Our Psychotherapy Services
Our psychotherapy services support children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families as they navigate emotional distress, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. Our clinicians are trained in trauma-informed approaches and bring experience working with concerns including
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Trauma/PTSD
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Grief and loss
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Attachment and family-of-origin issues
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Significant life changes
Individual Psychotherapy
One-on-one therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, focused on emotional regulation, self-understanding, stress management, and personal growth.
Couples Therapy
Support for couples seeking to improve communication, strengthen emotional connection, and navigate conflict, relational stress, or life transitions.
Family Therapy
A systems-based approach to supporting healthier family dynamics, strengthening relationships, and improving communication among family members.
Play Therapy
Developmentally appropriate, play-based psychotherapy to help children express emotions, process experiences, and build emotional regulation and coping skills.
Art Therapy
The use of creative expression as a therapeutic modality to support emotional exploration, self-awareness, emotional integration, and trauma processing.
Group Services
Growth happens in community. Our group services provide structured support and a shared space for healing and learning.
Parent Support Groups
Supportive groups offering emotional support and shared reflection, with a focus on parenting stress, parent-child relationships, and emotional regulation.
Child-Parent Relationship Therapy
(CPRT – Parent Training)
An evidence-based parent training model that strengthens the parent-child relationship through guided therapeutic play and attachment-focused strategies.
Fees & Payment
Self-Pay Policy
Cogleap psychotherapy services are offered on a self-pay basis.
Superbill (Out-of-Network Reimbursement)
Cogleap does not directly bill insurance for psychotherapy services. A superbill is available upon request for clients who wish to seek out-of-network reimbursement through their insurance provider. We recommend contacting your insurance company in advance to confirm your out-of-network mental health benefits.
Lauren Stockly
LCSW, RPT-S, ECMHS, PPSC
Clinical Director
Lauren provides Cognitive Leap with insight surrounding all things related to child and adolescent mental health. She has a private practice in the Los Angeles area that integrates play therapy and mindfulness using a range of insight-oriented and evidence-based techniques. Lauren is one of the key persons behind the design of Cognitive Leap’s treatment programs for children using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Lauren earned her MSW from the University of California, Los Angeles and went on to become a certified Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist (ECMHS) as well as a Registered Play Therapist. She has created her own EMDR tools, written a children’s book about emotional regulation called “Be Mindful of Monsters,” runs the popular blog CreativePlayTherapist.com, and also serves on the Executive Board for the California Association for Play Therapy.
Lauren Himes
AMFT
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
M.A. in Counseling Psychology
Lauren Himes is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who works with children, teens, adults, and families. She supports clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodiversity, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Her approach integrates person-centered therapy with mindfulness-based modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), combining practical tools with compassionate care and deep emotional understanding.
Lauren believes that meaningful growth and transformation can occur within the safety, genuine care, and mindful presence of a therapeutic relationship. She values compassionate understanding, curiosity, openness, authenticity, and cultural awareness in her work. Her goal is to create a supportive and empowering space where clients can navigate life’s challenges while staying grounded in their values and moving toward a more meaningful life.
Wendy Lee
AMFT
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy
Wendy is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University Worldwide. She has over six years of experience working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in an applied behavior analysis setting, as well as supporting families through parent training and collaborative care.
Wendy works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She specializes in supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD, as well as ADHD and ASD. Her approach is integrative, collaborative, and client-centered, with a strong emphasis on creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Wendy believes that each person is the expert of their own life and that healing happens through connection, compassion, and building on individual strengths. She works from a trauma-informed lens and draws from evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and other tailored approaches based on each client’s needs and goals.
Outside of her work, Wendy enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Maggie Tsai
AMFT
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
M.A. in Counseling Psychology
Maggie Tsai is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. She supports individuals navigating life transitions, recognizing that these periods can feel overwhelming and may disrupt one’s sense of identity and daily functioning. During such times, clients may experience anxiety, stress, fear, anger, grief, low self-worth, or depression. Maggie provides a supportive space where clients do not have to face these challenges alone.
She understands that while the brain is highly adaptive, unprocessed experiences—such as childhood trauma, family-of-origin dynamics, and attachment wounds—can accumulate and shape thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Drawing from both her professional training and lived experience, Maggie works collaboratively with clients to foster meaningful processing, deeper insight, and emotional healing.
Maggie integrates talk therapy with several core modalities, including Adlerian Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). She is also credentialed in Brainspotting, a trauma-focused approach that supports deeper processing. When working with younger clients, she incorporates Play Therapy and Art Therapy to encourage developmentally appropriate expression and emotional regulation.
She believes that effective counseling is grounded in a therapist’s ability to listen deeply and cultivate a safe, trusting relationship. Maggie’s style is warm, compassionate, and genuine. As an Asian American therapist, she brings a culturally responsive and multicultural perspective to her work. She offers counseling in both English and Mandarin Chinese, through in-person and online sessions.