Reyna Kot, LMFT

My path to psychotherapy has been anything but linear. Before becoming a therapist, I worked in entertainment, marketing, and education; experiences that gave me a unique perspective on people, the pressures we navigate, the environments and relationships that shape us, and the many ways our experiences influence how we understand ourselves and connect with others.

My clinical work has centered extensively on trauma. I completed my graduate training in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Psychological Trauma Studies at Antioch University Los Angeles, and my experience since then has continued to deepen my understanding of how trauma can affect us psychologically, relationally, physically, and neurobiologically.

Today, I work with individuals and couples in my Beverly Hills private practice while pursuing a PhD in Systems, Families, and Couples at Loma Linda University. I also teach in the graduate Marriage and Family Therapy program and remain actively involved in research examining trauma and relationships, the integration of EMDR within couples therapy, and the ways identity and lived experience can shape psychological and relational well-being.

I value curiosity, cultural humility, authenticity, and thoughtful collaboration. I approach therapy with the understanding that no person can be reduced to a diagnosis, a single experience, or one theoretical framework. Each client brings a different history, set of relationships, strengths, values, and hopes for their life, and I approach our work with respect for that complexity. I welcome people across identities, cultures, backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, and relationship structures, and strive to create a space where the fullness of your experience can be brought into the work.

— Reyna