Brooke Schwartz, LCSW | Practice Owner and Supervisor

Pronouns: she/her

I am a Los Angeles-based psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I specialize in working with adolescents, young adults, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms, relationship difficulties, uncertainty about values or next steps in life, and critical self-talk.

While I believe that each of my clients brings unique qualities and strengths, the people I work with tend to be high achievers, perfectionists, and — on paper — seem to have everything figured out. I’m passionate about giving my clients a safe and nurturing space to be flawed, get emotionally messy, and prioritize their mental health so that they can enjoy the life they’ve worked so hard to build.

Originally from Connecticut, I love taking advantage of all that California and the west coast have to offer. When I’m not working, you can find me reading at the beach, planning my next weekend road trip, or on a mindful walk with my rescue pup Remy.

Education and Training

I completed my undergraduate degree at McGill University in Montréal, Canada where I studied Sociology and International Development Studies.

I went on to complete a Master of Social Work with a clinical concentration at the Columbia University School of Social Work. While in this program, I was accepted into the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Training Program and Lab, the only program of its kind in a school of social work. I completed my clinical internship at the NYU Child Study Center.

I am trained in several evidence-based behavioral therapies and modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhanced for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), and Motivational Interviewing (MI).