Anxiety & Relationship Therapy in Playa Del Rey, CA | Power Therapy
Insight-oriented therapy that helps you better understand the “why” behind anxiety, relationship struggles, and recurring emotional patterns.
Credentials & Authority
Kaitlyn Power, LCSW
USC Relationship Researcher
Featured in Journal of Family Psychology
Helping individuals better understand the emotional and relationship patterns contributing to anxiety, overthinking, self-doubt, and disconnection.
Relationship anxiety, people-pleasing, fear of conflict, difficulty trusting yourself or others, perfectionism, and feeling stuck in recurring relationship patterns for thoughtful adults (typically ages 20–39).
Informed by USC research on communication and relationship dynamics, as well as early attachment research at Kenyon College exploring how childhood relationship patterns can continue to shape adult relationships and emotional well-being.
Helping you feel more secure in yourself and your relationships while building resilience and practical tools you can continue to use throughout different phases of life.
Relationships can bring connection, meaning, and joy – but they can also bring anxiety, self-doubt, fear of rejection, or difficulty fully letting people in. You may notice yourself overthinking interactions, fearing conflict, feeling emotionally overwhelmed in relationships, or struggling to feel fully secure and at ease with others. Often, these patterns develop over time through the ways we’ve learned to navigate closeness, vulnerability, and emotional safety.
We help high-performing individuals better understand the relationship patterns that can quietly fuel anxiety, overwhelm, and disconnection:
Constantly overthinking interactions, needing reassurance, fearing shifts in tone or energy, and worrying about being “too much” in relationships.
Feeling the urge to pull away when relationships become more emotionally vulnerable, or relying heavily on independence, work, or emotional distance to feel safe.
Struggling to express needs, set boundaries, or navigate tension because conflict feels overwhelming, unsafe, or threatening to connection.
Carrying a deeper fear that if people truly knew you, they might reject you, leave, or see you differently.
Attachment styles are often talked about online in oversimplified ways. At Power Therapy, we take a deeper and more individualized approach informed by Kaitlyn’s clinical research at USC focused on relationship dynamics and communication patterns, along with early attachment research exploring how childhood experiences can continue to shape adult relationships.
Rather than simply identifying a “style,” therapy helps you better understand the emotional and relational patterns contributing to anxiety, self-doubt, conflict, or disconnection – and begin creating healthier ways of relating to yourself and others over time.
“Moving beyond flat categorization to explore your active relational blueprint.”
POWER THERAPY
Healthy relationships often begin with a deeper understanding of yourself, your emotional world, and the patterns you’ve learned over time.
Together, we explore the early relationship experiences, attachment patterns, and emotional dynamics that may still be shaping the way you navigate closeness, conflict, anxiety, and self-worth today.
Together, we begin noticing and putting language to the patterns that may be showing up in your relationships, anxiety, and emotional world. As these patterns become easier to recognize, therapy creates space to gently challenge them and build healthier, more intentional ways of responding over time.
Because anxiety often shows up in both the mind and body, our work also includes building awareness of your nervous system, recognizing signs of overwhelm earlier, and developing practical tools to help you feel more grounded and regulated during difficult moments. With time and practice, these tools often begin to feel more accessible and intuitive in everyday life.
Therapy begins with creating a space where you feel safe, understood, and able to show up as yourself without judgment. Together, we explore your relationships, emotional experiences, stressors, and the patterns that may be shaping the way you move through the world. The early work is often focused on building trust, connection, and a deeper understanding of yourself at a pace that feels supportive and comfortable for you.
As therapy progresses, we begin noticing recurring patterns in relationships, anxiety, self-talk, and emotional responses, especially the ones that may have felt automatic for a long time. Through reflection, curiosity, and collaborative conversation, therapy helps you better understand why certain patterns show up and how they may be impacting your relationships, self-worth, and emotional well-being. Over time, the therapeutic relationship itself can also become a meaningful space for insight, healing, and experiencing new ways of relating.
Rather than telling you what to do, therapy is a collaborative process that helps you feel more connected to your own voice, needs, and intuition. Along the way, we build practical tools, emotional resilience, and healthier ways of responding to stress, relationships, and uncertainty, with you remaining in the driver’s seat throughout the process.
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Attachment-based therapy explores how past experiences, relationships, and emotional patterns may still be shaping the way you relate to yourself, others, and anxiety today. Rather than simply focusing on symptoms, therapy helps build deeper self-understanding, emotional awareness, and healthier ways of navigating relationships, stress, and uncertainty over time.
Yes. Many people seek therapy to better understand relationship patterns, anxiety, self-worth, people-pleasing, or difficulty trusting themselves and others, whether they are single, dating, or in long-term relationships. Individual therapy can help create meaningful shifts in the way you relate to yourself and others over time.
You may notice patterns like overthinking relationships, fear of rejection or abandonment, difficulty trusting others, emotional withdrawal, people-pleasing, fear of conflict, or feeling overwhelmed by closeness and vulnerability. Therapy can help you better understand these patterns with greater clarity and self-compassion rather than labeling or pathologizing them.
Therapy looks different for everyone depending on your goals and experiences. Meaningful change often unfolds gradually over time through greater self-understanding, emotional awareness, and exploring long-standing patterns within a supportive therapeutic relationship. Some clients choose to transition to biweekly or monthly sessions over time, while others continue weekly therapy as an ongoing space for support, insight, and personal growth.
Power Therapy is an out-of-network practice. We provide monthly Superbills that clients can submit to their PPO insurance plans for possible reimbursement. You can learn more about fees and insurance on our Rates & FAQ page.
Ready to better understand the patterns shaping your anxiety, relationships, and emotional well-being? We offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation for individuals in Playa Del Rey and throughout California, providing a space to ask questions, connect, and explore whether therapy at Power Therapy feels like the right fit for you.
