6363 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 520 Los Angeles California 90048
Mon – Thurs: 8 AM – 5:00 PM, Fri: 8 AM - 12 PM, Sat – Sun: Closed
  • Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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Angeles Psychology Group Mission

Our mission at Angeles Psychology Group is simple yet profound: to provide transformative therapy Los Angeles residents and patients worldwide can access that goes beyond symptom relief to address root cause mental health care. We believe healing requires more than managing symptoms, it demands understanding why you struggle and doing the deep work to change patterns at their source. Through our holistic therapy philosophy and LGBTQ affirming therapists LA communities trust, we guide individuals, couples, and families toward authentic self-expression, emotional freedom, and meaningful connection.

Our Mission: Transformative Healing That Addresses Root Causes

Angeles Psychology Group exists to provide transformative therapy Los Angeles residents seeking genuine change can rely on. Too many people spend years in treatment without experiencing real transformation. They learn to manage symptoms, develop coping strategies, but never understand why they struggle in the first place. Our mission challenges this conventional approach by offering root cause mental health care that creates lasting change rather than temporary relief.

We believe that authentic healing requires going beneath the surface. Anxiety isn’t just worried thoughts. Depression isn’t just low mood. Relationship conflicts aren’t just communication problems. These symptoms point to deeper patterns, often rooted in early experiences, cultural conditioning, trauma, or ways you’ve learned to protect yourself that no longer serve you. Our holistic therapy philosophy addresses these underlying causes through specialized modalities and genuine therapeutic relationships.

Our Core Values and Beliefs

Everything we do flows from core beliefs about human nature, healing, and what therapy should be. These aren’t just words on a page. They guide how we train our therapists, structure our practice, and show up for every patient.

Root Causes Over Symptom Management

We’re committed to root cause mental health care because surface-level solutions rarely create lasting change. When you understand why patterns exist, you gain power to transform them. This doesn’t mean ignoring symptoms or refusing to provide relief. It means using symptoms as doorways to deeper understanding rather than problems to suppress or eliminate.

Our approach asks: What is this symptom trying to tell you? What unmet need does it point toward? What part of yourself have you had to disconnect from? These questions lead to transformative therapy Los Angeles patients describe as life-changing because they address what’s actually happening, not just what’s visible on the surface.

Holistic Mind-Body-Spirit Integration

Our holistic therapy philosophy recognizes that you can’t separate mind, body, and spirit. Trauma lives in your tissues. Anxiety manifests as chronic tension. Depression often reflects spiritual disconnection or blocked life energy. When therapy addresses only thoughts or only behaviors, it misses crucial dimensions of human experience.

We integrate psychological insight with somatic awareness. We pay attention to how you hold your body, where tension lives, what happens physically when certain emotions arise. We explore dreams, creativity, spirituality, and the unconscious material that conventional therapy often ignores. This comprehensive approach creates conditions for genuine transformation.

Cultural Competency and Affirmative Practice

Our mission includes providing truly affirming care. This means more than hanging pride flags or claiming we’re welcoming. It means understanding how identity, culture, and experiences of marginalization shape psychological development. Our LGBTQ affirming therapists LA communities choose bring lived experience or deep training in queer psychology, understanding how growing up different affects attachment, shame, and capacity for intimacy.

We provide affirming care for people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and anyone who’s experienced othering. Several of our therapists share these identities. All have done work understanding how systemic oppression, microaggressions, and cultural contexts impact mental health. This isn’t surface-level diversity work. It’s fundamental to how we practice.

The Therapeutic Relationship as Primary

Techniques matter, but the relationship matters more. Research consistently shows that therapeutic outcomes depend more on the quality of the relationship than the specific modality used. Our mission prioritizes creating genuine human connections where you feel seen, heard, and valued while also being challenged to grow.

Our LGBTQ affirming therapists LA practice employs don’t maintain distant neutrality. We bring our full humanity to sessions. We use humor, share observations directly, express genuine care, and hold you accountable when needed. This authentic relating creates safety for the vulnerable work transformation requires.

What Transformative Therapy Los Angeles Looks Like in Practice

Our mission isn’t just philosophy. It shapes every aspect of how we practice, from initial consultations through ongoing therapeutic work.

