Serving Culver City, West LA, and surrounding areas
On-line therapy in California
Call or Text: 323-393-3135
Healing from Trauma, Emotional Abuse
& Relationship Struggles
I work with adults and couples navigating trauma, narcissistic abuse, anxiety, and relationship challenges using a depth-oriented, psychodynamic approach that goes beyond surface-level coping.
In-person in Culver City & Online throughout California
You might be feeling:
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stuck in painful and confusing relationship patterns
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affected by emotional abuse or chronic invalidation
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overwhelmed by anxiety, self-doubt, or overthinking
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unsure of how to trust yourself or others
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disconnected in your relationship, or caught in repeating conflict
My approach
My approach is psychodynamic and relational, meaning we look at the deeper patterns shaping your thoughts, emotions, and relationships, not just the symptoms on the surface. I’m active and direct in sessions. I'll help you slow things down, notice what keeps showing up, and get to the root of what's happening underneath.
Using:
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Attachment-focused work - to understand relational patterns and their origins.
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Present-moment awareness - to track what’s happening in real time during sessions.
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EMDR - (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to process and resolve stuck trauma memories.
You may have learned to:
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prioritize others' needs over your own
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question your reality and minimize your experiences
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stay in relationships that feel one-sided and emotionally unsafe
Therapy can help you understand where these patterns come from, and learn how to shift them.
Specialities:
Using EMDR and a psychodynamic relational approach to help you process difficult experiences and reduce their hold on your daily life.
Rebuilding self-trust and clarity after chronic invalidation, manipulation, and emotionally unsafe relationships.
Exploring the deeper dynamics that shape how you connect, and learning how to communicate and listen with more clarity and understanding.
Who I work with:
Adults navigating trauma, anxiety, emotional abuse, and relationship patterns, who are ready to go beneath the surface and create lasting change.
Partners caught in repeating conflict, emotional disconnection, or struggling to feel safe with each other. I draw on the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help you find your way back to each other - or forward, together.
When you're ready, let's take the next step.
Starting therapy can feel like a big deal, but you don't have to
have everything figured out to begin.
I offer a free consultation call so we can see if we're a good fit before you commit to anything
Online therapy throughout California
In-person therapy in Culver City
Serving Culver City, West Los Angeles, Santa Monica,
and surrounding areas.
Schedule a free consultation call:
Call/Text: 323-393-3135
Email: DianaMaloufTherapy @ gmail.com