Beth

Dr Beth Siegel

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

I am now offering in-person and Telehealth appointments. Let's work together to find solutions, explore feelings and change patterns that may be unhealthy.

About Me

Feeling stuck in familiar, unhelpful patterns can be frustrating. I offer a collaborative space to explore your feelings and the experiences shaping your present. Together, we will gently uncover the roots of these patterns. This deep work helps you gain insight. You can then find new solutions and move towards lasting, healthier change. If you are ready to truly understand yourself, this approach can guide your way forward.

Approach

Sessions balance steady curiosity with practical steps to shift long-standing patterns: we notice moments that feel stuck, name what’s happening in the room, and try small experiments to test new ways of being. In Long Beach or over secure telehealth, I keep a calm, paced rhythm—some weeks we reflect deeply, others we focus on skill-building or attending to the body’s responses between meetings. For trauma, loss, anxiety, or relationship strain, the work connects past experience to present reactions and builds clearer choices. People ready for thoughtful, steady change tend to find this helpful.
Contact Beth

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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Ukraine Aid

    Mental health support specifically for people affected by the conflict in Ukraine, including refugees, displaced families, and those experiencing war trauma.

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Trauma Therapy

    Therapeutic approaches specifically designed to help people process and recover from traumatic experiences.

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  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

    A psychotherapist who integrates psychoanalytic understanding into therapy, exploring unconscious dynamics and relational patterns.

Qualifications


Newport Psychoanalytic Institute

Loyola Marymount University

Registrations


Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Service Area


The Villa Riviera

In-person & Online

Los Angeles, California

United States