Elena White, LMFT

My clients describe me as:

I am warm and curious. I infuse humor when appropriate, and firm directness when necessary.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with both a psychodynamic and attachment theory lens, but recognize that one size never fits all. Our therapeutic relationship will serve as a grounding space, where you can explore the more tender parts of yourself.

Together, we will:

Uncover old relationships, experiences, patterns, or habits will help expose the more difficult parts of your life experience that are demanding to be heard, helping you to discover ways to grow happily or healthily into your future.

I specialize in working with people who:

I specialize in working with people who have an emotionally immature, emotionally abusive, or narcissistic parent or caregiver; people struggling with issues around ethnic identity, and non-belonging; and intergenerational trauma and family judgment.

I became a therapist because:

I feel passionately about working with people who feel isolated or different, or that they’re either too much or not enough for the world around them.

More about me and my practice:

My family arrived in Los Angeles from Mexico and Southern parts of the U.S. I identify as multiracial, and I understand first-hand the feeling of non-belonging, displacement, and impact of intergenerational trauma.