Trusted Therapist Near Tarzana, CA - Counseling for Children, Teens, and Families
Julie Klamon, LMFT - Providing Therapy Services Near Tarzana, CA
Tarzana sits in the center of the San Fernando Valley along Ventura Boulevard, a neighborhood with settled, tree-lined residential streets and a strong family culture, particularly south of the boulevard where single-family homes and neighborhood schools anchor the community. The Tarzana Recreation Center on Yolanda Drive has long been a gathering point for local families. It is a neighborhood that has been home to families for generations, with an established, community-oriented character that values stability and routine. And yet the children, teens, and adults who live here face the same mental health challenges that affect families everywhere: anxiety that disrupts school performance, depression that gets masked by a busy schedule, and family dynamics that quietly fray under the pressures of daily life.
I am Julie Klamon, a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 20 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults. My office is located in Agoura Hills, about 25 minutes from Tarzana via the 101 West. I understand that many Tarzana residents looking for a therapist want some degree of separation from their immediate neighborhood, a space where you are unlikely to run into someone you know in the waiting room, where your privacy is genuinely protected. My Agoura Hills office provides that. Tarzana has an interesting history: Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created Tarzan, owned a ranch here in the early 1900s, and the community was named in his honor, a reminder that this neighborhood has always had a distinct identity. My practice brings that same sense of individual identity into therapy: I work with each client as a whole person, not a diagnosis.
My approach combines cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and trauma-informed methods, tailored to the specific needs and goals of each person I work with. Whether you are seeking support for a child struggling at school, a teenager dealing with anxiety or depression, or yourself as an adult navigating a difficult transition, I am here to help.
For Tarzana families served by LAUSD schools, the academic environment can carry its own pressures, larger schools, varied resources, and the competitive reality of college preparation in the Los Angeles metro area. Children and teens navigating those systems sometimes need additional support that the school setting cannot provide. I specialize in exactly that kind of targeted, private support, working with students to address the anxiety, avoidance, or emotional dysregulation that interferes with their ability to perform and connect at school and at home.
If you are looking for a therapist near Tarzana and would like to find out whether my approach is the right fit, please schedule a complimentary phone consultation. I look forward to hearing from you.
Comprehensive Therapy Services for Tarzana Residents
In a busy, family-oriented community like Tarzana, anxiety can be easy to rationalize away, as stress, as a phase, as something everyone is dealing with. But when worry becomes persistent enough to interfere with a child's ability to go to school, a teenager's social life, or an adult's ability to function day-to-day, it deserves real attention. I provide evidence-based anxiety treatment using cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness approaches, helping clients identify and change the thought patterns and avoidance behaviors that keep anxiety in place. Whether the anxiety stems from academic pressure, social dynamics, family stress, or something less easily named, I build a structured, individualized plan for lasting relief.
I invite you to explore my Anxiety Therapy Services page to learn more about how I can support you.
Depression in the Tarzana area, as everywhere, often goes unaddressed for longer than it should. For adults juggling demanding schedules, depression can look like exhaustion or apathy rather than sadness. For teens in the Valley's schools, it can surface as withdrawal from activities they once cared about, declining grades, or increased conflict at home. I work with clients across all age groups to understand what is driving their depression and develop a personalized treatment plan that addresses root causes rather than symptoms alone. Using a combination of cognitive behavioral techniques, behavioral activation, and a genuinely collaborative approach, I help clients find their way back to engagement, connection, and a sense of purpose.
Learn more about my Depression Therapy Services.
Survivors of sexual abuse often need a therapist with specialized training and a genuine understanding of the complex ways trauma affects the mind and body. I bring extensive experience in this area, including my work with the UCLA Rape Treatment Center, and I provide a safe, confidential environment where clients can begin the process of healing at their own pace. For Tarzana families, my Agoura Hills office offers geographic separation from the immediate neighborhood, a discreet location where you or your child can access this specialized support without concern about running into familiar faces.
If you need this kind of support, please know that help is available. Learn more about my approach at Sexual Abuse Therapy.
