“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all..."
Emily Dickinson
Sami Rish
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT #159760)
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC #15510)
Choosing to begin therapy is a meaningful step towards developing compassion and acceptance for yourself, experiencing greater ease and meaning in relationships, shedding unwanted and unneeded limiting habits, discovering new fountains of strength and creating change where it matters most.
I offer a collaborative, nonjudgmental environment where you are recognized as the expert on your own life. My role is to listen closely, reflect patterns, and support you in making sense of your experiences so you can move forward with greater clarity, confidence and choice.
I often work with clients navigating complex trauma (C-PTSD), anxiety, depression, OCD, autism, ADHD, relationship challenges and meaning of life explorations.
I provide support for clients in exploring patterns like people-pleasing, overextension, and challenges with boundaries with the goal of your building more sustainable and richly meaningful ways of life.
I also provide therapeutic care and guidance for clients facing physical illness and end of life processing for one's self or a loved one.
My work is grounded in psychodynamic, relational depth therapy, integrating CBT and DBT for tangible tools and practical supports. I am also trained in EMDR and may incorporate it when appropriate.
Depending on your needs, I draw on mindfulness, somatic awareness and art therapy to support insight, expression, emotional regulation and a stronger sense of agency.
Therapy may focus on trauma, relationships, identity, coping skills, or deepening senses of meaning and creativity. My approach is flexible and tailored to each individual.
I strive to create a space that is attuned to diverse backgrounds and in which curiosity and creativity can open new possibilities for how you relate to yourself, other people and the whole of existence.
If you’re interested in working together, I invite you to reach out for a consultation.
About Me
Trauma-informed, I work from a perspective of genuine relational connection, making sure to pay attention to the ways identity, culture and experience shape your ever-evolving story. I aim for my clients to feel attuned to and treated with respect.
In addition to work with individuals and couples, I have extensive experience working in community mental health with children and families, including providing intensive services to high-needs populations. This background informs my ability to work with complexity, hold multiple perspectives, and support a wide range of needs with care and steadiness.
Additionally, I am fluent in Spanish and have familiarity with 12-step recovery.
"The joy in every successful metamorphosis conforms with the intellect’s age-old energetic need to liberate itself from the deceptive and boring paradise of fixed memories and to investigate a new, incomparably expansive areas of experience, in which the boundaries between the so-called inner world and the outer world become increasingly blurred and will probably one day disappear entirely."
Max Ernst
Get in Touch
Sami Rish, MA, LMFT 159760, APCC 15510
Los Angeles, CA and Remote
323-347-1308
“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
Lilla Watson