Jared approaches therapy from a psychoanalytic and psychodynamic perspective, viewing the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative space for curiosity, reflection, and self-understanding. He believes that early relationships and formative experiences shape how we see ourselves and relate to others, often outside our awareness.

With warmth and deep listening, Jared helps patients explore the patterns shaping their lives. Coping strategies that once helped us adapt can later leave us feeling stuck or disconnected. By looking beneath symptoms and connecting the past with the present, patients can strengthen their sense of self and find greater freedom in how they live and relate.

Jared works with anxiety, depression, perfectionism, relationships and intimacy, identity and sexuality, and career and life transitions. He is especially interested in the tension between who we have learned to be and who we truly are, and in how pressure to perform, achieve, and meet others’ expectations can pull us away from ourselves.

Jared is earning his master’s degree in clinical psychology at Antioch University and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.

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The root of the word psychotherapy can be understood as “tending to the soul.” Jaime approaches her work with patients with warmth and curiosity, inviting openness and supporting a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, safety, and reliability. Within this relationship, patients can explore their experiences, develop meaningful awareness, and work toward lasting change.

Many people come to therapy seeking insight and relief from symptoms, difficult relationship patterns, or inner conflicts. Rather than seeing these only as problems to eliminate, we can approach them with curiosity: what our symptoms may be communicating, how we have learned to cope with and adapt to the environments and relationships that shape our lives, why we are drawn to particular relational patterns, and how a deeper understanding might allow for greater self-compassion and new possibilities.

Jaime is pursuing her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where she also earned her master’s with an emphasis in Depth Psychology. She holds an additional master’s in clinical psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles. Her clinical training includes work at Antioch University Counseling Center and Valley Community Counseling Clinic, where she has worked with a diverse range of individuals, couples, and groups.

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Daniela (AMFT165165) completed her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy, at Antioch University Los Angeles. She also holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Graz, Austria. Before WILA, she trained at Cancer Support Community Los Angeles, working with individuals of all ages impacted by cancer. Daniela is drawn to the intersections of psychology, embodiment, mindfulness, and spiritual practice, driven by an interest in the deeper questions of the human experience. She is curious about what lives beneath conscious awareness, how our experiences are carried in the body and in relationships, and what becomes possible when we meet ourselves and each other with compassion.

With patients, she offers a warm, unhurried space where they can slow down, feel heard, and explore what matters most to them. At the heart of her work is a sense of wonder about the mystery of being alive, and a desire to explore the unknown together, moving toward a fuller relationship with self, others, and the world around us.

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Wendy (AMFT 146938) received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, a Master’s of Public Health and a Master’s of Urban Planning from Columbia University and a B.S. in Social Work. Before joining WILA, Wendy provided psychotherapy at Counseling West.  Wendy takes a psychodynamic approach in helping patients gain greater self-understanding and embraces the unique opportunities at each stage of life to work with patients to face their unconscious fears, defenses, and learned behaviors that disrupt living a fuller, more enriched life. Wendy always strives to help patients achieve better self-acceptance, and through a trauma-informed, attachment-based lens, works to address relational issues, life transitions, depression, anxiety, recurring patterns, individuation and identity development.

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Alex earned his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University, where he also earned his MA in Psychology. Previously, Alex received clinical training at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, the UCLA Psychosis Clinic, the UCLA Insomnia Clinic, the Downtown Los Angeles VA, and the Pepperdine University Community Counseling Center. His experience spans a wide spectrum of mental health concerns, from everyday life challenges to serious and persistent psychiatric conditions.

Alex’s approach to therapy is grounded in a belief that inner lives are shaped by forces not always seen or understood. Lifelong patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating can become an invisible current that carries one through each day, influencing movement through the world. When unaware of these patterns, he believes the past can quietly shape the present, limiting freedom, vitality, potential, and relationships. Alex aims to help patients deepen their self-understanding and liberate themselves from these self-limiting patterns, creating lasting change and a greater sense of meaning in their lives.

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Gina (AMFT 161054, APCC 21742) earned her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Before WILA, she trained at New Directions for Veterans, and she has experience working with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, and substance use.

Gina approaches therapy with curiosity and care, offering a space where clients can feel seen, supported, and welcomed exactly as they are. She believes that understanding our past can bring new awareness to how we feel, relate, and move through the world today. Together with her clients, she explores the experiences and patterns that shape their lives, making room for greater self-understanding and new ways of being.

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Russell (AMFT 152351) understands that our thoughts and feelings can sometimes feel confusing or even frightening. He offers clients a steady, supportive space to expand their capacity to think and feel about themselves and their concerns. Within the therapeutic relationship, clients can revisit formative experiences and see them in a new light. Through this exploration, judgment, shame, and self-reproach can come to be understood as protections rather than truths, and guilt can be worked through or let go. Russell works with dreams, depression, anxiety, histories of complex developmental trauma, and long-standing personality patterns. His hope is to be a fellow traveler, wherever the path toward growth and change leads.

