Mi Ae Kim is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an AACAST certified couples and sex therapist. She cultivates a curious and nonjudgmental stance while developing an insight-oriented and relational approach. She aims to honor, validate, and welcome the uniqueness of each person’s diverse experiences into a space with warmth, empathy, and authenticity. She strives to help her clients discover themselves, gain insight into their relational patterns, and heal from their wounds to ultimately experience deeper intimacy, and connectedness while living their most authentic selves. She believes in providing her clients with the space in which their sufferings and struggles can be recognized, named, explored, and grieved. Mi Ae’s areas of interest and expertise are complex relational trauma, medical trauma, sexual issues, couples, relational conflict, grief, spirituality, and Asian American issues. 

As a licensed marriage and family therapist in California (LMFT #106910), I offer in-person and online psychotherapy sessions to both adults and couples through my Los Angeles practice. After graduating from UCLA, I received my master's degree from Pepperdine University in clinical psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy. I am an AACAST certified couples and sex therapist and an EMDR certified therapist. My goal is to help my clients achieve clarity, navigate life transitions, heal from the past, and develop fulfilling relationships. I look forward to working with you!

I am a first generation Iranian American Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist living and practicing in Los Angeles. I provide online sessions with individuals and couples who feel they must balance multiples identities and want to learn how to increase closeness. With a background in community mental health and trauma focused lens, I take an intersectional approach to therapy. Two factors matter most when considering services: your own desire to receive support and your relationship with the therapist. Finding a therapist who you feel “gets you” and you feel safe with is essential. Please don’t hesitate to reach out for a 15 min free consultation to see if I am that fit. I welcome and work with couples of all kinds, including all genders and sexes, all sexual and gender identities and all types of relationships including monogamy, polyamory, or however else you identify. 

Ron Crane, a Marriage and Family Therapist, received his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science degrees from Kansas State University. He has done extensive post-graduate work at the University of Missouri, the University of Southern California, and the University of California at Los Angeles. He received a Doctor of Laws Degree, LLD (honoris causa) from International College in 1980 for his contributions to the Mental Health profession. Ron has been in the practice of psychotherapy for over forty-five years with special interest in: Individual and Couples Therapy, Gay and Lesbian Therapy, Sexual Therapy, and Addiction Therapy. He has been involved with: Sexual Abuse Treatment Centers, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Youth Shelters and Family Services, the South Central Los Angeles Mental Rehabilitation Center, and various addiction treatment programs.

Dana Julian is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in Private Practice in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, Ca. She is an AACAST certified couples and sex therapist, Dana has successfully completed EMDRIA approved EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) basic training part I & II. In addition to EMDR and talk therapy, she is also trained in TRM (Trauma Resiliency Model). Dana Has completed her first year of Hakomi, Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy and will begin her second year training in the Fall of 2022. All of these modalities are used in her practice. Dana received her undergraduate degree from New York University, and her Masters degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy from Phillips Graduate Institute. While at SCCC (Southern California Counseling Center), she completed the extensive Couples Counseling/ Family Therapy Training Program. Dana helps clients successfully bridge the gap between sex and intimacy. She works extensively with couples and individuals to help them heal from a host of various sexual issues, along with depression, trauma, and anxiety issues. Her work combines psychodynamic psychotherapy, Gestalt, along with meditation and mindfulness.

Sharon Kane, MFT believes passionately in the power of the therapeutic relationship. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she knows that training, experience and expertise are essential for a therapist, but it is ultimately the personal chemistry between therapist and client that determines the success of any treatment. Sharon encourages clients to explore the past, and as emotional issues surface she utilizes somatic techniques to reduce the effects of anxiety, depression and trauma that wreak havoc on the nervous system. Sharon also works to increase cognitive awareness and build better positive communication skills to help with life outside the therapy office. Sharon works with individuals, couples and teens and has completed training in couples and sex therapy through AACAST. Sharon works extensively with Emerging Adults (ages 18-35) as they navigate relationships and self-awareness, and offers a reduced fee to make counseling available.

Tamara Kline, MFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AACAST Certified Couples and Sex Therapist, and adjunct supervisor for The Maple Counseling Center. Tamara completed her undergraduate degree from Mannes Conservatory of Music in New York City and her masters degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University in Los Angeles. She completed a fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and internships at Julian Ann Singer and The Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills. She has a private practice in Beverly Hills where she specializes in couples & sex therapy, parenting teenagers, LGBT issues, and anxiety & mood disorders. Her work integrates traditional psychodynamic psychotherapy with progressive psychotherapy including CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and current trends in neuroscience. With sensitivity, compassion and attuned exploration, Tamara helps relationships evolve! She creates a comfortable environment where couples can talk about whatever concerns they may have, and teaches skills to enhance understanding, connection, and intimacy.

Catherine Lockwood, a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, specializes in helping people recover efficiently and effectively from challenges such as relational, marital, family and sexual difficulties, anxiety, depression, grief, abuse, trauma and communication problems, and to live happier, more satisfying lives. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree from Ryokan College. She has extensive post-graduate advanced education and experience in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Couples and Sex Therapy, psychotherapy, trauma, and Dynamic Emotion-Focused Therapy (DEFT). Lockwood is a Guest Lecturer in the Couples & Sex Training Program, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She specializes in integrating Couples and Sex Therapy with ISTDP. She is a Certified Family Therapist through the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (AAMFT); a graduate of Trauma Treatment training with Sensorimotor Psychotherapy founder Pat Ogden; and has served as a clinical supervisor at the Southern California Counseling Center, Vista del Mar Child and Family Services, and the North Valley Youth & Family Center. She is a clinical member of the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (CAMFT), the American Association of Couples and Sex Therapists (AACAST), and the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA). She integrates Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic and Mindfulness-oriented approaches, and dream analysis into her work. She provides therapeutic treatment in both English and Spanish. LGBTQ and GLBTQ supportive and friendly.

Dr. Tamara Sprigel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Sex Therapist and a Diplomate in Sex Therapy with the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). She is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) with the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP). Dr. Sprigel is an experienced professional with over twenty years as a psychotherapist and sex therapist. She enjoys her work with couples and individuals on the many issues that confront people today. She deals with very personal and intimate problems in an atmosphere of acceptance and knowledge that people find comfortable and safe. In this way personal goals are more easily achieved.

Laurie Wiard, Ph.D. is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC# 37032) and psychoanalyst working in private practice for the past fifteen years. After earning a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University in 1992, she began working with young children, parents and families with a focus on treating severe developmental disorders. In 2010, Laurie completed a doctorate at the New Center for Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles, CA. Laurie is an AACAST certified Couples and Sex Therapist, and works with individuals and couples suffering from sexual disorders. In addition, she was a supervisor and teacher of psychology students at The Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, CA, and currently supervises interns in her private practice. Laurie's practice is devoted to individuals who seek a deeper understanding of themselves: their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Laurie's own journey in navigating her internal world has lead her to the deepest understanding of human pain and how "rocky beginnings" can lead to suffering. Laurie has a strong spiritually-based life that affords her the opportunity to work from both a psychological stance, as well as with focus on a person’s unseen but ever-so-present human spirit.