Beyond Network
The Beyond Network is a referral community of licensed psychotherapists and registered associates. We share a common foundation in somatic and depth-oriented approaches. We are all based in California—primarily Los Angeles—and we regularly consult and exchange clinical resources.
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Neha Agrawal, Psy. D.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
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Chloe Bean, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
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Mandi Behzadi, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
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Casey Birnbaum, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Sam Breen, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Susie Cobb, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Jordana DeLory, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
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James Dvorak, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
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Emily Ford, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Steve Frielander, LMFT, SEP, CACT IV
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Gustine Fudickar, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
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Brandon Gross, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Sudi Khosropur, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Patch McCormick, LCSW
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Joelle Molloy, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
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Miranda Selwyn Bishop, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
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Sophie Shekarchian, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Margaret Sigel, LMFT, SEP
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Kim Slipski, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Michael Vitale, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPST
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Camila Webb, AMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPIST ASSOCIATE
Dr. Neha Agrawal, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist (she/her)
Approach: Born and raised in Los Angeles, Neha values humor, curiosity, and patience to create a brave space in the therapeutic relationship. She works from a multicultural framework to understand her clients' context, including environmental, systemic, cultural, and intergenerational factors that impact an individual's sense of wellbeing. Neha fundamentally believes in whole-body health, often incorporating the breath and body as a resource to cultivate emotional self-awareness.
Specialties: Neha is interested in the intersection of complex traumatic stress and severe mental illness specifically in adults and families. She also facilitates groups.
Background: Neha earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in New York City. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship through the Department of Mental Health at Harbor UCLA Medical Center.
Modalities: Neha’s integrative approach draws upon psychodynamic thought, third-wave behavioral interventions, and spiritual and artistic traditions. She has additional training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mentalization Based Family Therapy.
Location: Online and in-person in West Los Angeles, CA
Licensed Psychologist #PSY32618
Psychotherapist Associate (she/her)
Chloe Bean, AMFT
Approach: With a focus on somatic and trauma therapy, Chloe supports her clients with a curious, direct, and patient approach as they begin to recognize their inner voice. As someone who experienced trauma and panic attacks, she is passionate about supporting others on their healing journeys. It is her hope that her clients will discover their capacity for growth, change, and calm through their work together.
Specialties: Chloe works with individuals, as well as couples. Her areas of focus include trauma, childhood sexual trauma and abuse, narcissistic/emotional abuse, anxiety and panic attacks, body image and disordered eating, attachment issues, codependency, intimacy and sex, and relationship issues. Her clients tend to feel motivated to find a sense of freedom, power, choice, and authenticity in their lives and relationships.
Background: Chloe holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University and a BA in Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Her previous work includes roles in the music and entertainment industry as well as corporate advertising, and various start-ups.
Modalities: Chloe has training in Somatic Experiencing (SE), Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and mindfulness. She incorporates the body with the here-and-now process using science-backed modalities. She also offers meditations, skills, and tools so clients can integrate their healing work beyond their weekly sessions. She is enrolled in a three-year training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP).
Location: Online and in-person in West Los Angeles, CA
Website: chloebeantherapy.com
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #143452
Supervised by: Shannon Kalberg, LMFT #88832
Psychotherapist Associate (she/her)
Mandi Behzadi, AMFT
Approach: Mandi engages an integrative approach, tailored to the unique individual she is working with. She is firmly of the belief that the client is the expert of their own experience. Along with Mandi’s professional experience, she leans on her deep capacity for emotion and genuine care to ensure her sessions are collaborative and empowering for her clients.
Specialties: Mandi works with adults, couples, teens, and families from all walks of life. She specializes in working with topics such as low self-esteem, weakened confidence, anxiety, childhood divorce, relational issues, life transitions, and exploration of identity and sexuality.
Background: Mandi received a MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University and a BA in psychology from The University of North Dakota. Along with recent experience in marketing, Mandi previously worked as a targeted case manager in rural counties of her home state, Minnesota, During this time, she worked closely with adults diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness, advocating for their needs and supporting them with therapeutic tools.
