Online Therapy in California for Burnout, Anxiety, and Insomnia

I'm Yael Eiserike, a licensed clinical social worker, and I provide online therapy to people located anywhere in California. Every session is by secure video. I work on burnout, anxiety, insomnia, and high-functioning depression, which is the kind of depression that lets you keep functioning and so tends to go unnoticed, sometimes for years.

I should mention that I used to be a lawyer. I passed the California Bar and practiced employment defense litigation before I became a therapist. It shapes how I work, but you don't have to be an attorney to see me.

What an online session is actually like

Mostly it's what you'd expect. We meet on a secure video platform at a time that suits you, for 50 minutes, and we talk. You'll need a device with a camera, a decent internet connection, and a spot where you can speak freely. That last part is harder than it sounds if you share a home with other people. Headphones help, a white noise machine helps more, and some people take sessions from a parked car or a closed office because it's the only private space they have. That works fine.

Going online doesn't change how I work. I use cognitive behavioral therapy as the foundation, so sessions have a direction, and you work on things between sessions as well as during them. You leave with something to use that week.

Is online therapy as effective as in person?

For many people, yes. Online sessions save the time you would spend driving and parking, and my clients often tell me they prefer them. It isn't right for everyone, though, and if I think a different kind of care would serve you better, I'll tell you.

What I treat

Each of these has its own page, so I'll keep this short. If you're getting everything done and feeling nothing about it, that's often burnout, and I explain it on my page about therapy for burnout. If anxiety has been hiding inside the habits that make you good at your work, there's a page on high-functioning anxiety therapy.

For sleep I use CBT-I, which translates well to video because most of the work happens in your own bedroom and your own routine. The page on CBT-I for insomnia explains how it works, and I wrote a post about waking up at 3 a.m. and not being able to fall back asleep. And if everything looks fine on paper but feels flat, you might start with high-functioning depression therapy or my post on whether it counts as a real diagnosis.

Where you need to be during a session

I'm licensed in California, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, and what matters is where you are when we meet. If you're in California, we can meet from anywhere in the state. If you're traveling, we can keep going as long as you're in one of those three places.

My practice address is in Burbank, and you can read about that on my page about therapy in Burbank, CA. I also have pages for Washington, D.C. and Virginia.

Fees and language

I'm not in-network with any insurance company. I can give you a superbill to request out-of-network reimbursement from your insurer. I'd rather talk through fees by phone. You can pay with an HSA, debit, or credit card. Sessions are available in English and Spanish, and I offer flexible scheduling.

Questions people ask about online therapy in California