Tala Johartchi, Psy.D, Psychological Services

11/02/2022

Best Life Therapy is now in network with Aetna Insurance Plans!!

Best Life Therapy is a premier virtual therapy practice dedicated to providing individual, couples, and family therapy to teens and adults residing in California.

Visit us at www.bestlifetherapy.co for more information on our counseling services. 🌿

We are happy to share that Best Life Therapy is now in network with Aetna Insurance Plans!!

Best Life Therapy is a premier virtual therapy practice dedicated to providing individual, couples, and family therapy to teens and adults residing in California.

DM us or visit us at www.bestlifetherapy.co for more information on our counseling services. 🌿

11/13/2021

“While one of the most devastating results of the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly been loss of life, experiences like loss of academic and job opportunities, social outlets and milestone celebrations also call for grieving.”

I had the pleasure of contributing to this article that examined the phenomena of shadow losses among young adults coping with grief during the pandemic. This article examines which shadow losses are commonly experienced and healthy ways to validate and move through grief.

A recent study found that young adults are struggling to cope with shadowlosses during the pandemic. Allowing space to grieve losses both big and small not only validates our feelings but makes for a healthier future.

09/20/2021

"Neuroscience research has shown that the only way you can change your survival orientation in your brain is by accessing your interoceptive world—the part of your brain that allows you to observe yourself. Our culture is constantly forcing people to be distracted by stuff in order for them not to feel themselves. But the only way you can be yourself is to know yourself.

When you’re traumatized, it becomes even more difficult to know yourself because trauma is actually NOT the story of what happened a long time ago; trauma is residue that’s living inside of you now; trauma lives inside of you in horrible sensations, panic reactions, uptightness, explosions, and impulses. Because trauma lives inside of you, getting to know yourself can be the scariest thing to do. It takes an enormous amount of courage to visit and befriend yourself and to feel what that uptightness is about. Having the courage to let yourself relax and to notice the flow of your body is central for recovery." -Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

08/03/2021

I am so happy to announce the launch of my practice's new website, Best Life Therapy!

We are currently accepting new clients and providing virtual/telehealth appointments for residents of California at this time. For more information, visit

Best Life Therapy, founded by Dr. Tala Joharchi, is a premier therapy practice dedicated to providing therapy, assessment, consultation and other services to individuals, couples, families, and organizations in Los Angeles and across California.

07/20/2021

To maintain healing and evolvement one must be prepared to surrender to the idea that our work never ends. We must let go of instant gratification and be committed to the process, however long it may be…

📷: Lindsey Braman

07/12/2021

"Therapy plays an important role in the treatment of prescription drug abuse to help with recovery and prevent relapse." To learn more about other interventions effective in combatting prescription drug abuse and my insights, check out the article below.

Therapy plays an important role in the treatment of prescription drug abuse to help with recovery and prevent relapse.

12/29/2020

Contrary to belief, amongst the college age population, the consumption of alcohol has decreased during Covid-19. Researchers suggest this time period could have long-term effects on this group's alcoholic consumption. I had the privilege of contributing to this article by providing insight and awareness towards why this trend is being observed right now and the long term impacts this may have.

A recent study shows college students have reduced their alcoholic consumption as a result of the pandemic. Living with parents might provide long-term benefits to individuals prone to addiction.

08/25/2020

“The most significant determinant of resilience — noted in nearly every review or study of resilience in the last 50 years — is the quality of our close personal relationships, especially with parents and primary caregivers. Early attachments to parents play a crucial, lifelong role in human adaptation.”

I have always been fascinated with the concept of human resilience, that when it came time to doing my dissertation, I did an extensive literature review and analysis on the studies that have been conducted on this phenomenon. I concluded in my analysis as well that the most significant determinant that led to positive mental health in female adult survivors of child sexual abuse was the quality of their close personal relationships and early attachment to their caregivers. Early attachments set the blueprint of how we cope and formulate healthy internal working models to handle stress and form relationships.

To my surprise, I found that most human beings are resilient than not. “Each of us has to figure out what our particular challenges are and then determine how to get through them, at the current moment in time, the good news is, that most of us will.” Learning this gave me and still gives me so much hope, especially during uncertain times.

The very earliest days of our lives, and our closest relationships, can offer clues about how we cope with adversity.

08/16/2020

“Our work is to become conscious of our own trauma, our own triggers, our own ego fears. THIS allows us to hold space for someone else’s.”

Is this your love language?

The inner child is in each of us.

In the moments we lash out, fear abandonment, or shut down completely.

So often these moments with partners (feel) so intense in the present moment, because we are re-experiencing the trauma of our past. The moments we weren’t seen. Weren’t considered. Weren’t heard.

The moments when we felt unloved, helpless, or afraid.

Understanding your partners trauma is a love language.

It says, “I know you’ve experienced wounding. I know people have let you down. Betrayed your trust. Or left you to deal with emotions you weren’t capable of processing.” I can witness these parts of you + you can witness these parts of me.

Our ego sees our partners actions as entirely personal. It sees everything our partners do as a reflection of who we are, or who we are not. If we aren’t aware of the ego, we place demands. We punish. We control from a space of fear. We repeat the same cycle of behaviors to our partners that our parents did to us as children.

Our work is to become conscious of our own trauma, our own triggers, our own ego fears. This allows us to hold space for someone else’s.

Conscious relationships are a pathway to healing, where two partners aren’t looking to be happy or ‘completed.’

It’s a relationship practice of creating a safe space of evolution to be seen, heard, authentically expressed

03/21/2020

While eliminating coronavirus-related stress can be difficult right now, it can, and should, be managed so you can maintain your mental health — and your immunity.

Headspace is offering their app for free to help support everyone through this time of crisis. They are offering meditations you can listen to anytime that are part of a larger collection in the Headspace app — called Weathering the storm. It includes meditations, sleep, and movement exercises to help you out, however you’re feeling.

There are a lot of unknowns in the world right now. But one thing is certain — Headspace is here for you. To help you, we’re offering some meditations you can listen to anytime.