In-Person Couples Therapy in Encino, California
Whether you're a couple ready to reconnect or an individual seeking more clarity, our Encino office offers a calm, private space to do the work.
For some people, being in the same room changes the conversation, and that’s exactly why we built this space.
Our Encino office sits above Ventura Blvd with wide, open views of the Valley below, a quiet perch removed from the noise of daily life. It’s a space built for one purpose: giving you and your partner, or just you, uninterrupted room to work through what’s actually going on. No notifications buzzing nearby, no half-attention split between browser tabs, just the conversation you came here to have.
How We Help Create Change
Every clinician on our team works from an evidence-based framework: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, and attachment-focused care for individuals. These theories are the lens we use to understand why the same argument keeps resurfacing, or why connection feels harder to access than it used to.
Rather than treating each concern as its own isolated problem, we look at the emotional needs and protective patterns underneath it. A recurring conflict is rarely just about the dishes or the schedule, it’s usually about something deeper: feeling unseen, unimportant, or alone. The same is often true in individual work, where old patterns of self-protection can quietly shape how safe connection feels today.
This kind of work gets to the root of issues rather than act as a quick communication fix. The goal isn’t a temporary truce, it’s a lasting shift in how you experience closeness, whether that’s within a relationship or within yourself.
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Meet Our Encino In-Person Therapists
Justin Inbar, AMFT
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Alexandra Beatty, AMFT
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Why Choose In-Person Therapy in Encino?
The choice between in-person and virtual therapy is highly personal. For many clients, in-person sessions offer some advantages.
Benefits of In-Person Therapy
- Space to exhale: Stepping into a private office, away from kids, work email, and household noise, gives you room to actually be present for the hour.
- A clear transition: The drive over, the walk into the office, even finding a parking space, all of it helps mark a transition into the hour rather than switching straight from your day to a session with no space in between.
- A neutral space for hard conversations: Meeting somewhere outside your home can make it easier to say the things you’ve been avoiding saying at your kitchen table.
- Consistency you can count on: Returning to the same room each week builds a sense of ritual and safety that supports deeper work over time.
Who We Work with in Encino
In our Encino therapy practice, we specialize in working with couples and individuals who want to strengthen relationships, reduce conflict, gain self-awareness, and navigate life’s challenges more effectively.
Couples Therapy (EFT)
No relationship is immune to hard seasons: the disagreement that keeps resurfacing, the slow drift into silence, the sense that you and your partner are no longer on the same team. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) gives us a structured way to work through that together, by:
- Naming the cycle that keeps pulling you into the same fight or the same shutdown
- Getting underneath the surface complaint to the emotion and need actually driving it
- Building a more secure, responsive way of connecting, one that holds up outside the therapy room
Many couples who reach out to us in Encino have been managing the same pattern for a while, not because nothing's been tried, but because the pattern itself hasn't been clearly named yet. That's the starting point: slowing down enough to see it together, so you can build something different from there.
Individual Therapy
Not everyone who comes to us is working through a relationship. Sometimes the goal is simpler, and no less important: feeling more like yourself again. Individual therapy at our Encino office gives you space to look at what's actually going on underneath, whether that shows up in your relationships, your day-to-day mood, or how you see yourself. Clients often come to this work around:
- Anxiety or ongoing stress
- A major life change (a new job, becoming a parent, divorce, retirement)
- Patterns showing up in current or past relationships
- Low self-esteem or self-worth
- Grief or loss
We treat this work as a partnership, not a one-way exchange of advice. By looking honestly at what's underneath the pattern, you can move forward feeling steadier, more capable, and more like the person you actually want to be.
What to Expect in Your First Session
If you’re new to therapy, you may wonder what it will feel like to sit down in our Encino office. Here’s what you can expect:
1. Settling in
You’ll be greeted in a quiet, private waiting area before your session begins.
2. Naming what brought you in
We’ll start by understanding what’s going on for you or your relationship right now, in your own words.
3. Getting oriented
We’ll walk through how we work together, including what a typical session looks like and how progress tends to unfold.
4. Building from there
Therapy isn’t about quick fixes but about insight and change over time. Most clients leave the first session with a clearer sense of direction.
Serving Encino and Surrounding Areas
Our office is conveniently located in Encino, California, easily accessible from Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, Van Nuys, and the surrounding San Fernando Valley via the 101 and 405 freeways.
Whether you live or work in the Valley, in-person therapy in Encino is a convenient option.
Our Encino Office
Our Encino suite sits on a high floor with wide, open views of the Valley, an easy backdrop for slowing down and settling in.
Therapy room with a view
A relaxing and comfortable therapeutic space.
Finding The Right Setting For You
Therapy works differently for different people, and the setting matters more than you might expect. A few questions worth sitting with:
- Do you find it easier to open up when you’re sitting across from someone, rather than looking at a screen?
- Would stepping away from your house, your desk, or your usual routine help you actually show up for the hour?
- Is there something about being in the same physical room as your partner that feels important to the work you need to do together?
If any of these resonate, in-person sessions in Encino are worth considering. Making the call to start therapy takes real intention, and that alone is worth acknowledging.
Getting Started is Simple
Here’s what the first steps look like:
- Get in touch. Reach us by phone, text, or through our contact form, whichever is easiest for you.
- Have a free consultation. In 20 minutes, we’ll get a sense of your situation and make sure it’s a good match on both sides.
- Begin. Once we’ve confirmed fit, we’ll find a time that works and get your first session on the calendar.