Therapy for Actors & Creatives in Los Angeles

Making space for the person behind the performer.

Pursuing a creative career can be incredibly meaningful, but it can also bring a unique set of emotional challenges. The uncertainty, rejection, comparison, and pressure to constantly put yourself out there can take a toll on your mental health and sense of self.

Maybe you're navigating the ups and downs of auditioning, struggling with the unpredictability of your career, or finding that your self-worth has become closely tied to how others respond to your work. 

Maybe you feel pressure to always be productive, successful, or creatively inspired, even when you're exhausted or feeling stuck.

As an actor and creative, it can be difficult to separate who you are from what you do. When your work involves putting yourself out there and being evaluated, rejection can feel deeply personal.

Therapy can offer a space where you don't have to perform, prove yourself, or have everything figured out. A place to explore what's coming up for you, better understand your patterns, and develop a more grounded relationship with yourself and your creative life.

You might be navigating:

• Rejection and uncertainty: Managing the emotional ups and downs of auditions, callbacks, opportunities, and career unpredictability.

• Performance anxiety: Working through self-doubt, fear of judgment, and pressure to get things right.

• Perfectionism: Feeling like your work is never good enough or struggling to take creative risks.

• Comparison and self-worth: Measuring your success against others or feeling behind in your career.

• Creative blocks: Feeling disconnected from your creativity, motivation, or sense of purpose.

• Identity and career transitions: Exploring who you are outside of your professional achievements and navigating changes in your creative path.

• Burnout: Balancing ambition with rest, relationships, and the other parts of your life.

A therapist who understands the creative experience.

My background in acting gives me a personal understanding of the vulnerability, uncertainty, and emotional investment that can come with pursuing a creative career.

I understand that creative work isn't simply a job. It can be deeply connected to identity, purpose, self-expression, and the way we see ourselves.

As a therapist, I bring this perspective into my work with actors and creatives. I offer a warm, collaborative, and curious space where we can explore the experiences and patterns that may be getting in the way of feeling grounded, confident, and connected to yourself.

You don't need to give up your ambition or stop caring about your work to have a healthier relationship with your creative life.

My therapeutic approach

I integrate different therapeutic approaches depending on your needs, experiences, and goals.

• Internal Family Systems (IFS): Exploring the different parts of yourself, including the inner critic, perfectionist, and parts that may feel anxious, vulnerable, or driven to prove themselves.

• EMDR: Working with distressing experiences and memories that may continue to influence how you see yourself and respond to challenges.

• Narrative Therapy: Examining the stories you tell yourself about success, failure, identity, and what it means to be enough.

• Mindful Self-Compassion: Developing a more supportive relationship with yourself, particularly during moments of rejection, uncertainty, and self-doubt.

Our work isn't about making you less ambitious or changing what makes you creative. It's about helping you feel more grounded in yourself, so your career can be one meaningful part of your identity rather than the entirety of it.

Whether you're navigating a difficult period in your career, feeling stuck in old patterns, or simply wanting a space to better understand yourself, therapy can help you reconnect with what matters to you.

I offer in-person therapy in Los Angeles and virtual therapy throughout California.