Dr. Rebecca Roy, PhD

Dr. Rebecca Roy is an amazing psychologist who takes great care of her patients. My boyfriend and I have been seeing Dr. Roy for many months now, and we always leave feeling better about our relationship and ourselves. I have also been coming to see Dr. Roy for my own therapy, and she has successfully made headway regarding the areas I'd like to work on within myself. She is the best therapist in the film industry. Thank you Dr. Roy! More...

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Dr. Roy is an extraordinary psychologist.  She is knowledgeable and has a lot of expertise working with high profile and complex clients.  She does not waste your time in therapy, she thinks about how to effectively resolve what is going on and gets results. More...

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Doctor Roy is the best and most skilled therapist that I have ever had the pleasure to work with. As someone with the diagnosis of Complex PTSD, it is not easy to untangle the events, thoughts, and feelings that are associated with my diagnosis. During the therapeutic process she was very honest and straightforward, something that I have never experienced while receiving therapy. This process was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life, but it is necessary to reach and identify the core events and relationships that are directly related to my diagnosis. If you have experienced symptoms of depression, PTSD, or any negative thoughts regarding yourself, I strongly urge you to visit Doctor Roy. More...

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Dr. Roy takes a no-nonsense approach to her practice. It's a breath of fresh air. Perfect for anyone in LA (whether you're in the industry or not!).

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Dr. Roy is a professional above others in her field, who has a clear understanding of the industry and how it affects the health of her clients. She listens and contributes to the common goal of bettering each person who walks through her office. Dr. Roy offers a knowledgable perspective that is straight forward and to the point. For me, every visit with Dr. Roy is a step forward in the right direction. More...

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What's especially unique about Dr. Roy is that not only is she immensely professional, knowledgeable, genuine, caring and kind. .. she's honest and tells it like it is, which I very much appreciate. Her dedication and passion are bar none and I'm truly grateful for all she'd done. I will forever hold her in the highest regard and am so glad I met her. More...

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When searching for a doctor it's extremely important to find someone that not only compliments your style of learning/growing but also someone who can understand why you are there to begin with. I was looking for someone preferably a PhD, who has experience or at least can empathize with grief. Not everyone understands how loss can shape life forward. Dr. Roy has been the most helpful, she's honest and forthright and knows how to help guide me when feeling off balance. It's also great to have someone who helps me rearrange the perspective in which I look at things. It's been so helpful to have this space with a doctor who is able help me navigate life when difficult. Over the last few years I have struggled with not remembering who I was prior to losing the people I loved most in this world and over the last few months I have felt myself feeling lighter, happier and regaining some of the traits that I thought were impossible to return too. I'd recommend Dr. Roy highly especially if you are someone who is willing to be honest, hardworking and ready to do your part. More...

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Therapy is a great life tool but requires a knowledgeable therapist that's easy to open up to.   Dr. Roy is exactly that. The time flies by, and even when I go there thinking I have nothing to say, that's when I end up discovering the most . She's smart funny, insightful and helps me find the answers I need to help me handle life in the most harmonious ways.   I've referred a few friends and they've all agreed she's helped them in immeasurable ways! Also, her office is comfortable and parking super easy too! Go for it! Life's hard,  Dr. Roy gives you the tools to make it easier to handle. More...

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I have seen Dr. Roy for some time now, and find her to be an insightful, articulate and caring therapist. Her office is warm and inviting, and she makes me feel quite comfortable in discussing issues that, for the most part, are very private to me. I am not an open person, in general, yet she has me sharing thoughts and opinions on various aspects of life that affect me deeply. I am grateful for therapists like Rebecca Roy. The world is a better place because of her and the therapeutic work she does! More...

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I felt compelled to write a review here because I truly believe that Dr Roy's therapy is superb & has helped me immensely. I find Dr Roy has a straightforward & no nonsense approach. I prefer this. I feel Dr Roy gives active solutions and practical exercises in her Therapy. Dr Roy offers  you tasks & exercises to DO things to help you heal- instead of laboriously talking through things that don't really get you anywhere towards Healing! Proactive exercises is what I prefer from Dr Roy & the results are amazing!Ive found with other therapists, they drag things out and are very adept at head bobbing & listening endlessly with NO practical advise or exercises to help you along your therapy. I choose NOT to wallow in the mud & Muck & Dr Roy doesn't allow that! I also find Dr Roy VERY compassionate, caring & funny. She has a sense of humor that helps me laugh at myself !THANK YOU for all your wonderful Work Dr Roy! I feel that you helped me tremendously & I am eternally grateful!!!!!! More...

