Introduction
therapy for Individuals, Couples, & Families
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFC# 50193). I work with individuals, couples, and families. Prior to my work as a therapist, I began my education at The University of Illinois, receiving my undergraduate degree in Humanities from The New School. I earned my Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. I completed my training and internship at The Southern California Counseling Center, and am a graduate of their Family Therapy Training Program.
My areas of clinical emphasis include working with:
Relationship and intimacy issues
Couples therapy, navigating differences
Anxiety and depression
Life transitions
Alcohol and drug abuse
Effects of alcohol and drug abuse on loved ones
Blended families
The so-called “quarter-life” and “mid-life” crises
Aging issues
Grief, loss, and loneliness
WHAT TO EXPECT
Services
Personally Tailored • Goal Directed • Results Oriented
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What is keeping you from living the life you want? Individual therapy is a powerful tool to identify goals and remove the obstacles that prevent you from experiencing more fulfilling relationships with yourself, your work, and other people. Individuals come to therapy at different moments in life. If you are experiencing anxiety or depression, struggling with self-esteem or relationship issues, abusing substances, feeling professionally frustrated, or experiencing grief and loss, the process of individual therapy is an effective way to create the change you want to see in your life.
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What do you hope for with your partner? In couples therapy, we improve communication, bridge differences, and promote change. People come to couples therapy at many stages of relationship: pre-marital counseling; navigating differences in time management; blending households and families; birth of a child; infidelity; divorce -- any time a couple is seeking to change behaviors that are causing pain. When a life stressor has begun to affect your partnership in an unwanted way, or if you are seeking to be heard differently by your partner, the skills you learn in couples therapy will create a more mutually satisfying relationship.
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What future do you want for your family? Stressors can affect families in many ways. Family therapy provides the opportunity to change your family’s relationship to its problems and the effects those problems have on each person in your family. Families come to therapy for a variety of reasons: single parenthood; underperformance at school; birth of a new sibling; unemployment; relocation; substance abuse; mental illness; divorce; blending families; grief and loss. If your family is experiencing difficulty, family therapy is a way to increase communication and understanding, while discovering sources of strength and support within your family.
The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire.
-Carl Jung
ABOUT
LARA HARRIS
I concentrate on helping people choose ways of understanding their actions, context, and the people around them to enable them to live the kinds of lives they want to lead.
Lara Harris MA, MFT
Larchmont Counseling
606 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Office Information
LOCATION
My office is located in Larchmont Village, at the northeast corner of Larchmont and Clinton, one block south of Melrose.
PARKING
There is metered parking along Larchmont Boulevard, and ample free parking one block east or west.
FEES
Please call or e-mail to discuss current fees. My fee is for a 50-minute session and is payable at or prior to the time of service unless other arrangements have been made. Accepted forms of payment are cash, check, or credit card. I provide electronic claim submission to all PPO insurance plans as an out-of-network provider.
CANCELLATION
Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance. If an appointment is not cancelled 48 hours in advance, there is a full fee charge for the missed session.