*I am a certified UCLA Rape Treatment Center / Sexual Assault Counselor
Trauma can reshape the way a person experiences safety, relationships, and their own emotions, often in ways that are not immediately recognizable as trauma. Whether the source is a single overwhelming event or the accumulated weight of difficult experiences over time, trauma-informed therapy can help. I work with children, teens, and adults from Tarzana and the surrounding communities to process traumatic experiences, reduce PTSD symptoms and intrusive reactions, and rebuild a stable sense of safety. My approach is paced and client-led, meaning we move at a speed that feels manageable rather than retraumatizing.
Learn more about my Trauma Therapy Services.
Therapy for All Ages
Children in Tarzana's family-oriented neighborhoods often thrive in the community's stable, established environment, but they also face the pressures common to children in any urban Los Angeles community: academic demands, social complexity, family stress, and the ubiquitous pull of screens and social media that begin affecting children earlier and earlier. I work with children ages seven through ten using play therapy, creative expression, and age-appropriate cognitive tools that help them identify what they are feeling and build healthy ways to manage it. Parents are kept informed and involved in the process, because change at home is as important as progress in the session.
Learn more about child therapy.
Teenagers in Tarzana work through the same intersection of academic pressure, social media exposure, and identity formation that makes adolescence challenging everywhere, with the added complexity of coming of age in a large, diverse Los Angeles metro community. For some teens, this period brings anxiety, depression, or behavioral changes that signal they need more support than family and friends alone can provide. I work with adolescents in a nonjudgmental space where they can speak honestly about what they are experiencing, whether that is school stress, relationship difficulties, self-image struggles, or something they have not yet found words for. My goal is to help them develop the tools to navigate not just the immediate challenge but the many that lie ahead.
Learn more about teen therapy.
Parenting in a busy Valley community like Tarzana means managing competing demands: school schedules, extracurricular activities, work obligations, and the ongoing effort to stay connected with children who are growing and changing rapidly. I help parents develop consistent, effective strategies for communication, discipline, and emotional support, and I provide a space to process the stress and uncertainty that parenting inevitably brings. For parents navigating co-parenting after a separation, I offer specialized support to help both parties work together in the best interest of their children.
Learn more about family therapy.
Adults in Tarzana often find themselves seeking a therapist outside their immediate community, not from shame, but because they want a space that is genuinely separate from their daily social world. My Agoura Hills office serves exactly that purpose: a confidential setting a short drive away where you can address anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, or the effects of past trauma without concern about overlap with your everyday life. I work with adults through a collaborative, evidence-based approach that is focused on practical change and long-term wellbeing, not just symptom management, but a deeper understanding of the patterns that have shaped your experience and the tools to shift them.
In-Person and Virtual Therapy Options Available
My office is located at 28310 Roadside Dr. #249, Agoura Hills, CA 91301, about 25 minutes from Tarzana via the 101 West. I provide in-person therapy to clients from Tarzana and the surrounding communities, including Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Encino, Sherman Oaks, and Woodland Hills. I also offer secure, HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy sessions for anyone in California, which is an especially convenient option for Tarzana residents who prefer to meet from home or office rather than making the drive. To take the first step, I invite you to schedule a complimentary phone consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy Near Tarzana
Do you offer therapy near Tarzana?
Yes. I see clients from Tarzana and the surrounding area at my Agoura Hills office, and I also offer secure virtual therapy to anyone in California.
How far is your office from Tarzana?
My Agoura Hills office is about 25 minutes from Tarzana via the 101 West. For those who prefer not to make the drive, I also offer secure virtual sessions anywhere in California.
Do you offer in-person and virtual therapy for Tarzana residents?
Both. You can meet with me in person at my Agoura Hills office or by secure video anywhere in California, whichever fits your schedule and comfort.
What types of therapy do you provide for Tarzana clients?
I provide therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual abuse, grief, and family or co-parenting concerns, working with children ages eight and up, teens, and adults.
Offering Both Virtual And In-Person Sessions