Individual Therapy for Adults in Culver City, CA
You’re trying to figure out your life, and you’ve been thinking about talking to someone for a while now.
Psychodynamic and existential therapy for men and women, in person or online anywhere in California.
You might not be able to say exactly what’s wrong, only that you’ve felt stuck and unsure of yourself for longer than you’d like.
Sometimes it’s a relationship that isn’t working, or a breakup you still haven’t made sense of. It can also be stuff from your past that keeps coming up and bothering you, or the way you talk to yourself, which has gotten harsher over time. It’s common to have two or three of these going on at once and not be able to tell which one started it.
You may have been in therapy before. If it helped, you probably have a sense of what you want this time. If it didn’t, it makes sense to be wary of spending the time and money again, and one of the first things I’ll ask is what didn’t work, so we don’t repeat it.
Therapy can feel harder before it feels better, especially early on.
Individual Therapy
Helps you understand yourself well enough to find solutions to your own problems.
When stress, anxiety, or sadness gets strong enough, it gets in the way of solving problems you’d normally be able to handle. That’s a lot of what brings people in. The problem itself might be a relationship, a job, or something from your past, but the feelings around it have made it hard to think clearly about.
In therapy, we work on understanding those feelings, including where they started and what’s been keeping them going. As that becomes clearer, the feelings usually get less intense, and you’re in a better position to figure out what to do. People tend to feel better about themselves once they’re solving their own problems again.
It’s hard work, and it takes time. I don’t heal you. You heal yourself, and my job is to help you see clearly enough to do it.
I’m Dr. Colin Mattingly, I’m a licensed clinical psychologist, and I’ve been seeing patients since 2017 through my doctoral training, predoctoral internship, and postdoctoral fellowship.
Most of my practice is men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and I also see women, couples, creatives, and adults with ADHD.
Colin Mattingly, PsyD, APC | Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PSY36796
Areas I Specialize In
Therapy for Men
For men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who hold it together at work and have a hard time at home, in dating, or with friendships.
ADHD Therapy
For adults with ADHD who finally have a diagnosis and still feel behind at work, at home, and in their closest relationships.
ADHD Therapy →
COUPLES THERAPY
For couples who keep having the same fight and want to understand why it happens, even though both of them are really trying.
Couples Therapy →
Therapy for Creatives
You’ve read the books and can analyze yourself in detail, and nothing you make feels good enough. We look at where that standard came from and what it’s been costing you, so the expectations you hold yourself to are ones you chose.
I also see adults of all ages for anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions.
How it works
Free 15 Min Call
Tell me a little about what's been going on, and ask me anything you'd like to know about how I work.
The first few sessions
These are evaluative for both of us, so as I get to know you, you're deciding whether I'm a good fit.
Ongoing sessions
We meet once or twice a week in person or by video, and I'm glad to take calls and emails in between.
Sessions are 50 minutes and $250. I'm out of network and can provide a monthly superbill for possible partial reimbursement, depending on your plan.
11600 Washington Place, Suite 202E, Culver City, and online anywhere in California
The first call is where I hear what’s been going on, and you get to ask me anything.
I’ll ask what brought you to reach out and whether you’ve been in therapy before, including what worked and what didn’t. You can ask me how I work, what sessions look like, or anything else you’d want to know before deciding. If I don’t think I’m the right person to help, I’m happy to point you toward someone who might be.
Take your time to think things through. There’s no rush, and if any questions come up later on, don’t hesitate to reach out.