ARIELA KAPLAN, AMFT, APCC

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, Lic. 149388

Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, Lic. 17641
Supervised by Abby Penson, Ph.D., Lic. PSY21602

Ariela Kaplan is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) with a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University.

Ariela offers Individual, Family, and Group therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. She specializes in trauma-informed care and has extensive experience helping clients dealing with domestic violence, complex PTSD, generational trauma, and assimilation trauma.

Her approach is informed by her understanding of how trauma weaves through cultural, family, and systemic dynamics, especially in traditional and immigrant communities.  Having grown up as the child of immigrants herself, she knows firsthand that healing looks different everywhere. What gets silenced in one culture might be openly discussed in another, influenced by the narratives passed down through generations and the opportunities individuals have to express them. She brings this awareness into every session, tailoring her approach to honor each client’s reality.

Ariela also specializes in Mood and Anxiety disorders, Depression, Self-harm, Substance Abuse, OCD, and identity fragmentation. She has worked with many Neurodiverse clients and has a strong comprehension of the emotional, relational, and behavioral challenges associated with neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Learning Disabilities.

She approaches therapy with the belief that growth doesn’t come from insight alone. Stability is just the starting point, not the goal. Real change happens when clients and families are given the structure and space to build something different. Her work goes beyond symptom management. She focuses on identifying the deeper patterns that reinforce distress, helping clients interrupt cycles of dysfunction and develop new ways of relating to themselves and with others.

Her interventions are never one-size-fits-all. She emphasizes personalized care, centering her work on collaboration, trust, and safety as the foundation for effective therapy. Ariela applies a wide range of therapeutic approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Crisis Interventions, Identity Affirming Work, Family Systems Work, Psychodynamic Work, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Developmental and Attachment Frameworks, and Strengths Based approaches helping clients make sense of the ingrained patterns that form their self-perception and interpersonal dynamics. She guides them in recognizing what they’ve internalized, what roles they’ve taken on, and how those patterns have shaped their relationships, coping methods, and sense of self. Her approach offers both structure and emotional depth, allowing clients to develop practical tools while working through the impact of what they’ve carried.