About
I’ve been a psychotherapist for twenty years, the last fifteen in Los Feliz, working with adults, teens, and couples.
People come to see me for anxiety in a lot of different forms — persistent worry, panic, social anxiety, health anxiety, stress, or a general sense of being overwhelmed. Often anxiety isn’t the only thing going on; relationships, family, work, depression, and longstanding patterns tend to overlap.
Before private practice I worked in addiction treatment at Beit T’Shuvah and at Didi Hirsch, in a crisis residential program where many people arrived directly from psychiatric hospitalization.
I work with PPO insurance as an out-of-network provider. Check with your insurance company to find out what your plan reimburses for out-of-network psychotherapy. Fees vary based on ability to pay.
To arrange an appointment or ask about fees, call (323) 610-0112 or write will@willbaum.com.
Areas I work with
- Generalized anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Social anxiety
- Health anxiety
- Stress
Approach
You don’t need to arrive in therapy knowing exactly what the problem is or what kind of therapy you need. We start by figuring out what’s happening, what keeps happening, and what you’d like to change.
My style is conversational and collaborative. Some sessions involve understanding longstanding patterns and where they came from. Others are much more practical: what happened this week, how you responded, and what you might do differently next time.
My training includes psychodynamic therapy and CBT. I draw from both rather than following the same treatment formula with everyone.