Hila Teller (She/her)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Therapy for anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and trauma, offered in English and Hebrew in Los Altos.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Los Altos, CA

Services

About My Clients

My clients often come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or a sense of being stuck in repeating emotional patterns. Many feel disconnected from themselves or struggle in close relationships, where they experience misunderstanding, emotional distance, or recurring conflict. I also work with Israeli and Hebrew-speaking clients navigating life in the U.S. who are looking for a space to feel understood and supported.

My Background and Approach

In my work as a therapist, I help clients understand how current emotional struggles are often connected to earlier attachment experiences and relational patterns. We begin by focusing on what is happening in your life now, and gradually explore the deeper emotional layers that shape how you relate to yourself and others. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and depth-oriented. I work with trauma, attachment wounds, and patterns that affect emotional safety, trust, and intimacy in relationships. These patterns often show up most clearly in close relationships, where feelings of being unseen, misunderstood, or emotionally alone can repeat over time. Therapy with me is a collaborative process that supports insight, emotional regulation, and the development of more secure and connected ways of relating.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that emotional pain often makes sense in the context of our relationships and life experiences, even when it feels confusing or overwhelming. Many of the patterns that bring people to therapy once developed as ways of coping, protecting oneself, or staying connected to others. I also believe that meaningful change happens in a safe and attuned therapeutic relationship, where experiences can be understood rather than judged. Therapy is not about fixing what is “wrong,” but about developing deeper awareness, self-compassion, and new possibilities for connection. I see therapy as a process that unfolds over time, where both insight and emotional experience are important. My goal is to create a space where clients can feel understood, grounded, and gradually more free in how they relate to themselves and others.

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Other Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Atheism
  • Christianity
  • Judaism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 18 years of practice
  • Languages: English, Hebrew
  • Rate: $240 - 240/session

Info

Email Hila
885 North San Antonio Road
Suite B
Los Altos, CA 94022

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