Ida Khamesy(She/Her/Hers)

Ida Khamesy is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist based in Southern California, who works with individuals, couples, and families. Ida treats clients struggling with a wide range of mental health struggles, such as anxiety disorders, depression, and relationship issues. Many of Ida's clients have found great success in their careers or academically, but continue to struggle with relational issues, a general sense of dissatisfaction, and lack of peace. Ida engages in co-creating practical strategies tailored to each client and their life journey, to help clients live more meaningful and fulfilling lives.

Ida's approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution Focused therapy. Both evidence-based approaches focusing on helping clients understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected, so that they can begin to make targeted change. She works to help clients begin to problem-solve in ways that invite more clairty into their lives. Ida assists clients with learning to self regulate their emotions and respond mindfully to life's challenges.

Ida is dedicated to ensuring that her clients feel emotionally safe, her style is engaging and non-judgmental. Ida believes that collaboration is the key to successful treatment and tailors sessions to meet each clients' unique therapeutic needs. Ida is aware of the influence of one's past experiences on present struggles, and therefore works with clients to reframe the narrative of their life in a way that increases self-confidence and curiosity.

Ida's top priority in starting with a new client is to ensure that they feel emotionally safe and heard. As a seasoned Telehealth provider, she offers the convenience of remote sessions to client across California.