CHANGE & THRIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

A Los Angeles-based Psychologist working with adults, young adults, and seniors.

Successful psychotherapy is both an art and a science.

EDUCATION

  • Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. University of Southern California
  • Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, M.S.
    University of Southern California
  • Graduate Certificate, Gender Studies
    University of Southern California
  • English, Psychology B.A.
    Wesleyan University

EXPERIENCE

  • 15+ years private practice experience
  • Internship with Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
    with an emphasis on Mediation
  • Interim Staff Psychologist/Intern
    at 5 Southern California Universities

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Areas of expertise include but are not limited to:

  • Areas of expertise include but are not limited to:
  • Improving personal relationships
  • LGBTQ+ issues
  • Multi-culturalism, ethnicity and diversity
  • Mindfulness
  • The interrelationship between mood, nutrition and exercise

practice & philosophy

THRIVE:
1. to make steady progress; to be fortunate or successful.
2. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish.

Most of us know this: there is a difference between merely existing and thriving. Psychotherapy can help you to understand yourself and your circumstances better, identify and realize your goals and improve how you feel. With increased insight, it is possible to improve your quality of life. Identifying nonproductive thought patterns and behaviors can help you learn how to move forward and create different outcomes.


Quite often, understanding and resolving issues from our past can help us to function better in the present.

WHEN WE KNOW BETTER, WE CAN DO BETTER.

I utilize a variety of techniques depending upon your circumstances and our agreed upon understanding of how we hope to affect change for you. I pull from a variety of therapeutic approaches and orientations, including Cognitive-Behavioral, Existentialist/Humanist, and Mindfulness-based techniques. I also firmly believe that your physical health – including attention to your diet and exercise regimen – is an integral part of your overall health.

practice & philosophy

OPTIMIZE:
1. to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
2. to make the best of.

If you are no longer content with merely existing and would like to acquire tools that may help you to actually thrive, you may find psychotherapy beneficial. Psychoanalysis and, alternatively, psychotherapy, are both known as “the talking cure”.

Change the way you see things, and things will change.

However, merely talking will not create positive momentum. Instead, now may be an ideal time to work with a professional in order to create an action plan that will bring about desirable results.

Contact

Please call to discuss rates:
Dr. Joy B. Davis | PSY 19266
818-203-7672 // drdavis@changeandthrive.net
448 Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101

Offering: individual psychotherapy with adults, young adults, and seniors.