4 Best Los Angeles Anxiety Therapists

Takeaway: Anxiety can sweep you up in unrelenting worries about the future and uncomfortable physical sensations. You may feel like you cannot handle what life is throwing at you, no matter how hard you try. And that’s okay. Thankfully, working with an anxiety therapist can help you find more ease in your daily life. Together, we’ll build a space where you can get to the root of your anxiety.

Anxiety disorders are a common mental health issues that can impact our well-being to the extent where working, studying, playing, and interacting with others becomes unbearable. However, anxiety is treatable with proper support. You may try to push through it or convince yourself that things will get easier, but untreated anxiety does not simply go away.

Our approach to anxiety therapy

As a relational psychotherapy practice, Spaces approaches therapy with a particular emphasis on creating a safe, authentic, and trustworthy relationship between the client and the therapist. We are committed to creating warm, comfortable environments with genuine therapists that enable each person to show-up as themselves.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 31.3% of the US population will experience any of the anxiety disorders at some point in their life. Anxiety is more commonly experienced than you think and can cause upheaval and discomfort. Whether it is stress from work, struggling to navigate a family or a relationship, major life transitions, or past trauma, anxiety has a way of eating away at you. It can cause physical symptoms like tightness in the chest, heart palpitations, and difficulty sleeping. At Spaces, we approach anxiety treatment with a relational and informed lens. This means that we want to cultivate trust within the therapeutic relationship by inviting you to share your story from a curious, non-judgement point of view. In addition to this, it's important to help you recognize your symptoms and provide you with resources like psychoeducation, helping you develop healthy coping skills, and tools for managing anxiety. We provide both online therapy as well as in person treatment.

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Why choose Spaces Therapy for anxiety therapy in Los Angeles

Spaces Therapy is a relational psychotherapy practice based in Highland Park, Los Angeles:

Finding the right therapist for you can be daunting. It's important to be able to find a therapist that can provide a safe space for you to feel supported. We differentiate ourselves as a practice by our adherence and belief in relationship oriented therapy. While it is true that all therapy is inherently relational, we believe that the safety and relationship between a client and therapist is fundamental to the work itself. This means that above the therapeutic framework (the type of therapy from which a therapist is practicing) a relational therapist works to deepen and create a meaningful relationship with the client. It could be argued that this is important in any type of therapy, but for a relational therapist, having trust and safety in the room is fundamental to allowing the client to experience change.

Spaces Therapy is a group practice that values empowerment, inclusivity, and sustainability.

Empowerment: We aim to empower local and global communities by donating a portion of each session fee to the Loveland Foundation as well as one other charity each month, based on the current needs within our country and world. We aim to create an environment that leaves minimal impact on our planet. We source furniture and supplies that are gently used and earth-friendly. We also believe in sustainable living and promote balance for our team and our clients.
Sustainability: We aim to create an environment that leaves minimal impact on our planet. We source furniture and supplies that are gently used and earth-friendly. We also believe in sustainable living and promote balance for our team and our clients.
Inclusivity: We aim to create a culture where all people are welcome. We work with, and strive to hire, persons of all gender identities, sexual orientations, and cultural or ethnic backgrounds.

4 top-rated anxiety specialists in Los Angeles

Here are some of our top-rated anxiety therapist in Los Angeles

Mi Ae Kim

I’m Mi Ae, a licensed marriage & family therapist (#135709) and AACAST Certified Couples and Sex Therapist. I cultivate a curious and non-judgmental stance while developing an insight-oriented, relational, and attachment-based approach. I aim to honor, validate, and welcome the uniqueness of each person’s diverse experiences into a space with warmth, empathy, and authenticity. I strive to help my 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. I also believe in providing my clients with the space in which their sufferings and struggles can be recognized, named, explored, and grieved.

