Trauma Doesn’t Have to Define How You Live.
Your mind and body learned to protect you. Those reactions made sense once. Now they're getting in the way of the life you want.
That can change.
Online Therapy Available Throughout California
In-Person Therapy Also Available in Sherman Oaks, LA
Our Goal: Help You Find Steadiness, Safety, and Power Again.
Trauma has a way of making you feel like you're no longer in control of your own reactions. Something small triggers something big. You shut down when you don't want to. You stay on edge when there's nothing to fear.
Underneath almost all of it, we find the same two things missing: balance and power.
Balance is the feeling of being steady, even when difficult things surface. Power is the knowledge that you have agency over how you respond.
The goal isn't symptom management. It's helping you understand what's happening, process it, and get your life back.
Insurances We Accept
We are currently working to paneled on more insurances as well!
You Know What This Feels Like.
Certain moments hit you without warning. A sound, a tone of voice, a familiar place, and suddenly your body is somewhere else entirely.
You might work hard to keep your life moving forward, yet something inside still feels unsettled, tense, or on edge. It's just how things feel now. And no matter how much you try to push through, the reactions keep coming.
Maybe you shut down when emotions run high. Maybe you avoid certain people or places without fully understanding why. Maybe you feel disconnected from yourself in ways that are hard to explain to anyone else.
These aren't personal failings. They are your mind and body's attempts to protect you.
But you don't have to stay in survival mode.
That's where we do things differently.
Here's What We Actually Do.
When you come to Duality Psych Services, we start by getting honest about where you are.
Not just what occurred, but how it lives in your body now. What's pulling at your nerves?
What's in your control and what isn't. Where you've been giving away your power without realizing it.
From there, we build a real treatment plan together.
Not session by session, hoping something sticks. A clear roadmap with specific goals and real direction, built around you from day one.
We're a small, intentional practice.
Every client we work with is matched carefully with the right therapist, not just whoever is available. And because our clinicians are trained across a wide range of approaches including trauma-focused therapy, somatic techniques, DBT, and cognitive approaches, we're never limited to one way of helping you.
We choose what fits where you are right now, and we adjust as you grow.
Because that's what actually works.
We choose what fits where you are right now, and we adjust as you grow.
This isn't one-size-fits-all therapy, it's therapy customized to you.
We're Not Here to Keep You in Therapy Forever.
Our goal from day one is to work ourselves out of a job.
That means giving you the insight, strategies, and self-understanding to manage your ADHD on your own terms.
When therapy ends, you'll leave with a toolkit that's yours to keep. And if things get hard again down the road, you'll know exactly what to do with it.
Here's What Can Change
The things that used to feel like mountains, can start to feel like molehills.
And not because life got easier. But because you grew.
The reactions that once felt uncontrollable can start to feel manageable. The relationships that felt unsafe start to feel possible. The tension your body has been holding starts to ease.
When things get hard, you don't collapse under the overwhelm, you know your power.
Instead of life just happening to you, you can feel like you're making real progress. That's what having balance looks like, and it's what we're here to help you find.
Instead of your trauma running in the background of everything, you start to feel like yourself again.
If you’re ready to experience life better, we’re here to help.
You might feel skeptical - especially if you’ve tried therapy before and felt like nothing changed. But this is different.
Reaching out is the first step. Click the button below and reach out for a free 15-minute consultation
Hi, We're Duality Psych Services.
We're a small, boutique therapy practice based in Los Angeles, and we built this practice with one belief at the center: therapy should be built around the person, not the other way around.
We kept seeing the same story. People who had tried therapy, done the work, and still weren't getting where they needed to go.
Not because they weren't trying hard enough. Because the approach wasn't built for them.
That's why every client here is matched carefully with the right therapist. Every treatment plan is built collaboratively.
And every session is pointed at the same goal: getting you to a place where you feel balanced, powerful, and ready to take on whatever comes next.
Why People Choose Duality Psych Services
A plan, not just a process.
You won't just show up week after week and see where it goes. From the start, we build a real treatment plan with you, with clear goals, a clear direction, and a clear path forward.
Therapy that fits you, not the other way around.
Our clinicians are trained across multiple evidence-based approaches. That means we're never locked into one way of helping you. We use what actually works for where you are right now.
