About Us — Therapia Psychotherapy Group

Dr. Gozde Gokozan, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC

Licensed Psychotherapist · EMDR Certified · Founder, Therapia Psychotherapy Group

Beverly Hills · Los Angeles · Online Therapy Throughout California

You deserve a space where you feel truly heard; not managed, not rushed, and not reduced to a diagnosis.

I’m Dr. Gozde Gokozan, a licensed psychotherapist, LMFT, LPCC, and founder of Therapia Psychotherapy Group in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. With over a decade of clinical experience in the Los Angeles mental health community, I work with adults, couples, children, teens, and families — in person and via telehealth across California — as they navigate some of life’s most painful and complex experiences.

My approach draws on EMDR therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, attachment-based work, and trauma-informed care. Whether you’re carrying the weight of a difficult childhood, facing a life-altering health diagnosis, struggling in your relationship, parenting through a difficult season, or simply feeling like you’ve lost yourself — I help you understand what is underneath and move forward with greater clarity, connection, and self-trust.

I have a particular focus on trauma, complex childhood trauma, cancer-related emotional distress, women’s mental health, perimenopause, menopause, forced menopause, maternal mental health, burnout, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, unexplained chronic illness, and the mind-body connection. I also work extensively with couples, parents, and individuals navigating grief, relationship struggles, attachment wounds, and major life transitions.

I support clients through every step of the cancer treatment journey and beyond — from the emotional shock of diagnosis, treatment-related stress, and medical trauma to survivorship, recurrence fears, body image changes, grief, uncertainty, and rebuilding life after treatment. I also help clients explore repressed emotions, unresolved trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation that may be connected to emotional suffering, chronic pain, autoimmune conditions, and unexplained physical symptoms.

In addition to individual therapy, I offer parenting sessions to help parents better understand their child’s emotional world, strengthen attachment, reduce power struggles, and respond with more confidence and attunement. I also work closely with my associates as a collaborative clinical team to provide thoughtful, comprehensive, and coordinated care for clients.

I completed my doctorate in Applied Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with doctoral research focused on maternal attachment styles, breastfeeding preferences, early attachment experiences, and postpartum emotional health. I also hold advanced training from NYU in Child and Family Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, an MS in Applied Child Psychology from Kingston University in London, and an MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University.

I believe every person deserves a mental health check-up — not only when things fall apart, but as a regular, proactive part of caring for yourself. In that spirit, I also offer mental health consultations for independent schools, corporations, educators, and organizations, particularly during Mental Health Awareness Month and wellness initiatives.

I am multilingual and multicultural, providing therapy in English and Turkish, and bringing a culturally sensitive lens shaped by living in the United States, England, and Turkey.

Direct Tel: 424-333-0288

**Parsa Peykar**
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Parsa Peykar, MA, AMFT is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT 129237) and a Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC 10470) providing individual, couple, children, and group psychotherapy under the supervision of Gozde Gokozan, LMFT, LPCC (MFT 100478). Parsa earned a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and currently a doctoral candidate in Industrial and Organizational psychology from the Liberty University. He received weekly trainings at the reputable Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills where he learned about psychodynamic in depth and worked with adults and couples. Parsa’s clinical experience includes working with people who are experiencing challenges related to self-esteem, confidence,trauma, identity, career transition, immigration, workplace and relationship conflicts. Parsa specializes in working with clients who are facing self-confidence, self-esteem, career and life transitions challenges.

Parsa believes one of the bravest things you can do in life is begin to understand your own story. As a psychotherapist, he helps you identify: (1) problem areas and patterns that are causing distress, (2) the source(s) of these issues, and (3) ways to enact positive change to find your unique voice. He believes in the uniqueness of each individual and providing a safe space in which client takes the path of self-discovery and reaching their fullest potential. Through therapy sessions, client’s unique experience and identity are honored and celebrated. Even though psychodynamic therapy is Parsa’s main modality, he understands and adjusts his approach for each unique client’s story and path. He also applies existential and cognitive behavioral therapy in helping clients to find meaning through their suffering and being able to change their limiting beliefs.

Lastly, Parsa teaches psychology part time at the Pepperdine Graduate School of Psychology and Education as an adjunct professor and is also a published international author. He is a multicultural and bilingual psychotherapist which allows him to provide therapy in both English and Farsi.

Direct Tel: +1 (424) 457-2053

**Liz Doyle**
Clinical Associate / AMFT 137352

Liz Doyle, MA, AMFT is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT 137352) conducting individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy under the supervision of Gozde Gokozan, LMFT, LPCC (MFT 100478). Liz earned a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles and received extensive training at Cancer Support Community Los Angeles, where she worked with adults, children, and families for nearly two years. Her clinical experience includes working with people who are struggling with anticipatory grief, grief, loss, chronic illness, caregiving, anxiety, depression, medical trauma, identity, retirement, sexuality, transitions, and relationships of all kinds.

Liz specializes in working with life transitions, the exploration of identity and values, feelings of loss of control, death anxiety, grief, existential exploration, and relational issues. While primarily utilizing an existential lense, Liz also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic, and Gestalt techniques into her work. Therapy is an opportunity to partner with a compassionate and dedicated person who will be with you as you explore opportunities for change and healing, learn skills and practices that can help with this process, and become more fully the person you want to be. Liz believes that this partnership is the foundation for an increased sense of freedom, control, meaningfulness, authenticity and well-being, and dedicates herself to her clients as they progress together. She is not a blank stare across the room or Zoom box; with warmth, genuineness, curiosity, patience, compassion, life experience, and humor, Liz brings her full self to the work.

Direct Tel: +1 (323) 645-0036

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