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WEST LOS ANGELES & SANTA MONICA AREA THERAPISTS

Linda Barnes, Ph.D.
Carol Boulware, Ph.D.
Malcolm Miller, Ph.D.
Sandy Plone, Ph.D.
Carl Shubs, Ph.D.
Susan Harper Slate, Ph.D.

Dr. Boulware has over 30 years of experience in private practice. She is the former Executive Director of the South Bay Therapeutic Clinic. She was trained as a Sex Therapist at UCLA. She is certified as a Sex Therapist by the American Board of Sexology, Clinical Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists, American Board of Sexology Supervisor, and a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Special Training includes Certified in EMDR, TFT, EFT, EDxTM, NLP, Hypnosis and Somatic Experiencing.

As a Certified Sex Therapist, Dr. Boulware specializes in sexual problems, sexual anxiety, loss of sexual desire, ED, PE and the evaluation and treatment of sexual and relationship/couple difficulties, childhood emotional, sexual and physical trauma, phobias, and performance anxiety disorders.

As a Psychotherapist, she works with individuals and couples to overcome fears, anxiety, depression, relationship/couples problems, divorce, trauma, PTSD using powerful Holistic techniques like, EMDR, SE, EFT.|

PERSONAL STATEMENT
My work as a psychotherapist is devoted to helping my clients develop loving relationships, increase their personal effectiveness, and develop their ability to create more happiness and peace in their lives. My techniques are based on a powerful blend of Traditional and Holistic approaches to psychotherapy.

My specialty is short-term therapy that is individually tailored and mutually designed with my clients from a wide range of therapeutic methods. I am committed to helping people develop self-understanding and permanent change in the shortest period of time possible with the most powerful techniques available.

Towards that end, I have continually studied and added to my repertoire of healing modalities, whether traditional techniques such as hypnotherapy, sex therapy, and couples counseling or highly effective leading-edge modalities such as Thought Field Therapy (TFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).

I specialize in the evaluation and treatment of sexual and relationship difficulties, childhood emotional or physical trauma, phobias, anxieties, fears, and compulsions. I am able to help clients release unwanted behavior patterns and beliefs that block their self-acceptance, personal power, and satisfying relationships.

For individuals who want to explore themselves more in-depth, and seek personality changes, I am also trained in long-term Insight Therapy.

Articles by Dr. Boulware:
8 RED FLAGS THAT CAN SIGNAL ON-LINE SEX ADDICTION
FEELING GUILTY?" IT MAY NOT BE YOUR FAULT
EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION
WHAT IS EMDR?
NEW AND POWERFUL SHORT-TERM THERAPY TECHNIQUES
EMDR FAQ
IS MY ANXIETY NORMAL? - Part I, Part II, Part III
HOW TO AVOID INFIDELITY
HOW STRONG IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
IS SEX THERAPY FOR YOU? WHAT IS IT? WHEN DOES IT HELP?
SEX ON-LINE: WHO'S ADDICTED?
UNDERSTANDING OBESSION WITH PORN SITES AND CHAT ROOM SEX
HOW TO AVOID INFIDELITY

Dr. Miller is a seasoned psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience in private practice. When he moved to Los Angeles, he received a Postdoctoral Fellowship at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, specializing in adolescence and families. Later he was the Director of the Psychology Training Program at the Airport Marina Counseling Service for 20 years. His major focus is to help his clients become the individuals and couples they aspire to be, improve communication, and work through long standing blocks to greater happiness.

Personal Statement

I grew up in New England and then received my Bachelor's Degree from the University of Rochester in New York. While there, I volunteered at different mental health centers, and the belief I could assist those in need to better fulfill their life ambitions led to my future career choice. I learned that individuals and couples, experiencing personal and life stresses, felt I appreciated their unique struggles and they responded to my direct but sensitive manner. This awareness and the gratification I experienced led me to gain a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Miami University in Ohio and a Doctorate from Wayne State University in Michigan. Later, to extend my skills even further, I attained a Post Doctoral Fellowship at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, specializing in Child/Adolescent Mental Health.

