I will help you create the change you want and get your life back on track.

Alan Meier, providing therapy in Los Angeles and across California

Alan Meier, LMFT

California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #116845
Practicing since 2012 • Member, CAMFT

A gay therapist who has spent his career serving the LGBTQ+ community

I’m a gay man and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. I’ve continuously worked with the LGBTQ+ community since 2012. Working with our community is not a specialty I added later- it’s where I started and where I built my entire career.

I began my clinical training at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in 2012 as a practicum student, then returned to the Center in 2014 to complete my formal internship. During my training period I also interned at the Center’s Lifeworks program, which supports LGBTQ+ youth, and at Being Alive LA, a peer-based organization serving people living with HIV. I earned my Master of Arts in Psychology from University of the West in 2014, became fully licensed in 2019 and opened Positive Change Therapy in 2020.

Who I work with

You’ve tried the self-help route but it’s difficult to get the process going or know where to dive in and it still feels like your life is spiraling. Imagine knowing that someone is by your side, someone you don’t have to explain your lived experience to or worry that you might be judged. Someone that can help illuminate areas in your life that you’re not currently catching and can help you process the past, move with more ease through the present and continue on into your ideal future.

Working with me is like being with an experienced guide on a trek in a forest you’ve never explored before. I can help you navigate the trail and make sure you don’t get lost, point out things in the forest that you might not see if you’re hiking alone and ensure you get to the destination you need to go to.

Training and approach

Master of Arts in Psychology
University of the West (2014)

Trained in EMDR
EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training, EMDR Center of Southern California (2023)

Trauma Resiliency Model Level 1
Elaine Miller-Karas, Trauma Resource Institute

Motivational Interviewing – short-term intensive training

Member
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

My clinical approach draws from person-centered therapy, mindfulness & Buddhist psychology and motivational interviewing. I meet you where you are rather than where I think you should be. If you struggle with substances, I work with both harm reduction and abstinence frameworks depending on where you are at in your recovery journey. If you’re navigating relationship challenges, I don’t keep score- I’m interested in helping both partners feel heard and finding a path forward.

Community involvement

I serve on the board of a sober LGBTQ+ athletic community that organizes cycling, swimming, and other group activities built around connection rather than alcohol. Recovery and community go together for most of the clients I work with, and showing up for the broader recovery community is part of how I live.

Where I practice

I see clients at two offices:

Larchmont Village — 627 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Melrose Avenue — 8271 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046 (on the border of West Hollywood)

I also offer online sessions throughout California.

Last reviewed: June 2026

Specialties

LGBTQ Therapy

LGBTQ+ folx often face unique societal histories and challenges. Working with a supportive therapist who has lived experience can help guide you through the challenges and build resilience.

Substance Abuse

People often use substances to provide temporary relief from life’s challenges – until it stops working and becomes the problem. Substance abuse counseling can be the first step in tackling the problem behavior.

Grief and Loss Therapy

All people will experience loss in one form or another throughout their lives. Grief counseling can help you navigate the feelings of emptiness and loss.

Therapy for Anxiety

The fear and worry anxiety produces can be overwhelming and can stop you in your tracks. Therapy for anxiety can help you escape the worry maze.

Los Angeles Therapy Services

LGBTQ Therapy in Los Angeles

Whether you’re dealing with a issue specific to the queer community like coming out or identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer and have more global struggles like substance abuse or anxiety, LBGTQ Therapy can help you make a lasting, impactful change on your life in a safe and affirming space.

Substance Abuse Counseling in Los Angeles

Get help today tackling your substance use utilizing harm reduction or abstinence methods in a non-judgmental therapy setting in Los Angeles.

Grief Counseling in Los Angeles

Everyone experiences deep loss at some point in their lives. Grief counseling can help you process your grief in a safe, welcoming setting and help you move forward when the time is right for you.

Los Angeles Therapy

With 3.9 million people, Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States. Los Angeles is well known for its temperate Mediterranean climate, its diverse people and neighborhoods, the film and TV industry of the US that is centered there and its sprawling metropolitan area. If you are seeking therapy in Los Angeles, our therapy office is located in the Larchmont neighborhood, close to Hollywood, West Hollywood, Echo Park, Koreatown, Hancock Park and the center of Los Angeles.

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