on their chronic illness journey and navigating medical trauma.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Highland Park, Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Paul Kindman, LMFT
PK
Tandem Verified
Couples & Modern Masculinity
Paul Kindman, LMFT
Couples Therapy Men's Mental Health Multicultural Relationships LGBTQIA+ Affirming
PACT Level Two
Masculinity Identity Interracial Couples

Paul helps couples deepen intimacy across cultural differences, with particular passion for guiding men beyond restrictive ideas of masculinity.

Paul specializes in helping couples deepen intimacy and navigate multicultural dynamics. He is especially passionate about supporting men who want to move beyond restrictive masculinity narratives toward more authentic connection. His approach centers affirmation and curiosity—creating space for you to explore identity, heal from marginalization, and experience the freedom of being fully seen and accepted.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Highland Park, Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Dani Marrufo, LMFT
DM
Tandem Verified
Queer & BIPOC Affirming Care
Dani Marrufo, LMFT
LGBTQIA+ Latinx & BIPOC Cultural Identity
Trauma-Informed
Racial Trauma Chronic Illness Caregiver Support

A queer Latinx therapist, Dani supports LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC clients through grief, diagnosis, and reclaiming cultural identity.

Dani is a queer, Latinx therapist specializing in LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC mental health, grief, and life transitions. With a background in community mental health and cancer support settings, she supports clients through a variety of experiences such as loss, diagnosis, caregiver challenges, and the reclaiming of cultural identity.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Highland Park, Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Anna Kim, LCSW
AK
Tandem Verified
Couples, Grief & Loss
Anna Kim, LCSW
Life Transitions Couples Grief & Loss LGBTQ+ Affirming
PACT
Chronic Illness Caregiver Support Identity

A PACT Level 2 couples therapist, Anna works from an anti-oppressive lens to help clients through grief, loss, and life transitions with warmth and directness.

Anna is an LCSW and PACT Level 2 couples therapist with 9 years of experience. She specializes in grief, loss, and life transitions, and works with individuals and couples from an anti-oppressive, anti-racist stance. Known for warmth and directness, she creates space for clients to be fully and authentically themselves.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Highland Park, Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Robyn Harrod, LCSW
RH
Tandem Verified
Infertility & Reproductive Counseling
Robyn Harrod, LCSW
Infertility Family Planning Adoption & Surrogacy LGBTQ+ Affirming
Trauma-Informed
Grief & Loss Women's Health Couples

With nearly 30 years of experience, Robyn helps individuals and couples navigate the grief and uncertainty of infertility and alternative paths to parenthood.

Robyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly 30 years of clinical experience, specializing in infertility and reproductive counseling. She works with individuals and couples navigating the emotional weight of infertility — the grief, the uncertainty, and the complex decisions involved in exploring alternative family building paths such as adoption, surrogacy, and assisted reproduction.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

Larchmont, Los Angeles Private Pay Accepting new clients In-Person & Virtual
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Christy Merriner, LMFT
CM
Tandem Verified
Creatives & Entertainment Industry
Christy Merriner, LMFT
Creatives Entertainment Industry Anxiety
EMDR CBT DBT
Career Counseling Identity

A former artist manager herself, Christy brings industry insight to helping creatives and entrepreneurs navigate self-employment and mental health.

Christy is an LMFT specializing in helping creatives, artists, and entrepreneurs navigate several areas of concern. As a former artist and producer manager, she brings direct industry insight to clients navigating self-employment and the entertainment world. Her approach is empathic, reality-based, and solution-focused — drawing on EMDR, I-CBT, and DBT.

In-network: Aetna · Blue Shield · Cigna · United Health Care · Optum · Medicare

Los Angeles Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Medicare Accepting new clients Hybrid
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Sydney Hafer, AMFT (Associate)
SH
Tandem Verified
Eating Disorders, LGBTQ+, Trauma
Sydney Hafer, AMFT (Associate)
AnxietyBody ImageIdentity
ACTCPTDBTEFT

A queer therapist herself, Sydney helps teens and adults build self-compassion and resilience through eating disorder and complex trauma recovery.

Sydney Hafer is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) at NDH Therapy, working from a relational, trauma-informed, whole-person perspective. She specializes in eating disorders, complex trauma and C-PTSD, and identity exploration, with a particular passion for supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. Integrating DBT, ACT, EFT, CPT, and parts work — and certified in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy — she helps teens and adults build self-compassion, strengthen resilience, and create lasting change. As a queer therapist, she offers affirming, celebratory care, and her experience across outpatient, PHP, IOP, and residential levels of care equips her to support complex presentations in close collaboration with treatment teams.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided.

California Accepting new clients Virtual & In-Person
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Carrie Smolen, LMFT
CS
Tandem Verified
Anxiety, Body Image, Perfectionism
Carrie Smolen, LMFT
Eating DisordersEntertainment IndustryIdentity
GestaltHolisticHumanisticPostmodern
LGBTQ+

Carrie helps perfectionists and clients navigating body image and disordered eating figure out what actually matters to them.

Carrie Smolen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with perfectionists and with people navigating anxiety, body image, and disordered eating. From a relational Gestalt, holistic lens, she views clients within their full context and helps them figure out what actually matters to them. She sees clients in person in Echo Park and Pasadena and by telehealth across California.

Private pay. Superbill may be provided. Limited sliding scale.

California Accepting new clients Virtual & In-Person
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Specialty Resources

Anxiety
How to Find an Anxiety Specialist
Trauma & PTSD
EMDR vs. CPT: How to Choose the Right Trauma Therapy
OCD
5 Signs a Therapist Is Truly Specialized in OCD
Couples Therapy
How to Choose a Couples Therapist
Addiction & Recovery
Finding a Specialist for Addiction & Recovery
Finding the Right Fit
How to Find a Therapist Who Actually Specializes in Your Needs

Common questions about therapy in Los Angeles

How do I choose between so many therapists in Los Angeles?

Start with the specialty filter — choosing based on verified specialty training is the most reliable way to find a good fit. Then narrow by insurance, language, or session format. Each profile explains the therapist's training and approach in their own words.

Are these LA therapists verified?

Yes. Every listing is Tandem Verified: we independently confirm active California licensure, documented specialty credentials, and check board records for disciplinary actions before a profile is published.

Do LA therapists on Tandem offer telehealth?

All of them offer secure video sessions to clients anywhere in California, and many also hold in-person hours at offices around the metro.

Do these therapists accept insurance?

It varies. Some are in-network with major plans; others are private pay and can provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement. Each profile lists payment details, and the insurance filter shows only therapists who take your plan.

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