Angela Albert, LMFT
My clients come to me because I believe them and I root for them. I’m here to find out what is unique and wonderful about you to help you see it, celebrate it, and live it out loud.
“It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found.” - D.W. Winnicott
Let’s sit together
and discover
the story of
you.
The act of sitting together and being vulnerable and telling the truth is, in itself, a healing act.
I will help you to uncover your genius and your shadow, embrace them with love and lightness and make them your allies.
There will be stillness and laughter, truth-telling and verve.
I am a Relational Gestalt therapist.
This means that I am an active participant in the process. Together, we will co-create a refuge - a space for you to engage in the evolution of your deepest self.
ABOUT ME
I do this work because it has made an enormous difference in my life. I’ve been in the client chair and the therapist chair and I love them both. The work has given me a life with meaning that I cherish. It’s what I spend all my time thinking about.
I know that the deeper you love and accept yourself exactly as you are (even the nitty-gritty unspeakable stuff that wants to hide in the darkest recesses of your closet) the more you grow. It is the paradox of our lives. I’m here to honor your experience, to be both guide and witness.
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. To be ALIVE is
to be vulnerable.”
Some of the issues I help people work on:
Finding the sacred journey through depression or anxiety
Embracing and honoring your nature as an artist while also getting busy making a career and a life
Boundary setting with narcissists (and other dysfunctional folks)
Understanding and making a late diagnosis of ADHD work for you
Embracing your sensitivity or introversion and making it your strength
Finding your authentic self within your relationships with significant others
And…
I have an MA in Marriage and Family therapy from Pacific Oaks College. I have continued my studies with Pacific Gestalt Institute. I’m a Relational Gestalt therapist. I am also trained in somatic experiencing and EMDR.