Karine Echighian, LMFT

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When Compassion Heals: Healing Attachment Wounds and Changes Self-Worth

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | January 26, 2026
For many people, the first time they experience true compassion does more than feel comforting....
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Fear of Abandonment: Why It Hurts and How to Feel More Secure

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | March 3, 2020
Living With a Fear of Abandonment Living with a fear of abandonment can feel exhausting...
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Dear Fear of Abandonment

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | March 3, 2020
Dear Fear of Abandonment, You are exhausting to live with. You rarely announce yourself loudly,...
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Dear Anger

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | February 20, 2020
When struggling with anger management, or any emotion, it is important to first understand it...
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Dear Compassion

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | April 12, 2018
Dear Compassion, I did not recognize you at first. When you showed up, you felt...
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The Holidays: A Daily Struggle?

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | December 3, 2016
It seems that every year we are more and more surprised at how fast the...
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Dating in Los Angeles

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | September 21, 2016
Dating in Los Angeles: When Values, Intimacy, and Timing Don’t Align Dating and Relationships Dating...

Suicide: Why Ask “Why”?

By Karine Echighian, LMFT | September 2, 2013
The death of Lee Thompson Young has stuck with me. Not only because he was...

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