Gregory Harbaugh

Gregory Harbaugh is a California-based psychotherapist with 17 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples and partners, children and adolescents, families and groups. He holds degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of Michigan, and completed clinical training at Saban Community Clinic where he worked with a diverse range of patients alongside medical and psychiatric colleagues.

He has been licensed and has maintained a private practice in Los Angeles since 2017; his professional credential authorizes him to practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California (CA LMFT 100711). Gregory brings an individualized, client-centered approach that begins by meeting each person where they are and collaborating on goals that reflect the client’s needs and values.

His work draws from several therapeutic approaches including person-centered methods - often described as guided discovery - cognitive behavioral therapy that explores the links among thoughts, emotions and behaviors, solution-focused brief therapy which emphasizes strengths and goals, mindfulness training to cultivate present-moment awareness, and psychodynamic/self-psychology perspectives that support healthy identity development.

Common areas of treatment he addresses include depression and anxiety, obsessions and phobias, personality and mood disorders, trauma and abuse recovery, relationship and intimacy concerns, identity and living authentically, parenting support, grief counseling, work and career stress, and assessment or referral for addictions and eating disorders. He also works with cultural diversity issues and supports performance in sports and the creative arts.

Gregory offers skilled differential diagnosis to clarify overlapping symptoms and guide treatment planning, and he notes that some approaches such as CBT and mindfulness can produce benefits relatively quickly. He completes the continuing education required for licensure renewal - 36 hours every two years - and will provide referrals when a condition falls outside his scope of practice.

Outside of clinical work he has substantial interests in the creative arts and is active as a songwriter and musician. His therapeutic style emphasizes warmth, empathy and collaboration, helping clients build on strengths to pursue personal growth and greater well-being. He welcomes the courage it takes to seek help and looks forward to meeting prospective clients.