Leyla Salmassian Bell, PhD, LMFT, ATR, RSMT/E

Process

I work with those wanting to find a way forward from stuckness, distress and inner conflict, coping with disappointment, illness, loss, and grieving. I can help with better understanding and resolving your challenges, handling anxiety, alleviating depression, exploring their root causes and larger unconscious meanings. I can facilitate making sense of the imprints left by your lived experiences and support finding ways to feel more at home with yourself in your unique skin, and with others.

Whatever your unique circumstances, the therapeutic process with me can open new perspectives and insights, broaden your response repertoire, and help to better partner with your feelings and inner capacities.

I am a multicultural Licensed Psychotherapist / Marital Family Therapist (LMFT), Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC), and Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator (RSMT/E). My academic work and psychotherapy process are firmly rooted in Jungian psychoanalysis, depth psychology, and creative expressive / body-oriented modalities.


Sessions

I welcome adults and couples, in person, at my office in Santa Monica. When appropriate, online telehealth sessions are available. I value diversity, inclusivity, and respect for all. My psychotherapy practice is tailored uniquely, to each individual.

I invite you to reach out to me at 323 377 6033 or email, to schedule an appointment.


Insurance

I am an out-of-network (OON) provider and can give receipts / “super-bills” of sessions for you to submit to your health insurance for possible reimbursement. I do not accept Medicare. Please check with your insurance provider to see whether you are eligible for mental health reimbursements by out-of-network providers and the nature of your outpatient mental health benefits.