Irene Ammar AMFT

(she/her)

Accepting Clients

I offer Telehealth through Free Association Clinic, and my work is rooted in psychodynamic therapy, attachment, and existential inquiry.

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in California
Supervised by David MacBryde LMFT #95991

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Services

  • Individual

About My Clients

I have experience with perinatal and maternal mental health, and parents who find themselves gridlocked in between generational patterns. I also am unafraid to be with grief, and I love older adults, making sense of life's chapters. Most of my clients are going through life transitions, or entering midlife, or another time that forces us to face and find out how our lives might be different, how we might have more freedom, or safety, or whatever it is our hearts long for.

My Background and Approach

I'm not just interested in fixing you, or putting band-aids on your experience, or telling you how you should be. I want to listen in a way that can unlock understanding, and bring real actual transformation to the way the world feels for you. I also want to provide you with life rafts if that's what you need--but I don't want to stop there. How you came to be who you are and experience the world as you do is specific, and complex, and love and suffering are intertwined. This is true for all of us. What do we do with this experience? How do we navigate towards more freedom, and wholeness? These are questions we can ask together. I don't know the answers--you do! I can help listen to find them.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Attachment Theory Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Psychoanalytic

Other Techniques

  • Attachment Theory
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Lifespan Integration

Issues I Treat

Specialties

Aging Concerns Parenting Pregnancy and Postpartum

Client Focus

Age
Children (under 12), Adults, Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals, Couples, Families, Groups
Languages
English

Qualifications

License
AMFT, State of California · #154411
Education
MA Counseling Psychology: Community Mental Health 2024
Additional credentials
Transformative Imagery Certified, Reproductive Mental Health Certified
Supervision
Supervised by David MacBryde LMFT #95991
Years in practice
3 years

Insurance Plans Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross of California
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Shield of California

I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

Monday 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
Telehealth
Available

At A Glance

  • Experience: 3 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $80 - 200/session
  • Sliding scale: Available on request

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