Ilana Bar-Din Giannini MSW, LCSW

11/27/2024

In January, my PTSD support group for women will have an opening. This is a small, ongoing, intimate space for a few good women. We meet in my Westwood office on Wednesdays from 10:30 to noon. Please reach out if you think this is right for you or your patients.

07/16/2024

A space has opened in my Wednesday morning support/process group for women struggling with trauma and PTSD. We meet 10:30 to noon in my Westwood office. Please reach out if this would be helpful to you or your patients.

03/22/2024

Seeking an ASW for supervision who is interested in developing clinical skills in the practice of psychotherapy through an object relations perspective. Please feel free to repost where appropriate.

02/17/2024

I am seeking women experiencing menopause or peri menopause for a support/process group to be held in person at my Westwood office. If interested, please reach out to me at ilana.giannini.therapy@gmail.com.

02/02/2024

There is an opening in my Wednesday morning women’s trauma group, now in person! If you are a survivor and struggle with PTSD please reach out!

08/02/2023

In September I will be moving my women's trauma group to my Westwood office for weekly in-person sessions. I have two openings at present. The cost is $60/session, but I am open to sliding scale. Pts much have individual therapists in place. I will meet with prospective pts to determine their readiness and fit without charge.

09/29/2022

Next month will mark five years since the publishing of findings from an investigation into the r**e, sexual assault, and abuses perpetrated by producer Harvey Weinstein. Since then, a community of survivors and advocates within the screen industries have worked to seek justice, accountability, and a dismantling of the systems that allowed the behavior of Weinstein and others to go unchecked.

Women in Film is seeking opinions, input, and stories from entertainment industry workers about culture change in Hollywood that has taken place since the movement came to prominence within our industry. Your stories could be used to show a picture of how Hollywood has changed, and what work is left to be done.

If you are interested in participating, they have launched a survey for you to anonymously contribute.

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07/25/2022

Victory lap.

Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” with Brandi Carlile Live at Newport Folk Festival, July 24, 2022

07/11/2022

07/08/2022

The American Psychoanalytic Association opposes sanctions that deprive a person of control over their own bodies. In overturning Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court seriously interferes with the right of American citizens to this control.

Like other citizens, our organization's members hold a range of individual opinions about abortion. However, as psychoanalysts, we strive to approach the conflict arising from differing opinions with a spirit of curiosity and without prejudice to any sides other than that of human dignity and healthy psychological development.

Research and clinical experience demonstrate that personal autonomy is an essential attainment of human development. Autonomy is the ability of individuals to make decisions about their own lives free of coercion or interference. Autonomy begins with the child toddling away from caregivers and culminates in the confidence to rely on one's own abilities throughout life. Failure to achieve autonomy results in crippling self-doubt and shame. Legal sanctions which deprive people of control over their bodies and choices undermine autonomy and cause profound problems in life and health in much the same way as do war, disaster, and disease.

In conclusion, the American Psychoanalytic Association supports the right of people to make decisions regarding their own bodies and opposes the ruling of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Interfering with the right to autonomy will have devastating effects on all human beings -- effects which will ripple out to undermine the lives of families, communities, the nation, and the world.