Nicole Strauss, PhD.
Therapy available in-person in Los Angeles and virtually across California.
✦ I live by my daily 3-hour self-care routine.
✦ My French bulldog is the cutest and sweetest dog on earth.
✦ Purple is my color.
✦ I am a sucker for a good love story in TV, movies, and novels.
✦ I love a good solo nature adventure - that truly heals my soul.
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✦ Licensed Clinical Psychologist, California Board of Psychology (PSY #34677)
✦ PhD in Clinical Psychology, Palo Alto University (APA Accredited), 2021
✦ MS in Clinical Psychology, Palo Alto University (APA Accredited), 2019
✦ BA in Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014
At the heart of my work is helping people build self-love on a soul-deep level.
I’m fascinated by how we heal, not just how we cope with hard things, but how we actually transform.
This work is personal for me. I’ve walked my own path through healing from trauma, shame, self-doubt, and learning to truly love myself, and that journey is at the heart of the compassion and understanding I bring to each session.
Over the past decade, I’ve worked across community mental health, residential, inpatient, and private practice settings, and trained in results-driven approaches like DBT, compassion-focused, and psychodynamic therapy, all of which inform the thoughtful, depth-oriented care I offer today.
Sessions with me are warm, intuitive, and real.
I’ll meet you with care and zero judgment, while gently guiding you toward the deeper layers where real healing happens. That looks like exploring the patterns, beliefs, and experiences that led you here.
My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you can show up fully as yourself and have that moment of thinking, “F*ck yes… this actually feels like me.”