My philosophy of treatment is to work together with my clients to understand their particular needs, life ambitions and obstacles to progress. Then we work together to help them better achieve the lives they are yearning for. I also adapt the length and intensity of therapy to my clients’ needs. For example, some clients seek clear and focused assistance in making meaningful changes in their lives; for them a brief pragmatic approach may best meet their needs. For clients with more longstanding difficulties or who are seeking deeper self exploration and change, a more in depth, gradual approach may be most helpful. Regardless of the particular approach, I place sensitivity, empathy, and appreciation of clients' strengths first, a lesson I learned so many years ago.

Fees are based upon a sliding scale, according to client’s financial circumstances. I am also a preferred provider on several insurance panels. Late evening hours are also available.

Articles by Dr. Miller:
HOW TO BE A LOVING PARENT AND STILL SAY "NO"
PREMARITAL COUNSELING
HOW STRESS REDUCTION CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE
GROWING THROUGH LIFE TRANSITIONS
PARENTS FACING ADOLESCENCE
BRIEF VS. LONG TERM THERAPY
GOOD OR BAD - MORE THAN ONE FAMILY MEMBER SEEING THE SAME THERAPIST?

Articles by Dr. Plone:
IS LOW SELF-ESTEEM A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY?
HOLIDAY HOPES, HOLIDAY REALITIES
TELL ME DOCTOR, SHOULD I CONSIDER GROUP THERAPY?
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY
WOMEN IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
YOUR INNER CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM
PSYCHOSOMATIC ILLNESS---WHAT IS IT?
MENTAL SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPACE: SEEKING THE CONNECTIONS
WHAT IS MONEY THERAPY AND HOW CAN IT HELP?
COUPLES MONEY THERAPY TIPS
TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT MONEY
PSYCHOTHERAPY CAN BOOST HAPPINESS MORE THAN MONEY

Dr. Slate received her Ph.D. from California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles in 1983. She worked at Loyola Marymount University Counseling Service with college-age students for many years. Dr. Slate was the Director of Training, supervising interns working towards qualifying for their licenses. She also taught Psychopathology at LMU. Dr. Slate has served as a supervisor in other counseling services with other populations. For over 20 years, she has had a private practice, working with a variety of clients and issues. She has given hundreds of lectures to both public and professional audiences

Personal Statement

There are many different reasons why people seek out a therapist. Often, a person feels distressed and they have exhausted their repertoire of coping skills. Very rarely do people come to therapy without trying a number of ways to overcome an impasse. The first session is meant for you to meet me and me to meet you, and see if we “click:” do you feel comfortable talking to me, do you feel I can help you and do I feel I can help you? Certainly, first and foremost, therapy needs to be safe; confidentiality is honored and empathy is experienced from a non-judgmental stance. Further, you need to feel confident in my competence, that I can be part of a process that can help you develop an ability to solve your dilemmas. I am here to train you to be your own psychologist, working out your life. That process is meant to be empowering, that you can know yourself better, see others more clearly, experience more open communication, feel more alive and more of who you really are.

I believe I am blunt but kind, personable and easy to work with. That is not to say that the therapy is always easy or enjoyable. But even the rough spots, especially the rough times, the process of psychotherapy can feel satisfying as the work progresses. I am fairly active in the therapeutic exchange. I call myself a psychodynamic and existential psychotherapist.

I admire the personal courage of people who are willing to examine their lives with honesty and dedication. For myself, I enjoy the challenge of doing therapy, as well as the life-long learning I receive from working with people. I love the variety and the sense that while there are some similarities in conducting therapy, each person is different. Each journey towards wholeness is different too. I like working in a job that has “no props:” no blackboard, no papers, no tools, no “things,” and with only a box of Kleenex and a private room, this is that job. I have wanted to be a psychologist since I was 12 years old, and consider myself blessed that I love it still.

Articles by Dr. Harper Slate:
SMALL LOSSES
EXISTENTIALISM AND SEPTEMBER 11th
LESSONS WHILE LAUGHING: REFLECTIONS ON PLAYFULNESS IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS (OR WHAT HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY?)
DISCONNECTING TO RECHARGE: BALANCING TECHNOLOGY IN DAILY LIFE
STAYING AFLOAT IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES: THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY PSYCHOLOGICAL HABITS

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