Therapy for Young Adults
Therapy for Young Adults in Los Angeles. Support for anxiety, depression, identity, burnout, relationships, motivation, and the pressure of trying to find your footing.
The Young Adult Years are Filled with Uncertainty
This stage of life often carries enormous pressure. There may be expectations around school, work, independence, relationships, identity, and building a future, all while trying to appear okay on the surface.
For many young adults, what others see as procrastination, indecision, avoidance, low motivation, or anxiety is part of a much more complex internal experience. They may feel overwhelmed, behind, disconnected from themselves, unsure of what they want, or quietly exhausted from trying to hold everything together.
At Kincove, we work with young adults in a way that honors both the complexity of this developmental stage and the individuality of each person. Our goal is not simply to reduce symptoms, but to help clients better understand themselves, strengthen emotional regulation, and move toward greater clarity, confidence, and connection.
We Work With
Anxiety and chronic overthinking
Depression, low mood, or disconnection
Burnout and emotional exhaustion
ADHD and executive functioning challenges
Identity and self-esteem concerns
Life transitions
Relationship difficulties
Perfectionism and high self-criticism
Low motivation or feeling stuck
Family stress and dependence/independence tension
What Brings Young Adults to Kincove?
You may be here because life feels heavier, more confusing, or harder to navigate than it looks from the outside. You may be functioning, even achieving, while privately feeling anxious, stuck, lost, disconnected, or unsure of how to move forward.
We work with young adults whose struggles can show up in very different ways. Some feel visibly overwhelmed. Others appear high-functioning while quietly carrying a great deal internally. Many are trying to manage the emotional, relational, and practical demands of adulthood without yet feeling grounded in themselves.
Young adults who live with a constant undercurrent of anxiety
They may overthink everything, feel pressure to make the “right” choices, struggle to relax, or move through life with a persistent sense of tension and self-doubt.
Young adults who feel stuck, behind, or unsure of their direction
They may be struggling with motivation, indecision, procrastination, or the unsettling feeling that everyone else seems to know how to move forward more easily.
Young adults who are carrying more than they show
From the outside, they may look competent and capable. Internally, they may feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or unsure how much longer they can keep pushing through.
Young adults who are relentlessly hard on themselves
They may tie their worth to productivity, appearance, achievement, or how they are perceived by others, while privately feeling inadequate, ashamed, or never quite enough.
Young adults who are trying to understand who they are
Questions about identity, belonging, purpose, self-esteem, and how they want to live can feel especially charged during this stage of life.
Young adults who feel overwhelmed by transitions and expectations
Changes in school, work, relationships, independence, or future planning can bring up anxiety, grief, avoidance, confusion, or a painful sense of instability.
Young adults who are struggling in relationships
They may feel caught in patterns of people-pleasing, conflict, avoidance, loneliness, insecurity, or difficulty communicating what they need.
Young adults whose behavior is being misunderstood
What looks like laziness, inconsistency, avoidance, or lack of discipline may actually reflect anxiety, burnout, discouragement, executive functioning challenges, or deeper emotional strain.
Young adults who feel emotionally flooded or shut down
Some experience intense feelings that are hard to regulate. Others feel numb, flat, disconnected, or unsure how to access what they are really feeling.
Young adults who want more but do not know how to get there
They may sense that something needs to shift, even if they cannot yet name exactly what it is.