Jana Gottfried, LCSW — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Jana!

I have a passion for helping people overcome and work through difficult life challenges. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, depression and addictions. and chronic medical conditions.

My focus

The conditions that I am comfortable treating are depression, trauma, anxiety, addictions, life transitions, and living with chronic medical conditions.

My approach

My main therapeutic approach is based on CBT, or cognitive behavior therapy, because this therapy gives you concrete tools to better manage your mood. I use EMDR/EFT tapping, creative visualizations to help process trauma symptoms and emotions. I hope to help clients open to their emotions, intuition, and subconscious mind.

My communication style

My communication style is collaborative and it is essential that clients feel heard and understood when working with me. I ask for client feedback to make sure that we are on the right track on addressing issues.

My journey to mental healthcare

My journey to becoming a therapist started with my own healing process from addictions and depression. I received help from therapy, 12-step, and self-help meetings like Recovery International. I have 16.5 years of experience in community mental health. 10 years of experience in medical settings.

My goals for you

My approach to goal setting is by finding out what a client wants to achieve in therapy. We break down these goals down into smaller more achievable steps and homework assignments between sessions.

Our first session

The first session is about getting a baseline measurement of your mental health symptoms and some background information. A client should be able to find out in a few sessions whether it is a good fit working with me or not.

I identify as...

Female
Caucasian or White
Non-denominational, Spiritual

Expertise

Specialties

+ 10 more

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

EMDR

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Mindfulness-Based

Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)

+ 5 more

Focus populations

Recovery/12 Step Friendly

Racial Justice

Sex Worker

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Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Aetna - Medicare Advantage
Alignment Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
All Savers
Allegiance

+ 80 more

Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) from University of Southern California.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Jana Gottfried