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I think Dr. Roy is an amazing therapist. Most importantly, I feel Dr. Roy is direct and empathetic. She is kind but she doesn't sugar coat. Isn't that how any therapist should be? I do not go to hear what I want to hear. I go to learn about myself and to learn tools to address the issues I have. That is exactly what Dr. Roy provides. I consider myself a self-aware person, but Dr. Roy has pointed out areas that truly affect my current state, that I had not found yet. And more importantly, she gives me tools to deal with them and ways to talk about them with my loved ones so they can understand and support me. She is smart, knows theory and application and is tender when required. I have grown and healed with her as I have been dealing with a lot of grief. I have had the exact opposite reaction to my sessions with her than that odd review by Sarah H. First, her accounting skills have been perfect and resulted in perfect claims processing. Money has not and never was an issue. She is also fairly priced in my experience with other therapists in this town. She is empathetic, well-versed in her profession, insightful, kind and clear. She listens and contributes very impactful points of view. I feel lucky to be a client of hers. More...

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I started seeing Rebecca during an extremely difficult time. I was struggling with moving on to a new chapter in life, and suffering from crippling anxiety that was severely reducing my ability to handle even the simplest of activities. Using her incredible wit, sense of humor and unparalleled empathy, Rebecca helped me get to a point where I am off all anxiety medication and am now able to make good, healthy choices for myself and the relationships I am in. I am so thankful for her and would highly recommend her. More...

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I have sought out Dr Roy as I was going through some job related stress that turned into a short term disability. In total, I have been under Dr. Roy's care for almost 3 months. I am grateful to Dr. Roy for supporting me through an emotionally difficult and ambiguous time. What I most appreciated about Dr. Roy is her compassionate but also practical no non sense approach. She coached me through both how to work through my strong emotions while also taking practical steps to overcome my job issues. Thanks to her support, I was able to find the courage to leave my demanding job that was no longer serving me and go out on my own and become self employed. More...

