I help founders, executives, men, and creatives transform what keeps them stuck.

What I help with

Sometimes no matter what we do, we stop feeling like we’re moving forward. This is especially frustrating when everything looks good on paper. Read more →

Burnout +

Burnout is a sign that we are somehow not living authentically. The path out is usually finding the forbidden truth of what you actually want to do and feel. Read more →

Depression +

Depression takes many forms, but it often presents as a gravity that is hard to escape from. Befriending the depression and exploring it with kindness can yield magical results. Read more →

Anxiety +

Unpreferred worry or churning plagues most of us at some point. I think of anxiety as energy with no helpful place to go. Read more →

Relational Problems +

We are only ourselves in relationship to other people. Exploring and understanding the way we feel and function in relationships can bring huge growth. Read more →

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Who I help

Founders +

As a former business owner and entrepreneur in New York City, I have a special kinship to anyone taking risk and trying to do something on their own. This life can be full of pressure, doubt, and uncertainty. Read more →

Executives +

Executives are leaders. They carry responsibility, and they carry a lot of weight on their shoulders. They are expected to be strong and big. Read more →

Creatives +

On the first day of graduate school, the professor said: “I know many of you here have creative practices, and generally speaking, creative people did not have happy childhoods.” While I’ve never met anyone with a perfectly happy childhood, there is something distinct about those pulled to build creative worlds. Read more →

Men +

I am blessed to be connected to what I consider a new masculinity, one rooted in commitment, leadership, kindness, and optimism. Every time I encounter a man seeking therapy or hear of another man training to become a therapist, I am hopeful that we’re moving in a better direction. Read more →

How I work

Relational Psychotherapy +

From the moment we’re born, we’re shaped by our relationships with others. These relationships become the template for how we understand ourselves and navigate the world. Read more →

Jungian Psychodynamics +

I find much of Jung’s philosophy and approach to therapy helpful in guiding people who want to move forward in life. Jung wrote about many things that have found their way into modern psychology and culture. Read more →

Mindfulness +

Meditation in my twenties was the gateway to my career and to a deeper life. Mindfulness is taught in schools now and most people have tried it, but it can’t be overstated how essential it is. Read more →

Wisdom Traditions +

Growing up Jewish, studying Buddhism, and being a student of world culture, philosophy, and religion, I find the wisdom traditions to be an extremely powerful framework for psychotherapy. Read more →

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Library

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HeRobert A. Johnson

Men
Hold Me TightSue Johnson
No Bad PartsRichard Schwartz

Mindfulness Stuckness
Waking UpSam Harris

Relational Problems
King, Warrior, Magician, LoverRobert Moore & Douglas Gillette

Men Founders
The Gift of TherapyIrvin D. Yalom

Relational Psychotherapy
Four Thousand WeeksOliver Burkeman

Burnout Stuckness Executives

About

Ben Bernstein, MA, LMFT

Before becoming a therapist, I ran a video production company in New York City and co-founded a language company now used in thousands of schools. I know the pressures of leadership and the sense that you should always be doing more.

I’m also a trained pianist and former filmmaker. I found meditation in my twenties, as well as Buddhist philosophy and a deeper fascination with history and religion.

My approach to therapy is humanist, relational, and Jungian: warm, curious, and focused on the life you actually want.

I see clients in person in Los Feliz and by video across California.

Let’s talk.

The first consultation is free: 30 minutes by video. We'll talk about what you're looking for and see if it's a good fit.

323-621-6372

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