Zena Rice-Sarantis, AMFT

Zena Rice-Sarantis offers therapy to clients throughout California, creating a supportive space for self-exploration and personal growth. Having extensive experience across all levels of mental health care, from community mental health to residential treatment, Zena has developed a comprehensive understanding of the challenges people face. Her background includes work in eating disorder treatment, and she currently splits her time between a teen mental health residential setting and private practice. Before becoming a therapist, Zena worked in business development, marketing, and photography—experiences that inform her dynamic, relatable approach to therapy.

Zena specializes in guiding clients through life transitions, self-discovery, and emotional healing. By blending trauma-informed, somatic, and mindfulness-based techniques, therapy with Zena creates a safe, nurturing environment for growth—while always leaving room for humor and lightness.

Each therapy session is tailored to honor your unique life experiences and healing journey. Therapy with Zena is a space where you can feel truly seen and heard, free from judgment. If you think Zena might be the right fit for you, she offers a free consultation to help you decide.

Zena's areas of expertise include:

  • ADHD

  • Anxiety & Stress

  • Attachment Wounds

  • Body Image & Diet Culture Recovery

  • Boundaries & People-Pleasing

  • Career Transitions & Creative Blocks

  • Identity Development

  • Life Transitions

  • Relationship & Family Dynamics

  • Trauma & Emotional Processing

    • Antioch University of Los Angeles - Master of Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy

    • University of Kentucky - Bachelor of Psychology 

    • Psychotherapist in Private Practice 

    • Primary Therapist at Paradigm Treatment Center Malibu (Adolescent Program)

    • Trauma Resiliency Model

    • Crisis Prevention institute - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certification

    • Reiki Master Level 3


To schedule a complimentary phone consultation please email Zena@LaudanGish.com

 

AMFT CA 118847