Teletherapy and Assessments
Dr. Baliotis is now offering teletherapy and consultations via a HIPAA-compliant online platform.  She also is offering some assessments online and is educating herself about how to transition to doing even more assessment work online.  Please call for further details.

Resources 
Please also see the Resources page, which includes some resources for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Teletherapy for Frontline Workers
Dr. Baliotis currently has 1-2 hours available in her schedule to offer 10 sessions of teletherapy services at a reduced rate to healthcare workers, store workers, and those delivering services to our community during this pandemic.

My work and contacts with Dr. Baliotis as a colleague have been stellar. She is a caring, ethical, committed professional, whose work with patients is highly empathic, warm, and sensitive to the individual. Dr. Baliotis is especially skilled in working with gifted and talented children, and their parents. She collaborates well with other professionals to enhance the benefits of therapy for her patients. I recommend her very highly.”

Alan Solomon, Ph.D.

Psychologist

I have known Dr. Baliotis and her work as a colleague for over 20 years. She is dedicated to her work with children and adults, providing compassionate care in the service of their growth and development. I know her to be a skilled clinician and would highly recommend her as a valuable resource for any family or individual. Her experience in testing enhances and informs her clinical work which is careful, creative, ethically mindful, and compassionate. The integrity of her work speaks for itself.”

Judith Morris, MFT

Therapist

I rarely write reviews, but after a recent experience, I'm compelled to express my feelings. I've known other therapists, but Dr. Baliotis' style is unique. Her warm empathy & deep insight into my relationship patterns have helped me during some of the hardest times of my life. I've noticed so much positive growth in myself, and so have others. I attribute much of this to the help I've received from Dr. Baliotis. I wouldn't hesitate to refer her to my friends & family. Thank you, Dr. Baliotis!”

I am a childless woman. I wanted to have a baby so bad, I thought I was going to die. After the initial shock and sadness I tried so hard to avoid my grief. Dr. Baliotis reminded me over and over again that my grief was crucial to my healing and that bypassing it will hold me back in the end. She helped me sit with it until I could work through it. I can't believe I'm saying this, but sticking with this grief work opened up possibilities in me and my life that I couldn't have ever imagined. I do get sad sometimes when I think about what might've been, but I can honestly say I really love my life now. I feel fulfilled and look forward to all the ways I can live to my fullest. My work with Dr. Baliotis was well worth the investment and effort, and I'm so glad I did it."

Many people don't realize that gifted children are different and they need a different type of education. The assessment really meant a lot to us because we want to give the proper education to our child. When we went to assess our child, my wife and I didn't know what to expect, but Dr. Baliotis made the experience pleasant. Her knowledge with gifted children was evident, she answered all our questions.  As our child developed, we can see how her report and feedback given to us matched his areas of development. We are grateful to have taken our child with someone that is knowledgeable with gifted children. We are pleased with the experience we had with Dr. Baliotis assessing our child. Thank you."

Father of gifted child

We were really frustrated with our daughter and didn't understand how her problem behaviors at school and home were her way of communicating her needs as a highly gifted child.  Dr. Vula helped her learn to work through her extremely intense feelings and express herself using her words and artwork.  She also helped us gain insight, but also a deep sense of empathy for our girl.

With the help of Dr. Vula's approach and feedback, our family relationships have improved so much, and school has become a joy for her once again.  We are so, so grateful!"

Parent of a highly gifted child

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Contact: Vula Baliotis, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, PSY22174
3201 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 310, Santa Monica, CA  90403  |  3510 Torrance Blvd., Ste. 100, Torrance, CA  90503
Email: talkaboutit@drvula.com  |  Phone: 310.963.2724

Being in emotional pain can be difficult to bear.  But the emotions you experience serve as useful signals that you need to tend to something important.  You may be stuck, finding yourself repeating old, unwanted patterns, but unsure of how to move beyond them.  It is important to address the sources of your pain.

Dr. Vula Baliotis, Licensed Psychologist

In-depth work with bright and creative individuals seeking long-term growth and change, from the inside out.

If you are hoping to grow and to live a freer, fuller, and more fulfilling life, together, we can help you examine the difficulties you are experiencing within a safe environment.  You may be seeking help to:

  • Address destructive patterns
  • Develop deeper relationships
  • Grieve losses and disappointments so that you are free to move forward
  • Develop tolerance and acceptance toward yourself and others
  • Grow emotional flexibility, creativity, and generativity
  • Experience the joys of life more fully and with more awareness
  • Bear your pain and fear with compassion and strength
  • Become more aligned between what you want, how you feel, and what you do
  • Appreciate the benefits of and work through the losses that result from being different
  • Work through the internal and societal oppressive forces that hold you down
  • Develop an authentic identity

If any of these goals resonate for you, I am here to work with you.

News

HEALING LOSS WITH LIGHT AND LOVE

Second annual service for involuntarily childless individuals:

Join Dr. Vula Baliotis, who will be the guest speaker, at the second annual service for individuals who are involuntarily childless.  Coinciding with the last day of World Childless Week, the private service will be held via Zoom (by reservation only) on Sunday, September 20, 10-11 am.  Please email talkaboutit@drvula.com to find out more information about how to join.

CHILDLESS-NOT-BY-CHOICE

process group now forming:

Have you wanted to raise a child but, after careful consideration, decided to stop pursuing this desire?  Weekly meetings will provide a place to connect, to process and grieve your loss, and to begin to create a meaningful life without the child that you had envisioned and hoped to have.  PLEASE NOTE: this group is not suitable for those who are still actively working toward pregnancy, surrogacy, or adoption.  Individual therapy to work through this process is also available.  Call 310.963.2724.