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Landline: 310-836-1662
Voice and text: 760-415-4220
Dr. Vena Blanchard, DHS
Helping individuals and couples create happier, healthier, more satisfying lives
Welcome,
I work with adults (18 and up) on concerns related to anxiety, depression, self-esteem, communication, intimacy, sexuality, and every kind of relationship issue. I am an engaged, non-judgmental listener, a source of nurturing and support, and an active partner in the project of improving your life and your relationships. I approach everyone—every gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, relationship status, and age group, whether in traditional or non-traditional relationships—with compassion and enthusiasm.
For over four decades, it has been my privilege to help my clients know themselves, accept themselves, and express themselves more authentically and effectively in every aspect of their lives. We are able to have candid conversations on every topic, including topics that are difficult or unproductive to share with friends and family.
Sometimes therapy is focused on resolving issues that have been troubling for years -- such as lifelong social anxiety, painful consequences of past traumas, or long standing relationship difficulties. Therapy with me always also includes paying attention to the present and future -- creating the life, love, intimacy, and sexuality that is best for you
​Whether you need help navigating current challenges, resolving old issues, or launching in a positive new direction, I look forward to helping you enrich your life, reduce your anxiety, improve your relationships, and expand your horizons.
Vena
Counseling is as much art as it is science, and I am dedicated to co-creating deeply meaningful and effective growth and healing experiences for you. In addition to exploring the roots of your difficulties, counseling with me develops your self-awareness, your communication skills, your anxiety management options, your confidence, your resilience, and your capacity for joy. I enjoy guiding and suppporting clients toward improved life skills and enhanced emotional well being.
Sex therapy helps clients to understand and resolve sexual difficulties. I help couples and individuals resolve the underlying emotional and behavior issues that are getting in the way of enjoying physical and emotional intimacy. My decades of experience has taught me that the best way to resolve sexual difficulties is to learn how to relax and center your attention on pleasure and intimacy....
Individual counseling and support groups for people who experienced abuse in childhood.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE support groups for men molested as boys.
Couple's Counseling for partners experiencing consequences from of childhood abuse.
Recovery and happiness are genuinely possible....
When a client does not a have a personal partner to help them resolve inhibitions and dysfunctions in the areas of physical and emotional intimacy, I may recommend Surrogate Partner Therapy. For some clients, this unique form of therapy is a necessary adjunct to counseling. I provide assessment, referrals, guidance, supervision, and support for both client and surrogate partner throughout the therapy....
I have decades of experience supporting the emotional health and well-being of people who identify as sexually or relationally non-traditional. Some think of themselves as Queer, or Kinky, or Ethically Non-Monogamous. Some haven't settled on a label -- they are just starting or still questioning and exploring gender, sexual orientation, relationships styles....