Ella Begelfor
English & Russian


Ella is a bilingual (English/Russian) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Her philosophy focuses on helping people to regain their mental health, recapture peace and attain emotional stability. She uses the wisdom of ancient traditions as well as the mastery of prominent psychologists, philosophers, and spiritual leaders. These teachings support her work in revealing the inner workings of the mind-body-emotion balance of her clients. She helps people to understand their thoughts and emotions, enabling them to recognize their behavioral patterns. Once these patterns are identified, clients are given the tools to be their own healers. Ella’s hypnosis practice is predicated upon 21 years of work in highly stressful corporate environments. Since that time, using her own techniques, she has assisted countless numbers of colleagues to mitigate corporate stress and to live healthier, more balanced lives. Ella has a Masters Degree in Psychology and is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Reiki Practitioner and a Guided Imagery Facilitator. She works with the clients in the areas of stress management, anger control, depression and anxiety disorders, relationships, behavioral issues, habit control, and eating disorders. She provides therapy to individuals, couples, families and groups. Ella continues to expand her education in psychotherapy by constantly attending workshops, conferences and seminars. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), the American Hypnosis Association (AHA), and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). Client seen in Tarzana.

Edna R. Wosoughian, M.A.

M.A. in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. Edna specializes in child therapy, play therapy, attachment therapy, self esteem/personal growth, ADHD, ethnicity/multi-cultural relationships and communication skills. She uses many different approaches such as eclectic, family systems, object relations, cognitive, attachment, and humanistic/existential. Clients seen in Glendale and Tarzana.

Nasrin Barkhordari, MA., MFT

Nasrin’s twenty-five years of education and rich experience working with families and children, from her initial employment as a pre-school teacher and pre-school director, to the culmination of her mastery as a child development specialist and marriage and family therapist, have solidified her role as an individual, family, and child psychotherapist as well as consultant. Nasrin’s passion and curiosity for the dynamics of love and relationships attracted her to the field of marriage and family psychotherapy. Throughout her enrichment, Nasrin has found that every human being is born with an ingrained need for a sense of belonging, love, freedom, and power, and that the relationship of child to caretaker is the single-most significant one in his or her development. For this reason Nasrin is a child developmental specialist, working with parents, children, adolescents, and young adults; assisting them in creating and/or reformulating strong, unwavering connections. In her role as a bilingual (English and Farsi speaking) marriage family therapist, Nasrin fosters and develops interpersonal relationships, both for individuals with personal needs and couples with marital needs. Nasrin continues to expand her education in psychotherapy by constantly attending classes, conferences, and seminars. She is a comprehensive life member of The National Association of Education for Young Children (NAEYC), The Association of Play Therapy (APT), and The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT). Nasrin has been a staff member of the Personal Growth Institute since 2003, and meets with clients at her offices in Tarzana and West Los Angeles, California.