Therapies & Services
something for everyone
The Lumina Counseling Group’s therapists are experienced in treating:
ADD/ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Depressive Disorders
LGBTQIA+ Issues
Sexual Abuse
Conduct/Disruptive Disorder
History of Chemical Dependency
Anxiety/Panic Disorders
Behavior Modification
Divorced/Blended Family Issues
Gender Identity Issues
Victims of Abuse, Assault, Trauma
Grief/Loss
Bipolar Disorders
OCD
Adoption Challenges
Prenatal & Postpartum Issues
PTSD
Schizophrenia
something for everyone
The Lumina Counseling Group’s therapists are experienced in treating:
Autism (ABA)
ADD/ADHD
Adoption Challenges
Anxiety/Panic Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Behavior Modification
Bipolar Disorders
Conduct/Disruptive Disorder
Depressive Disorders
Divorced/Blended Family Issues
Grief/Loss
LGBTQIA+ Issues
History Of Chemical Dependency
OCD
Prenatal & Postpartum Issues
PTSD
Schizophrenia
Sexual Abuse
Gender Identity Issues
Victims Of Abuse, Assault, Trauma
Others
Services Offered
Individual Therapy
Sometimes called psychotherapy, counseling, talk therapy, or treatment, individual therapy is a process in which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment. Individual counseling provides a personal opportunity to receive support and experience growth during challenging times in life. Clients will explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors as they work to identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change. It allows the client to better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change. Individual counseling can help one deal with many personal topics in life such as anger, depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, marriage and relationship challenges, parenting problems, school difficulties, career changes, etc. Individual therapy is appropriate for children, adolescents and adults.
Family Therapy
Is designed to help families with the issues that specifically affect one or more member’s mental health and functioning. It is designed to allow each family member build stronger relationships, improve communication, and manage conflicts within the family system. Family therapy goals can be to improve emotional awareness, adjust to major changes within a family, help members come to accept the things that they cannot change or control and/or improving communication, understanding and empathy.
Couples Therapy
Is focused on helping a couple work through challenges and misunderstandings, understand their relationship better and develop healthier ways of relating to one another. The therapist uses specific therapeutic techniques and interventions to support the couple’s goals. Couples often seek out therapy when they are confronting a specific challenge, such as communication issues, difficulties around sex, affairs, or if they are considering a breakup.
Group Therapy
As the name implies, is a type of therapy that is conducted with a group of people, rather than between an individual and clinician. Usually, people in the group are facing similar issues, like anxiety, depression, and relationship or parenting issues. Clients confront their issues together, to get support and to learn from other group members who are experiencing similar issues.
Psychological Testing
Is an objective and standardized measure of an individual’s cognitive, academic, adaptive, behavioral, emotional and executive functioning skills. Psychological testing can also help a clinician increase the accuracy of diagnoses, such as ADHD or ASD. The main purpose of the testing is to gain better insight into the neurological, behavioral and emotional underpinnings of a person functioning. Testing involves both standardized tests, checklists, surveys and observation. Psychological testing can be highly informative and helpful for children who are experiencing academic struggles (such as uncovering learning disabilities), high school students who may need accommodations for college, and young children who may be experiencing developmental delays.
Services Offered
Individual Therapy
Sometimes called psychotherapy, counseling, talk therapy, or treatment, individual therapy is a process in which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment. Individual counseling provides a personal opportunity to receive support and experience growth during challenging times in life. Clients will explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors as they work to identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change. It allows the client to better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change. Individual counseling can help one deal with many personal topics in life such as anger, depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, marriage and relationship challenges, parenting problems, school difficulties, career changes, etc. Individual therapy is appropriate for children, adolescents and adults.
Family Therapy
Is designed to help families with the issues that specifically affect one or more member’s mental health and functioning. It is designed to allow each family member build stronger relationships, improve communication, and manage conflicts within the family system. Family therapy goals can be to improve emotional awareness, adjust to major changes within a family, help members come to accept the things that they cannot change or control and/or improving communication, understanding and empathy.
Couples Therapy
Is focused on helping a couple work through challenges and misunderstandings, understand their relationship better and develop healthier ways of relating to one another. The therapist uses specific therapeutic techniques and interventions to support the couple’s goals. Couples often seek out therapy when they are confronting a specific challenge, such as communication issues, difficulties around sex, affairs, or if they are considering a breakup.
Group Therapy
As the name implies, is a type of therapy that is conducted with a group of people, rather than between an individual and clinician. Usually, people in the group are facing similar issues, like anxiety, depression, and relationship or parenting issues. Clients confront their issues together, to get support and to learn from other group members who are experiencing similar issues.
