Michael Najera LMFT

Michael Najera LMFT

5.0(1 review)
Offers online services
Offers online services

About

You've spent a lifetime picturing how situations "should" turn out. Imagery arguments, mind reading, your needs being replaced with empathy for your partners childhood traumas. This leaves you trying harder to fix them, only to be disappointed once again. Reoccurring feelings of abandonment; I love them, it's over, have their origins in your inconsistent emotional upbringing. Friends just don't truly understand "if they knew her story they'd understand why I stay”.

I help men and women affected by a family's member addiction, abandonment, physically and or emotionally, and narcissistic abuse . The chaos of one's childhood always shows up in their adult life. This can stop.

I use a combination of CBT, DBT, solution focused, and psychodynamic therapy. I will help you create personalized interventions , focusing on your talents and strengths. You will be active in this process. We’ll identify behaviors you seek to control by first understanding them. The end result is controlling your triggers, setting boundaries, ending that painful relationship, or processing the death of a loved one. I will help you with any reason you seek therapy for.

Hello, I'm Michael. How do I get to a better place emotionally you might be asking yourself? The first step is to contact me and discuss your specific needs. I offer in person therapy in Santa Monica, or online throughout California.


Highlights

Hired 2 times
1 employee
10 years in business
Serves Santa Monica , CA
Offers online services

Payment methods

Credit Card, Cash, Check, Venmo, Paypal, Zelle

Specialties

Age

Teens (13 – 18), Adults (18 – 64), Seniors (65+)

Participants

Individual, Couple, Family

Issues

ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Illness, Codependency, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Grief, Hoarding, Impulse Control Disorders, Infertility, Infidelity, Internet Addiction, Life Coaching, Marriage Counseling, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Personality Disorders, Racial Identity, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Sports Performance, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Thinking Disorders, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Video Game Addiction

Types of therapy

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Adlerian, Attachment-based, Buddhist philosophy, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Compassion Focused, Couples Counseling, Culturally Sensitive, Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Eclectic, Emotionally Focused, Energy Psychology, Executive Function Coaching, Existential, Experiential Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Family Systems, Family Therapy, Gestalt, Gottman Method, Habit Reversal Therapy, Harm Reduction, Humanistic, Infertility Counseling, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal, Jungian, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Person-Centered, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Schema Therapy, Sex Therapy, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Sports Psychology, Strength-Based, Structural Family Therapy, Supportive, Trauma Focused

Faith

Buddhist, Christian

Gender

Clients who have no gender preference, Clients who prefer female therapists, Clients who prefer male therapists, Clients who prefer non-binary therapists

Ethnicity

Asian, Biracial / Multiracial, Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Middle Eastern / North African

Communities

Aviation Professionals, Lesbian Allied, LGBTQ+, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Racial Justice Allied, Single Mother, Vegan Allied, Veterans

Languages

English

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James S.

Excellent working manner..
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November 05, 2022
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Frequently asked questions

I will have the client(s) identify the reason for seeking therapy. Together, we will cover salient issues and discus what they feel is most important. Solutions are discussed as well as experiments to try between session. Short term therapy is always my goal. However, sometimes long term therapy is needed to uncover deeper reasons situations reoccur, feelings of anxiety and depression, relationship patterns, and parenting styles to name a few reasons. Let's talk and discuss your needs and goals. 

Back ground (BA) in child development, Masters in psychology (MFT), and years of life experience. I did my early training at Glendale Adventist with dual diagnosis patients where  I learned about what I call the addictive system. I utilize eclectic, humanistic (psychodynamic) approach to therapy, as well as CBT and solutions focused.

I work on a sliding scale 🙌🏼

My older brother was mentally Ill.
All types of clients. I have nearly 15 years of experience in the mental health field, and a lifetime helping my brother.
Therapist rarely give advice. We collaborate with our clients. They are the experts of their lives.
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Services offered

Therapy
Family Therapy
Relationship Counseling
Spiritual Counseling