Quick Answer
Relationship Therapy at Angeles Psychology Group for Encino is depth-oriented, affirming care for partners, polycules, and chosen families. Sessions work with the attachment patterns, character-level defenses, and unmet developmental needs underneath the recurring conflict — not just the surface argument. Care is delivered in person at our Mid-Wilshire office or by secure telehealth across California, and begins with a free 20-minute consultation with no obligation.
Key Takeaways
- Relationship Therapy at Angeles Psychology Group for Encino is depth-oriented: it works beneath the recurring conflict to the underlying patterns.
- Affirming across relationship configurations — partners, polycules, throuples, chosen families — as a named specialty across the clinical team, not a disclaimer.
- Clinicians integrate EFT, IFS, depth psychology, and Orgonomic somatic work — matched to the specific relationship rather than defaulted to a single protocol.
- Delivered in person at our Mid-Wilshire office (6363 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 520) or by secure HIPAA-compliant telehealth across California.
- Care begins with a free, 20-minute consultation, with no obligation and no diagnosis required to start.
01 — OverviewThe Valley household and what a professional-class marriage carries
Valley family work in Encino often arrives with a specific configuration — professional-class Valley households where the couples work exists inside a broader family system, and the material can’t stay isolated to two people because the actual dynamics run across the whole household. Standard couples counseling misses most of what’s actually structuring the day-to-day.
APG’s operating assumption: reach the character-level pattern and the surface shifts. Couples work, individual therapy, and adult-family sessions all coordinate inside one clinical team, and the framework holds the material at whatever configuration the case actually needs — dyadic when the work is there, expanded when the family dynamics are where the pattern lives.
Accrued distance. Accrued distance is what depth clinicians sometimes call the gradual emotional divergence that develops in long partnerships where accumulated attachment ruptures never got repaired. It presents as flatness or disconnection rather than acute conflict, and it usually requires reaching the underlying pattern rather than managing the surface.
Research from the National Institute of Mental Health suggests that psychotherapy is effective for the range of relational and emotional difficulties couples and partners bring to therapy, and the American Psychological Association notes that the fit between client and clinician is one of the strongest predictors of outcomes. That is the reason matching — modality, clinician, format — is the first piece of clinical work at Angeles Psychology Group.
02 — ApproachWhere individual, couples, and family work coordinate
Modality-wise, the practice runs a coordinated framework rather than sequential single-modality work. For established Valley families the material often extends across multiple generations — parents, adult children, in-law dynamics — and the framework is built to hold that expansion without fragmenting the case across outside providers.
One clear line from the broader field: information stays inside the practice, not moving to outside providers. Individual sessions for one partner, couples work, and family sessions with adult children can all run inside the same clinical team under doctoral supervision, and the clinician holding the case tracks material across every session type. You can read more about the practice on our relationship therapy page.
All configurations
Affirming care for monogamous, non-monogamous, queer, and chosen-family relationships alike.
Beneath the conflict
Depth-oriented work with the patterns and unmet needs underneath — not just the recurring argument.
Coordinated care
Individual, couples, and group work inside one practice, coordinated with consent.
Whatever you’re carrying, there’s a place to begin. Book a free, 20-minute consultation.
Start a free consultation03 — In EncinoEncino, Sherman Oaks, and the drive-versus-telehealth question
Encino and the surrounding Sherman Oaks and North Valley corridor concentrate professional-class households where multigenerational family dynamics are the norm — grandparents involved in daily life, adult children still nearby, family patterns that predate the marriage and continue to shape it. The clinical work often reaches into those broader systems.
Where the work happens in person: 6363 Wilshire, Suite 520. HIPAA-aligned secure video is available as the working alternate. Valley families often mix formats around commute realities and after-school windows, and telehealth makes it workable for adult family members joining sessions from wherever they live. The clinician holding the case stays constant.
04 — Getting startedA first consultation that respects the Valley commute
Beginning Valley Family & Multigenerational Marriage Therapy in Encino usually starts with a schedule question: what mix of in-person and telehealth actually fits Valley household life given the commute, the after-school block, the professional day. The 20-minute consultation is where that gets resolved alongside clinical fit — same-week telehealth availability is common, and in-person Mid-Wilshire sessions can anchor the arc without requiring the drive every week.
The Valley professional-class catchment often brings blended-family, second-marriage, or multigenerational relational material to the couples work. APG’s individual, couples, and family systems work runs inside one coordinated clinical team, so a case that starts as Valley Family & Multigenerational Marriage Therapy can grow to include adult family or individual sessions with clinicians who already know the case. The APA guide on choosing a psychologist is a useful cross-reference for what to ask any coordinated practice.
Sessions are available in person at Mid-Wilshire (6363 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 520, Los Angeles 90048) or by secure telehealth across California. Private-pay with superbills, transparent fees. Booking: (310) 866-0440 or the online scheduling portal.
Office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (additional times available as needed), with additional times arranged when the standard availability doesn’t quite fit. For Encino clients specifically, the intake team can advise on current wait times, clinician availability, and whether the format that fits your schedule is in-person, telehealth, or a mix. The consultation is free, no diagnosis is required to start, and you can pause or end the work at any point without penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Relationship Therapy at Angeles Psychology Group for Encino?
Relationship therapy at Angeles Psychology Group for Encino is depth-oriented care for Valley partners — long marriages, dual-career couples, and blended family systems — with sessions shaped around the specific relationship in the room rather than a demographic pattern. The clinical framework integrates EFT, IFS, depth psychology, and Orgonomic somatic work, matched to the person and configuration rather than the reverse.
Who provides the care?
Care is provided by a multi-clinician team including licensed psychologists, licensed marriage and family therapists, and associate (pre-licensed) clinicians working under doctoral-level clinical supervision. The practice is founded and clinically directed by Dr. Neil Schierholz, PsyD (PSY25154), a licensed clinical psychologist. Angeles Psychology Group is a psychology practice and does not prescribe medication — where medication is relevant, care is coordinated with the client’s own prescriber. All clinicians hold current California licensure or are registered associates working under supervision.
Do you offer telehealth for Valley clients who prefer to skip the Wilshire drive?
Yes. Secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth across California is a standing option, and clients often split between telehealth for standing sessions and in-person for anchor sessions at the Mid-Wilshire office. The clinical framework holds consistently across the two formats, and continuity with the same clinician is maintained through both.
Is telehealth available for clients in Encino?
Yes. Sessions are available in person at our Mid-Wilshire office (6363 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90048) or by secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth across California. Telehealth removes the commute barrier for clients in Encino and is delivered with the same clinical depth as in-person work — the practice’s stated position is that depth-oriented care translates to the virtual format when the container is held accordingly. Clients often split between formats based on schedule and preference, keeping continuity with the same clinician.
How do we get started?
Begin with a free, 20-minute consultation — a conversation about fit before any commitment. A clinician helps you decide who should be involved (individual, couple, family, or group), what modality is likely to fit, and what the work might look like, with no obligation. You can book online or call (310) 866-0440. Office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (additional times available as needed), and additional times can be arranged by request.
About this page
This page reflects the practice of Angeles Psychology Group, a depth-oriented, affirming psychology practice in Los Angeles founded by Dr. Neil Schierholz, PsyD (PSY25154). Angeles Psychology Group provides psychotherapy and does not prescribe medication; where medication is relevant, care is coordinated with a client’s own prescriber. Claims about psychotherapy are framed as research suggests and cited to primary sources below.
Reviewed by Dr. Neil Schierholz, PsyD. Last updated September 2026.
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