Psychological Testing
Is an objective and standardized measure of an individual’s cognitive, academic, adaptive, behavioral, emotional and executive functioning skills. Psychological testing can also help a clinician increase the accuracy of diagnoses, such as ADHD or ASD. The main purpose of the testing is to gain better insight into the neurological, behavioral and emotional underpinnings of a person functioning. Testing involves both standardized tests, checklists, surveys and observation. Psychological testing can be highly informative and helpful for children who are experiencing academic struggles (such as uncovering learning disabilities), high school students who may need accommodations for college, and young children who may be experiencing developmental delays.
ABA
Coming Soon!
Services Offered
Individual Therapy
Sometimes called psychotherapy, counseling, talk therapy, or treatment, individual therapy is a process in which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment. Individual counseling provides a personal opportunity to receive support and experience growth during challenging times in life. Clients will explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors as they work to identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change. It allows the client to better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change. Individual counseling can help one deal with many personal topics in life such as anger, depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, marriage and relationship challenges, parenting problems, school difficulties, career changes, etc. Individual therapy is appropriate for children, adolescents and adults.
Family Therapy
Is designed to help families with the issues that specifically affect one or more member’s mental health and functioning. It is designed to allow each family member build stronger relationships, improve communication, and manage conflicts within the family system. Family therapy goals can be to improve emotional awareness, adjust to major changes within a family, help members come to accept the things that they cannot change or control and/or improving communication, understanding and empathy.
Couples Therapy
Is focused on helping a couple work through challenges and misunderstandings, understand their relationship better and develop healthier ways of relating to one another. The therapist uses specific therapeutic techniques and interventions to support the couple’s goals. Couples often seek out therapy when they are confronting a specific challenge, such as communication issues, difficulties around sex, affairs, or if they are considering a breakup.
Group Therapy
As the name implies, is a type of therapy that is conducted with a group of people, rather than between an individual and clinician. Usually, people in the group are facing similar issues, like anxiety, depression, and relationship or parenting issues. Clients confront their issues together, to get support and to learn from other group members who are experiencing similar issues.
Psychological Testing
Is an objective and standardized measure of an individual’s cognitive, academic, adaptive, behavioral, emotional and executive functioning skills. Psychological testing can also help a clinician increase the accuracy of diagnoses, such as ADHD or ASD. The main purpose of the testing is to gain better insight into the neurological, behavioral and emotional underpinnings of a person functioning. Testing involves both standardized tests, checklists, surveys and observation. Psychological testing can be highly informative and helpful for children who are experiencing academic struggles (such as uncovering learning disabilities), high school students who may need accommodations for college, and young children who may be experiencing developmental delays.
ABA
Coming Soon!
Types of Therapies
At Lumina, we ensure our centers are staffed by clinicians with a wide-range of clinical orientations (the way they conduct therapy) to meet each of our clients where they are at and provide what they are looking for. Our orientations include (but are not limited to):
Behavioral
Approaches hold the core belief that both effective and ineffective behaviors, thoughts and feelings are learned. A behavioral therapist works to help clients unlearn what has been ineffective in the past and to then develop new learning strategies to implement in everyday life for a more productive and rewarding life.
Cognitive
Therapy emphasizes what people think rather than what they do. these clinicians hold the core tenant that dysfunctional thinking leads to dysfunctional emotions or behaviors. By helping a client change their thoughts, the client is also then able to change how they feel and what they do. There are two main types of Cognitive therapies:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) explores how a client’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. A primary focus in CBT is remediating existing problems by identifying the negative or false beliefs that lead to them, and changing out those ingrained thoughts for ones that are more accurate and productive.
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy designed to reduce the emotional extremes a client experiences. DBT helps clients adjust problematic thought patterns and teaches more effective skills to manage distress. By mitigating the inner turmoil caused by intense emotional highs and lows, DBT enables clients to focus on the core mental health issue facing them.
Systems
Systems therapists help conceptualize their client’s within their systems or environment. They strive to develop a system that works for all members by considering the expectations, needs, desires, and behaviors of each person within that system. When issues arise, these are attributed to breakdowns in systemic interactions rather than deficiency of one person. In family systems therapy, family relationships, patterns, communication, and behaviors are explored, allowing the therapist and family members to observe how certain behaviors could be impacting the family. Once these behaviors are recognized and understood, family members can learn new behaviors that have benefits for themselves and the rest of their family.
Meet Lumina's Therapists
Tap into our network of licensed/registered, accredited and experienced therapists who can help you with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, family conflict, failure to launch syndrome, and more. We take the guesswork out and will hand-match you with a mental health professional that best suits your goals and needs.
Heather Humphrey, LMFT
I never imagined that I would laugh in therapy, but even when I am in a dark place, she helps me have hope. I find that I can laugh again, which is huge for me.