Free Consultations for Genuine Fit

We believe fit matters more than credentials. That’s why every relationship begins with a free 20-minute consultation where you meet one of our therapists, discuss what’s bringing you in, ask questions, and determine if this feels right. No pressure, no financial commitment. Just genuine conversation about whether we’re the right match for your needs.

Specialized Modalities Addressing Root Causes

Our commitment to root cause mental health care means offering approaches most practices don’t provide. Orgonomic (Reichian) Therapy addresses character armor and blocked life energy through bodywork and character analysis. Internal Family Systems helps you develop compassion for all parts of yourself. Emotion-Focused Therapy works with feelings as guides rather than problems. Depth psychology explores unconscious forces shaping your life.

These aren’t just different techniques. They’re fundamentally different ways of understanding human suffering and healing, each offering unique pathways to transformation.

Coordinated Holistic Care

Our holistic therapy philosophy extends to how we structure services. Rather than referring patients out for different needs, we offer coordinated care under one roof. Individual therapy, couples work, family healing, group support. Therapists who communicate and collaborate. This integration supports comprehensive healing rather than fragmented treatment.

Extended Accessibility

Transformative therapy Los Angeles residents can actually access requires removing barriers. We offer extended hours seven days a week, from 7 AM to 10 PM, because healing shouldn’t be limited to business hours. We provide both in-person sessions at our tranquil Mid-Wilshire office and telehealth throughout California and internationally. We accept insurance when possible and offer transparent pricing.

Our Vision for Mental Health Care

We envision a future where mental health care transcends traditional symptom-focused treatment. A future where people seeking help can find therapists trained in transformative approaches, where cultural competency is standard rather than exceptional, where holistic integration of mind, body, and spirit is the norm.

Our mission contributes to this vision by demonstrating what’s possible when therapy addresses root causes through specialized modalities and genuine therapeutic relationships. Every patient who experiences authentic transformation, every person who finally understands themselves at deeper levels, every relationship that heals through our work proves that another way is possible.

Specialized Groups Reflecting Our Values

Our commitment to culturally competent care extends to specialized groups where people with shared experiences can do deep work together. Our Gay Men’s Therapy Group explores how identity development impacts attachment and intimacy. Our Black Men’s Healing Group creates space for Black men to claim their full emotional range and heal from racial trauma.

These groups embody our mission by providing not just support but genuine therapeutic work facilitated by skilled clinicians who understand the specific challenges these communities face. Members report that being seen fully, without having to explain or perform, accelerates transformation in ways individual therapy alone cannot provide.

Join Us in This Mission

If you’re ready for transformative therapy Los Angeles offers that goes beyond conventional approaches, if you want root cause mental health care that addresses why you struggle rather than just how you cope, if you’re seeking LGBTQ affirming therapists LA communities trust or culturally competent care for other marginalized identities, we’re here.

Our mission guides everything we do. It shapes who we hire, how we train, what modalities we offer, and how we show up for every patient. We’re not perfect, but we’re committed to the challenging, rewarding work of facilitating genuine transformation through honest therapeutic relationships and holistic therapy philosophy.

Schedule your free consultation today. Meet one of our therapists. Experience what it’s like when therapy addresses root causes through specialized approaches delivered with both clinical excellence and genuine human warmth. Your healing journey deserves therapists whose mission aligns with your deepest needs for authentic change.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate support, please visit SAMHSA’s National Helpline or call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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Comprehensive Holistic Mental Health Treatment

Meet Our Founder

Neil Schierholz PsyD

I am the founder of Angeles Psychology Group and a Clinical Psychologist with a focus on helping people heal from chaos, overwhelm, harshness, and social inhibitions.  Much of my work focuses on relationships: The relationship you have with yourself, others, the environment, and the cosmos.

I help people come home to who they really are, either by remembering it or discovering it for the first time.  This happens through dismantling and gaining lasting freedom from unconscious defenses that are holding you back from having the life you really want and can have.  I primarily use holistic character analysis and orgonomic (somatic) therapy in my work, coupled with a strong sociocultural, feminist orientation.

I work with adult individuals, couples, families, and all sorts of personal and professional relationships.

Research shows that the relationship you have with your therapist is the most important factor for successful outcomes. Let’s get started with a free consultation to explore if I’m the best fit for you.

To schedule all other appointments with me, please use my online booking system.

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