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This review is going to be more like a testimony. Is that okay? To get all personal in a yelp review?  I mean, these reviews are supposed to help yelpers, right? So, If this story resonates with you then maybe you will call Rebecca. And then I've helped you!  And if this does not strike a chord- and you are getting all judge-y about it, then good for you.  Pray tell-- Why are you looking up therapists again?Where was I? Right. So, this is my story. I'm not from LA originally. Like most Nouveau Agelinos, I moved here because I didn't want a "normal" job- no, I wanted a FULFILLING CAREER in the arts using my God-given talent-- writing. God, I loved writing. It was my outlet, my passion, my freedom, my children, and my identity.But- somewhere along the way, this talent of mine turned into a real torment. Hollywood hurts. And, yes, I knew there would be rejection. I'm hella smart- obvi!  So, of course I knew that there would be rejection. And listen, for the last ten years I was a tough little cookie about it...  but after a while the inner voices were getting louder. You know the ones- "You suck. This script sucks. You are a joke. Delete that before anyone reads it!" I started getting writers block.Like most writers, I am a sensitive person which is good for writing because I notice everything, I absorb interesting dialog that I overhear and can remember poignant moments in detail. I'm like a sponge. But that sensitivity also leaves me open and vulnerable. I am totally insecure underneath all the laughter, smiles and bravado you see. And yes, I AM secretly always afraid that nobody likes my writing because it's bad and that I'm a fricken joke and that I myself suck as an individual and that this is why I should just give up and move back home immediately and happily take that "normal" job working on my uncle's dairy farm. I could make cheese. I could. I love cheese!Then a few years ago, my agent dropped me. Suddenly I had no work.  Socializing got really hard. I dreaded any industry event because someone would always ask me "What show are you working on? or what are you doing now?" I was so embarrassed to admit that I was unemployed and the longer I stayed unemployed the harder it was to admit that. So I slowly stopped talking to industry friends. I hid from them if I saw them out someplace. Then I stopped talking to all my friends in general. I had nothing to say anyway. Soon, I stopped going out of my house. And eventually I stopped writing too. It was too hard. I was so sleepy all the time. My marriage started to fail. That was the catalyst for me to get some help. I did it out of desperation. He was all I had left... That's when I met Rebecca. And she told me I didn't have writers block. I had depression. Woah. Me? Yup. Me.Don't worry, Yelpers.  She's not a "take this pill" kind of therapist. Rebecca really is helping me fight all those inner voices that tell me I'm not good enough by doing the actual work. The dig deep into your childhood and figure out your bad programming, and all the uncomfortable mental work that fixes your shit forever.She is teaching me how to use the right tools to pull myself out of those heavy blue moments that make you want to just go back to sleep. She is not a head nodder or a cheering section- she's a real teacher. She shows you how to recognize an issue, then how to reach for the right tool to help you conquer it. It's not easy but it works. Over time.Rebecca is seriously skilled, and undeniably intuitive.  She has such great empathy for artists because she is an artist herself. She sees right past the bullshit and your coping mechanisms. I can't tell you how many aha! moments she's forced me to have. And the sessions when I think I have nothing to talk to her about-- those are the ones that blow my mind. She is also so genuine and raw with her thoughts-- which helps because sometimes you really need someone else to react to something that just happened to you-  so you can actually understand that- Yes! Yes you did just get abused! And yes! Yes, you are right to be angry and frustrated and afraid.  So you can stop replaying the event over and over and just accept that it happened, it wasn't your shit and you can just... let it go.For fellow artists- her "white board" work is awesome and really registers in the right side of the brain. Or is the left? Which one's the visual side? Whatevs! It's extremely helpful. Also, Rebecca gives me exercises for dealing with anxiety, relieving depression and managing stress that are always going to be invaluable from this point on.  It's baby steps but I do feel better. I deal better. I'm getting better. So if this feels familiar, call her. Make an appointment for one session, at least. It's a start. Again, baby steps. She really does help people. She changes lives and marriages and careers for the better. And...You're welcome. More...

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I've been seeing Dr. Rebecca for over 2 years and I'm so thankful I did. It's nerve wracking to even take the steps to find a therapist but the moment I stepped in her office I felt comfortable.  She's wise and can't help but want to see people grow. She's also effective which is the most important part. I've taken huge strides in my career that I don't think it would've ever happened as fast if it weren't for our sessions. I've always been a firm believer in therapy (not the venting to your friends therapy) and it makes me so happy that there are qualified, good therapists out there you can trust like Dr. Rebecca. More...

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I'm a relatively new patient suffering from PTSD.  I love Dr. Roy and in a short amount of time I'm already feeling progress.  I, too, have been to see many people over many, many years.  Some good.  Some not so good.  Dr. Roy is the best. She is a very warm person in comfortable and safe surroundings.  I recommend her highly. More...

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I just read a ridiculous, very unfavorable review from another Yelper, and I couldn't help but write one, as I am sure she must have confused Rebecca with another therapist.  Either that, or Cleopatra isn't the only queen of d'Nile.  LOL    I came to find Dr. Roy through several glowing referrals.  A couple of my close friends have seen her for years, as well as a highly respected acting coach I work with.  I finally decided to meet with her and was sold from the very first time.    I have seen her for awhile now, and Rebecca has always been exactly what I think a therapist should be.  She is professional, but I always get the feeling that she sincerely cares about me and my well-being, and most importantly, she makes me feel safe and secure in whatever I share.  She is generally fun and easygoing, but she definitely isn't afraid to get tough and straight forward when need be.  The last I checked, therapists NEED to be tough on you sometimes.  They need to ask us the hard questions and call us out on our BS.  That's how we grow.  That being said, she is very direct, and doesn't make you wait 20 appointments before she gets to the point like some therapists.    Her rates are incredibly reasonable.  Someone else close to me goes to another therapist, who doesn't even have her PhD, and runs her practice out of a cheap, older, somewhat rundown "professional" building, and she charges $40 MORE per session than Dr. Roy!!!  I think what Rebecca charges is MORE than reasonable.    I've worked with other therapists throughout the years, and now that I've found Rebecca, I honestly cannot imagine finding a better therapist. More...