 Russell previously trained at Maple Counseling, completed a one-year training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at LAISPS, earned his MA in Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles, and completed his undergraduate studies at UCLA.

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Aila Hauru is a Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology with Emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She holds master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology and Public Administration and is interested in the intersection between mental wellbeing and broader issues related to social, economic, and environmental justice. Aila previously trained at Valley Community Counseling Clinic in North Hollywood, where she provided psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy for individuals dealing with various mental health challenges. As a therapist, Aila helps patients gain deeper self-awareness, uncover unconscious fears and motivations, explore relational patterns, and derive meaning from their life experiences.

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Martín (ACSW122827) is a postgraduate fellow with a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern California. Before pursuing clinical work, he completed an MBA, an experience that deepened his curiosity about the human stories that shape how we live, work, and relate to one another. He offers psychotherapy in English and Spanish to adults and adolescents seeking to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and live with greater authenticity. Martín works with those navigating anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal ideation, self-esteem, attachment issues, intimacy and relationship struggles, identity questions, and the transitions that mark a life. He has particular experience with first-generation individuals.

In therapy, Martín invites clients to slow down and listen closely, not only to what is spoken, but also to what stirs beneath the surface, in the pauses, and in the space between the self and the other. The work of knowing oneself is rarely easy. At times, it asks us to sit with pain, uncertainty, and the parts of ourselves we’ve long avoided. Together, we stay with what hurts… steady, attuned, and unhurried… until what once felt unbearable can be understood, felt, and slowly transformed. He believes that through this shared presence and honest reflection, new ways of being… softer, freer, and more alive… can begin to take shape.

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Alex Lee (AMFT148863) earned his master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in depth psychology, from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He previously trained at the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, where he worked with individuals experiencing PTSD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and substance use issues.

Alex approaches therapy as a space to explore the deeper stories, images, and longings that shape people’s lives. Influenced by psychoanalytic and archetypal traditions, he believes that symptoms carry meaning and often reflect something seeking expression. His work invites curiosity about the unconscious—how past relationships, cultural histories, and forgotten parts the self continue to echo in the present. He often attends to dreams, recurring patterns, and the subtle language of the body, trusting that the psyche speaks in many voices.

As a bilingual, second-generation Korean American, Alex brings a culturally attuned lens to questions of identity, belonging, and intergenerational experience. He offers therapy in both English and Korean.

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Jessie Leider (AMFT159040) earned her Masters degree in Marital & Family Therapy from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. Jessie’s approach to therapy is warm, curious, and empathetic. Jessie believes in the power of relationship, both with oneself and others, and sees the therapeutic relationship as a vehicle with great potential for self-discovery, self-acceptance, and healing. Grounded in psychodynamic theory, Jessie’s approach to psychotherapy is also influenced by the mind-body connection, existential, humanistic, and experiential modalities. Previously, Jessie trained at Allies for Every Child, where she worked in early childhood mental health and provided psychotherapy for children, adolescents, adults, and families. Jessie is an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist and has experience working with a diverse array of identities. She provides therapy in both English and Spanish.

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Ryan holds an MSW from Smith College School of Social Work. True to the field of social work, his understanding of the ‘self’ acknowledges that we all exist in relationship- to others, to our histories and present contexts, to the political and economic structures of our world, and to the systems of belief that we exist within. Ryan’s approach to the clinical relationship honors the gravity of each person’s experiences and seeks to create an environment that is open, creative, and curious. He believes that acknowledging the ways external forces shape our internal world can free up space to become curious about our own feelings and beliefs. In that process, we might discover that even those we cling to tightly we may no longer need— and may have never been ‘ours’ to begin with.

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Kathryn (AMFT #155980) earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University Los Angeles and her Bachelor’s at Reed College. Prior to WILA, she trained at Maple Counseling, practicing psychodynamic therapy with adults and couples. There, she developed an interest in long-term therapy with individuals working through grief, attachment issues, and shame.

Her approach is grounded in curiosity and a respect for the power of the unconscious. Kathryn seeks to understand the painful patterns, symptoms, and stories rooted in patients’ early life experiences. She believes that gathering together the pieces of a patient’s story can begin to relieve their distress, increase insight, and allow them to live more freely.

Together with her patients, she works to find meaning and expand their capacity for self-exploration. Through this work, a patient can experience themselves more fully, beyond the confines of “good” and “bad.” Ideally, this process allows them to say what could not previously be said, and to know what could not previously be known.

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In the therapeutic relationship, we discover that some forms of healing are only possible in the presence of another. Psychoanalytic therapy invites us to explore our inner worlds, bringing light to subterranean patterns and places that have been previously hidden from view. Jade aims to be a companion on this dive: slowing down, turning towards, and noticing whatever emerges. She holds this work as both courageous and beautiful, as it expands our capacities to be with what is, to mourn our losses, and to inhabit our lives more fully.

Jade holds an MA in Counseling Psychology and is a 2026–2027 Fellow of the American Psychoanalytic Association. She has training in crisis intervention and mentalization-based treatment, and has completed coursework at the Anna Freud Centre and the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Her clinical interests include trauma, the complexities of gender and sexuality, and grief. She writes about the political histories of psychoanalysis.

