Business Details
47 Years
experience
Experienced Relationship Therapy in Los Angeles
Evie Shafner, MFT has dedicated her career to helping individuals and couples cultivate healthier relationships through evidence-based therapeutic approaches. With over four decades of experience since founding her private practice in 1979, she specializes in Imago Relationship Therapy, a structured communication method developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix to resolve conflicts and restore emotional connection. Her practice combines clinical expertise with compassionate guidance, emphasizing self-acceptance, mindfulness, and the transformative power of empathetic dialogue.Evies work focuses on creating safe spaces for clients to explore relationship dynamics, heal past traumas, and develop sustainable communication strategies. Her approach integrates advanced training in quantum healing techniques and a deep understanding of how early life experiences shape present relationships. Recognized as a leading Imago therapist, she offers both in-person and teletherapy sessions to clients in Los Angeles and beyond.
Services
Imago Couples Therapy
Individual Therapy
Relationship Counseling
Teletherapy Services
Workshops & Seminars
Details
- Year established: 1979
Highlights and features
- Certified Imago therapist with advanced training since 1994
- 40+ years of clinical experience in relationship therapy
- Proven structured communication techniques for conflict resolution
- Compassionate approach to individual and couples counseling
- Offers teletherapy services for remote accessibility
Associations and certifications
- Imago Relationship International
What people say
Amazing person
Compassionate space
Helped our relationship
Exceptional listener
Transformative experience
Services
Imago Couples Therapy
Imago Couples Therapy helps partners understand relationship conflicts through structured communication techniques. This approach fosters emotional connection by teaching empathetic dialogue and conflict resolution skills. Clients learn to transform power struggles into opportunities for deeper understanding and connection.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy sessions focus on personal growth, emotional healing, and relationship pattern analysis. Using mindfulness techniques and self-acceptance practices, clients explore how past experiences shape current relationships while developing healthier self-compassion strategies for lasting personal transformation.
Teletherapy Services
Secure teletherapy sessions provide accessible mental health support for clients outside Los Angeles or with scheduling constraints. This service maintains the same therapeutic quality through virtual platforms while offering flexible, confidential counseling from any location.
People
Evie Shafner
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
With over 40 years of clinical experience, Evie Shafner is a certified Imago therapist specializing in relationship counseling. She founded the Los Angeles Women's Therapy Center and has served on Imago Relationship International's board for six years.
Questions
What is Imago Relationship Therapy?
Imago Therapy is a structured communication approach that helps couples understand relationship conflicts and rebuild emotional connections through empathetic dialogue.
Do you accept insurance?
Some insurance carriers are accepted. Contact me directly to discuss your specific insurance coverage and payment options.
Are teletherapy sessions available?
Yes, I offer secure teletherapy sessions for clients who prefer remote counseling or live outside the Los Angeles area.
What issues do you specialize in?
I specialize in relationship conflicts, communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, and individual growth challenges using Imago Therapy techniques.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions typically last 50 minutes, with extended sessions available for intensive relationship work when needed.
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Reviews (4)
Brian K.
May 16, 2021
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Not only is Evie a horrible couples therapist with questionable ethics, she has Yelp scrub negative reviews lol. Why are you hiding Evie? Happy to upload screenshots!
Doug Wilson
Oct 13, 2017
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Evie is kind, caring Certified Imago Relationships International Therapist and open to listening without judgement
Jeff S.
Feb 25, 2016
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Evie Shafner is a skilled, insightful, and very effective therapist. She is a wonderful listener who always made me feel that that she was standing beside me with a firm, but gentle hand on my back guiding me forward. She may not want me to advertise this, but at times our sessions would go past the scheduled end time because we were "hitting on something important." She included that as just part of her regular fee. I feel extraordinarily comfortable in saying that she is far more interested in helping make the world a better place one client at a time than getting rich off of it
Todd C.
Feb 01, 2016
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I can honestly say that Evie Shafner, along with the Imago Therapy she councils, may have been the very best decision (besides our kids!) my wife and I could have ever made for our marriage. Loving each other is not enough. For a relationship and marriage to work, we needed to learn how to communicate, accept and be grateful with each other. We had been to therapy before, many times. Nothing worked. This does. Imago is an active approach. Evie teaches you the tools and if you use them it will change everything! And, Evie is just the sweetest, most genuine person. A truly gifted, spiritual
