Find a Therapist in Covina, CA

I use solution-focused therapy to build on all clients’ strengths with empathy and, occasionally, humor. I connect with youth through their favorite media and pop culture to develop creative solutions for personal and interpersonal success. Dr. Taitz can collaborate with schools, coaches, and doctors to find the best, integrated approach for you and yours. I specialize in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-i; the gold standard for insomnia treatment), imagery rehearsal therapy (empirically proven for nightmare reduction), and lucid dreaming therapy (a new treatment using your awareness of being in a dream). As improved sleep helps physical and mental health, we will work together to find the best sleep skills for you.

One of my greatest joys is guiding women to a place of clarity and fulfillment. As a private practice therapist and coach, I’ve had the opportunity to walk alongside my clients. With an approach rooted in non-judgmental grace and compassion, I’ve helped my clients uncover old patterns of thinking and believing, breaking free from self-defeating mindsets and behaviors. I will guide you in learning tools to let go of past hurts and fractures that have come to define how you interact in current relationships, self-doubt, and mindsets that prevent you from moving forward. Together, we identify unhelpful thought patterns and ways to move forward using concrete strategies and gentle guidance. Each session is tailored organically. Together, we choose areas of focus that make the most sense to you. I will equip you with tools to live in alignment with your values. During your sessions, we will discover areas that cause you to stumble, shed light on irrational beliefs, and highlight any traps of inadequacy keeping you stuck. I create a warm and inviting virtual space where you can feel safe, seen, and heard without judgment. To learn more about my approach and style, please visit my website listed in my profile.

At Avedian Counseling Center, we work with individuals, couples, families and groups with a variety of issues. Our areas of specialty include anxiety, anger, relationship struggles, and stress. We help clients develop communication skills, coping skills, and improve self-esteem by replacing unhealthy beliefs about themselves with a healthier outlook. The combination of using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for building necessary skills, and the use of Gestalt approach for raising awareness of one's behavior, works well for reaching therapy goals. Treatment may be brief to address a problem, and the skills learned for addressing current issues may be used without a therapist for future challenges. Goals are set at the end of each session so that work is continued between sessions. We invite you to use therapy to learn, understand, and challenge the thoughts and behaviors that have not been working for you. Therapy is useful for understanding patterns and lifting symptoms. At Avedian Counseling Center, we do believe that therapy is helpful, yet not necessary for long-term. If your preference is to reduce symptoms immediately, including anxiety andor trauma, Thought Field Therapy (TFT) can be very beneficial.

In my professional experience, people come to therapy when they are feeling unhappy, stuck or blocked in some way and feel that they have exhausted their available resources and coping mechanisms. My role as a therapist is to serve as a guide to help the client identify and express their needs and wants, as well as assist the client in recognizing their strengths and abilities to heal and grow. I work with clients to help them understand their past experiences and current situation in order to move forward and make changes to facilitate the life and relationships they want. I am warm, compassionate, collaborative and interactive in my approach.

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or just not like yourself? If your mind races, sleep feels elusive, and you're constantly drained, you're not alone. I believe everyone is doing the best they can with what they have, and that with the right support, we can all move toward greater happiness and wholeness. I'm here to help you identify and overcome the blocks that are holding you back. I specialize in working with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and chronic health challenges. My approach is grounded in trauma-informed care and draws from EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and other evidence-based modalities. I treat the whole person, not just a list of symptoms. In addition to traditional mental health training, I hold certifications in nutrition and integrative medicine for mental health, and I often incorporate lifestyle, nutrition, and body-based practices into the healing process. If you're curious about working together, I offer a free 15-minute consultation to see if we're a good fit. I'd be honored to support you on your path toward feeling better - mind, body, and spirit.

Have you been feeling stress, doubt, and worries in your relationships and work? You may have been suffering for a long time and have tried to find relief not getting the results you want. You may be hesitant to seek help or doubt there is a way to feel better. Through my years of experience I have seen countless clients move through suffering to having more hope for the future, a more fulfilling life, and feeling joy in their relationships. Working together as a team, we find new ways of thinking and you will see yourself in a different light.

