Kamal Ahmed, LMFT, Founder

Specialty Focus:

Performance Anxiety

Trauma

Teen Anxiety and Parent-Teen Conflict

Neurodivergence

Men’s Stress and Relationships

Kamal came to therapy through the door many of his clients know well: the one you reach when the tools you have always relied on stop working.

He helps men, athletes and teens work through anxiety, past trauma, pressure to perform, and the stress of carrying everything on their own. For athletes, that often means performance blocks, injury, or the loss of identity that comes when the sport changes or ends. For teens and parents, it means anxiety, conflict at home, support for neurodivergent kids, and navigating independence in a world of social media and AI.

His style is direct, collaborative and honest, built on one belief: what happened to you is not your fault, but your healing is your responsibility.

Approaches: Brainspotting · NARM · EFT · Relational Life Therapy

Training and Credentials

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

I have specialized my clinical work in anxiety, adolescent mental health, men's issues, and athlete wellbeing.

Licensure

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), California Board of Behavioral Sciences, 2017

Certifications

Brainspotting — A body-aware, trauma- approach that processes experiences stored in the nervous system. Highly effective for anxiety, trauma, and performance-related challenges

Relational Life Therapy (RLT) — A direct, relational approach that addresses inherited patterns to improve how we connect, handle conflict, and care for ourselves and others

Certificate of Completion – Sport Psychology (ELVTR, 2026)

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — Level 3 — An attachment-based approach that helps clients identify and transform the emotional cycles driving disconnection and distress

Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) — Advanced, certification in evidence-based anxiety care, specializing in CBT, ACT, and exposure-based methods

Professional Memberships

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

iMan Therapy Inc.

Online therapy serving clients across all of California.

(408) 345-5293

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