Quick Answer
Relationship Therapy at Angeles Psychology Group for West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood 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 — OverviewWhere affirming care stops being a disclaimer and becomes a specialty
Queer and polyamorous relationship work in West Hollywood runs into a specific market failure — clinicians who list affirming credentials as a bullet but whose framework, training, and vocabulary don’t actually differ from the couples counseling next door. What that leaves polycules, throuples, and queerplatonic partnerships doing is spending the first stretch of therapy educating the therapist on the structure of the partnership before any clinical material can be examined.
APG works at the level underneath the presenting material — the character-level pattern, not the surface report of it. Non-monogamy, kink, and queer developmental history are named specializations across the clinical team, so depth-oriented work on attachment, character, and unmet developmental need can start from the first session. The relationship gets treated as it actually is, not translated into a two-person heteronormative container the clinician then adjusts around.
Affirmative care. Affirmative care is a stance in which the clinician treats the client’s identity, relationship structure, or orientation as valid and works alongside it — rather than treating it as a variable to be neutralized or corrected. California law prohibits conversion therapy for minors; affirmative care extends the same integrity to adult work.
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 — ApproachHow EFT and IFS adapt for polycules and chosen family
Clinically, the practice pairs Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and depth psychology. For multi-partner configurations the same framework holds — the clinician tracks the whole system rather than defaulting to dyad work with the others in the waiting room.
The practice’s structural difference is a coordinated clinical team under doctoral supervision. The clinician you meet has thought about compersion clinically before it comes up in your session, which shifts the pace of the actual work. You can read more about the practice on our 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 West HollywoodWest Hollywood’s queer catchment and clinical context
West Hollywood clients often arrive already fluent in the language of their own experience — the vocabulary for identity, structure, and dynamic is settled — and what they’re looking for is not to be met at the level of terminology but at the level of underlying pattern. Depth work reaches that layer directly rather than repeating back the definitions.
The office is at 6363 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 520, and secure telehealth across California covers weeks when the drive doesn’t work. Many clients from the queer creative catchment split their care between in-person and video week to week while keeping continuity with the same clinician throughout the arc of the work.
04 — Getting startedStarting queer-affirming relationship work
Beginning Queer & Polyamorous Relationship Therapy at Angeles Psychology Group starts with a free 20-minute consultation where you describe the shape of the partnership as it actually is — polycule, throuple, ENM configuration, queerplatonic bond, mixed-orientation marriage — and the clinician on the call already knows what you mean. No education intake, no explaining terminology before the clinical conversation can start. What that first call decides is fit: which clinician on the affirming team is the right match for the specific work West Hollywood clients are bringing.
The framework the practice operates from is named on the site rather than implied — EFT for attachment repair across the whole configuration, IFS for the parts each person built for survival in less-affirming environments, and depth psychology for the character-level patterns underneath. Written clinical content on jealousy in poly relationships, throuple dynamics, and queer developmental patterns is published publicly so you can see the depth of the framework before you book. If you’re weighing options, the APA’s guidance on choosing a psychologist covers what to ask on any consultation call.
Sessions are available in person at the Mid-Wilshire office (6363 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90048) or by secure telehealth across California — West Hollywood clients often split by week based on schedule and clinician availability. The practice is private-pay with superbills for out-of-network reimbursement, and fees are named before you commit. Book online through the scheduling system or call (310) 866-0440 to speak with the practice directly.
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 West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood?
Relationship therapy at Angeles Psychology Group for West Hollywood is affirming, depth-oriented care for relationships of all configurations — partners, polycules, throuples, and chosen families — delivered by clinicians who do not require an education session about queerness, ENM, or gender identity before the real clinical work can begin. The modality typically pairs EFT for the attachment work with IFS and depth psychology; polyamory, ENM, kink-aware, and queerplatonic work are named specialties across the team.
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 work with polyamorous, throuple, and open relationships?
Yes. Polyamory, ENM, throuples, polycules, and queerplatonic partnerships are named specialties across the clinical team — not a footnote. The clinical work is affirming rather than tolerant, and the modality (EFT, IFS, depth psychology) is adapted for multi-partner configurations rather than assuming a two-person template. The practice publishes clinical content on jealousy in poly relationships, throuple dynamics, and polycule therapy.
Is telehealth available for clients in West Hollywood?
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 West Hollywood 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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