Angela R. Wurtzel, MA, LMFT, CEDS-C, PMH-C

I completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at UCLA in 1990 and earned a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University in 1994. I have been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (License number: 33686) in the State of California since 1996. My credentials include being a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Approved Consultant (CEDS-C) with the International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals. This certification reflects extensive training, education, and hands-on experience in the treatment of eating disorders, as well as the ability to mentor other clinicians pursuing certification in this specialization. 

Additionally, through Postpartum Support International, I am a Perinatal Mental Health Certified Psychotherapist (PMH-C), signifying my dedication to providing support during the perinatal period through ongoing study, examinations, and collaborative consultations with peers. 

I am deeply committed to immersing myself in the study of psychoanalysis to ensure that I can offer my patients insightful and valuable psychodynamic psychotherapy. This dedication has led me to pursue continuing education through various psychoanalytic institutes throughout my career. I have completed the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies two-year certification in psychoanalysis, the International Psychotherapy Institute’s one-year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Consultation Program, and the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalytic Study Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Certification Program. My therapeutic approach places great emphasis on understanding the complexities of both the brain and the body, and I have completed Antioch University’s 30-hour Somatic Psychotherapy Certification Program. 

Moreover, I am an approved Continuing Education Provider (Provider number: 29074) with the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, offering continuing education units in my consultation groups and online workshops.