Karine Echighian, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Specializing in Anxiety, Shame and Complex Trauma


Adult Individual Therapy

You may be feeling lost, anxious, or weighed down by self-doubt. Maybe you’ve spent so much energy showing up for others and trying to be a good person, only to end up feeling used, misunderstood, and alone. You might be struggling with feelings of unworthiness, a sense of not belonging, or the persistent thought that you're just not good enough. You question yourself—but still hold onto the hope that things can be different.

My approach to therapy is different. I help you understand what you're feeling, what you truly need, and how to get those needs met. This work can deepen your relationship with yourself and help you better understand the people around you.

Some people need tools. Others need to learn how to listen inward and trust their own needs. I meet you where you are.

Give me an example of your approach to therapy

Adult individual therapy is requires a tailored approach to each individual. Not all individuals get their needs meet in a by the book sort of way.

For example, the pandemic is a relateable experience. Lets say you were feeling anxious. This would make sense since we were in a pandemic, a lockdown and faced a lot of uncertainity. If every feeling we have is a direct result of getting our needs met or not met, we need to know what those needs are. Maybe you needed space. What does space look like? It can look like, "don't talk to me for an hour after work", "I need to go for a walk" or maybe, "I need to be on a mountaintop somewhere". If you need to be on a mountaintop somewhere in nature, but you are only getting an hour of no one speaking to you, you are NOT actually getting your needs met.

Understanding yourself on this level can help you build more self-compassion and self-understanding, but it an also help you find solutions to your problems and find ways to cope that are specific to your needs and situation.

Adult Individual Therapy

In-Person in Woodland Hills, CA and/or Virtually

What People Are Saying

“Been able to accept what I am going through a lot better than before.”

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“She has given me tools to use in my daily life that have helped me become more confident in myself and around others.”

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“The trust, the ability for me to be completely open, she seems to genuinely care about me and my outcome.”

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What should I know about Individual Therapy?

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