If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
Crisis numbers in the United States of America
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text 988: Tel: 988 | Text: 988 | Tel, for a Spanish-speaking counsellor: 988, then press 2 | Text, for a Spanish-speaking counsellor: AYUDA to 988
- Veterans Crisis Line, 988 then press 1: Tel: 988, then press 1 | Text: 838255
- Crisis Text Line, text HOME to 741741: Text: HOME to 741741 | Text, in Spanish: HOLA to 741741
- Boys Town National Hotline: Tel: 800-448-3000 | Text: VOICE to 20121
- All crisis lines in the United States of America
This page lists Trauma Psychotherapists in Los Angeles. 4 in all.
What trauma therapy treats
Trauma therapy treats what stays behind after a frightening or overwhelming event. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR are the recommended treatments 12.
World Health Organization guidance recommends both for post-traumatic stress disorder 3. Cognitive therapy and narrative exposure therapy are also used.
Treatment usually includes preparation, and work on the memory itself comes later. It is for people whose symptoms have persisted.
Not everyone who has been through something bad needs it. Ask a practitioner which approaches they are trained in.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 4.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Trauma and the professional title psychotherapist.
What therapy costs here
Do affordable options exist in Los Angeles?
St. John's Community Health. Phone +1 323 541 1411. Anyone is eligible, whatever they can afford to pay. Uninsured patients can use the published sliding fee scale. Children, teenagers and adults can request a mental health appointment through the public appointment line.
The Los Angeles page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
3 of the 4 have included their registration on their profile.
Who registers therapists in the United States?
A practitioner must hold a current licence from the state board where they practise. See the United States page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Trauma Family Therapists in Los Angeles
- Trauma Psychologists in Los Angeles
- Addiction Psychotherapists in Los Angeles
- Anxiety Psychotherapists in Los Angeles
- Couples Psychotherapists in Los Angeles
- Depression Psychotherapists in Los Angeles
- Grief Psychotherapists in Los Angeles
- Female Psychologists in Los Angeles, one filter on the full Los Angeles psychologists list
- Every therapist listed in Los Angeles (92)
- Couples therapy in Los Angeles
References
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TherapyRoute is a clinician-led directory that champions independent practitioners who answer to you and their professional ethics. We don't take commissions, sell your data, or assign therapists by algorithm. You browse, compare, and choose.
Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