– Heather Humphrey’s client
Laurie Stephens, Ph.D
As an autistic person, Dr. Stephens is the first therapist who fully understood me and was able to give me hands-on coping tools that I could use without overwhelming me.
– Dr. Stephens’ client
Susan Berman, Ph.D
Dr. Berman has the uncanny ability to hear what I may be feeling or thinking without my sometimes even knowing it myself. She has helped me to feel better about my unique gifts and as a result, find more happiness in my life. With her support, I am able to do this “one day at a time”, one of her many favorite phrases.
– Dr. Susan Berman’s client
Rita Ezadjian, ACSW
She helped me find my voice and learn how to understand myself and my feelings as strengths instead of burdens.
– Rita Ezadjian’s client
Heather Humphrey, LMFT
It’s important to feel safe with your therapist if you have struggled ever with feeling safe, and I do. I feel safe working with Heather. I feel like I can share anything and everything without judgment or having to censor myself.”
– Heather Humphrey’s client
Frequently Asked Questions
Don’t see an answer to your question here? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 818-779-5100 or [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.
Yes! We are accepting new clients, if you would like to inquire about services or set up an appointment, please call (818) 779-5100
No, you do not need a referral to see a Lumina Counseling therapist. You can contact our office directly and speak to our program coordinator. They will help match you with a therapist that best suits your needs.
Currently we offer both virtual and in person services. Our offices are located in Sherman Oaks, Culver City, and Van Nuys.
We accept insurance, as well as private pay. You can make your payments deductible directly through the Kareo payment platform.
If you don’t have insurance our private pay option is $180 per hour.
Call our office! Our number is (818) 779-5100. We will ask you a few demographic questions to help us match you with a therapist who would best fit your needs. It usually takes between 1-3 business days to match you and to have your insurance verified.
Lumina Counseling has a variety of highly skilled and experienced therapists including licensed psychologists (Ph.D/Psy.d) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), and licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCC). All of our therapists have a Masters or Doctorate degree in their field and have been qualified and certified to provide services in the state of California.
Sessions here at Lumina Counseling generally are booked for 60, 45, and 30 minutes weekly depending on your needs and your therapist’s recommendation. Generally, it is recommended to book a 60-minute session.
Our therapists are highly skilled in treatment for young children, adolescents, and adults.
Frequently Asked Questions
Don’t see an answer to your question here? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 818-779-5100 or [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.
Yes! We are accepting new clients, if you would like to inquire about services or set up an appointment, please call (818) 779-5100
No, you do not need a referral to see a Lumina Counseling therapist. You can contact our office directly and speak to our program coordinator. They will help match you with a therapist that best suits your needs.
Currently we offer both virtual and in person services. Our offices are located in Sherman Oaks, Culver City, and Van Nuys.
We accept insurance, as well as private pay. You can make your payments deductible directly through the Kareo payment platform.
If you don’t have insurance our private pay option is $180 per hour.
Call our office! Our number is (818) 779-5100. We will ask you a few demographic questions to help us match you with a therapist who would best fit your needs. It usually takes between 1-3 business days to match you and to have your insurance verified.
Lumina Counseling has a variety of highly skilled and experienced therapists including licensed psychologists (Ph.D/Psy.d) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), and licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCC). All of our therapists have a Masters or Doctorate degree in their field and have been qualified and certified to provide services in the state of California.
Sessions here at Lumina Counseling generally are booked for 60, 45, and 30 minutes weekly depending on your needs and your therapist’s recommendation. Generally, it is recommended to book a 60-minute session.
Our therapists are highly skilled in treatment for young children, adolescents, and adults.
In-Person Locations
Sherman Oaks
| 13130 Burbank Blvd |
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| Sherman Oaks, CA 91401 |
Van Nuys
| 15339 Saticoy St. |
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| Van Nuys, CA 91406 |
Culver City
| 12101 W. Washington Blvd. |
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| Los Angeles, CA 90066 |
In-Person Locations
Sherman Oaks
| 13130 Burbank Blvd |
|---|
| Sherman Oaks, CA 91401 |
Van Nuys
| 15339 Saticoy St. |
|---|
| Van Nuys, CA 91406 |
Culver City
| 12101 W. Washington Blvd. |
|---|
| Los Angeles, CA 90066 |
In-Person Locations
Sherman Oaks
| 13130 Burbank Blvd |
|---|
| Sherman Oaks, CA 91401 |
Van Nuys
| 15339 Saticoy St. |
|---|
| Van Nuys, CA 91406 |
Culver City
| 12101 W. Washington Blvd. |
|---|
| Los Angeles, CA 90066 |