Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Kristin Andersson is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who brings warmth, empathy, and a grounded presence to her work. She earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, specializing in marriage and family therapy with training in anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and culturally responsive care.
Kristin works with individuals, couples, and families, supporting clients through relationship challenges, family dynamics, major life transitions, and identity exploration. She uses Narrative Therapy alongside evidence-based approaches to help clients reshape limiting beliefs and align with their values.
Experienced with diverse populations, including LGBTQ+ clients, Kristin creates a collaborative, affirming, and trust-filled space where clients feel empowered, supported, and guided toward clarity, growth, and resilience.
Paula Nehorai is an associate therapist with a dual background in Marriage and Family Therapy and Professional Clinical Counseling. She creates a supportive, strengths-based space where clients feel seen, understood, and empowered to navigate life’s challenges.
Paula earned her B.A. in Psychology from California State University, Northridge, her M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Vanguard University, and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. She has experience supporting individuals with anxiety, OCD, depression, PTSD, and cognitive changes related to dementia and brain trauma.
Trained in CBT and DBT, Paula also integrates mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, person-centered approaches, and family systems work. Her compassionate, collaborative style helps clients build resilience, self-awareness, and clarity, reconnecting with purpose and confidence on their journey toward meaningful growth.
Kristin Andersson is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who brings warmth, empathy, and a grounded presence to her work. She earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, specializing in marriage and family therapy with training in anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and culturally responsive care.
Kristin works with individuals, couples, and families, supporting clients through relationship challenges, family dynamics, major life transitions, and identity exploration. She uses Narrative Therapy alongside evidence-based approaches to help clients reshape limiting beliefs and align with their values.
Experienced with diverse populations, including LGBTQ+ clients, Kristin creates a collaborative, affirming, and trust-filled space where clients feel empowered, supported, and guided toward clarity, growth, and resilience.
Mr. Xiao is a licensed massage therapist who has received special training in traditional Chinese soft tissue therapy. His technique effectively treats pain and chronic problems for over 20 years.
Mr. Xiao applies many soft tissue tuina techniques, which is a combination of acupressure, massage, myofascial release and gentle range motion soft tissue therapy. His work is unique and effective for common neck and back pain that is due to acute and chronic injury from sports injuries, accidents, and degenerative discs disorder.
Mr. Xiao's background in radiology has allowed him to work with greater precision on muscles and ligaments with gentle yet profound effect.
Dr. Emily Hernandez brings more than 20 years of experience in public education and mental health. Her professional background includes working directly with schools, families and communities in a variety of settings including child welfare and attendance, counseling, K-12, administration, clinical mental health, employee assistance services, and counselor preparation/education. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose areas of expertise include dropout prevention and intervention, student engagement, bullying, trauma, working with victims of violence, crisis counseling, employee assistance, and school-based family counseling. A leader in the field, Dr. Hernandez brings a unique perspective to working with educators and school systems to enhance access to mental health services.
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LACOE EASE- Employee Assistance Services for Education
Kristine is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist specializing in working with adults. Kristine spent the first 8 years of her career working in a community mental health agency with the severely mentally ill who were at risk of homelessness, incarceration, and psychiatric hospitalization. The second half of her career has been helping individuals with depression and anxiety understand the root causes of their symptoms and heal from them. Kristine has been using Internal Family Systems informed techniques to help clients understand themselves, and their needs, and to heal the developmental gap that has prevented them from nurturing themselves. She is more like a coach who coaches the clients how to love and nurture themselves. She also offers Christian-based counseling to bring in prayer and spirituality for clients if that is their preference.
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Empowered Mind-Body Therapy for Individuals and Fa
Stephanie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher. She serves as a Clinical Psychology Professor and Clinical Supervisor at her alma mater, supporting MFT students as they grow into the next generation of clinicians. With advanced training in EMDR and a foundation in behavior analysis, Stephanie now focuses on complex trauma, serving as a steady presence for those doing deep healing work. Her integrative, trauma-informed approach honors each client's strengths, identities, and the wisdom of the body. She weaves in somatic and experiential practices and values cultural humility within the therapeutic relationship. Stephanie brings warmth, clarity, and intention to each session, drawing from both clinical expertise and mind-body awareness. Above all, she is committed to co-creating a space grounded in curiosity and collaboration, walking alongside her clients with care as they prepare to embrace their healing journey on their own again.
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Empowered Mind-Body Therapy for Individuals and Fa
“Stephanie is very clear, direct, and gentle. She’s very knowledgeable and patient. She’s in tune with her clients needs and discusses that with them and meets them where they’re at while also supporting growth. ”
Stephanie Sarmiento, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist
3711 Long Beach Blvd Suite 601
#6041
Long Beach, CA 90807
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5.0
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Zahra Hayderzadeh
Marriage & Family Therapist 8.5 mi
5.0(50)
3711 Long Beach Blvd Suite 601
#6041
Long Beach, CA 90807
Zahra is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 9 years of experience in the mental health field. Zahra has provided therapeutic services for adults, children, and families in various capacities including outpatient, in home and treatment settings. Zahra’s approach to therapy is shaped by evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She views therapy as a collaborative space where she and her clients gather data on what does not work and try out new behaviors that may bring them closer to their values. Zahra believes in the individual uniqueness of each person and in fostering a safe space where clients can be authentically themselves. She is committed to meeting clients with unconditional positive regard and quality care. Zahra feels profoundly grateful that she is a witness and support to her client’s struggles, their successes, confidence, and healing.
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Empowered Mind-Body Therapy for Individuals and Fa
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