Therapy in Newport Beach & Orange County

Experience Deep Healing & Stronger Relationships

A depth-oriented group practice for individuals, couples and families. In person at our Newport Beach office, with telehealth across California.

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Sound familiar?

You're likely here because something in life is off, and yet you're still showing up like nothing's wrong.

You’ve tried the self-help approach. Journaled, read books, listened to all the podcasts. Maybe you’ve even tried therapy before. And still...

  • You can’t fall asleep without your thoughts spiraling
  • You still feel alone despite all the people around you
  • You're more distracted, more irritable and more unsatisfied with life
  • You rely on work, technology or substances as a distraction from what you might otherwise feel

Despite your best efforts, you may feel as though you're surviving life rather than truly living it. But deep down, you know things could be better than they are.

The question becomes: what do we do from here?

A look at who we help

Therapy Services in Newport Beach

Whether you're coming on your own, as a couple, or as a family, our therapists help you understand what keeps you stuck and build change that lasts.

Individual Therapy

For adults who want to understand what drives their anxiety, moods, relationships and choices, and change it for good.

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Couples Therapy & Marriage Counseling

For couples caught in the same arguments, growing distant, or recovering from a breach of trust.

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Family & Teen Therapy

For families navigating conflict, divorce, blended family stress or a struggling teen. We work with the whole family so change holds at home.

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EMDR & Trauma Therapy

For painful experiences that still feel present. Depth-oriented trauma therapy, with EMDR available on a limited basis.

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Our approach & How it helps you feel better inside

Depth-oriented psychotherapy.

Forbes IFT therapy office, Newport Beach

Whenever we’re dealing with pain, distress or hardship, it’s tempting to search for the quickest way out. The way out that comes with the least amount of resistance and—hopefully—the least amount of cost. Whether that’s time, money or energy. We want relief fast and easy. We crave quick-fixes. Some of it is natural, some of it is conditioning from the world we live in. No shame, it’s human.

But when we enter the world of inner suffering—that is, the world of longstanding emotional and psychological difficulty—quick-fixes rarely ever work. Tools focused on symptom reduction (think here about bandaids, pain-relievers, etc.), don’t tend to treat the underlying cause, the root of your pain or difficulty.

A depth-oriented approach solves for this. Based on a long standing tradition of evidence-based research and support, our depth-oriented approach focuses on why you’re experiencing what you’re experiencing right now.

We’ll examine environmental factors—your closest relationships, work and the like—and how they affect you. We’ll explore your relationship history, beginning as early as you can remember, and start to form a coherent story around how it has influenced the way you now relate to yourself and others. We look at your different domains of function which include self image, interpersonal relationships, work and play, and focus on the ways in which these domains are being impacted either negatively or positively.

The goal is to help surface the different emotions and experiences you have, your learned ways of dealing with them, and start to piece together why you’re experiencing life the way that you are.

From there, we make the important discoveries needed to help you start changing the things you can change or accept the things that cannot be changed. Life starts to improve from there. It’s a process that can’t be rushed, but the best investments in life tend to be this way.

Depth-oriented therapy has a long-standing history of success in moving people toward growth and greater life satisfaction. It’s a relational process between you and your therapist, and it may be the way into finally feeling better inside again.

Curious to see if our approach is right for you?

Our team of licensed and associate marriage and family therapists sees clients from Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Corona del Mar and across Orange County.

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We strive for change
that lasts.

Symptom management is a starting point. Transformation is the goal. Here's what that looks like in practice.

01

Depth-first, always

We don't stop at coping strategies. Every clinician on our team is trained in psychodynamic, depth-oriented work — which means we stay with you long enough to find the patterns underneath and actually change them, not just manage around them.

02

The right fit, not the next available slot

We take time to understand your story before connecting you with a therapist. The therapeutic relationship is the foundation of the work, so we're careful about who we match you with. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you honestly and point you somewhere that is.

03

A team that keeps growing too

Our clinicians participate in monthly reading groups, quarterly workshops with certified psychoanalysts, and ongoing supervision. We hold ourselves to a standard of continuous development because that's what our clients deserve.

Portraits of the Forbes IFT clinical team

The therapeutic relationship is at the core of depth-oriented therapy.

Our therapeutic approach is built on the belief that change, healing and growth happen within a relational context.

Because of this, it's critical that we take the time to understand your challenges, your hopes and your desired outcomes for therapy. From there, we’ll explore who would be the best fit on our team to help you accomplish your goals.

  • 13 clinicians — each trained in depth-oriented psychodynamic approaches
  • Matched according to best fit — we take time to understand your story before making a connection
  • Honest if it's not a match — we'll refer you to a trusted colleague if we're not the right fit

Because real healing only happens in the context of real connection.

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Meet Our Therapists

Our office

Visit Our Newport Beach Office

Our office is on Campus Drive near John Wayne Airport, an easy drive from Corona del Mar, Newport Coast, Irvine and Costa Mesa. Prefer to meet from home? We offer secure telehealth anywhere in California.

Forbes Individual and Family Therapy, Inc.

4060 Campus Dr, Suite 120
Newport Beach, CA 92660

(714) 497-3008

Mon to Fri 9am to 8pmSun 9am to 1pm

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is your office?

We're at 4060 Campus Dr, Suite 120, in Newport Beach near John Wayne Airport. We also see clients by secure telehealth anywhere in California.

What happens in the free consultation?

A 15 to 20 minute call to talk through what you're looking for. We'll answer your questions and match you with the therapist who fits best.

Do you take insurance?

We're an out-of-network practice by choice, and it shapes the quality of care you receive. Without insurance panels setting our pace, our therapists keep manageable caseloads, so they have the time and attention your work deserves. Paying privately also keeps your care between you and your therapist. No insurance company decides how many sessions you get, which approach we use, or asks to review your records, and no diagnosis is shared unless you choose to submit for reimbursement. If you'd like to use your out-of-network benefits, we provide a superbill you can submit for possible reimbursement.

Do you see couples, families and teens?

Yes. Our team includes therapists who specialize in couples therapy, marriage counseling, family therapy and work with teens, as well as individual therapy for adults.

Do you offer telehealth?

Yes. Individual, couples, family and teen therapy are all available by secure video for clients anywhere in California.

We will reach out within 24h and chat with you to discuss fees and which therapist would be the right therapist from our team.

Let's Work Together.

Reach out to us using the contact form or give us a call to set your initial 15m consult.

Reach out to us using the contact form or give us a call to set your initial 15m consult.

We will reach out within 24h and chat with you to discuss fees and which therapist would be the right therapist from our team.

Get started! We'll book your first session quickly so you get on the path to feeling better quickly.

Get started! We'll book your first session quickly so you get on the path to feeling better quickly.