Our Practice
Sasha Ginsburg and Erin Lotz were born and raised in Los Angeles. They met working together in 2010 as therapists at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, teaching Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and using it to treat patients struggling with many different diagnoses. After sometime, they discovered that was a huge gap in the field of Mental Health and they decided to launch a clinic in West Los Angeles dedicated to teaching DBT individually and in group settings.
Avoid Relationship Meltdown: Your Blueprint for Conflict Resolution
By Sharon MArtin, LCSW Conflict is normal Do you know how to effectively resolve conflicts? There’s a lot of skill involved in being able to navigate all the potential landmines that come with unresolved conflict. Michelle Farris, LMFT has generously shared a blueprint for conflict resolution. I encourage you to ...
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A Healing Meditation: Release Codependency and Love Yourself
By Sharon Martin, LCSW Changing our long-standing thought and behavior patterns can be a long journey. Different approaches work for different people. I try to provide a variety of strategies to promote self-care and compassion. For some, a guided meditation, such as this one, can be a helpful tool in ...
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Willfulness
By Karyn Hall, PhD One day in second grade I raised my hand to read aloud certain paragraphs of a story. I loved to read. I skimmed ahead and found a dramatic section that would allow for varying voice tones. The teacher selected a different section for me to read. ...
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Beyond the Feel-Good Factor: Exercise and Mental Health
By Sarah Gingell Ph.D. New research shows why physical exercise is essential to mental health In fact, increasingly robust evidence suggests that exercise is not only necessary for the maintenance of good mental health, but can be used to treat even chronic mental illness. For example, it is now clear that ...
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How to Use Social Media Wisely and Mindfully
By Ravi Chandra Artistan/Adobe Stock It's time to be clear about how social media affects our relationships and well-being—and what our intentions are each time we log on. It was no one other ...
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Staying Mentally Fit
By Jeff Corbin, MD MPH “When I was depressed I couldn’t motivate myself to do the things that make me feel good. When I was feeling better, I didn’t think about restarting them. I guess I need to change how I think about my depression: there’s depressed; there’s not depressed; then ...
Read More Nothing worked for my depression — until I tried meditation
By Keri Wigintin I’ve been on the wrong side of happy since I was 4, when my parents split. I don’t remember a sense of devastation, but I doubt this was a coincidence. An adverse childhood event such as divorce increases the risk of depression, especially when coupled with my ...
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How to Give Yourself the Validation You Crave
By Laura Chang M.A., LPC “Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.” – Henry Van Dyke Many people who grow up in an invalidating environment gradually internalize invalidating messages about the self. This may happen with a child who was never taught to trust his own competency or ability ...
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What is the best type of meditation?
By Zawn Villines Meditation offers time for relaxation and heightened awareness in a stressful world where our senses are often dulled. Research suggests that meditation has the potential for more than just temporary stress relief. Educators, spiritual leaders, and mental health experts have developed dozens of forms of meditation. The variety suggests there ...
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