Counseling Services
Highland Park, California
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
- Audre Lorde
Individual Therapy
Our skilled therapists provide a warm and non-judgmental environment where you can explore your feelings, experiences, and challenges.
Our approach embraces the understanding that societal factors can deeply impact emotional well-being and relationships. By providing a safe and supportive space, we empower you to process past experiences, develop self-awareness, and cultivate healthier coping strategies. Through this journey, you will gain the tools to build more fulfilling relationships, enhance self-esteem, and embrace a more fulfilling and emotionally enriched life.
Relationship Therapy
We firmly believe that individual and relational well-being are interconnected with larger social contexts, which can significantly influence your relationships.
Through therapy, you and your partner will embark on a journey of fostering secure attachments and effective communication. This empowering process allows both of you to heal, grow, and rediscover the love and intimacy that initially brought you together. Our relational approach Emotionally Focused Therapy has proven methods that have helped couples, intimate partnerships, and consensual non-monogamous relationships.
Adolescents & Teens
We offer a unique and tailored approach to child and adolescent therapy, recognizing the importance of integrating play, art, and theater/narrative therapy to help your child or teen navigate the challenges of life during this crucial time of growth and change.
Our expertise lies in working with neurodivergent youth, highly sensitive youth, those struggling with anxiety, depression, or coping with traumatic histories. Our goal is to create a safe and nurturing environment where your child or teen can freely express themselves, explore their emotions, and develop valuable coping skills to thrive in their unique journey of self-discovery and healing.
Clinical Supervision
Nadia Alvarez, LMFT, offers clinical supervision for prelicensed clinicians seeking to deepen their therapeutic skills and grow in confidence. Supervisees will develop expertise in an integrative approach that blends attachment-based, mindfulness-informed practices within a non-pathologizing, trauma-informed model—grounded in a strong commitment to social justice.
Drawing from years of experience across a range of settings—including schools, community mental health, PHP/IOP programs, and private practice—Nadia provides a supportive, collaborative space to help you grow into the therapist you aspire to be.
EFT Supervision
NELA Therapy is now offering supervision for clinicians who are looking to deepen their work with couples or who are on the path toward EFT certification.
As a Certified EFT Couples Therapist and Supervisor Candidate, Nadia integrates over a decade of experience in attachment-focused, trauma-informed care to support therapists in growing their confidence and skill.
Supervision can focus on:
Strengthening your grasp of EFT interventions and the EFT Tango
Deepening attunement with clients and tracking the cycle
Addressing blocks
Honoring intersectional identities and holding space for cultural complexity within relationships
Investment
Therapist Rates:
Individual Sessions
$195-$215
Couples & Family Sessions
$225-$250
Clinical Supervision
Please send in a contact form for more information.
Sliding Scale: As a client, you have the opportunity to discuss your circumstances with your therapist, who will consider the sliding scale option based on their availability and your individual needs. We encourage you to communicate openly with your therapist if you require assistance.
Insurance: We do not accept insurance at this time. However, we can provide a weekly or monthly statement as an out-of-network provider which you may be able to submit for some PPO health insurance plans. Your counseling services may also be eligible for reimbursement through medical spending or health care savings accounts. Please check with your health insurance plan prior to our first session to determine if out-of-network services can be reimbursed.
Good Faith Estimate (GFE): You have the right to receive an estimate explaining how much your medical care will cost. Click HERE to learn more.
Starting therapy is both an emotional & financial investment.
NELA Therapy offers a free 15 minute consultation to help you decide if we are the right fit for your therapy needs and ask any questions you have about our approach. We are here to support you every step of the way.