Marriage & Family Therapy

For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Val-Essen has been in private practice as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Culver City, California.

She believes that people of all ages want to grow and enjoy a full and meaningful life. Clients include adults, teens and children; they come as individuals, couples or as a family to focus on a wide variety of issues. Dr. Val-Essen creates a safe environment to encourage the process of growth.

When working with families, she helps parents to discover an effective approach to child discipline and develop a parenting style that works for them. Dr. Val-Essen offers practical parenting advice, helping families to create an environment based on mutual respect.

Drawing upon many approaches from Western psychology as well as Eastern traditions, Dr. Val-Essen’s goal is to help individuals, couples and families to discover and bring out their best.