Senior Therapy in Encino
Senior Therapy in Encino with Julie Klamon, LMFT
When a long, demanding career winds down, the quiet can be jarring. The phone that rang all day goes still. The title that meant something is gone. Senior therapy is a place to make sense of that, and of the other losses that come with growing older.
My name is Julie Klamon, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I have been in practice for more than twenty years and hold a certification in grief and loss. I work with a great many older adults, including people who spent decades at the top of demanding professions and are now figuring out who they are without the work.
My office is in Agoura Hills, roughly thirty minutes from Encino on the 101 West. For clients who prefer to meet from home, I also provide secure video sessions anywhere in California.
What Older Adults Bring to Therapy
The concerns I help Encino seniors work through are real and they deserve attention. They often include:
- Grief after the loss of a spouse, sibling, or close colleague
- The strain of chronic or progressive illness such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, or MS
- Anxiety and depression appearing for the first time in later life
- Loss of identity and structure after a high-achieving career ends
- Isolation as a once-busy social and professional world contracts
- Renegotiating long marriages and family relationships as roles change
Senior Therapy for the Encino Community
There is a particular challenge that many accomplished retirees share. For most of their lives, their worth was measured by output: cases won, patients treated, projects shipped. Identity and self-respect got woven tightly into the career. When that ends, the absence can feel less like rest and more like disappearance. People who were decisive and busy can find themselves restless, low, and unsure what the days are for.
I work with seniors on rebuilding a sense of meaning that does not depend on a job title. We also make room for what tends to arrive alongside retirement: grief, health changes, and shifts in long marriages and friendships. You spent a career being the capable one. It is not a failure to want a place where you can simply be honest about how this chapter actually feels.
How I Approach Senior Therapy
I respect that you are used to being competent and in command, so I do not talk down to anyone. We have substantive, honest conversations, and I bring two decades of clinical experience to help you think things through from angles you may not have considered. For grief, my certification in grief and loss guides how patiently I work.
There are no worksheets and no lectures. You set the agenda, and you set the pace. My job is to listen carefully and to be genuinely useful.
You can also read more about my general philosophy on my therapy for seniors page.
Who I Work With
Older Adults 55+
Retirees
Adult Children and Families
Frequently Asked Questions About Senior Therapy in Encino
What does senior therapy in Encino tend to focus on?
Grief, anxiety, depression, the stress of a health diagnosis, loneliness, and the adjustment to retirement come up most often. I also work with many retirees who are sorting out their sense of purpose now that their careers have ended.
I built my identity around my career and now I feel lost. Can therapy help?
Yes, and it is one of the most common things I hear. When self-worth has been tied to professional achievement for decades, retirement can feel like an erasure rather than a reward. Therapy gives you a place to grieve that and to build a sense of meaning that no longer depends on a title.
How long is the drive from Encino to your office?
My office in Agoura Hills is about thirty minutes from Encino on the 101 West. If you would prefer not to make that drive, I offer secure video sessions to anyone located in California and can help you set them up.
Can therapy help with anxiety I never had until recently?
Yes. It is common for anxiety to surface for the first time later in life, often tied to health worries, loss, or the uncertainty of a new chapter. The fact that it is new does not make it harder to treat. We work to understand what is driving it and to help you feel steadier.
Am I too old to get something out of therapy?
No. I work with first-time clients in their seventies and eighties regularly. A full life gives you depth and perspective that make the work richer. There is no point at which therapy stops being worthwhile.
Will you involve my adult children if needed?
When it would help and you agree, yes. As a marriage and family therapist, I am trained to bring family members in thoughtfully. A guided conversation can ease tension around caregiving, health decisions, or simply how a family communicates as roles shift.
In-Person and Virtual Senior Therapy Near Encino
My office in Agoura Hills, CA 91301 is convenient for in-person senior therapy serving Encino and the surrounding communities, including Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, and Woodland Hills. I also offer secure virtual sessions to anyone located anywhere in California.
If you or a parent could use an unhurried place to talk, I would be glad to hear from you. Schedule a free phone consultation and we can decide together whether this is the right fit.
CONTACT
Offering both in-person and virtual sessions