Martin

Martin Olivares

Psychoanalyst

“View emotional issues through the use of psychological techniques designed to identify early conflicts and develop insight into them.”

About Me

I help clients explore emotional issues by looking at how early experiences shape current feelings. We use psychological techniques to uncover past conflicts, helping you develop deeper insight into your current patterns. This approach is ideal for those seeking to understand the root causes of their struggles. I aim to help you make lasting sense of your inner world, fostering a path to greater emotional freedom.

Approach

By tracing how past relationships echo in present feelings, I focus therapy on gently uncovering repeating patterns and the scenes that sustain them. Sessions in my Beverly Hills office or online, with Spanish available, move at a deliberate, tolerable pace—attentive listening followed by targeted reflections and questions. We track moments of feeling, connect them to early relational scenes, and use interpretation plus small between-session experiments to loosen automatic responses. This steady, exploratory rhythm tends to help people facing relationship pain, trauma, cross-cultural strain, or mood difficulties.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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    Clinical Supervision

    Professional oversight and reflective practice for clinical practitioners, ensuring quality of care and supporting ongoing development.

Works With:

  • •Adults
  • •Couples
  • •Individuals
  • •Parents

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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    Life Transitions

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

    Learn more about Life Transitions
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    Cross-Cultural

    The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.

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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.

    Learn more about Mood Disorder
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    LGBTQI+ Support

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

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    Personality Difficulties

    Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.

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    Trauma Therapy

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

    Learn more about Trauma Therapy

Professional Title:

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    Psychoanalyst

    A therapist trained in psychoanalysis, an in-depth approach that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts.

Qualifications

Psychoanalytic Center of California

Registrations

California Lutheran University

LMFT

Service Area

Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy

In-person & Online

Los Angeles, California

United States