Irine Schweitzer, LCSW — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Irine!

Drawing on extensive training in psychotherapy and marriage and family therapy, I provide compassionate, insight-oriented treatment for adults of all ages. With more than two decades of clinical experience, I specialize in helping clients navigate relationship challenges, life transitions, anxiety, depression, parenting, and cross-cultural issues.

My focus

I work especially well with clients who value a warm, reflective, and insight-oriented therapeutic process and are looking not only for symptom relief, but for meaningful personal growth and lasting change.

My approach

My approach is warm, thoughtful, and collaborative, integrating deep emotional understanding with practical support to help clients create meaningful and lasting change.

My communication style

My communication style is warm, engaged, and deeply attentive, creating a space where clients feel genuinely heard, understood, and respected. I strive to set a calm, emotionally safe tone and encourage honest reflection while remaining supportive, nonjudgmental, and attuned to each person’s unique pace and experience.

My journey to mental healthcare

My path to becoming a therapist grew out of a longstanding interest in human relationships, emotional development, and the ways people find meaning and resilience through life’s challenges.My work in cross cultural services, deepened my understanding of the importance of compassionate, thoughtful support during difficult times and life transitions

My goals for you

I help clients achieve their treatment goals by creating a strong therapeutic relationship built on trust, emotional safety, and collaboration. Together, we explore patterns and underlying emotional experiences that may be contributing to current struggles, while also developing practical tools for coping, communication, and self-understanding.

I identify as...

Female
Caucasian or White
Jewish

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Attachment-based

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Child/Parent Psychotherapy

Compassion Focused

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Interpersonal

Mindfulness-Based

Motivational Interviewing

+ 16 more

Focus populations

First Gen American/Immigrant Parents

Immune-Disorders

Single Mother

Cancer

Gay

Lesbian

+ 6 more

Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Aetna - Medicare Advantage
Allied
Ascension-SmartHealth
Create

+ 12 more

Languages spoken

English, Russian

Education

Master of Social Work from University of Southern California.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Irine Schweitzer