Modalities: Mandi uses narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment approaches with clients in the uncovering of all aspects of themselves. She also seamlessly weaves mindfulness into her way of working. Above all, Mandi seeks to create safety through stability so that clients can embark on the vulnerable exploration of their inner worlds.
Location: Online and in-person in Encino, CA
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #145368
Supervised by: Dr. Margie Slater, PSY #26243
Casey Birnbaum, LMFT
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Casey’s approach is holistic and trauma-informed. She views symptoms as adaptations and helps clients uncover unconscious patterns rooted in early experiences. Through talk therapy, she fosters self-awareness by exploring attachment and relational dynamics. Using EMDR and Somatic Experiencing, she helps clients process trauma, regulate their nervous systems, and restore a sense of safety. When working with families, she considers the family system as a whole, supporting both children and their caretakers. For all clients, Casey creates a compassionate space for integrating past experiences and developing healthier ways of relating.
Specialties: Casey works with individual adults, couples, and children of all ages. She specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, the mind-body connection, and child-parent work. Casey also works with parents seeking parent coaching, where she helps parents navigate holding both the emotion and the boundary with their children and themselves. Additionally, Casey has training and expertise in treating Psychophysiologic Disorders (PPD) or Mind-Body Syndrome (TMS).
Background: Casey holds an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch and a B.A. from the University of Illinois. Her background in the hospitality industry sparked a desire to connect with people in a deeper way, ultimately leading her to the field of therapy. As a mother herself, Casey brings both professional expertise and personal insight to her work, fostering empathy and connection with the individuals and families she supports.
Modalities: Casey utilizes philosophies from psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Casey is trained in EMDR, the Reflective Parenting Program, and child-centered play therapy. Casey completed the three-year Somatic Experience Program with Peter Levine's Trauma Healing Institute.
Location: Online and in-person in Santa Monica/West LA
Website: therapywithcasey.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #132204
Sam Breen, LMFT
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Sam is passionate about the mind-body connection and the body’s innate wisdom to heal itself after challenging life experiences. Her therapeutic style integrates depth therapy with trauma-informed somatic practices, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Her yoga, meditation, and surf practices also inform her work. Sam brings her warm, gentle nature and holistic approach to support clients in uncovering their true resilient selves.
Specialties: Sam supports teens, young adults, and adults with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, perfectionism, life transitions, relationships, dating, identity, spirituality, sexuality, and creativity. Sam also facilitates surf therapy groups for women.
Background: Sam holds a BA in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Washington University in St. Louis. She received her MS in Applied Psychology from the University of Southern California, where she was immersed in the field of psychological research. Inspired to pursue further clinical training, she earned her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, with a specialization in Spiritual and Depth Psychology.
Modalities: Sam is trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model, Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, Groundswell Trauma-Informed Surf Therapy, and Trauma Resiliency Model. She also applies principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Location: Online and in-person in Mar Vista, CA
Website: sambreentherapy.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #142583
Susie Cobb, LMFT
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Susie believes deeply in the ability of people to heal through connection, community and commitment to their mental health journey. Susie uses an integrative approach that centers her clients as the expert of their own lives. Susie supports clients through family life transitions by offering structured problem solving and empathetic reflection.
Specialties: Susie has a passion for supporting mothers, fathers, and their children throughout the journey of parenthood. Susie specializes in family work, parenting, couples, perinatal and postpartum for both mothers and fathers. As a mother, Susie believes wholeheartedly that when we support parents, we build a solid architecture for our greater communities.
Background: Susie received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University and continued her training at Visions Adolescent Treatment Center, where she was a family therapist and parent coach. Previously, Susie worked in creative media and production. Susie’s experience working on award-winning films taught her that any team is only as functional as its players, and this is no exception when it comes to families.
