Therapy for Older Adults in Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Reger is a caring and understanding geropsychologist. This means she has expertise in the unique culture, challenges, and mental health needs that come along with aging. She has worked in medical, legal, and private practice settings helping older adults cope with many life experiences related to aging. Some of the things therapy for older adults can help with include:

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  • Changes in health

  • Chronic pain

  • Chronic illness

  • Cancer

  • Memory problems and other brain changes

  • Loss and grief

  • Coping with life transitions like retirement or becoming a caregiver

  • Becoming disabled

  • Loss of independence

  • Complex relationships with adult children

  • Strained relationships with spouses or partners

  • Loneliness

  • Life reflection

  • Coping with serious illness and hospice

Therapy for Older Adults That is adapted to you

Dr. Reger is skilled in adapting counseling for older adults to meet patients where they are. This can include small, thoughtful details that make a big difference:

  • In-home or bedside visits for hospice

  • Virtual visits to support patients with hearing loss, transportation issues, fatigue related to health, or other disability concerns that are barriers to in-person care

  • A ground-floor office with accessible entrances and space

  • Shorter or adapted sessions to manage fatigue or pain

  • Offering brain training and cognitive rehabilitation therapy focused on maintaining brain health

  • With permission, communicating with family or medical providers to ensure the care team supports the patient’s values

What You can expect from counseling for older adults

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Dr. Reger understands that aging can be both wonderful and difficult. Since we are all aging all the time, this is a life experience that touches everyone. Not all psychologists have experience working with older adults. Because this group is often overlooked and stereotyped, it can be hard for aging folks to find support. Even from well-meaning therapists who simply lack training in the unique needs of older adults.

Decreasing Ageism

The evidence in the research is clear that older adults face ageism even from their medical providers. Which can have a major impact on well-being, and lowers the quality of care that people over age 65 receive.

psychotherapy for your unique needs

In therapy for older adults with a geropsychologist like Dr. Reger, Individuals know they have a therapist who:

  • Recognizes that every person is an individual, regardless of age

  • Values the complexity of identity, and is able to explore how race, gender, disability, religion, and other factors intersect with age

  • Encourages exploration of emotions and reflection on values

  • Can talk about death and illness openly

  • Focuses on strengths, growth, and making meaning at any age and any stage

  • Has many years of experience working with individuals and their families around age-related challenges

  • Actively works to combat internalized ageism in herself, and can help patients do the same

Therapy From A Values-Based Perspective

Dr. Reger listens to her patients to learn about their needs and desires. She approaches therapy from a values-based perspective. This means that she assists her clients in clarifying their own values and priorities and living according to those values. Even when dealing with very real barriers and challenges (like serious diagnoses, grief, caregiver burden, or physical limitations).

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Start Therapy for older adults in Los Angeles, CA

Are looking for a compassionate psychologist with expertise in aging? Someone who can help you or a loved one navigate the ups and downs that come along with the years? If so Dr. Reger provides psychotherapy with older adults virtually in California and Indiana, or in person in Redondo Beach, California. Get started in counseling for older adults by following these steps:

  1. Reach out for a free consultation

  2. Schedule your first appointment with a therapist for older adults

  3. Start getting mental health support that is tailored to your needs

Other Therapy & Assessment Services in Los Angeles, California

As a Los Angeles Psychologist, Dr. Reger offers individual therapy, assessments, and psychological consultation services. For assessments, she offers several options including psychological evaluation for workers' comp and neuropsychological assessments for cognitive testing. As well as pre-surgery psychological evaluations and Med-Legal capacity assessments. These services are offered throughout Los Angeles and southern California.