Tracey Hefter, Ph.D. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 Phone: (310) 546-3095 Email: thefter2000@yahoo.com

Gender: Female Primary Specialty: Psychologist Other Specialties: Couples and individual Adult Psychotherapy University: Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Training: My pre-doctoral training began at several major medical centers, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush Presbyterian Hospital, and the University of Illinois' Counseling Center. I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago, and did my residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago. Currently, I am a candidate at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles."

About Us: “I specialize in working with adults and couples with anxiety, self esteem, identity, intimacy and relationship issues. Many years of experience and training enables me to help create a safe place in which couples and individuals can identify their concerns and develop a better understanding of themselves. This insight and support often leads to an expansion of choices and more satisfying ways of being and relating. Helping people with transitions such as break-ups, starting/advancing careers, divorce and creating a family is a particular specialty of mine. Life changes can be extremely stressful but also an opportunity for growth. I view therapy as a collaborative process. I help individuals and couples discover and clarify patterns that impede their attempts to relate in a way that feels satisfying. I draw on contemporary psychodynamic theory to help explain how relationships and events both past/present impact their sense of well being. Staff: Tracey Hefter, Ph.D.