Tiffany Vlaanderen, LMFT

Areas of Focus

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#165589) and hold a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles and a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. I’m fascinated by how we express ourselves and with what is unspoken among us.

I’ve completed extensive 2-year trainings and received certificates in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Wright Institute Los Angeles (WILA) and child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the New Center for Psychoanalysis working with a diverse array of adults, children and adolescents.

I practice a form of psychoanalytic and neurodiversity-affirming therapy rooted in the body, meaning I am most interested in helping you experience life with more clarity and embodiment. I listen for and respond to how and what you express – and equally what you don’t express – with presence and respect.

Sometimes this shows itself through the way it feels when we’re together in a room or on a screen, when we talk or think about whatever comes to your mind, your dreams, your anguish. My hope is that by being together, once or more times a week, we find ways for you to feel more, generate more possibilities and vitality, and enjoy yourself and life with more freedom.

I work with young people and families from all walks of life who may have concerns about better understanding and communicating their emotionality, navigating the balance of ever changing pressures and relating to others, and understanding their internal world more richly and with clarity.

My working style is to cultivate a therapeutic relationship that fosters trust, collaboration and a sense of play so that your child or teenager may be known and held more fully. I integrate play therapy as a way to connect with children to understand what they are expressing, having challenges with, and needing to be attuned to. I find that by doing so we can learn more deeply about what is being communicated through the language of play. I listen for themes to emerge in their play and through interacting with one another, we create meaning and language together so that they may grow more fully. Alongside this, I find it vital to integrate parent work into therapy using reflective parenting principles to support caregivers in embodying themselves more fully and connecting with their children more resiliently.

Education + Training

Attachment-based EMDR Basic Training through the Parnell Institute- in progress
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University Los Angeles
Two-year certificate in child/ adolescent psychoanalytic therapy at The New Center for Psychoanalysis
Two-year certificate in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at The Wright Institute Los Angeles
Early Autistic Anxieties Workshop at Vista Del Mar’s Autism Center
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy certificate from the Medical University of South Carolina
100-Hour Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification, Buddhist teacher David Nichtern
Contemplative Psychotherapy Mindfulness & Compassion Meditation Mentorship, Meditation teacher Mari Orkenyi
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, University of Southern California

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Tel. 626.514.0793 | tiffany@mindfultherapyla.com

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