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6 Best Los Angeles Therapists for Women
Life as a woman today often means carrying invisible pressures—balancing relationships, careers, identity, and the quiet question of who you are beneath it all. You deserve a space where your struggles are seen, your story is honored, and you don’t have to hold it all together.
Our therapists offer personalized therapy for women in Los Angeles, CA, creating room for reflection, healing, and reconnection with your truest self. Whether you’re navigating burnout, identity shifts, or relational pain, we’re here to walk with you—no masks, no expectations, just you.
Meet our Los Angeles therapists for women
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Samantha Potthoff, M.A., LMFT
Samantha blends her neuroscience background with a warm, relational style to help women reconnect with their emotional truth. Her work focuses on attachment, vulnerability, and cultivating meaningful relationships—with others and with self. Through her grounding presence, clients move beyond surface-level changes and toward self-compassion and inner clarity.
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Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist 119290
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Clientele: Adults
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Location: Beverly Hills, CA
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Virtual therapy: Yes
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Claire Summers, LCSW
Claire supports women navigating anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, and addiction recovery through a blend of talk therapy and somatic interventions. She approaches healing as a whole-person process—one that includes reclaiming agency, interrupting old narratives, and finding ease in the body. Her clients appreciate her depth, gentleness, and clarity as they move through life transitions and learn to honor their needs.
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Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker 120898
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Clientele: Adults & teens
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Location: Beverly Hills, CA
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Virtual therapy: Yes
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Klara Knypinski, LCSW
Drawing from her multicultural background and linguistics expertise, Klara brings a cross-cultural lens to therapy for women in Los Angeles. She specializes in supporting women who struggle with perfectionism, people-pleasing, and authenticity, helping them reclaim their true identity and build healthier relationships with themselves and others. Fluent in both English and French, Klara offers bilingual sessions to better support clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her sessions offer an affirming space to explore family dynamics, identity, and belonging, especially for those navigating life between cultures.
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Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker 128928
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Clientele: Adults & teens
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Location: Beverly Hills, CA
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Virtual therapy: Yes
We also understand that finding the right therapeutic fit is deeply personal. While we’re proud of the care we offer at Therapy Collective, we know our practice may not resonate with everyone, and that’s okay. What matters most is that you feel safe, supported, and genuinely seen.
With that in mind, we’ve included a few other trusted therapists for women’s issues in Los Angeles below. These clinicians share a commitment to compassionate, attuned care and may offer a style, schedule, or specialty that better aligns with your needs.
Other recommended therapists for women in Los Angeles
Kate Behzadi
While Therapy Collective specializes in relational, trauma-informed care, Kate brings additional depth with her training in psychoanalytic theory and depth psychology. Her work is especially supportive for women exploring intergenerational trauma, cultural identity, and the tension between external expectations and internal truth.
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Credentials: LMFT 97100
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Clientele/Specialties: Adults, children, teens
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Location: 1910 W Sunset Blvd. #440, Los Angeles, CA 90026
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Virtual therapy: Yes
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Malea Woods
Malea identifies as a queer feminist and is part of the team at the Eating Disorder Recovery Collective. She specializes in treating eating disorders and body image concerns through a trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming lens. While our practice is inclusive and trauma-informed, some clients may prefer to work with a therapist who offers dedicated eating disorder care and explicitly centers queer and feminist values in their work.
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Credentials: LMFT 129642
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Clientele: Teens and adults
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Virtual therapy: Yes
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Stephanie Wejbe, LCSW
Stephanie works extensively with women from the Latino community and brings a structured, skills-based approach that blends mindfulness, expressive arts, and cultural responsiveness. Our practice supports many of these concerns, but some clients may find it especially helpful to work with a therapist who centers racial stress, identity, and practical coping strategies in this way.
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Credentials: LCSW 80927
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Clientele: Adults
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Virtual therapy: Yes