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Self pay rate is $110 per hour

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, you're welcomed into a, judgment-free space where your thoughts and feelings are valued and understood. It's like having a trusted friend who listens without interruption, offering gentle guidance and support as you navigate life's challenges. Together, we'll uncover your inner strengths and resilience, nurturing them to help you grow into the best version of yourself. We’ll work to dismantle negative self thoughts and self views and create new thought patterns and belief to help you be your authentic self.

Key benefits of individual therapy

  • Safe, nonjudgmental environment: Share openly without fear of criticism.

  • Personalized treatment: Therapy is tailored to your needs, goals, and pace.

  • Emotional regulation skills: Learn coping tools to manage stress, anxiety, and mood.

  • Cognitive restructuring: Use CBT techniques to identify and replace negative self-talk and unhelpful beliefs.

  • Trauma healing: EMDR and trauma-informed approaches support processing painful memories and reducing symptoms.

  • Improved self-esteem and authenticity: Build a healthier self-image and reconnect with your true values and strengths.

  • Lasting behavioral change: Develop new thought patterns, healthier habits, and stronger resilience.

Start your path to well-being with individualized therapy that honors your experience and empowers lasting change. At Machado Therapy and Wellness, we combine clinical expertise with compassionate care to help you dismantle negative self-thoughts, cultivate healthier beliefs, and become your most authentic self. Contact us to schedule an intake and begin building resilience, self-compassion, and meaningful growth.

Call 818-839-0469 for a free consultation
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    Therapy helps you uncover your true self, so you can live genuinely and authentically.

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Self pay rate is $110 per hour

Family and Couples Therapy

Couples counseling is like having a supportive coach for your relationship — a safe, confidential space where partners can speak openly, feel heard, and be treated with respect. A trained counselor guides you through conflicts, differing life experiences, and varied perspectives, helping you rebuild trust, improve communication, and develop shared goals.

Why choose couples counseling

  • Safe environment for honest conversations: Counselors create boundaries and structure so both partners can express needs without judgment.

  • Better communication skills: Learn practical tools to break patterns of criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling, and escalation.

  • Resolve unmet needs: Identify emotional gaps and build healthier ways to ask for support and intimacy.

  • Navigate differences and life transitions: Get support around parenting, finances, career changes, cultural or family differences, and trauma.

  • Rebuild connection and trust: Repair hurts, restore closeness, and set realistic expectations for the relationship’s future.

Benefits of professional guidance

  • Neutral third-party perspective to break negative cycles

  • Tools to manage conflict constructively instead of avoiding it

  • Faster progress toward emotional closeness and mutual respect

  • Personalized strategies that fit your relationship’s values and needs

If you’re ready to strengthen your bond, improve communication, and work toward lasting connection, couples counseling offers guided, compassionate support. I provide evidence-based couples therapy tailored to your goals, helping you build a closer, more emotionally connected relationship. Contact me to start your journey toward better understanding, healthier patterns, and renewed partnership.

Call 818-839-0469 for a free consultation
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    Therapy helps you uncover your true self, so you can live genuinely and authentically.

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*Pricing depends on time duration for intensives

Therapy Intensives (1.5-3 Hours)

Sometimes an hour isn’t enough. Intensive therapy sessions provide the extra time you need to process emotions, think through complex issues, and make meaningful progress. Designed for individuals and couples facing complex trauma, major life transitions, or emotionally charged situations, intensives remove the time pressure of traditional 60-minute appointments so you can deeply explore and integrate difficult feelings and experiences.

Benefits of intensive therapy

  • Deeper processing: Extended sessions allow for extended focus on trauma processing, EMDR, or other evidence-based interventions.

  • Faster progress: Longer blocks of therapy can accelerate healing and reduce the number of total sessions needed.

  • Couples work: Intensives create a safe space for partners to navigate conflict, improve communication, and rebuild trust.

  • Preparation for change: Use intensive sessions to prepare for life events—divorce, relocation, career shifts, or family transitions—with clarity and coping strategies.

  • Reduced overwhelm: Fewer, longer sessions can be easier to schedule and less disruptive than weekly appointments.

If you need more than a standard hour to heal, intensives offer concentrated, compassionate care to help you move forward with clarity and resilience. Contact me to discuss whether an intensive is right for your healing journey.

Call 818-839-0469 for a free consultation