Modalities: Susie is Maternal Mental Health Certified through Postpartum Support International. She has also received DBT training specialized for adolescents and families. Susie integrates Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gottman Method, and parent coaching.
Location: Online only
Website: susiecobb.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #145792
Jordana DeLory, AMFT
Associate Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Jordana’s therapeutic approach is to learn, transform, and explore possibility through playful interactions. Jordana offers a compassionate, relational, and attuned space for clients to access their innate wiser selves. She aims to create a liberatory experience where clients can feel at home in the body, mind, and spirit.
Specialties: Clients often come to Jordana after spending time in traditional talk therapies, ready to explore more creative approaches that incorporate the brain-body connection. Jordana works with addictions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma (intergenerational, childhood, complex, attachment), neurodivergence, self-defeating beliefs, burnout, relationship challenges, and identity related issues.
Background: Jordana currently serves as Adjunct Administrative Faculty for Drama Therapy at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) where she received her MA in Counseling Psychology and Drama Therapy. She holds a certification in Creative Arts and Health from The New School University. Jordana’s previous work centered around social justice and youth empowerment, facilitation of healing arts spaces, and a music career as a singer-songwriter.
Modalities: Jordana is a Registered Drama Therapist (P-RDT). She has received training in Brainspotting, as well as the Therapeutic Spiral Model (TSM), which is a clinical psychodrama approach to treating PTSD. Jordana incorporates creative arts therapies, somatic psychology, polyvagal theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness and meditation.
Location: Online and in-person in Berkeley and Alameda, CA
Website: jordanacounseling.com
Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #125349, P-RDT 17*
Supervised by: Roni Alperin, LMFT, RDT/BCT 94472
James Dvorak, AMFT
Psychotherapist (he/him)
Approach: James starts the therapeutic work by prioritizing building trust and connection through genuine curiosity and interest with each client. James helps clients focus on their current experiences and sensations, becoming more aware of how their body responds to their challenges and stressors. His style creates a collaborative, safe, and affirmative place for clients to express the most difficult thoughts and feeling with self-compassion.
Specialties: James has a clinical interest and specialty in working with individuals around issues and difficulties surrounding grief and loss, LGBTQIA+ challenges, and existential/life transitions. James works with older adults, adults, emerging adults, and teens.
Background: James holds an MS in Counseling from California State University, Northridge, and a BA in Journalism from the University of Nebraska. Born and raised on a farm in the Midwest, James spent over a decade in public relations and human resources before becoming a psychotherapist. James is also a volunteer grief counselor at Our House, a grief support center.
Modalities: James' holistic therapeutic approach integrates relational Gestalt, attachment, narrative, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Acceptance and Commitment-based Therapy.
Location: Online and in-person in Burbank, CA.
Website: dvoraktherapy.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #137870
Emily Ford, LMFT
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Emily's holistic, integrative, mindfulness-based approach to therapy helps clients resolve old wounds, complete unfinished business, and integrate all the many parts of self into happy, healthy wholeness. Emily supports clients in amplifying their strengths and anchoring themselves in the joy of good living.
Specialties: Emily is passionate about family systems and conscious parenting.
Background: Emily is a working mother of two sons: a recent college graduate and a middle schooler. Emily earned her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University.
Modalities: Emily offers a highly personalized approach that supports the cultivation of skills, tools, presence, and relational intelligence. Emily has trained in Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) and is also a certified Insight Mindfulness Mediation Teacher.
Location: Online and in-person in Venice, CA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #145498
Steve Friedlander, LMFT, SEP
Psychotherapist (he/him)
Approach: Steve’s aim is to dignify, empower, and liberate those he works with and guide them towards increased awareness and integrity. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, he is oriented towards involving the body and nervous system in the healing process. Steve’s greatest passion is for serving as a guide in the process of transformation and the realization of our greatest potential.
Specialties: Steve works with adults, couples, and adolescents from diverse backgrounds and identities. He has over a decade of experience working with individuals struggling with addictions. Through Field Trip Health, Steve he has facilitated hundreds of ketamine-assisted therapy sessions.