Education:
-B.A. in Child and Adolescent Development
- M.A. in Clinical Psychology with emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
Prepare and Enrich Certified
AACAST(American Association of Couples and Sex Therapists) Certified Couples and Sex Therapist
I can provide therapy in Spanish
Telehealth and in person

JANIE GLASSMITH

I’m Janie, founder of Spaces Therapy, supervisor, licensed marriage & family therapist (CA 93106, NY 002018-01, TX 204374, WA LF61192973), and relationship specialist. I have a gentle and collaborative style and work with everyone from stressed-out womxn, to men working on relationship issues, to people who simply need a little help transitioning from the hopes in their head to their daily reality. In my spare time, I can be found sampling coffee shops, rewatching (and rewatching) The Office, or traveling the world (mostly to see loved ones) with my husband.

Education:
- B.S. in Psychology with emphasis in Counseling
- M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy
Brainspotting Level I Trained
Providing therapy since 2014
Telehealth

Kelli Penner

I’m Kelli (LFMT CA #79102, TX #204019), Clinical Director of Spaces Therapy, supervisor, and therapist! I enjoy helping adolescents and younger adults as they go through the process of developing their identity. This experience includes uncovering and better understanding one's self and addressing symptoms of depression/anxiety/etc. that go along with this stage of life.

Education:
- B.A. in Psychology with an emphasis in Community Counseling
- M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Providing therapy since 2014
Modalities used - psychodynamic
Telehealth and In-Person

Marissa Honjiyo

I’m Marissa, a registered associate marriage and family therapist (#128581) working under the supervision of Kelli Penner and Ludine Pierre. Life is uncertain and complex, and therapy can be a space that helps you make sense of your story. I value helping people find wholeness and belonging. My hope is to act as a mirror for my clients to help them gain clarity, healing, and restoration.

Education:
-B.A. in Psychology
- M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy
Restoration Therapy Level II
Brainspotting Level 1 Certified
Providing therapy since 2021
Modalities used - relational psychodynamic, attachment focused, and brainspotting
Telehealth and in person

FAQs about anxiety therapy in Los Angeles

Anxiety impacts our minds and our bodies, but therapy is effective for treating anxiety disorders. Working with an anxiety therapist provides you with tools to reduce and manage when you feel anxious or feel overwhelmed. Anxiety has a tendency of showing up when we are experiencing changes in life such as work transitions, financial stress, changes in a relationship, becoming a new parent, etc. Therapy allows you to have the opportunity to address family of origin, past traumas, your expectations of yourself and others, or patterns of maladaptive behaviors. A therapist can also help provide you with support with psychiatrists if you are considering anti anxiety medications. Anxiety can be isolating and the ultimate goal of therapy is to allow you to have more connection with yourself and others.
There are a variety of different types of mental health professionals that are qualified to treating anxiety disorders. Credentials are only one part of finding a therapist who’s the right fit, but most mental health professionals are qualified to treat most anxiety disorders. While there are certain therapists that specialize in panic disorder or social anxiety disorder, the right therapist for you is somebody that can both provide you with techniques, coping skills, resources, insight and observation, but also somebody that fits well with your personality, life style, financial situation, and overall feeling of safety, comfort, and understanding.
There are different types of anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, or panic disorder. Because anxiety impacts the mind and the body, it can be helpful to find a therapist who utilizes both a somatic techniques as well as evidence based practices. Common modalities/techniques for treating anxiety, stress, and panic attacks include cognitive therapy such as CBT, exposure therapy, psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness, somatic therapy (ie. brainspotting or EMDR), and resourcing.

Our LA anxiety specialists can give you the support you need to heal.

Let us help you connect with yourself so you can regain hope for the future.

Everyone deserves a chance to feel better. We welcome people from all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities, and sexual orientations.

During your first consultation, we will gather information and discuss logistics to determine how we can best assist you or your loved one. In your first therapy session, we will get to know each other, your story and goals, and establish a treatment course.

Our sessions tend to be 45 minutes long, at least once a week.

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