Therapists
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Are you looking for a therapist who deeply understands trauma, healing, and identity? Our TILA Therapists provide a safe and supportive space offering trauma-informed, healing-centered care through a trauma informed lens. By working with your nervous system and fostering regulation, our therapists help you navigate life’s challenges, supporting your journey toward post-traumatic growth and transformation.
Trauma Informed Learning Alliance (TILA) may provide referrals to independent therapists, counselors, or service providers as a resource. Please note that TILA does not provide clinical treatment or mental health services and is not responsible for the care, advice, or outcomes provided by any therapist or provider.
It is your responsibility to determine whether a referred provider meets your needs and to make decisions regarding your treatment. TILA does not endorse or guarantee the services of any particular provider.
If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
Join the TILA Therapist Community
Are you a therapist committed to trauma-informed and healing-centered practices? We welcome you to join our thriving community of professionals dedicated to creating safe, inclusive spaces for healing. Apply now to be part of the TILA Therapist Directory and help individuals seeking compassionate, transformative support. Jewish and Arab therapists are strongly encouraged to apply.
My approach is YOU centered! I have a large box of tools you can choose from to help you in healing. EMDR has been my most used used tool! However, in the healing journey I incorporate mindfulness, meditation, cognitive behavorial therapy, solution focused therapy just to name a few. I am pretty direct and transparent and together as we work on your healing we will collaborate on what will be best for you. You can try things and explore, we will see what works and does not work. There really is no cookie cutter approach for therapy. Lets just be honest sometimes we need a hour to just vent and cry! I have worked in addiction treatment for almost 15 years, have my own life experiences that give me a view from a perspective that not all can see from. I am very versed in social justice issues, critical race theory, socio-economic barriers and other systemic issues that many face due to being marginalized and oppressed. There is no wrong way to therapy.
I am eclectic, however I have been a social justice advocate for many years. I am not very quiet when it comes to individual rights. I am formerly incarcerated and found educational restrictions on many communities to be a huge barrier and this became my passion. As well as promoting LBGTQ rights and working to eliminate the margins! Some have called me a abolitionist, but I do not refer to myself, however I firmly believe and support the notion that people can not get well in a cell and incarceration is not the answer. Over the years I have helped advocate to change laws so that various aspects of peoples lives are no longer criminalized such as poverty and sex work. I also have fostered dogs, love nature, creating art and simply sitting on a beach staring at the waves.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do you accept insurance? | Yes |
| Do you accept California Victim Compensation Board Reimbursement? | Yes |
| Do you provide pro bono services or sliding scales? | Yes |
| Rate: Telehealth or In-Person? | Telehealth |
| Languages? | English |
Therapy is a unique and highly vulnerable environment that can be intimidating to navigate at first. I believe in the power and importance of first establishing a safe space for each client to create a solid foundation. I utilize a trauma informed approach and empower clients to be the expert of their own experience. My role is to provide the tools and support needed to reach collaboratively set goals. I pull from various evidence based practices including mindfulness, CBT, and ACT to create a treatment approach appropriate for the unique needs of each client. I am committed to guiding each client to a space in which they can thrive in their lives.
I received my BA from UCLA in 2016, graduated with my MSW from USC in 2018 and have been licensed in the state of California since 2020. I have over five years of experience working with anxiety, depression and PTSD of varying intensity levels. Additionally, I have extensive experience working with survivors of sexual and gender based violence with a focus on navigating daily life, relationships and boundaries.
I speak English, German, Armenian, and Farsi. Please note that all services are provided in English.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do you accept insurance? | No |
| Do you accept California Victim Compensation Board Reimbursement? | No |
| Do you provide pro bono services or sliding scales? | Yes |
| Rate: Telehealth or In-Person? | Telehealth only; Rate: $50.00 - $180.00 |
| Languages? | English, German, Armenian, Farsi (services provided in English) |
Briana Perlson, MSW, LCSW is a certified EMDR therapist, consultant, and trauma-informed yoga teacher specializing in complex trauma and somatic psychotherapy. Her approach integrates art therapy, somatic experiencing, and a deep focus on the connection between the brain and body in healing. Briana is passionate about trauma-informed care and works to address trauma on both individual and intergenerational levels, honoring the grief that often accompanies this process.
Her practice includes adult couples therapy and modalities such as EMDR, trauma-informed yoga, and somatic psychotherapy. Briana brings an understanding of the neurobiology of trauma and its impact on the body, mind, and spirit. She actively supports the Jewish community, offering care grounded in compassion and cultural sensitivity.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do you accept insurance? | No |
| Do you accept California Victim Compensation Board Reimbursement? | No |
| Do you provide pro bono services or sliding scales? | Yes |
| Rate: Telehealth or In-Person? | Both |
| Languages? | English |
| Licensed in the following states: | California |
Keren K. Goldenberg is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California specializing in depth psychodynamic psychotherapy and EMDR. She provides a compassionate and insight-driven space for individuals navigating complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, and the lingering effects of early life experiences. Her work is especially attuned to those in high-stress careers, grappling with perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the pressures of high achievement.
As a therapist, Keren understands the unique challenges faced by first-generation Americans and immigrants, particularly in the intersections of identity, cultural expectations, and belonging. She also offers a specialized focus on the impact of antisemitism and cultural trauma, recognizing how these experiences contribute to anxiety, depression, and self-doubt.
Blending psychodynamic depth work with EMDR, Keren helps clients uncover unconscious patterns and recognize the ways they may be caught in repeating emotional wounds. Her approach fosters self-awareness, resilience, and emotional healing, empowering individuals to break free from unhelpful cycles of fear, shame, and self-criticism. Through a relational, attuned, and trauma-informed lens, she guides clients toward a more integrated and authentic sense of self.
Whether working with professionals, creatives, or those carrying generational burdens, Keren is dedicated to helping clients reclaim their voice, confidence, and well-being. Therapy is offered in English, Hebrew & Russian
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do you accept insurance? | No |
| Do you accept California Victim Compensation Board Reimbursement? | No |
| Do you provide pro bono services or sliding scales? | Yes |
| Rate: Telehealth or In-Person? | Both |
| Languages? | English, Russian & Hebrew |
| Licensed in the following states: | California |
At the age of 14, I knew I wanted to be a therapist. I saw first hand how destructive eating disorders are and diet cultures role in our society.
This interest and personal experience led me to study social work and eventually a full time job in therapy. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the greater Chicago Area , I am committed to educate teens and adults on how to love and accept their bodies and themselves. I truly care for all of my clients, and work diligently to help find them find the answers they seek.
Since 2009, I have worked with a variety of patients dealing with circumstances that are unique to their lives. I specialize in the treatment of women and teens struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, depression and anxiety. I incorporate body acceptance in all aspects of my practice by following an intuitive eating approach and actively reject the diet culture and mainstream view that weight is the primary measure of health, and work to actively fight fat-phobia and weight and size based stigma and discrimination. I believe in helping people heal their relationship with food to become one that involves eating for satisfaction and pleasure.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do you accept insurance? | Yes |
| Do you accept California Victim Compensation Board Reimbursement? | No |
| Do you provide pro bono services or sliding scales? | No |
| Rate: Telehealth or In-Person? | Telehealth |
| Languages? | English |
| Licensed in the following states: | Illinois; also available for coaching services nationwide. |
Dr. Jessica Zmood is a New York State Licensed Clinical Psychologist working in private practice in Manhattan since 2010. After receiving a B.A. in English Literature & Spanish at Washington University in St. Louis, she volunteered at the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, while pursuing a post-baccalaureate in Psychology from Baruch College. Jessica earned her Masters & Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in Bronx, NY.
As part of her interest in treating clients with substance abuse disorders, Dr. Zmood worked on the intensive outpatient and inpatient units at the Addiction Institute at Mt. Sinai (formerly Smithers) and at North General Hospital. There, she co-lead support groups, provided supervised psychotherapy and gained an in-depth knowledge of sobriety-based pharmacotherapy. Jessica also conducted psychiatric evaluations and provided supervised individual, group therapy and case management at NYSPI’s Washington Heights Audubon clinic, serving primarily Spanish-speaking clients. Jessica completed her doctoral internship at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, where she was trained in psychological assessment and cognitive-behavioral treatment of adults and children.
Dr. Zmood’s areas of specialty include stress management, treatment of anxiety, depression, sexual identity, and relationship issues. In private practice, Dr. Zmood works with adults, adolescents and couples. She is a level-two certified Gottman therapist, using an empirically validated method to treat couples experiencing co-morbid challenges, such as trauma, addictions, infidelity, and domestic violence. She is also Co-Founder and Director of the non-profit mental health organization Gesher Campus Care.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do you accept insurance? | No |
| Do you provide pro bono services or sliding scales? | Yes |
| Rate: Telehealth or In-Person? | Both |
| Languages? | English |
| Licensed in the following states: | New York |
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