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Counseling for Women’s Issues

Melissa W Cooper

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

California # 141326

Support for Women Navigating Anxiety, Transitions, or Trauma in Person in Culver City and throughout CA Virtually

Women’s Issue Counseling

Rediscover your strength! Expert therapy for women facing burnout, trauma, or emotional overload. Safe, non-judgmental support to explore emotions, connect with your authentic self, and lead a more fulfilling life.

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The Importance of Embracing Every Stage of Life

Women experience many meaningful changes in our lives that would have been marked by rituals at one time recognizing and giving meaning to the transitions from one life stage to another. The rituals helped create a balance of opposing internal and external forces such as light and shadow, masculine and feminine, order and chaos helping women connect with their authentic self and leading to more fulfilling lives.

Some Common Women’s Issues

Career and Societal Issues:

  • Workplace Stress

  • Imposter Syndrome

  • Perfectionism

  • Cultural Expectations

  • Gender Roles

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Family and Relationship Issues

  • Romantic Relationships

  • Motherhood and Parenting

  • Family Dynamics

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Mental Health and Emotional Well-being:

  • Anxiety and Depression

  • Body Image Issues

  • Low Self-esteem and Self-worth

  • Trauma or PTSD

  • Gender Identity

  • Sexual Orientation

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Life Transitions

  • Menopause and Hormonal Changes

  • Death of a Loved One

  • Infertility and Reproductive Health

  • Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss

  • Empty Nest Syndrome:

  • Divorce or Separation:

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“A life truly lived constantly burns away veils of illusion, burns away what is no longer relevant, gradually reveals our essence, until, at last, we are strong enough to stand in our naked truth.”
— Marion Woodman

Many of the experiences common to women living in a patriarchal world can cause anxiety, stress, uncertainty, loss of self-esteem, lack of direction, sadness, depression, emotional fatigue, relationship strain, loneliness, poor health, and self-doubt. I provide a safe space for women to reconnect with their authentic feelings through the goddess within them using dreams, art, active imagination, and their own body, freeing them to explore emotions, connect to their authentic self, and lead more fulfilling lives.

Step One

My First Priority with every client is to co-create goals for our work together based on their needs and desires.

Step Two

Establish an internal landscape of compassion, regular routine of self care, and foster the confidence to establish boundaries to allow their basic needs to get met.

Step Three

I use a holistic approach to help explore any discomfort they are experiencing: Some of the tools that I find useful are:

  • Dream Work

  • Mindfulness Practices

  • Somatic Practices

  • Art

  • Mythology

  • Other Depth (Jungian) Practices

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