Sexual Abuse Therapy in Calabasas
Sexual Abuse Therapy in Calabasas with Julie Klamon, LMFT
The wounds left by sexual abuse are invisible to everyone but you. They can reshape your sense of trust, your relationship with your own body, and your feeling of safety in everyday situations. Many people who eventually look for sexual abuse therapy carried the decision quietly for years before acting on it. If that describes you, there is no shame in the wait. What counts is that you are here today, and that steady, experienced support is within reach whenever you choose to take the next step.
My credentials in this area run deep. Across more than two decades as a licensed marriage and family therapist, I spent over ten of those years at a Los Angeles agency working hands-on with children and teens healing from sexual abuse, and I hold certification as a counselor with the UCLA Rape Treatment Center. That experience taught me what survivors truly need from a clinician: someone unhurried, able to stay present with painful material, and clear-eyed that healing tends to wind rather than run in a straight line.
You will find me in Agoura Hills, roughly ten minutes from Calabasas by way of the 101. Should you prefer not to come in, secure video sessions are available statewide, an option many survivors choose for the extra privacy it affords.
*Certified: UCLA Rape Treatment Center / Sexual Assault Counselor
Your Privacy Is Protected
Asking for help with something this personal depends on trust, and trust begins with confidence that what you say stays private. Our conversations are confidential, safeguarded both by law and by the ethical standards of my profession. Because my practice is based in Agoura Hills rather than inside Calabasas, the odds of crossing paths with someone from your own neighborhood or workplace are low. In a community where people know one another and reputations are watched, that distance carries real weight. And if you would rather not be seen coming or going at all, meeting by video lets you do the work entirely from home.
What Survivors Often Carry
The effects of sexual abuse reach into many corners of life, and they do not fade just because time has passed. Survivors often describe intrusive memories or flashbacks, nightmares, broken sleep, and a sense of being on guard that never fully lets up. Some notice changes in appetite, difficulty concentrating, or waves of fear and sadness that arrive without warning. Trust can feel risky, intimacy can feel complicated, and self-blame can quietly take hold even though none of what happened was your fault.
These responses are not signs that something is wrong with you. They are the natural ways a person adapts to something that should never have happened. Naming them is often the first step toward loosening their grip.
My Approach to Sexual Abuse Therapy
Patience and trust sit at the center of this work, and the pace is always yours. Some survivors come in knowing precisely what happened and ready to put words to it. Others wonder whether their experience even qualifies as abuse, or hold only fragments of memory. Neither is a wrong place to begin. We start from wherever you actually are and take the next step only once you feel ready for it. My responsibility is to build a setting safe enough that revisiting what happened does not reopen the wound. There is more on how I work on my sexual abuse therapy page.
I offer individual therapy, a confidential one-on-one space to work through the effects of abuse and build coping tools, and family therapy when the abuse has affected others close to you and the family needs to heal together. Over time, the aim is for what was done to you to stop dictating how you live, so trust, intimacy, and your sense of self can be rebuilt on your own terms.
If You Need Help Right Now
Ongoing therapy is something we can begin once you are safe. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
If you or a loved one has been assaulted within the last five days and you are in the Los Angeles area, the UCLA Rape Treatment Center provides medical care and advocacy. Their 24-hour line is 424-259-7208.
If you are outside the greater Los Angeles area, visit RAINN.org or call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 to find a facility near you for an exam and support.
If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or are in emotional crisis, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text at 988. If more than five days have passed and you wish to press charges, please contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
Who I Work With
Children (8+)
Teens
Adults
Seniors
Frequently Asked Questions About Sexual Abuse Therapy in Calabasas
Healing from sexual abuse happens at your pace, in a safe and confidential space, never on a timeline anyone imposes on you. I have extensive training in this area, including certification through the UCLA Rape Treatment Center, and I use trauma-informed methods to help you process what happened and rebuild a sense of safety in your body and your relationships. Sessions are held at my Agoura Hills office or by secure video.
Across more than two decades in practice, I built a focus on this work early. Over ten of those years were spent at a Los Angeles agency supporting children and teens as they recovered from sexual abuse, and I earned certification as a counselor with the UCLA Rape Treatment Center. The work calls for patience, steadiness, and a willingness to stay present with painful material, and it remains central to what I do.
Yes. Much of my career has been spent supporting children and adolescents recovering from sexual trauma, using age-appropriate, carefully paced approaches, alongside my work with adult survivors. When a child or teen is affected, I also support the parents, because the whole family often needs care.
What you share is confidential, within the limits required by law, and privacy is central to this work. My office in Agoura Hills is about 10 minutes from Calabasas on the 101 and sits outside the immediate community, so you are unlikely to cross paths with anyone from your own circles. For added discretion, virtual sessions let you meet from home.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. If you have been assaulted within the last five days and are in the Los Angeles area, the UCLA Rape Treatment Center offers medical care and advocacy at 424-259-7208, available 24 hours. You can also reach the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673, and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text. Ongoing therapy is something we can begin once you are safe.
In-Person and Virtual Sexual Abuse Therapy Near Calabasas
My office in Agoura Hills, CA 91301 offers a private setting for in person sexual abuse therapy near Calabasas. I also work with clients from the surrounding communities, including Hidden Hills, CA, Woodland Hills, CA, Agoura Hills, CA, Westlake Village, CA, Malibu, CA, and Oak Park, CA. Virtual therapy sessions are available to anyone located within the state of California.
Whenever you feel ready, I am here. Schedule a complimentary phone consultation and we can talk, gently and at your pace, about what support might look like.