MEET ARIEL ROSENBLOOM, LCSW
GET UNSTUCK AND reconnect WITH YOUR true self.
I’m an IFS therapist based in Echo Park, Los Angeles, specializing in trauma, attachment wounds, and burnout. Through IFS therapy, I help clients move beyond intellectual understanding and create deeper, transformative change.
YOU’RE HERE BECAUSE YOU WANT SOMETHING deeper.
You can talk about your attachment patterns all day, and pinpoint the childhood experiences that shaped you, but when it comes to disrupting negative cycles, you feel stuck.
I work with adults who are ready to move beyond understanding their patterns and experience deeper internal change. As an IFS therapist, our work will focus on connecting with and befriending the parts of you that feel stuck in order to shift unhelpful patterns and increase clarity, confidence, and harmony in your relationship with yourself and with others.
Together, we’ll work to…
Slow down, notice, and understand how parts show up in your body
Build trust with your parts instead of fighting them or pushing them down
Help parts to update and shift so you can feel more present and grounded
Move beyond intellectualizing and rewire ingrained beliefs
Help you feel more empowered in your relationships and take up more space in your life
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO work with me:
I don’t shy away from difficult or taboo topics
Got shame around sex, identity, intrusive thoughts, or suicidal ideation? Wrestling with questions about life, death, or existential dread? Nothing is off-limits—all parts of you are welcome here.
My approach is affirming, inclusive, and grounded in feminist and social justice values
As a neuro-affirming, queer-affirming, and sex-positive therapist, I’m committed to creating a space where you can show up fully without having to minimize, explain, or defend yourself. I also believe that our emotional well-being can’t be separated from the larger systems we live in, including racism, patriarchy, and capitalism, and we’ll explore this together—because therapy is political.
I believe we each hold the innate capacity for deep healing, self-compassion, and inner trust
IFS therapy centers around the idea of the “Self”—a place within us that is calm, clear, confident, and connected, from which we can learn to lead. My work is rooted in the belief that you don’t need to be fixed—you need space to understand yourself more deeply, reconnect with what you already know, and develop greater trust in your own inner wisdom.
My Story:
I've been a practicing psychotherapist for over 10 years, but my path to becoming a therapist wasn't entirely straightforward. I studied photography and creative writing in college and worked in photography and the art world for several years before pursuing my Master's in Clinical Social Work. My creative work always centered on psychosocial themes—sisterhood, family of origin, existentialism, and the complexity of the human psyche—and I eventually found that psychotherapy gave me a way to explore those questions while helping others develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the world.
I spent the first several years of my career in community mental health settings, providing psychotherapy to folks transitioning out of prison and to individuals experiencing homelessness, chronic health conditions, substance use, and complex PTSD. These experiences taught me a great deal about resilience, survival, and the tenacity of the human spirit.
Over time, I became increasingly interested in the deeper layers underneath the patterns people wanted to change. That curiosity eventually led me to Internal Family Systems therapy and advanced training through the IFS Institute, where I completed Levels 1 and 2. I was drawn to IFS because it offers a compassionate way of understanding our protective patterns, rather than treating them as problems to be fixed or eliminated.
Today, I primarily do long-term, depth-oriented work and particularly enjoy supporting creatives and folks in their 20s and 30s. I have extensive experience working with complex and relational trauma, attachment wounds, sexual assault and emotional abuse, anxiety, perfectionism, and burnout.
Originally from upstate New York, I live in Northeast Los Angeles with my husband and two children.
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Clients often tell me they feel deeply heard in our work together — and that they can bring the full intensity of their experiences without feeling like they are “too much.”
As a relational therapist, I’ll work with you to build trust and take steps toward real, honest vulnerability, so you can feel seen, appreciated, and understood exactly as you are. Being seen in this way—by yourself and by me—can be a deeply healing and corrective experience. It also takes time, and we’ll always go at a pace that feels safe for your nervous system.
MY APPROACH TO DEEP, LASTING CHANGE:
Many of my clients come to me after years of self-reflection and insight, yet still feel stuck in the same emotional and relational patterns.
Through IFS, we’ll move beyond understanding your story and begin working directly with the parts of you that hold these patterns. As those parts are heard, understood, and supported, ingrained patterns can shift, creating more room for self-trust, emotional freedom, and meaningful connection.
With over 10 years of clinical experience and advanced training in IFS, I bring both structure and compassion to this work. I’ll meet you where you are, without judgment, while offering steady guidance as we explore your internal system together.
This process can be deep and vulnerable, and I believe it should also feel collaborative and grounded. I’ll be your guide in getting to know your own internal system, asking questions that lead us deeper and gently redirecting when needed. We’ll go at the pace your nervous system needs, building internal trust safely and slowly.
Clients often tell me they appreciate my warm, empathic, and authentic approach, along with my ability to ask insightful questions that go deep. I strive to cultivate a therapeutic relationship where you can be honest, curious, and fully yourself as we work toward meaningful change.
My Specialties
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My Background
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Ongoing IFS Clinical Consultation
IFS Certification — in progress
IFS for OCD: Supporting Self-Leadership with Obsessive-Compulsive Systems, Melissa Mose and Dr. Richard Schwartz, IFS Institute
IFS Level 2 Training, IFS Institute
IFS Level 1 Training, IFS Institute
Internal Family Systems (IFS) for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and Addiction, Dr. Richard Schwartz & Dr. Frank Anderson
Complex Trauma Certification Training Levels 1 & 2, Janina Fisher
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #86208) in CA
Master of Social Work, Simmons University School of Social Work, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts in Photography and Creative Writing, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
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Prior to opening my private practice, I worked for years in a variety of outpatient settings as a clinical social worker. I found this work to be invaluable, and it has deeply informed my approach to therapy.
My experience included providing individual and group therapy, crisis-intervention, and suicide-prevention services to youth and adults experiencing homelessness, chronic medical issues, and co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. I also worked in (and hold a deep fondness for) the re-entry field, providing individual therapy to folks transitioning out of prison.
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