“It is a joy to be hidden, and a disaster not to be found.

— Donald Winnicott

Dara Javid, JD, MA, LMFT 

My name is Dara. I am a licensed psychotherapist providing therapy to individuals, families and groups in California. I am registered with California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

License:  LMFT: 149694 NPI: 1326781782

My style is frank. I believe being honest is the kindest, most compassionate way of treating people and it brings about powerful healing and change.  I work mainly with 3 groups: 

(1) adult survivors of childhood abuse (physical, sexual and psychological),

(2) successful professionals who find themselves unhappy even though they have done “everything they were supposed to”',

(3) & parents who, in addition to dealing with the heavy burden of parenthood, are concerned their harmful childhood experiences is damaging their relationships with their children.

Prior to this work, I was a human rights attorney. I worked with victims of torture and government persecution and documented their experiences in preparation for trial. I have heard the darkest places one can be. I also know the many ways a psyche bends itself to protect us from the unbearable. I know the path to healing as I have walked it myself.