Licensed to practice in California and accepts 14 insurances. Specializes in Depression, Self Esteem, Trauma and PTSD

Thilini Abeygunaratne

(she/her)

LMFT, 7 years of experience
Warm
Authentic
Empowering
VirtualAvailable

About me

Hello, I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Artist based in Southern California. I studied art therapy at Loyola Marymount University and have been a practicing since 2018. I enjoy facilitating art-making during telehealth sessions when a client is interested in using art as a part of their process. I am excited and hopeful to get to be a part of your journey

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

During the first session we would discuss typical structure of therapy (including things like expectations, rules, past experiences in therapy, how often you would like to attend therapy etc.), what brought you into therapy at this time, symptoms that are present, and goals. These goals are something we would focus on and keep in mind throughout therapy to be able to check how things are going, if we are reaching the end of our time together or possibly considering further goals.

The treatment methods and tools I utilize

Art Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy are the main treatment methods that I utilize.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I have worked with adolescents and children dealing with major disruptions in care (such as dealing with the foster care system.) I have also worked in a few inpatient settings including psychiatric hospitals and substance treatment centers. I have experience working with individuals, couples, families and lead groups.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I believe some keys to successful outcomes in therapy are being open minded and somewhat excited about therapy. I think an important aspect of therapy is experimenting with new ways of thinking to find out what works for each individual. This requires a lot of work outside of sessions to implement discussed techniques and some enthusiasim about the process is helpful to jumpstart these changes.

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, 38 ratings

2 ratings with written reviews

August 11, 2025

she is great about providing goals and talking about the core reasons

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 2 with Thilini

April 24, 2025

She is always a great listener and provides helpful insight. She is like a personal cheerleader and she congratulates me on things I didn't even realize were praise worthy until she explains why. She helps my confidence in myself a lot.

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 1 with Thilini