Mental Health Counselor / Therapist in Manhattan Beach, CA

Victor Cohen, PhD

Let Me Help You Find The Power You Already

Have Within Yourself

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Location

1420 Walnut Avenue    Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

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Practice Information

I believe that if we turn within, we can find the resources to deal with any problem and we can create a life of satisfaction, love and joy. My ideal client wants a safe, caring relationship in which to open up, share and be authentic. The journey to being oneself is very exciting and for me, therapy is about accepting oneself, expressing oneself and being honest. Doing this inner work with a guide naturally opens doors to connection and resolution of relationship and family problems and creates enthusiasm and a sense of satisfaction and purpose in one's life. I am a Yale/University of Michigan trained psychologist. I work with clients and teach in three graduate psychology programs. I emphasize learning to tolerate and express feelings openly and constructively and I try to be a real and trustable, open and honest, caring and accepting companion on this journey. I come from the humanistic tradition of psychologists who believe that a therapist is only as skilled as he/she is evolved or self-actualized him or herself. For me therapy is a subjective, authentic encounter. I enjoy getting to know my clients and sharing what I have learned on my journey to help them.”

Licenses/Certifications

Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.)  Licensed Clinical Psychologist (State)

License Info

PSY14016 California

Education

BA Psychology - Yale University 1972 PhD Clinical Psychology - University of Michigan 1981 Thousands of hours of supervised clinical training with individuals, couples groups and families.

Bio:

I am a California Licensed Psychologist in private practice in Manhattan Beach since 1994. I also teach and train psychologists and psychotherapists at Pepperdine University, Antioch-Los Angeles and at the California School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles. In addition, I have been a practitioner of meditation for over thirty years. I have published several articles and written a book about the spirituality-psychotherapy interface. I do presentations and workshops in this area (California Psychological Association, Los Angeles County Psychological Association for example). I emphasize therapist self-awareness in all my work and I like to explore the spiritual dimensions of therapeutic relationships. I have been deeply influenced by the teaching that each of us has a great power that we all can access if we devote some time to turning within. To paraphrase the words of my teacher, you would not be afraid if you knew the immense power of your inner Self. I have been happily married for 28 years and I have three almost grown sons who are in various stages of launching themselves into their own lives. Being a caring husband and nurturing father was always one of my greatest goals in life. And along with that my biggest ambition is to help guide people on the path to becoming joyful, self-aware people.

Payments Accepted

cash or check

Hours

Flexible hours

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Practice Areas/Issues Treated

Therapy  Anger Management  Anxiety and Panic  Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)  Body Image Issues  Caregiver Issues  Chronic Illness  Couples  Depression  Divorce  Eating Disorders  Gifted / Talented Issues  Grief and Loss  Life Transitions  Loneliness  Marriage & Family Therapy  Marriage Counseling  Men's Issues  Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder  Online / Teletherapy  Pre and Postpartum Mental Health  Relationship Issues  Self-Esteem Issues  Seniors and Elder Care Issues  Stress Management  Trauma and PTSD  Work and Career Issues

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