Larissa Hul-Galasek (she/her)

MA, LMFT126063
Accepting Clients

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Creative Art Therapist in , CA

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

I offer LGBTQIAP+ affirming teletherapy to residents of California. I work collaboratively with people who are wanting to feel more creative and authentic. Those who are struggling with the impact of climate change and might feel helpless and limited in their response. And those who have chronic illness or pain diagnosis and are wanting more balance and ease in their life. I take into account the layers of culture and identity and how that is interwoven with our daily experiences.

My Background and Approach

My main modality is expressive arts therapy and nature-based therapy. In sessions, I encourage curiosity and exploration through movement, grounding, creative art making, writing and engaging with music. This is not your typical therapy experience. We pay attention to what emerges through this creative process and the relationship with surrounding natural elements. The thoughts, feelings, memories and experiences that emerges tend to deepen one's understanding of how to thrive and what actions to take in day to day life that can bring us to an authentic and healthy place. The foundation of my approach is influenced by societal narratives and what stories our identities hold as well as the generations that came before us.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) EcoTherapy Expressive Art Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment Theory
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dance / Movement Therapy
  • EcoTherapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Expressive Art Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodrama
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Wilderness Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Music Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Cancer Chronic Pain or Illness LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
Other Issues
  • Adoption Issues
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Insomnia
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Men's Issues
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Veterans/Military Service
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Oscar
  • Optum
  • United Healthcare
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 10 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $100 - 140/session

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