Some days it feels like you’re just moving through the motions—disconnected, restless, or caught in patterns you don’t want to keep repeating. Maybe you find yourself spiraling in anxiety, second-guessing every decision, or numbing out just to get by. Even when life looks “fine,” it can feel heavy, unfulfilling, or like you’re stuck in cycles you can’t break on your own. In our work together, you don’t need to have the right words or a clear plan. I’ll meet you exactly where you are. Therapy with me is collaborative and compassionate—we’ll slow things down, get curious about what’s really happening underneath, and notice not only the stories you carry but also how your body holds them. I blend conversation with body-based practices so you can begin to understand your patterns in a new way and try out different responses that feel more authentic and grounded. My hope is that therapy gives you space to reconnect with yourself—the parts of you that feel buried under self-doubt, stress, or old habits—and begin to live in a way that feels steadier and more true. Change doesn’t happen overnight, but with support, it is possible to step out of autopilot, soften the inner critic, and build a life that feels more aligned with who you really are. In our sessions, nothing is off-limits. You can bring your doubts, grief, hopes, and questions without fear of judgment. My role is to create a space where you feel seen, supported, and empowered to make the changes that feel right for you, at your pace. If you’re ready to explore what’s possible beyond just “getting by,” I’d be honored to walk that path with you.

My approach begins with a real conversation that builds on itself to create rapport and trust with the individual or couple so that we can feel comfortable while talking about difficult and challenging personal matters. I am curious to find out what specifically the person or couple came to therapy for? What are they curious about, wanting to explore or change or confront in themselves or their relationship? We then flesh this out, to get a fuller and more detailed picture of their issues. We formulate 1, 2 or 3 priorities to focus. My therapeutic approach involves a psycho-dynamic and emotion focused approach, that sets out to understand the source of the problem, how it developed and how it's being habitually maintained? From here we begin to develop creative strategies on how to address and interrupt these patterns and replace them with healthier ways of being? I am particularly interested in accessing the individual'scouple's habitual ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that reinforces the very problems and patterns that they want to change. This provides us with an experiential understanding and knowing of how they have come to be where they are. We are then much better equipped to address their emotional triggers and negative feedback loops (blaming communication-patterns). We work together to develop a deeper more vulnerable way for the individualcouple to talk and listen to one another, a more reliable and skillful means of relating from themselves to their loved ones. As the therapy progresses the individual or members of a couple learn to find their courage and trust in the process to confront 'old deep hurts and angers,' within themselves or their relationship, and learn how to more constructively navigate these troubled areas.

Every conversation makes a difference. The differences may be subtle or they can be life-changing. I work in a direct and warm manner, creating an environment that is dynamic and safe. The therapeutic relationship is a very important one and can provide the basis for navigating through difficult life transitions, improving communication skills, healing from a loss, or exploring possibilities for enhancing one's life.

Hello, If you are reading this profile, it means you have already taken one of the most challenging steps in this process. You have decided to reach out to someone who can help you when you can no longer help yourself. Whether it be a life transition such as divorce, or anxiety over a breakup up to the loss of a loved one, your issues matter. The world is an uncertain place and can make us feel out of control and powerless. If you choose to work with me, what you can expect is professionalism, compassion, experience, and a sense of humor. My goal is to help you with what brought you to therapy, as well as how to make long-lasting changes.

The client is who matters in my office! Our Sessions would be collaborative, honest, and empathetic. We would work on re-framing cognitive distortions, and misunderstood emotions by creating new options and dismissing old patterns by creating new ways of living! Our main goal would be to put a new life plan in operation, incorporated with successful communication and coping methods, and follow them as they progress to a new and exciting way of life! Please see the sections, "Practice Information", and "Concerns & Issues I help With" for additional clinical information.

I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy at some point in their lives. Whether you struggle with persistent, troubling thoughts or feelings, are overwhelmed by events that are out of your control or just want to get in touch with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in your life, therapy can help. I specialize in perfectionism, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression and life transitions. My approach is relational, warm and direct. I believe in meeting clients where they are, focusing initially on helping them to feel relief and containment for whatever they may be struggling with. We then work together to better understand feelings and patterns, to heal from unresolved traumas and to find a deeper sense of purpose in their lives.