Background: Steve has a MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Steve is an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University, where he has taught classes in Jungian dream interpretation. During his studies at the University of British Columbia, Steve began a path of exploration into Eastern and Western mysticism and a host of psychotherapeutic modalities. On his travels to over 25 countries, Steve was afforded the opportunity of spending time with countless guides, teachers and way-showers.
Modalities: Steve trained in the post-structural modality of narrative therapy. He also has a three-year specialization as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and is a Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor (CATC). He received extensive training in responsible and ethical psychedelic-assisted therapy through through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute. In his work, he also draws on mindfulness, dream work, Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment theory, and Jungian psychology
Location: Online and in-person in Miracle Mile and Santa Monica, CA
Website: friedlandertherapy.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #119582
Gustine Fudickar, AMFT
Psychotherapist Associate (she/her)
Approach: Gustine’s style is open-minded, empathic, and playful. She prioritizes building trust and safety in the room. Gustine understands that this felt sense of safety is the gateway toward deeper levels of self-reflection. Her sessions hold space for uncovering and exploring all matters of practical grievances, longings, and the more mysterious elements that make up our lives. Clients experience Gustine as genuine, compassionate, and non-judgmental.
Specialties: Gustine works with adults, young adults, teens, and couples. She has effectively addressed treatment for a broad range of issues including but not limited to anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, low self-esteem, and limited self-expression.
Background: Gustine’s perspective originates from 20 plus years working as an arts educator, psychophysical theatre maker, dance improviser, and contemplative arts practitioner. She holds an MFA in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University and MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Gustine is also a certified yoga facilitator. She prioritizes attunement to the connection between psyche and body.
Modalities: Gustine’s approach to treatment is trauma informed and influenced by attachment research, psychodynamic perspectives, Jungian analytic psychology, Buddhist philosophy, and socio-cultural diversity consciousness.
Website: gustinefudickar.com
Location: Online and in-person in Pasadena, CA
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #144050
Supervised by: Mona Valeriano, LCSW #27612
Brandon Gross, LMFT
Psychotherapist (he/him)
Approach: Brandon approaches his therapeutic work holistically, meaning, he treats clients uniquely based on their individual needs while addressing the whole person, not simply a symptom. He uses a mind/body/spirit lens through which to understand and overcome significant roadblocks in his clients’ lives. He works relationally and success relies upon establishing trust between him and his clients. Clients experience Brandon as compassionate and directive when appropriate.
Specialties: Brandon has successfully treated individuals across a spectrum of challenges ranging from generalized anxiety, depression and phase of life challenges to severe personality disorders.
Background: Brandon holds a MA in Counseling Psychology with a focus on Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and a BA from Brown University. He is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and storyteller. Previously, he worked in technology and media at Google where he led innovation teams in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Ghana. He is a recovered corporate burnout who loves to play in the ocean, clean up the beach, and spend time with his family, which includes his son.
Modalities: Brandon’s training includes psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Zen Buddhism at the San Francisco Zen Center/Green Gulch Farms, and strategic business coaching.
Location: Online and in-person in West LA
Website: brandongrosstherapy.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #146145
Sudi Khosropur, LMFT
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Sudi’s combines a psychodynamic model with trauma-informed techniques. This unique combination of modalities reprograms clients’ neurological pathways, helping them break painful patterns of behavior and respond to life with more joy and spontaneity.
Specialties: Sudi works with individuals, families, and couples. She frequently works with clients in the entertainment industry, helping them to develop strategies to avoid or better cope with the pitfalls inherent in the business.
Background: Sudi earned her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Previously, Sudi served as a producer/showrunner for many psychologically-oriented series such as A&E’s Intervention, MSNBC’s Lock Up, Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly: The Reckoning, and E’s series on the treatment of severe eating disorders, What’s Eating You. But after decades of documenting people’s struggles with mental illness and abuse, she wanted to do more. So she decided to learn how to treat people as well.