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I have been with Rebecca for 4 years now. She is such a blessing! I started working with her early in my recovery and she has helped me in all parts of my life. She is there when I need her and is always flexible with my schedule. She truly saved my life and I couldn't be happier to call her my therapist and life guide. I really got lucky! More...

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I've seen several therapists over the past 5 years and Dr. Roy has by far been the most knowledgeable, supportive, and above all, invested in my well being.  You would assume it wouldn't be difficult to find a therapist in Los Angeles who is familiar with the struggles (and triumphs) of an entertainment industry professional, but in fact, it is.  That's why after my first few sessions with Dr. Roy, I knew she was vital to my growth and longevity in this industry.  Being a creative person herself, she fully understands the ups and downs of an artist's life and career, and is able to suggest effective coping methods from first hand experience.I am so thankful to have found Dr. Roy.  I'm excited to have her as a mentor and cheerleader on my creative journey for many , many more years. More...

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If you are looking for a therapist to truly help you work through your issues and come out the other side a better you, Dr. Rebecca Roy is the therapist for you.  Rebecca offers compassion and understanding while also being direct and to the point.  Her office is professional, comfortable and inviting much like her personality.  You will not leave a session the same as you came in.  If you are ready for change in your life, Dr. Rebecca Roy's office is where you should start. More...

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When we are born, we are handed a pair of empty emotional suitcases. As a complimentary service, for the next several years, family, friends, and strangers generously fill those suitcases with things.  And then, as the years go on, most people (unless you are a secure pod person, in which case you wouldn't be looking on yelp for reviews of an awesome therapist) go out and purchase more emotional suitcases and then, like marvelously damaged little lemmings, we fill them! FILL THEM TO CAPACITY!Then comes the one day when we think: "Oh sweet mother of God, there's more emo baggage in my life than there is LIFE in my life."This is a particularly vulnerable moment in your life. I remember it in mine. It was about five years ago, and I was a mess. I mean I was a hot. freaking. mess.Rebecca is exactly the kind of therapist the artist needs. The creative soul is at once sensitive and resilient. We need the reassurance of a strong voice to help us, but we also need that voice to be powerful and willing to tell us not what we want to hear but what we need to know in order to take command of our own lives so that we can move forward. There is no greater voice in this regard than Dr. Rebecca Roy. She is warm, inviting, compassionate and cares. Every single aspect of her office radiates an air of comfort that makes you feel safe and secure, and anyone who really wants to unpack those suitcases KNOWS how essential it is to feel secure while you delve into your own soul. The security goes even further than that, because then Rebecca smiles, and listens, and offers support and suddenly you feel, no matter the cloud on your shoulders even seconds before walking into her office ... that everything is going to be OK, and so are you. An artist herself, Rebecca knows how important it is to emerge a healthier you especially in this town and ESPECIALLY in this industry. The best thing about her is that she's ready to provide you the REAL help that you need, and if you're really ready to dig in and do the hard work necessary to grow as a human being, there is absolutely no limit whatsoever to how much you can accomplish. The best part? You'll walk away every session knowing that this was all work you did. Rebecca does not foster a codependent client/therapist relationship. She helps you free yourself from your emotional suitcases, and as you free yourself, you build confidence because you know that YOU did it. YOU. And she'll be proud of you for it. She'll also be proud of you when you go through those times when you are not proud of yourself. Dr. Rebecca Roy is the single greatest therapist on this good earth, in my estimation, and that is why I have been with her for 5 years. The hurting little girl who wrote to her five years ago is now an ever strengthening young woman who daily becomes more and more a force to be reckoned with. I'm proud of who I'm becoming. You will be too. So pick up the freaking phone already, and put more LIFE into your life. More...

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Rebecca is phenomenal. I've seen my share of therapists over the years, but invariably the therapeutic benefit wanes after a month or two. Some of these therapists seemed to tune out and lapse into passivity after the initial intake, while others jumped to conclusions that often weren't beneficial. Rebecca (now Dr. Roy) offers an approach that is a perfect blend of compassion, accountability, directness and humor. I never imagined that therapy could be so effective. More...

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