The right therapist from the start.
We take the time to match you carefully before your first session. Not just whoever has availability, but the person best suited to what you're going through.
A practice that’s in it for the long game.
We accept Optum, UnitedHealthcare, & Aetna so cost doesn't have to be a barrier. And we are getting on more insurance panels as well. Because our goal is your independence, not your dependency, you'll always know we're working toward an endpoint, not just the next session.
Meet Our Team
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Dr. Joel Frank
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Yasi Nia
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Ms. Melissa Briseno-Vasquez
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Dr. Regine Muradian
More Reasons to Work With Us
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Free 15 Minute Consultation
No pressure, no commitment. Just a short conversation to see if we're the right fit before you decide anything.
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Treats the whole picture, not just the presenting symptom
Symptoms are rarely the whole story. We look at what's actually driving what you're feeling, not just what brought you in the door, so your treatment plan addresses the cause.
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Small, boutique practice, not a mill
We keep our team small on purpose. You're matched carefully with the right therapist, not whoever's next in the queue, and you're never just a name on a caseload.
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Goal is independence, not indefinite sessions
We're not here to keep you in therapy forever. From day one, we work toward a real endpoint, so you leave with the tools to manage on your own.
Why Choose Online Therapy
Real Therapy. Just Online.
Same licensed clinicians. Same effectiveness and treatment plan. Just from wherever you are in California.No commute, no waiting room.
Log in from home, your car, or anywhere you can get twenty minutes of privacy.Licensed across the whole state.
We work with clients anywhere in California, not just Los Angeles.Same insurance, same coverage.
Aetna, Optum, and UnitedHealthcare cover your online sessions exactly like they'd cover an in-person visit.Evenings and weekends available.
Sessions fit around your schedule, not the other way around.
Frequently Asked Questions
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At present, we are in-network with Aetna and Optum/UnitedHealthcare.
We are also working to get panelled with more insurance providers to make it easier for clients to work with us.
For individuals who are not in-network with one of our insurance plans, our out-of-network fee for therapy is $250.00 per session.
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We can still work together. Many plans in California include out of network (OON) benefits, meaning your insurer may reimburse you directly for part of each session even though we're not in their network.
Here's how that works. You pay the session fee upfront, and we give you a superbill, a receipt with the codes your insurer needs. You submit that to them, and if your plan has OON benefits, you get reimbursed directly. The exact percentage depends on your specific plan. We always recommend contacting your insurance to see if they will accept superbills for your sessions.
What we’d recommend is reaching out to us with your insurance card at the ready. On the call, we can collect all the information we'd need to check your benefits and will send you what we find as soon as possible. -
Yes. For most concerns, including anxiety, depression, and trauma, online therapy gets the same results as in-person. You're working with the same licensed clinician and the same treatment plan, just without the drive.
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Yes. If you're covered by Aetna, Optum, or UnitedHealthcare, your online sessions are billed the same way as an in-person visit. If you have a different plan, many PPO plans still offer out-of-network reimbursement, and we can walk you through that on your free consultation call.
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No. Our goal from day one is to give you a treatment plan with an actual endpoint, not open-ended weekly sessions. We want you to leave with the tools to manage on your own.
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Before your first session, we take the time to understand what you're going through and match you with the clinician best suited to it, not just whoever has an opening.
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That's common. If something feels off and therapy alone hasn't given you clarity, testing can help identify what's actually going on, whether that's ADHD, autism, or a learning difference. We offer both under one roof.
Real Change Is Possible.
We’ve Seen It.
Feeling steady and in control of your own reactions again isn't a fantasy.
It's what happens when the right person gets the right support at the right time.
If you're tired of feeling like your past is running your present...
If you keep finding yourself in the same patterns no matter how hard you try...
If you're ready to stop surviving and start actually living...
We'd be glad to walk with you toward what's next.
You Don’t Have to Keep Feeling This Way.
Balance is possible. Feeling in control of your own life again is possible.
You don't need to have the right words before you reach out. That's what the first conversation is for.
Reach out to us using the contact form or give us a call to set your initial 15-minute consult.
We will reach out and chat with you to discuss fees and which therapist would be the right therapist from our team.
Get started! We’ll book your first session quickly so you get on the path to feeling better quickly.