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Jennie (ASW122859) completed her Master’s degree in Social Work with a concentration in adult mental health and wellness at the University of Southern California. Before WILA, she trained at USC’s Counseling and Mental Health center and St. Joseph Center’s access center for individuals experiencing homelessness. In addition to her clinical practice with adults, Jennie works at Experience Camps, a non-profit organization supporting children who have experienced the death of a primary caregiver or sibling. Offering a safe, collaborative therapeutic space, Jennie supports clients in exploring emotions, processing trauma, making meaningful change, growing in relationship with themselves and others, and navigating pivotal life transitions and challenges. Jennie believes that therapy is a place for self-exploration and discovery, which can ultimately help us better understand and cope with the world around us. Jennie brings a culturally humble approach to therapy and has experience working with diverse client populations ranging in age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. 

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Moshé is earning his Master’s in Clinical Psychology (MFT) at Antioch University Los Angeles. At WILA, he provides psychotherapy to adults and couples, drawing primarily from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic disciplines.

His work centers on the self; its cohesion, vitality, and capacity for connection, and how language, culture, migration, and social context shape identity and belonging. Clinical interests include trauma and addiction, anxiety and depression, identity and acculturation, creative blocks, grief and loss, and recurring relational patterns.

Before his clinical training, Moshé spent over a decade as a creative director. A background in storytelling sharpened his ear for narrative and subtext; in session, that becomes a collaborative, curious stance attuned to words and silences. He helps patients link past and present, surface unconscious meanings, and loosen constricting patterns. In couples work, he maps cycles and attachment needs to support clearer communication and a more secure connection.

With an international background and extensive travel, Moshé attends closely to how inner life meets the world, working empathically to support a more coherent, resilient sense of self. He offers therapy in English and Hebrew and strives to provide a steady, non-judgmental, and safe space where individuals and couples can slow down, make sense of experience, and move toward more authentic, connected living.

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Sammy’s work is driven by questions of connection, selfhood, and meaning. As a therapist, she aims to offer a space where people can explore, grow, and change in the presence of another, and to support them in discovering their own depth, joy, and complexity.

Sammy works as a collaborator, joining patients in exploring their inner world, long-held beliefs, histories, and ways of relating. She believes that by looking closely at how we see things, including the parts of ourselves that feel difficult or hard to bear, we can open up room for greater choice and agency. This kind of exploration can make life feel richer.

Sammy completed her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy, at Antioch University Los Angeles, where she trained with individuals and couples at Antioch Community Therapy Services. She also has a background in Cognitive and Linguistic Psychology.

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Donia is working toward their PsyD in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. They come to WILA from the Los Angeles LGBT Center, where they provided short-term individual and crisis therapy and facilitated Nonbinary+ and Queer Diaspora process groups. They also hold a Master of Education from UCLA and a Bachelor of Arts in Healing Justice Studies from Brown University.

Donia sees the therapeutic relationship as a kind of accompliceship: deeply relational and communal. They bring presence and curiosity to the work, supporting folks in braving the depths and contradictions within each of us, with room for play along the way. Honoring the creative and the parts of us that don’t fit neatly into categories, Donia holds with reverence and gratitude what it means to share your inner world with another person.

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Zoë believes that real, transformative change emerges when we feel genuinely understood and connected. She views psychotherapy as a collaborative, deeply reflective partnership that fosters self-awareness, emotional resilience, and authentic alignment in life and relationships. Her practice is grounded in a relational psychodynamic framework, integrated with an understanding that our relational histories, emotional wounds, and stress responses are held not just in the mind, but in the body. Through an integrative approach, Zoë walks alongside individuals seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, relational patterns and challenges, past and present trauma, and life transitions.

Zoë (ASW133652) earned her Master’s in Social Welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles and holds a BA from the University of Southern California. Her background includes clinical training as a school social worker and extensive therapeutic work at Providence St. John’s Child and Family Development Center, in both outpatient care and day intensive treatment at their therapeutic preschool. Zoë is an LGBTQIA+ affirming clinician dedicated to providing inclusive, deeply respectful care for individuals across a wide spectrum of identities.

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Genevieve takes a collaborative and non-judgmental approach to working alongside patients. Through a psychodynamic lens, she supports patients in exploring the life they want to build, and the feelings, experiences, and patterns that get in the way. She has experience working with diverse populations including survivors of sexual violence, those who have experienced discrimination and oppression, and people working in the entertainment industry. She has a special interest in the treatment of anxiety disorders and trauma, as well as working with LGBTQIA+ patients and those experiencing major life transitions.

Genevieve is currently completing a Master’s in Psychology at Antioch University with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy. Prior to beginning her career in Psychology, Genevieve worked in sexual violence and workplace harassment prevention. She studied Cultural Anthropology at Reed College and the University of Chicago. Her interest in diverse ways of knowing, being, and living informs her work as a psychotherapist.

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