Joanne Koegl MA, LMFT

🎉 Celebrating 20 Years of Helping Others Heal 🎉

This month marks 20 years since I began my journey as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. It has been an honor and privilege to walk alongside individuals, couples, and families through life’s challenges, growth, and transformation.

I’m deeply grateful for the trust my clients have placed in me over the years, and for the opportunity to support healing, resilience, and connection.

See some of my testimonials from clients

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. Here's to continued growth, compassion, and the next chapter in this meaningful work.

Welcome to My Practice

I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in Couples Counseling and working with individuals experiencing a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges. As a trauma-informed psychotherapist, I offer a seasoned clinical approach in a warm, supportive, and safe environment.

Although based in Los Angeles, I see clients virtually throughout California, including Pasadena, La Cañada, La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale, San Marino, Arcadia, Alhambra, Highland Park, Silverlake, Eagle Rock, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and the Bay Area.

The Changing Landscape of Our Emotional Lives

Since the pandemic, many individuals and couples have begun re-evaluating their lives—jobs, relationships, marriages, and their sense of purpose. More people are seeking therapy to process trauma, disconnection, or the emotional toll of social isolation. Everyone experiences trauma differently, and many are just now beginning to feel the emotional impact of what they've lived through—including recent events like the January 2025 California wildfires.

Social distancing, remote work, and prolonged uncertainty have shifted how we relate to others—and to ourselves.

Couples & Relationship Support

Couples therapy is more in demand than ever. Many are realizing they want something different than what existed when they first met. Some have grown apart, while others are rediscovering unmet needs or wondering if their relationship can evolve. Social media often shows the highlights of others’ relationships, but not the real, everyday work it takes to stay connected. Therapy provides a space to do that work—with compassion and clarity.

A Space for Change, Healing, and Growth

You may be feeling unfulfilled in your personal or professional life. You may sense a need for change—but feel uncertain about where to begin. This can be a time of confusion, but also renewal and rebirth.

You don’t have to navigate it alone.

How I can help you…

My Approach to Therapy

My goal is to help you recognize and use your unique strengths to overcome challenges, improve relationships, build confidence, and develop a healthier, more empowered sense of self.

I’ve always been drawn to oak trees—symbols of deep roots, resilience, and strength. In therapy, I hold that strength for you when you can’t. I offer a space where healing begins, where we explore the gift within the wound, and where hope is gently nurtured—even when it feels far away.

What to Expect

Together, we’ll:

• Identify your current struggles

• Explore when and how they developed

• Understand when they impact you most

• Use tools tailored to your specific needs to cope, shift, and grow

With insight and compassion, we’ll work toward healing both past and present wounds, so that you can move forward feeling lighter, more aware, and more in control of your life.

Therapy is deeply individual. The length and process vary depending on your situation and your readiness to engage—and that’s perfectly okay.

You’ll Be Heard Here

I am someone who will listen without judgment, even when you don’t have the words. Whether you're grieving, confused, anxious, or just feeling stuck, you can speak freely here—however that looks for you.

Safe, Flexible, and Culturally Sensitive Care

I work both virtually and in person to meet you where you are—and to ensure our sessions are safe, effective, and comfortable.

I take pride in having trained at a college that emphasized multicultural awareness and sensitivity. I understand that we are not cookie-cutter versions of one another. Our family of origin, cultural background, and life experiences shape how we think, feel, and behave. My clients often tell me they feel seen, understood, and deeply respected.

You Already Have the Strength—We’ll Help You Access It

Therapy is not about fixing what’s “broken.” It’s about uncovering what’s already within you.
My role is to walk beside you, hold hope when you can’t, and offer tools and insights that support real, lasting change.

I write a monthly blog keeping up with current events or subjects that I know my clients are interested in, this month I address the empty nest parents are feeling with their child leaving for college. Read my latest post about how to cope when your child leaves for college.