Psychotherapy in Beverly Hills
Therapy for the parts of life that look manageable from the outside.
For adults and couples navigating anxiety, relationship patterns, grief, overwhelm, and meaningful change.
In-person in Beverly Hills and telehealth across California.
Recognition
You are the person other people call when things are hard. You keep the calendar, the plans, the family thread. Then quietly, alone, you notice the tightness in your chest, the sleep that will not settle, the sense that something needs to change.
Therapy is a place to slow down and understand what is asking for attention, and to decide what to do with it.
Core specialties
Areas of focus
Integrative, insight-oriented work drawing on psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, attachment-based, mindfulness, and somatic approaches.
- Anxiety TherapyFor high-functioning anxiety, overwhelm, and quiet worry.Read more →
- Relationship TherapyFor couples and individuals working through relational patterns.Read more →
- Life TransitionsCareer, identity, family, and meaning shifts across adulthood.Read more →
- Mind Body TherapyIntegrating nervous-system awareness with insight-oriented work.Read more →
- Therapy for Older AdultsLater-life meaning, loss, caregiving, and identity.Read more →
- Telehealth in CaliforniaSecure video sessions for clients located anywhere in California.Read more →
A three-part frame
Insight, regulation, and practical change, held together.
01
Insight
Understanding the patterns and histories that shape how you meet your life today, without becoming stuck in them.
02
Regulation
Working with the nervous system so that new understanding can actually land in the body, not just the mind.
03
Practical change
Translating what we learn into small, sustainable shifts in relationships, routines, and choices.
About
A calm, thoughtful presence with nearly two decades in practice.
I am Cher Reif, a licensed California psychologist based in Beverly Hills. My work is warm and integrative, grounded in relational depth and shaped by contemporary approaches to the nervous system and behavior.
Clients often come in high functioning on the outside and quietly worn on the inside. Together we make space for what has been carried, and for what wants to come next.
More about my approach →Beginning therapy
Three quiet steps
Step 1
Reach out
Use the Therapy Portal or the contact form to share a little about what is bringing you in and what would be helpful.
Step 2
Consultation
We schedule a brief phone conversation to talk through fit, logistics, and what a starting arrangement could look like.
Step 3
First session
If we move forward, we schedule a first appointment. Early sessions focus on getting a full picture and shaping a plan together.
A few common questions
Getting oriented
- Do you offer in-person and virtual sessions?
- Yes. Sessions are available in Beverly Hills and by secure video for anyone located in California at the time of the session.
- Who do you typically work with?
- Adults and couples navigating anxiety, relationship strain, grief, life transitions, and questions of identity and meaning.
- How do I start?
- Reach out through the Therapy Portal or the contact form. We begin with a brief consultation to see whether working together feels like a good fit.
Considering therapy?
Reach out to see whether working together feels like a good fit. Consultations are brief conversations to talk through what you are looking for.