Linda Arbiter, MA, MFT - Building healthy relationships one day at a time!
Sherman Oaks Counseling Center
 
"You promised you were not using anymore!"
  
"I came home early he was 
 on the Internet looking at porn...again!"
  
"My kid just won't listen! He won't come out of his room, he stays awake all night and sleeps all day!
He doesn't have any friends."
  
We argue all the time...I'm always angry...
I was so afraid...I thought he was going to hit me!"
   
"We found her face down in the bathroom...dead"
 
"How can we make this divorce easy on the kids?"  
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Certified in the treatment of:
  • Addictions
  • Domestic Violence
  • Trauma
  • Critical Incident Stress Managment
Special emphasis:
  • Parenting Issues
  • Children with ADHD, anxiety issues and/or trauma
  • Adolescent Development
  • Issues of Divorce
Groups:
  • Caught in the Middle:  Children of Divorce
  • Healing from Addiction || Acupuncture and Guided Imagery     to reduce cravings and eliminate triggers
 
Treating Addiction
Treatment.Addiction is a treatable disease. Current treatment strategies help people stop abusing drugs and resume productive lives. Like diabetes and other chronic diseases, addiction can be managed successfully.  One goal of therapy and treatment is to modify the addict's attitude and behaviors related to drug abuse and to increase their life skills to handle stressful circumstances and environmental cues that may trigger intense craving for drugs and prompt another cycle of compulsive abuse. Relapse.The chronic nature of the disease of addiction means that relapsing to drug abuse is quite probable,  with relapse rates similar to those for other chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma (which also have both physiological and behavioral components).  Treatment of chronic diseases involves changing deeply embedded behaviors, and relapse does not mean treatment failure. For the addicted patient,lapses back to drug abuse indicate that treatment needs to be reinstated or adjusted, or that alternate treatment is needed.Research shows that combining medical management with behavioral therapy is the beltway to ensure success for most patients. Treatment approaches are most successful when tailored to address each patient’s drug abuse patterns and drug-related medical, psychiatric, and social problems.
 
 
 
Children and Adolescents
Substance Abuse.Working with the children and adolescents in addicted families usually involves re-establishing parental authority in the family unit,  reinforcing  boundaries, building sibling bonds, regaining trust, healing trauma and building self esteem.
 
Additionally, I enjoy working with children to overcome symptoms of ADHD, depression, anxiety, fear and panic attacks.
 
CouplesTherapy
I find it exciting to help  clients develop emotional intimacy and learn more about how they and their partner thinks, feels and reacts. This often involves exploring early childhood events, family of origin parenting styles and learning new communication strategies.  I have had the pleasure of watching couples move to new levels of intimacy, trust and compassion.
 
Family Therapy
Addiction is a family disease in which each family member plays a role: enabler, family hero, family mascot, clown and/or the lost child.  The addict/alcoholic becomes the "identified patient" in what is usually a fascinating and dysfunctional family drama.
 
 
 
 

Many people in West LA need help processing our experiences at some point in our lives. Whether we're struggling with acceptance in a relationship, dealing with chemical dependence, or working to heal past hurts, Trauma Counseling can be highly effective. Relationships are often confusing, and many couples in West LA have benefited from Victims of Crime Counseling. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Linda Arbiter strives to help build healthy relationships, one day at a time.

Trauma Counseling For Adults and Children

Linda's compassionate approach developed over years of working with couples and families through various forms of transition. Under her nurturing guidance, clients have found ways to channel their emotions into healthy expression, leaving behind old patterns. She offers a variety of group, family, and individual programs in West LA, including Victims of Crime Counseling. Trauma Counseling for children and adults can help relieve the pressure of guilt and shame, leading to a new outlook on the world.

Traumatic experiences come in many forms. They can consist of anything from natural disasters to physical abuse to the pain of watching a loved one struggle with addiction. It's difficult to repair the damage without uncovering and assessing it. With the guidance of Linda Arbiter's West LA Trauma Counseling, many people have been able to do just that. Many of her clients choose to bring a spouse into their healing process through Victims of Crime Counseling.

Victims of Crime Counseling

Every marriage has its ups and downs. But when problems become too large to handle, people often shut down. This leads to a lack of communication. Victims of Crime Counseling strives to reopen that communication by providing a safe place in which to express emotion without judgment. Trauma Counseling functions in essentially the same way.

Many people who have been through difficult experiences channel their grief about the situation into anger. West LA anger management groups can be a valuable form of Trauma Counseling for many people, as they learn to express emotion in more varied, healthy ways. These anger issues often find their way into Victims of Crime Counseling, as well. Learning to recognize when anger expresses a healthy human reaction and when it's being used as a mask for deeper issues can be complex.

Addiction Treatment

Linda Arbiter's work with addiction treatment utilizes the methods and values of twelve step programs, and also calls upon her expertise in cognitive and behavioral therapy. But Linda's greatest gift is her compassion. Listening without judgment, and motivating change without shame are important skills in Trauma Counseling and Victims of Crime Counseling. Find out what Linda Arbiter can do for you in West LA today.

 
818 754-4754
 
Sherman Oaks Counseling provides psychotherapy/counseling services -- focused on
addiction treatment, parenting difficulties, anger managment strategies, adolescent development issues, victim's of crime and trauma
marriage/divorce/reconciliation counseling
 to
West LA, Sherman Oaks and Studio City areas
 
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