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  • Gottman Couple Therapy

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    Are you having the same fight with your partner over and over? Are you worried that your partner and you aren’t able to heal from past regrettable incidents or things that you feel like you can’t take back? Are you just feeling distant, like you don’t know each other anymore? Couple therapy may help. I’m…

  • Fees

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    My rates are based upon public data on fair market rate for psychotherapy in my region, commensurate with my qualifications. I offer sliding scale for those who qualify. Individual (50 min sessions) $200 Couple therapy (45-90 min sessions) $200 I am in-network with Aetna for individual therapy only. If you do not have Aetna, I…

  • About

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    Hello, I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in private practice and an anthropologist (PhD). From 2019-2023, I was in training as a clinical research psychoanalyst candidate at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles and Newport Psychoanalytic Institute.  I have enjoyed serving adults, adolescents, and children in various settings, including mental health…

  • Individuals

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    “Our hands were empty except for our hands.” (Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous) I work well with people of color, LGBTQs, and genderqueer people struggling with burn out and navigating career challenges. I approach therapy as a form of “ethical listening” to feelings, dreams, thoughts, and anxieties. Here is a safe landing pad…

  • Insomnia

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    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) It’s 3am.  You’re awake again.  Instead of sleeping soundly, you groan inwardly.  Rest feels so elusive. Breathing exercises. Visualizations. Didn’t I take melatonin earlier?  Anxiety, dread, and despair set in.  You think about checking emails for work.  But your brain is so tired.  Just as you almost fall asleep,…

  • Resources

    Resources

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    Books The noonday demon: An atlas of depression (2001)Andrew Solomon Why can’t we sleep? (2019)Dorian Leader Shame: The power of caring (1992)Gershen Kaufman Are you my mother? (2012)Alison Bechdel The lies we tell ourselves: How to face the truth, accept yourself, and create a better life (2017)Jon Frederickson On earth we were briefly gorgeous (2019)Ocean…

  • Vitae

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    Journal Articles: 2016. “Contingent Invisibility: Space, Community, and Invisibility for Les in Saigon.” GLQ. Duke University Press, 22.1, 109-136. Book Chapters: 2015. “Homosexuality and Transgenderism in Vietnam.” Handbook of Sexuality Studies in East Asia. Eds. Vera Mackie and Mark McLelland. Abindon, UK: Routledge Press, pp. 255-267. Book Reviews: 2015. Book Review (invited). Brown Boys and Rice Queens: Spell-binding performance in the Asias” by…

  • Connect

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    Feel free to contact me below or call me at (714) 908-7378. Nat Newton, LMFT, PhDLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 147220)PhD Anthropology