Online Therapy in Los Angeles

Mental Health Support That Fits the Pace of LA Life

Living in Los Angeles often means balancing a lot: career pressure, social expectations, long commutes, financial stress, creativity burnout, or trying to keep up with a fast-moving, high-achieving culture. When your inner world feels heavy or overwhelmed, it’s easy to push your needs to the bottom of the list.

Online therapy offers a flexible, private way to get support — without traffic, parking, or additional stress.

I’m Erin Oden, LCSW, and I provide online therapy to adults across Los Angeles, including Downtown LA, Westside, Hollywood, Silver Lake, the Valley, South Bay, and surrounding areas. My approach blends emotional safety with practical, real-world tools so you can feel supported and empowered in your daily life.

Why Online Therapy Works So Well for Los Angeles

LA is vibrant, busy, and full of opportunities — but it’s also a place where stress can build quickly. Long workdays, creative pressure, performance expectations, or starting over in a huge city can take a toll.

Online therapy can help you if you're:

• Struggling with anxiety, chronic worry, or internal pressure

• Coping with trauma, painful memories, or emotional triggers

• Navigating ADHD, focus issues, or executive function challenges

• Managing burnout from work, caregiving, or school

• Exploring your relationship with alcohol or substances

• Dealing with perfectionism or fear of failure

• Feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure of your next step

With telehealth, you can get grounded support from wherever you feel most comfortable — whether that’s your apartment, office, or a quiet corner before your day begins.

Specialties for Los Angeles Clients

My therapeutic style is warm but direct — practical, evidence-based, and focused on helping you build stability and confidence. Below are the core areas I support.

Anxiety Therapy in Los Angeles

Anxiety is incredibly common among adults in Los Angeles. High expectations, career intensity, and constant comparison can leave you feeling tense or on-edge.

In therapy, we’ll work on:

• Calming your nervous system

• Reducing spiraling thoughts

• Softening perfectionism and imposter syndrome

• Prioritizing boundaries and self-care

• Managing stress in a way that actually feels doable

Using CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based tools, you’ll learn skills to help your mind slow down and your body feel more at ease.

Trauma Therapy & EMDR in Los Angeles

Whether you’re healing from childhood experiences, relationship pain, emotional trauma, or past events that continue to impact your life, therapy offers a safe, supportive space to process what happened at a pace that feels right for you.

I use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to help clients reprocess traumatic memories so they no longer dominate your thoughts, identity, or reactions.

Clients often seek EMDR for:

• Childhood trauma or invalidation

• Relational or emotional trauma

• Medical or birth trauma

• PTSD symptoms

• Shame, self-blame, or internalized fear

You don’t have to relive every detail to heal — EMDR helps your brain process and integrate the past so you can move forward more freely.

ADHD Therapy & Executive Function Support

ADHD often shows up differently in adults — especially in LA’s high-pressure creative, tech, and corporate environments. You may feel overwhelmed, scattered, disorganized, or inconsistent, even though you’re trying hard.

In ADHD-focused therapy, we’ll work on:

• Time management and task planning

• Motivation and follow-through

• Emotional regulation

• Reducing shame and self-criticism

• Creating systems that work with your brain — not against it

• Understanding how ADHD shows up in relationships and identity

Using CBT, coaching-informed tools, and strengths-based strategies, you’ll learn how to feel more capable and confident in your everyday life.

Addiction & Substance Use Counseling in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a city where substances are often part of socializing, coping, or managing stress. Whether you’re re-evaluating your relationship with alcohol or trying to cut back on substance use, therapy can provide clarity, support, and healthier strategies.

We’ll explore:

• Triggers and emotional needs behind substance use

• Learning coping tools that aren’t self-destructive

• Reducing or replacing unhealthy patterns

• Relapse prevention techniques

• Strengthening confidence and internal stability

Therapy is a non-judgmental space to get honest about what’s working, what’s not, and what you want moving forward.

Body Image, Self-Esteem & Identity Work

In a city where image and comparison are everywhere, it’s easy to internalize unrealistic expectations about success, appearance, productivity, or worth.

Therapy can help you:

• Understand disordered eating patterns (without focusing on numbers)

• Build self-compassion

• Loosen the grip of criticism and comparison

• Reconnect with your values and identity

• Create boundaries that protect your energy

You deserve a relationship with yourself that feels grounded and kind.

What Online Therapy Looks Like

Sessions are held through a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. You’ll need:

• A private space

• A stable internet connection

• A willingness to show up as you are

Many LA clients prefer weekly sessions at first, then shift to biweekly as they gain tools and stability.

Insurance & Payment (Los Angeles Clients)

I am in-network with:

• Aetna (California)

• UnitedHealthcare and subsidiaries (California)

• Lyra Health (EAP)

Private pay is available in all states using debit, credit, or HSA/FSA cards. Superbills are available for out-of-network plans.

Start Online Therapy in Los Angeles

If you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted, or ready for change, therapy can help you create clarity, stability, and confidence in your life.

The first step doesn’t have to be big — it just has to be yours.