Mr Ira Israel

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

“I help people create positive authentic relationships, gain mental and emotional clarity, make career changes, express I use an array of approaches to support your personal growth and facilitate positive change.”

About Me

I help you cultivate positive, authentic relationships and gain mental clarity. If you are navigating career changes or seeking deeper personal growth, I offer a supportive space. We can explore your unique journey, uncovering insights and building confidence to move forward. My varied approach is tailored to your needs, helping you find meaningful, lasting change.

Approach

Work centers on naming patterns that keep you stuck and translating insights into small, practical choices that reshape relationships, mood and career direction. From my Santa Monica office I meet in English or French, offering focused, paced sessions that balance listening with targeted experiments between meetings. We use clear frameworks, short behavioral experiments, communication practice and ordered reflection so progress is visible and adaptable to real life. This approach often suits people confronting anxiety, relationship strain or career transition who want steady, skillful momentum.

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Basic Information

Santa Monica, United States

Services

Services Offered:

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Coaching
A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.
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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Imago Relationship Therapy
A couples therapy approach based on the idea that relationship conflicts are rooted in unmet childhood needs, using structured dialogue to improve understanding and connection.
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Works With:

•Couples
•Individuals
•Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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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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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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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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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
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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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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Self-Care
Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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Professional Title:

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