Modalities: Sudi is trained in EMDR and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). She also applies principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Location: Online and in-person in Toluca Lake, CA
Website: www.latraumacounseling.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #140628
Patch McCormick, LCSW
Psychotherapist (he/him)
Approach: Patch is an integrative therapist who blends behavioral, somatic, and attachment-based tools that are both practical and profound. As a therapist, he is radically genuine and radically kind–you will feel challenged and held simultaneously. The goal is relational prosperity: helping you connect deeply with yourself, your purpose, and your loved ones so that you can feel full of the good stuff.
Specialties: When working individually, Patch specializes in helping men who do well professionally yet struggle in relationships, to themselves and others. This means learning to temper their inner and outer critic that create anxiety and shame, the basics of emotional intelligence, improving intimacy, managing anger, and assertive communication. Patch also works with couples that struggle with conflict, sex, and knowing if they’re a fit. Lastly, Patch runs a weekly men’s group that focuses on improving relationships.
Background: Despite wanting to be a therapist as a high schooler, Patch followed a more traditionally masculine path and ran boutique brand strategy and advertising agencies in New York for a decade. While that was fun, being a therapist was the original plan–the purpose–and closer to who he was underneath all the masks. Patch holds a MA in Clinical Social Work from UCLA.
Modalities: Patch is trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, CBT and DBT for individuals, as well as PACT and RLT for couples. In the end, his goal is to be arming clients with the tools they need to build a healthy support system/secure relationship and ultimately become their own therapist.
Website: talktopatch.com
Location: Online only
Licensed Clinical Social Worker #120612
Julissa Miro Quesada, LMFT
Psychotherapist (she/her/ella)
Approach: Born and raised in various parts of South America, Julissa highly values cultural context and our primal need for human connection, authenticity, and belonging. Julissa believes a safe, meaningful, and trusting relationship with her clients is the genesis of deep healing. Spontaneity, warmth, and humor (when clinically appropriate) are fundamental to Julissa’s approach.
Specialties: Julissa has extensive experience working with complex trauma, including childhood abuse, medical trauma, chronic pain, forced migration and displacement, chronic neglect/abandonment, and parentification. She works with adolescents and adults of various gender expressions, sexual orientations, and neural and physical abilities. Her experience also includes the facilitation of individual and group mindfulness meditation. She provides treatment in English and Spanish.
Background: Julissa earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology at Antioch University and completed her internship at Saban Community Clinic, where she served for 12 years as a psychotherapist and Director of the Behavioral Health Department. Julissa supervised an interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, LCSWs, and LMFTs in four clinics throughout Los Angeles.
Modalities: Julissa’s integrative approach draws upon psychodynamic theory, attachment research, CBT, mindfulness-based interventions, and relational therapy.
Website: jmirotherapy.com
Location: Online and in-person in Beverly Hills, CA
Licensed Psychotherapist #113178
Joelle Molloy, AMFT
Psychotherapist Associate (she/her)
Approach: Joelle believes that a greater understanding of the self leads to a greater ability to manage and make meaning of the challenges we face in life. Joelle offers a safe, non-judgmental, and culturally-sensitive space for your free expression and exploration. In our relationship, free from the ordinary demands and expectations, you can enjoy the feeling of occupying space, and feeling deeply seen and heard. From here, you can begin to grasp the shape of who you are at your core and carefully breathe life into the softest pockets of your inner world that have been formerly unreachable.
Specialties: Joelle’s special interests include anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity, intimacy, trauma, grief/loss, existential issues, and working with creatively-oriented and LGBTQIA+ individuals and partnerships.
Background: Joelle holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, and she received clinical training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the esteemed Valley Community Counseling Clinic. Her prior career path involved law, human rights, and the creative arts, each of which served to broaden her understanding of systems, culture, and the power of expression.
Modalities: Joelle’s approach draws primarily from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory.
