Dedicated to helping people meet their challenges in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Judy Zexter brings over 20 years of clinical experience to her Santa Monica based private psychotherapy and counseling practice. She has helped countless individuals, couples and families to gain insight into their personal dynamics and overcome the obstacles to satisfying relationships and productive lives.
Judy provides feedback in a collaborative dialogue that promotes deeper self understanding, self confidence and self influence. With a focus on intentional living, Judy helps her clients face their challenges through an empowering process that identifies and supports their true desires and values. Her office is conveniently located in Santa Monica and is easily accessible from neighboring areas, such as Venice, Marina del Rey, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Culver City and West LA.
Judy provides feedback in a collaborative dialogue that promotes deeper self understanding, self confidence and self influence. With a focus on intentional living, Judy helps her clients face their challenges through an empowering process that identifies and supports their true desires and values. Her office is conveniently located in Santa Monica and is easily accessible from neighboring areas, such as Venice, Marina del Rey, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Culver City and West LA.
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BACKGROUND: Throughout her twenty plus years of practice, Judy has worked with a diverse population of women and men who have faced a variety of personal challenges.
She has extensive experience and training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, interpersonal neurobiology, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, reflective parenting and family systems therapy which have provided her a solid foundation in her work with adolescents, adults, couples, parents and families.
EDUCATION: Judy's educational background includes a B.S. in psychology from Syracuse University, an MSW from New York University, a Certificate in Field Instruction from Columbia University Graduate School of Social Work and a Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from The Wright Institute of Los Angeles.
She has extensive experience and training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, interpersonal neurobiology, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, reflective parenting and family systems therapy which have provided her a solid foundation in her work with adolescents, adults, couples, parents and families.
EDUCATION: Judy's educational background includes a B.S. in psychology from Syracuse University, an MSW from New York University, a Certificate in Field Instruction from Columbia University Graduate School of Social Work and a Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from The Wright Institute of Los Angeles.
Judy works with women and men from late adolescent age through adulthood, who are experiencing challenges related to their relationships, emotional states and self image.
She works within short-term and long-term frameworks depending on the situational and emotional needs of her clients.
Judy helps couples to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that may be creating obstacles to open communication and overall satisfaction.
She assists couples with determining mutual goals in order to maintain a sense of teamwork and to remain open to hearing each other's thoughts and feelings.
She works within short-term and long-term frameworks depending on the situational and emotional needs of her clients.
Judy helps couples to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that may be creating obstacles to open communication and overall satisfaction.
She assists couples with determining mutual goals in order to maintain a sense of teamwork and to remain open to hearing each other's thoughts and feelings.
Judy utilizes an eclectic approach to psychotherapy that individualizes treatment according to the uniqueness of each client and his or her specific needs.
Judy believes in the integrity of each person and his/her family, and therefore uses a personalized approach that is tailored to best meet the specific needs of each client.
Judy also values a collaborative process as it benefits people in garnering long term results.
Judy helps her clients to link past experience to present circumstance in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of self, motivation and desired outcome.
Judy believes in the integrity of each person and his/her family, and therefore uses a personalized approach that is tailored to best meet the specific needs of each client.
Judy also values a collaborative process as it benefits people in garnering long term results.
Judy helps her clients to link past experience to present circumstance in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of self, motivation and desired outcome.
Let's face it.
We all have the tendency to blame, especially when we are feeling defensive in the presence of disappointment, pain or vulnerability.
Blaming is a common reaction, because when we want to.
I have met with many clients over the years that have struggled with discomfort around speaking up for themselves.
They have had difficulty with self-advocacy i.e.
One of the biggest frustrations I hear from my clients is their reaction to friends and family members telling them that "happiness is a choice" and to "just be happy".
We all have the tendency to blame, especially when we are feeling defensive in the presence of disappointment, pain or vulnerability.
Blaming is a common reaction, because when we want to.
I have met with many clients over the years that have struggled with discomfort around speaking up for themselves.
They have had difficulty with self-advocacy i.e.
One of the biggest frustrations I hear from my clients is their reaction to friends and family members telling them that "happiness is a choice" and to "just be happy".
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