Virtual Therapy in California
For anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and relationship patterns. Licensed throughout California.
Modern, depth-oriented therapy for high-functioning Californians—available online from anywhere in the state.
You don't need to live in Los Angeles to work with a Los Angeles therapist.
If you're in California, you have access to my full practice via virtual therapy. That means San Francisco. San Diego. Sacramento. Oakland. Long Beach. Santa Barbara. Palo Alto. Pasadena. Riverside. Fresno. The mountain towns, the coastal towns, the smaller cities where finding the right specialist is harder than it should be.
The work is the same. The format makes it accessible.
If you've been looking for an anxiety therapist or modern therapist in California—particularly one who works specifically with high-functioning adults, professionals, and the quietly overwhelmed—this is the page that tells you how the virtual format works and who I work with.
Why Virtual Therapy Makes Sense for California
California is the third-largest state in the country by area. Traffic and geography alone make consistent, weekly, in-person therapy genuinely difficult for many people who'd otherwise commit to the work.
That used to be a barrier. It isn't anymore.
The research on virtual therapy is consistent and strong: for the vast majority of outpatient adult mental health work—including anxiety, burnout, relationship issues, depression, and most non-crisis presentations—virtual therapy produces clinical outcomes comparable to in-person therapy.
For busy professionals in particular, virtual often outperforms in-person, because the lower friction makes consistent weekly attendance realistic. And consistency matters more than format in determining outcomes.
A few of the practical reasons clients across California choose virtual:
Demanding schedules — no commute, no parking, no time lost
Geographic distance from specialized therapists in their area
Privacy — particularly in smaller communities where running into your therapist at the grocery store is a real concern
Travel — virtual therapy travels with you (within California state lines, for licensure reasons)
Hybrid work-from-home structures that make weekday session times easier
My virtual practice in California serves the same kind of clients my in-person Los Angeles practice does:
High-functioning anxious adults whose anxiety quietly runs their lives
Bay Area tech professionals and founders navigating high-stakes careers and the burnout that comes with them
Creatives and entertainment industry professionals statewide whose work and identity are deeply intertwined
Anxious overthinkers and perfectionists whose minds have become both their greatest asset and their exhaustion
High achievers whose drive has become inseparable from their dread
Couples navigating communication patterns, conflict cycles, or seasons of disconnection (both partners must reside in California)
Adults in life transitions—career changes, relocations, identity questions
The chronically overfunctioning—people who have been "the strong one" for so long they've forgotten who they are without the role
The common thread: smart, capable people whose external lives look like they're working—and who are ready for their internal lives to actually match.
Who I Work With in California
The specialties I focus on:
Anxiety — including high-functioning anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, panic, and social anxiety
Burnout — active, recovering, or the patterns that keep producing it
Perfectionism and high-achiever patterns
Relationship anxiety and recurring relationship patterns
Communication and conflict patterns in couples
Emotional overfunctioning and the "strong one" role
Life transitions — career changes, breakups, becoming a parent, moving, loss
Self-worth and identity work — particularly when success hasn't translated to feeling okay
The disorienting experience of being successful and quietly unhappy
If your situation isn't on this list, that's fine. The work isn't issue-specific—it's pattern-specific. What matters is what's running underneath, not what category it lives in.
What I Help Clients Work On
How Virtual Sessions Actually Work
Virtual therapy with me is clinically identical to in-person therapy. The format is different. The work is the same.
The practical details:
Platform: Secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. You'll receive a private link before each session.
Session length: 50 minutes
Frequency: Weekly (occasionally biweekly for what the work needs)
What you need: A device with a camera, a reliable internet connection, and a private space where you can speak freely without interruption
Location requirement: You must be physically located in California at the time of each session (this is a legal licensing requirement, not a preference)
What a session feels like:
We see each other on video. We talk the way we'd talk in person. You can be on your couch, at your desk, in your car parked somewhere quiet during a lunch break—whatever works for you logistically, as long as it's private.
Most of my clients tell me they forget within a few sessions that it's virtual at all.
WHO VIRTUAL THERAPY IS AND ISN’T FOR
Who virtual therapy works well for—and who it doesn't
Virtual therapy is the right fit for most adult outpatient work. But I want to be honest about the edge cases.
Virtual therapy works well for:
Anxiety, burnout, and stress-related issues
Relationship work (individual or couples)
Identity, career, and life transition work
Trauma-informed therapy in non-acute phases
Maintenance and integration work
Most non-crisis adult presentations
Virtual therapy isn't the right fit for:
Acute psychiatric crises requiring in-person evaluation
Severe substance use disorders requiring medical detox
Severe, untreated eating disorders requiring medical monitoring
Active psychosis or unmanaged severe mental illness
Situations involving imminent safety concerns
If virtual isn't appropriate for what you're working with, I'll tell you—and help you find someone who is.
HOW LONG VIRTUAL THERAPY TAKES
How long this work usually takes
It depends on what you're working with.
Initial shifts in awareness often within the first month or two
Behavioral changes—where you start making different choices in real time—usually within the first three to six months
Deeper, structural change in the patterns underneath—often a year or more
Maintenance and integration continues beyond that, often at a less intensive cadence
Some clients come in for focused, time-limited work and move on. Others stay because the work keeps opening doors. Both are valid.
THE PRACTICAL DETAILS
Where I'm licensed: California (LMFT)
Who I can see virtually: Anyone physically located in California at the time of session
Session length: 50 minutes
Frequency: Weekly
Format: Private-pay, with superbills available for potential out-of-network insurance reimbursement
Fees: Discussed in initial inquiry
If private-pay therapy is new to you, the short version: it protects your confidentiality, gives both of us clinical autonomy, and lets the work be directed by what you actually need rather than what insurance dictates.
Ready to Start?
If you're in California and something on this page is resonating, the next step is simple. A 15-minute consultation is the easiest way to find out if we're the right fit—no pressure, no commitment, just a focused conversation about what's been going on and whether this work might help.
Distance isn't the obstacle. Finding the right therapist is.