Website: joellemolloytherapy.com
Location: Online and in-person in Pasadena, CA
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #139541
Supervised by: Bonnie Rae, LMFT #91089
Miranda Selwyn Bishop, AMFT
Psychotherapist Associate (she/her)
Approach: Miranda’s therapeutic style is warm, lively, collaborative, and relational. She approaches talk-therapy from a depth perspective, weaving in trauma-informed somatic and mind-body approaches. Miranda helps clients reveal the meaning behind their challenging experiences and symptoms—and supports their movement toward growth, broader awareness, healthier relationships, self-compassion, and love.
Specialties: Miranda works with adults, couples, and teens who may be navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, childhood trauma, and feeling stuck. Miranda often finds herself working with creatives and young adults going through rites of passage. Additionally, Miranda specializes in supporting those experiencing infertility.
Background: Miranda earned a MA in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, as well as a BA in English Literature from UCLA. Previously, Miranda worked in the fashion industry for almost 20 years, designing shoes and traveling the world for inspiration. Miranda has a passion for Afro-Brazilian sacred dance, which has taught her firsthand that unprocessed emotions must sometimes be contacted somatically within the body before they can be spoken.
Modalities: Miranda integrates relational talk-therapy with somatic trauma-informed approaches, drawing from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory and her training in EMDR. She also incorporates attachment theory, family systems, Gottman Method, and Imago to deepen relational work, as well as mindfulness and breathwork to attend to the mind-body connection.
Location: Online and in-person in Mar Vista, CA
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #133891
Supervised by: Alicia Brandt, LMFT# 86666
Sophie Shekarchian, LMFT
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Finding the right therapist is a crucial part of the healing process, as therapy is not a "one size fits all" experience. Sophie engages with clients through curiosity, warmth, direct feedback, and, when fitting, a sense of humor. Her goal is to help clients integrate and accept all parts of themselves, fostering self-awareness, authenticity, and active participation in life. She provides a non-judgmental space where clients can freely explore and make meaningful connections. Together, Sophie and her clients bring the unconscious into consciousness, deepening self-understanding and enhancing their connection to their aspirations and desires.
Specialties: Sophie specializes in working with LGBTQIA+ issues, diversity, and intersectionality, including race, class, and culture. Her additional special interests include anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief/loss, intimacy, relationship challenges, neurodivergence, and life transitions.
Background: Sophie earned her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Sophie’s previous work includes roles in the entertainment industry, including agency and production, as well as start-ups.
Modalities: Sophie's approach is informed by a blend of therapeutic modalities including psychodynamic therapy, trauma-informed care, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), attachment-based, and mindfulness techniques tailored to meet the unique needs of each client she meets.
Location: Online or in-person in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #147164
Margaret Sigel, LMFT, SEP
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Approach: Margaret is committed to creating a warm and welcoming space where clients feel deeply seen, understood, and supported. With a blend of neuroscience-informed techniques and empathy, Margaret works collaboratively with clients to help guide them on their unique path toward healing, growth, and self-discovery.
Specialties: As a somatic therapist, Margaret specializes in helping individuals navigate challenges such as anxiety, burnout, and depression. She also supports those who feel “stuck” in their personal or professional lives, helping them uncover and overcome the obstacles holding them back. Her work empowers clients to move forward with clarity, confidence, and self-compassion.
Background: Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Margaret earned her BA in English from UCLA and her MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. After working for many years in the entertainment industry, she decided to pursue her true calling: helping others achieve emotional well-being and resilience.
Modalities: As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Margaret draws on three years of intensive training to help clients process and heal stress and trauma stored in the body. She also integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), attachment-based therapy, and mindfulness into her work. When working with couples, she applies principles of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) to strengthen connection and intimacy.
