Warm. Direct. Real.
I’m Amanda Jablon, a therapist for self-aware adults and couples ready to make lasting change.
California Therapist | TelehealthSound Familiar?
You’ve done the work. You’ve read the books, perhaps been in therapy before, and built real self-awareness. Yet the same patterns keep showing up. The same anxiety before a hard conversation. The same dynamic with the people you love. The same cycle you keep assuring yourself you’re done with.
Insight is real. And it hasn’t been enough.
That gap, between understanding yourself and actually changing, is where this work lives.
You Might Relate If…
You overthink relationships and still can’t stop the spiral
Anxiety or OCD is running more of your life than you want to admit
You're high-functioning on the outside and exhausted on the inside
You’ve spent years trying to fit into a version of yourself that doesn’t quite fit
You’re navigating a relationship structure, identity, or life that doesn’t follow a standard script
You want a therapist who won't need you to explain or justify who you are
How I Work
My approach to therapy works at two levels.
The first is practical. We start by looking at how you are already coping, what is working, what has fallen away, and what you have been curious about but haven't made space for. This includes lifestyle, such as sleep, movement, environment, and how you are nourishing yourself, as well as the habits and outlets that help you feel like yourself. From there we build on what is already yours, not hand you a checklist. The goal is real relief from the symptoms that brought you here, built on a foundation that actually fits your life.
The second level goes deeper. Once you have found solid footing, we begin to look at what is underneath the patterns, where they came from, how they show up in your relationships, your work, and the way you relate to yourself. The point is not to analyze endlessly. It is to understand what is actually driving things, so that the changes you make are not just temporary relief but ones that last.
I draw from attachment-based therapy, Internal Family Systems, somatic approaches, and trauma-informed practice, using whatever combination actually fits the person in front of me. I will ask the questions you have been avoiding, sit with you in the hard stuff, and challenge what is keeping you stuck without making you feel judged in the process.
Who I Work With
Many of my clients are thoughtful, self-aware people who have already done a lot of personal growth work but want to go deeper. They come from different backgrounds and different lives, but they tend to share a few things: they’re ready to stop cycling through the same patterns, they want both real relief and lasting change, and they’re done just getting by.
I work with individuals and couples across California via telehealth, with particular depth in:
Anxiety, OCD, and Perfectionism You know the spiral well. You’ve tried to think your way out of it. Therapy offers something different: practical tools for real relief alongside genuine understanding of what’s driving it.
Relationship Patterns Something keeps showing up across your relationships and you can’t quite name it. We look at what’s underneath, how your history shapes the way you connect, protect yourself, and ask for what you need.
Identity and Life Transitions You’re navigating who you are, who you want to be, or a life that doesn't follow a standard script. Therapy offers a space to work that out without having to justify yourself along the way.
Queer Adults and Non-Traditional Relationships I work with LGBTQ+ clients and people in ethically non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships with genuine familiarity, not performative acceptance. You won't need to translate yourself here.
Couples Therapy
Couples often come to therapy when the same argument keeps happening and neither person knows how to stop it. Or when the distance between you has grown and you're not sure how it got there.
I work with couples using approaches informed by Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method, helping partners understand the cycle they’re caught in, communicate what's actually underneath the conflict, and rebuild connection that lasts.
I work with couples of all structures and identities, including queer couples and those navigating non-traditional relationship agreements.
My fee is $225 for individual sessions and $300 for couples. Superbills available upon request.
If what you’re reading resonates, a consultation call can be a simple way to see if working together feels like a good fit.
About Amanda
I’m Amanda Jablon, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #82020) based in Southern California. I have been working with adults and couples for over a decade, in private practice for the last ten years. Before any of that, I was fourteen years old sitting in a therapist's office for the first time, thinking: I could do this job.
That instinct has never gone away.