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Finding a therapist is an important step toward healing, self-discovery, and personal growth. But knowing how to choose the right therapist can feel overwhelming. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, or simply want to understand yourself more deeply, our team in Santa Monica offers compassionate, tailored support designed to meet you where you are.
We believe that therapy is not one-size-fits-all. The therapeutic relationship plays a major role in your progress and success, and we’re here to help guide you through that process with intention and care.
The therapeutic relationship is one of the most significant predictors of success in therapy. When you feel emotionally safe, seen, and understood, you’re more likely to:
At our Santa Monica location, we take a personalized approach to help you find a therapist who matches your goals, preferences, and communication style.
We’re so confident in our extraordinary therapists that we guarantee you’ll love your match – or your money back.
At My LA Therapy, our highly-vetted Anxiety experts are selected not only for their clinical acumen but for who they are.
There’s no “right” or “wrong” reason to begin therapy. Some clients come in crisis; others come out of curiosity or a desire for growth. Common areas of focus include:
Our therapists offer a nonjudgmental space where you can explore these issues safely and at your own pace.
The first session is a chance for you and your therapist to get to know each other. You’ll discuss what brought you in, what you hope to get out of therapy, and begin exploring your story in a supportive environment.
During your initial session, you can expect:
It’s also okay if you don’t know exactly what you need yet. Part of the process is discovering it together.
Every person is unique, and so is their path toward healing. Our Santa Monica therapists are trained in a variety of evidence-based approaches, including:
We’ll work together to find the style that best supports your healing and goals.
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I am blown away! I don’t write testimonials, unless I have been extremely moved by something. I was blessed to work with Brooke on a single session, and before this I was in therapy on and off with multiple therapists for the last 20 years of my life. Brooke was able to do more in one session than many years of work with my previous therapist. She has the true gift of great insight and compassion while also getting straight to the heart of your blind spots and unconscious issues in a way that has truly changed my life.
Skyler J.
There are people who are good at their work there are people like Brooke: who are born to do it. I cannot recommend Brooke more highly. I can only imagine where I would be today if I had started working with her years ago. From the beginning of our session, she knew exactly what tools and questions that would work for my particular psychology and my personal experience. No other therapist has been able to do that or anything close.
What I also really appreciate from our session is Brooke's ability to go directly to the source of the issue while also keeping a very gentle and kind energy with me. I felt very seen, understood, and supported. Everything and more that I could have ever asked for from a therapist. I have a severe trauma history and complex issues she was able to immediately identify and help. If she could help me, I know she can help you too.
Taylor E.
You did more in 45 minutes than my last therapist did in a year.
Jamie
With your help, I've finally started to understand that while my vivid imagination often wants to create terrifying monsters under the bed, in a lot of cases those monsters are nothing more than a heap of decidedly less-terrifying laundry I've avoided for too long that just needs to be aired out and put away. Which is definitely a lot easier than monster slaying. Thank you for shedding light in the dark places I was too afraid to face alone.
Morgan B.
I am extremely fortunate to work with Sydney, who is helping me create real internal change. The talent to listen well is Hall of Fame stuff, and she has that. She then follows with questions, strategies that are organic to the moment. I have come to believe that deep, radical, if occasionally deeply painful change ... and, then, healing can happen. I'm just at the lip of that last part - but would not have gotten there, AT ALL, without Sydney
Ric K.
The best therapist ever! Life-changing 🙂
Catherine H.
Right now, the work is changing my life, sometimes in inches, sometimes in miles.
Ric K.