Location: Online and in-person in Santa Monica, CA
Website: margaretsigeltherapy.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #150926
Psychotherapist (she/her)
Kim Slipski, LMFT
Approach: Kim takes a holistic and highly integrative approach to the therapeutic process. She blends traditional talk therapy with evidence-based, mind-body approaches informed by modern neuroscience. She brings a relational lens to her clients’ problems, using attachment theory and our deep need for connection as a core foundation of her work.
Specialties: Kim works with adults and teens experiencing high-functioning anxiety, childhood trauma, and relationship issues. Kim can often build strong rapport with professionals in high-stress, high-pressure jobs who seek more energy, impact, and work-life balance.
Background: After graduating UC Berkeley, Kim advanced through a corporate career in tech and marketing. After her own experience with work-related anxiety and burnout, Kim took a sabbatical to travel and teach yoga. After returning, she then helped others find more balance as an executive, life, and career coach. Kim holds a MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University.
Modalities: Kim applies principles from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Child-Centered Play Therapy.
Location: Online and in-person in Pasadena, CA
Website: wellfultherapy.com
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #143946
Michael Vitale, LMFT
Psychotherapist Associate (he/him)
Approach: In therapy, Michael creates a safe and collaborative environment for clients to deepen their self-awareness and take proactive steps to change their lives. This process may include teaching coping skills, role-playing assertive communication strategies, processing somatic experiences, or exploring how past experiences shape present beliefs. Core to his practice is an emphasis on relational therapy, which helps clients assess their self-perception in relation to others and allows them to identify obstacles to meaningful relationships and personal growth.
Specialties: Michael works with children, teens, adults. and families across a range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and grief. He specializes in self-worth, men’s issues, adolescence, life transitions, and relationship challenges. A former men’s group member, Michael is passionate about supporting teen and adult males struggling with confidence, loneliness, relationship issues, and a lack of meaning in their lives.
Background: A New Jersey transplant, Michael moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the arts. His journey eventually led him to a men’s therapy group where he experienced the transformative power of this work, and he changed careers. He holds an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University of Los Angeles and a B.S. from Boston University. He’s worked as a McDonald’s line cook, construction worker, legal assistant, filmmaker, and production assistant for the National Basketball Association.
Modalities: Michael’s approach combines insights from Polyvagal theory and strategies from Existential, Gestalt, Narrative, Psychodynamic, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Additionally, he has completed the Reflective Parenting Program’s Level 1 training and the Violet Oaklander Gestalt Play Therapy training. His integrative approach helps clients enhance their self-regulation skills and feel a sense of sturdiness in the face of life’s challenges.
Website: michaelvitalelmft.com
Location: Online and in-person in Beverly Hills and South Pasadena, CA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist # 149692
Camila Webb, AMFT
Psychotherapist Associate (she/her)
Approach: Camila believes in helping her clients to tune into self-compassion, the wisdom of the body, and relational authenticity. Camila's approach fosters a sense of safety that can help clients to regulate the nervous system, to make desired changes, and to experience a more balanced and flexible emotional life.
Specialties: Camila has a particular specialty in helping individuals struggling with depression. She also supports clients through experiences of trauma, anxiety, negative self-image, emotional abuse recovery and relationship challenges. Camila is well suited to support families with behavior challenges.
Background: Previously, Camila worked as an artist. Camila holds a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Northridge and a BA in Psychology from UC Berkeley. Camila was a research intern for studies affiliated with Dacher Keltner and the Greater Good Science Center.
Modalities: Camila's holistic approach to therapy integrates attachment theory, parts work, embodiment and emotionally-focused therapy. Camila has completed the Externship in Emotionally-Focused Therapy for couples, individuals and families, as well as received specialized training in Attachment-Based Family Therapy. She has also completed a concentrated learning experience with Bessel van der Kolk (Body Keeps the Score).
Location: Online and in-person in Pasadena, CA
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #137865
Supervised by: Wendy Denham, PhD #PSY20898
The Beyond Network is also professionally affiliated with Lisa Chen & Associates.
Note: Members of Beyond Network are referral partners and are not employed by Beyond Psychology Center.