Therapy for Downtown Los Angeles Residents

Blackburn Clinical Services sees Downtown Los Angeles adults, young professionals, teens and families in person at 12326 Venice Blvd in Mar Vista, about 11 miles from the center of downtown Los Angeles in a straight line, or by secure video for anyone located in California. Psychiatric care and medication management can be arranged. No diagnosis or referral is needed. Call (888) 870 7405 or email info@blackburnclinical.com.

Therapy for Downtown Los Angeles residents at a glance

• How: one-on-one therapy for Downtown Los Angeles residents in person at 12326 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066, or by secure video. We do not have a Downtown Los Angeles office. Many downtown professionals keep weekly sessions by video during the workday.
• How far (straight line): about 11 miles from the center of downtown Los Angeles to our office in Mar Vista, almost due west along the I-10 corridor.
• When: Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
• Who we see: Downtown Los Angeles teens and adults, whole families, and parents who want sessions of their own.
• Starting: no diagnosis or referral is needed. Call and we schedule an assessment.
• Psychiatry: psychiatric care and medication management can be arranged. We explain how when you call.

Services for Downtown Los Angeles residents

• Individual therapy: weekly one-on-one work with Downtown Los Angeles clients, drawing on CBT, DBT, ACT or EMDR as they fit. Brainspotting is offered in our office only. Downtown clients often bring anxiety, work stress, depression and loneliness after a move.
• Psychiatric care: psychiatric care and medication management can be arranged. For Downtown Los Angeles clients it is coordinated with your therapist.
• Teens and families: therapy for teens, family sessions and parent-only sessions. Either parent can consent for a teen. High school seniors who have turned 18 can be seen too. Downtown parents of a high schooler can read teen therapy for Mid-Wilshire, Hancock Park and Los Feliz families.
• Career coaching: strengths-based coaching for young adults, people in recovery and anyone stuck with school, work or independence, including Downtown Los Angeles residents with ADHD or executive functioning challenges. Downtown Los Angeles clients can do career coaching by video or at our Mar Vista office. Downtown young professionals use it when a job no longer fits.
• Concierge Outpatient Program: an individualized, one-on-one alternative to IOP for Downtown Los Angeles teens and adults, with no groups. It typically runs 3 to 5 hours a week. Teens typically stay in school, with sessions inside weekday hours. Some Saturday therapy appointments are available.

Starting by video, or getting here from Downtown Los Angeles

By video: for people who live or work downtown, a video session at lunch or between meetings is often the easiest way to stay consistent. You join from a private room at home or a booked office.

By car: the I-10 (Santa Monica Fwy) runs west from downtown toward the Westside, and Venice Blvd is the surface street alternative that ends near our block. Try the trip once at your usual hour; rush hour on the I-10 can be slow.

By transit: downtown has one of the more direct transit links to our office. The Metro E Line runs west from downtown toward Culver City, and Metro Line 33 runs along Venice Blvd from Union Station to Mar Vista. Check Metro’s maps and schedules.

Downtown Los Angeles: local context and resources

Downtown Los Angeles is the business, government and arts center of the county, with a growing high-rise residential population and many young professionals. Downtown Los Angeles is not a Census place, so we do not quote a population. For county mental health services it is in Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Service Area 4 (LA County DMH), and the county Department of Public Health lists Downtown LA and Central City in SPA 4, Metropolitan Los Angeles (LA County Public Health). The county lists an outpatient Downtown Mental Health Center at 529 Maple Ave (LA County locator).

People who live downtown often moved for work and are building a life without family nearby. What they bring to therapy tends to follow from that: long hours in law, finance and government, burnout, trouble switching off, loneliness in a new city, relationship strain, and drinking that has crept up during busy seasons. Graduate students and early career professionals juggling exams and work also call us.

Who we help in Downtown Los Angeles

• Attorneys and legal professionals. See therapy for attorneys.
• Graduate and professional students studying or interning downtown. See therapy for graduate and professional students.
• Young professionals with anxiety, burnout or relationship strain.
• Young adults and college students. When clinically appropriate, we provide leave of absence and return letters.
• Families working with a trustee. With written permission, we can share attendance and general progress.

In the office or by video: which fits you

Video usually fits Downtown Los Angeles residents with full workdays, since a session can happen from a private office or home without crossing the city. The Mar Vista office fits Brainspotting, which is office only, and people who want to step away from downtown for an hour; the E Line makes that realistic. Career coaching works either way.

Questions from Downtown Los Angeles residents

Do you have an office in Downtown Los Angeles?

No. Our only office is at 12326 Venice Blvd in Mar Vista, about 11 miles from the center of downtown Los Angeles in a straight line. Downtown clients come in person or meet by secure video.

Can I take the train from downtown to your office?

Partly. The Metro E Line runs west from downtown toward Culver City, and Metro Line 33 runs along Venice Blvd to Mar Vista. Check Metro’s schedules before you go.

I work long hours downtown. Can I do therapy by video from my office?

Yes, if you have a private room. Therapy by secure video is available to clients located in California, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.

Can a downtown resident get psychiatric care through Blackburn?

Yes. For Downtown Los Angeles clients, psychiatric care and medication management can be arranged and coordinated with your therapist. We explain how when you call.

Is career coaching available to people who work downtown?

Yes. Downtown Los Angeles clients can do career coaching by video or at our Mar Vista office. It can stand on its own or be combined with therapy.

Get started

Downtown residents can call from the office. Email info@blackburnclinical.com or send us a message. Blackburn Clinical Services, 12326 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066. See every area we serve on our Areas We Serve page.

Nearby pages: therapy for Echo Park residents, therapy for Koreatown residents and therapy for Silver Lake residents.

In a crisis: call or text 988. Call 911 in an emergency. The county’s 24/7 Help Line is (800) 854-7771. Downtown Los Angeles is in county Service Area 4.

Sources

• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: Service Area 4
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: SPA 4, Metropolitan Los Angeles
• LA County locator: Downtown Mental Health Center
• LA Metro: system maps and schedules
• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: Get Help
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline