Dena

Ms Dena Schwimmer

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

“I am a Mindfulness and Trauma trained therapist who believes in creating a collaborative space for positive change.”

About Me

I aim to create a collaborative space, helping you navigate challenges and work towards positive change. As a Mindfulness and Trauma-trained therapist, I understand how past experiences can impact your present. We can gently explore these together, using techniques like mindfulness to build inner strength. This approach helps clients understand their experiences and move forward with greater clarity and resilience.

Approach

We’ll move at a pace that feels manageable, opening a steady, respectful way to notice how past experiences shape present reactions. Sessions in Los Angeles or online are conversational and anchored in plain English, with focused practices you can try between meetings to calm the body, track patterns, and strengthen relationships or caregiving roles. I blend grounding, gentle processing, and practical planning so the work feels useful day-to-day. People dealing with trauma, relationship strains, caregiving or burnout often find this approach supportive.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Advocacy

    Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.

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  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Families
  • Groups
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Alzheimer's / Dementia

    A progressive brain disease that causes memory loss, confusion, and decline in thinking skills, eventually affecting the ability to carry out everyday tasks.

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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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  • Dementia

    A group of brain conditions causing progressive decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning severe enough to interfere with daily life.

  • LGBTQI+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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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

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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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:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.

Credentials

Registrations

Board of Of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

Psychotherapy

Qualifications

Phillips Graduate Institute

Service Areas

Dena Schwimmer

In-person & Online

Miracle Mile

Los Angeles, California

United States