Psychotherapy Practice – Embark Therapy
Located at 2001 S Barrington Ave in West Los Angeles, California, Embark Therapy is an individual psychotherapy practice founded and operated by Will Michelson, LMFT. The practice is built on a depth-oriented, psychodynamic foundation that prioritizes exploring the underlying emotional experiences contributing to distress rather than focusing exclusively on symptom reduction.
Populations served include adults, children, adolescents, young adults, older adults, men, women, and professionals. Specialty areas listed on the site encompass anxiety therapy, depression therapy, adolescent therapy, grief and loss, loneliness, life transitions, relational therapy, health issues, emotional literacy, men’s issues, and sports performance. The practice also offers Christian therapy as a specialty area for clients seeking faith-integrated care.
The therapeutic philosophy frames symptoms as signals pointing toward deeper material that warrants exploration, including experiences that have gone unexamined, unspoken, or unresolved over time. This depth approach distinguishes the practice’s orientation from briefer, symptom-focused treatment models.
Session formats include both in-person appointments at the West Los Angeles office and telehealth therapy available to clients across California. Prospective clients are offered a free consultation to assess fit before beginning ongoing work. Insurance acceptance and fee structures are not specified on the main page.
Contact information includes phone number 424.239.9616 and email hello@embarktherapy.com. The site also offers supplementary resources including a blog, community support links, FAQs, and reading recommendations intended to support clients between sessions and beyond the formal therapy relationship. No year of establishment is listed on the website, though the site references multiple service areas and presents a well-developed range of specialty topics across its content.