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NEST is a clinical practice that offers private therapy, group therapy, professional mentorship and training. All of our clinicians are LGBTQIA+, non-monogamy informed, harm reduction-allied practitioners. Work with one of our therapists to help navigate the experiences of trauma, create healthier relationships with substances, increase emotional resilience and improve your overall quality of life.
Accessible Affordable Care for All
NEST is committed to providing accessible affordable care. Many of our clinicians accept insurance, provide super bills, and offer sliding scale to clients experiencing economic hardship. Prior to services, NEST will provide a “good faith” estimate to help you budget for your care. Our clinical rates range from $125 - 250/hr depending on clinician and specialty.
Psychotherapy
NEST has a diverse group practice of therapists who specialize in trauma-informed therapy, anxiety management, compassion fatigue, professional burnout, mindfulness-based therapy, and the integration of non-ordinary states. We are committed to providing high-quality, compassionate support to anyone in need.
NEST offers virtual psychotherapy to adults, teens, families and couples located in California. Some clinicians also offer “walk-and-talk” therapy in the Los Angeles area. Several of our clinicians are in-network with Aetna and Optum Insurance, and we are able to provide superbills for all clients who want to submit for insurance reimbursement
50 minute telehealth sessions range from $125 – $250 depending on clinician.
Process Groups
NEST therapists also provide group psychotherapy, supporting diverse populations with critical skills and processing, including emotional process groups for young adults 18 – 24 and professionals and first responders on the frontlines of secondary trauma. Process groups can be a great way for individuals who are seeking supportive community and learn new coping skills to deal with a variety of stressors at an affordable cost.
NEST provides community groups that specialize in the integration of non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC) virtually and in-person in Los Angeles, CA to support individuals who are committed to integrating non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
NEST offers a breakthrough therapeutic modality called Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with prescribers we refer to based on the client’s needs.
KAP is a holistic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help clients experience more frequent breakthroughs and sustained improvement in symptoms.
NEST provides the psychotherapy portion of the experience while we partner with medical prescribers to support all the medical aspects.
NEST provides both virtual and in-home services for our KAP clients
“Learning to love and be kind to ourselves is a lifelong journey.”
— Brené Brown
Who we are
Erica Siegal, LCSW
CEO & Founder
Erica Siegal, LCSW (CA 86622) is a psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist, community organizer and harm reduction advocate.
Erica has spent the past 20 years exploring diverse ways to create impactful, connective experiences while increasing community safety and wellness.
She combines a decade of mental health direct services work with a B.A in Hospitality Administration from Cornell University and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern California, to create a unique, trauma-focused, compassionate care model that fosters empathy, understanding and sustainability in both her clinical work and community consulting.
Erica worked as a Psychedelic-Assisted psychotherapy researcher from 2014-2019 and has spent over a decade providing harm reduction education, outreach and crisis response services at events worldwide, including Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle, Desert Daze, Envision Festival, and Summit Series.
In 2019, she founded NEST Harm Reduction & Consulting, to provide compassionate, trauma-informed services to individuals, groups and organizations.
Erica provides both individual & couples virtual psychotherapy and community/event consulting services. She worked as a psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy research from 2014-2019 and offers both virtual and in-home ketamine-assisted psychotherapy services.
Erica accepts Aetna, Anthem, Optum, Oscar, Oxford, and United Healthcare Health Insurance.
Meet Our Clinical Team
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Setareh Vatan, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Setareh (she/they) specializes in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic preparation and integration, substance use disorders, and trauma-related difficulties. She works in the service of the psyche to bring unconscious material to the conscious to facilitate sustainable transformation, doing so through a blend of modalities, including Jungian, psychodynamic, and IFS. She provides psychedelic integration to support the process of understanding and integrating experiences induced from non-ordinary states of consciousness into your daily life, and offers Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.
Setareh provides telehealth psychotherapy and virtual ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) in California and Colorado. She also offers in-home KAP in West Los Angeles.
Individual Psychotherapy: $200
Couples/Family: $250
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: starting at $400
Out-of-network superbills available for insurance reimbursement.
CA LMFT 140813, CA LPCC 14719, CO LPC21425
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Zaakirah Daniels, MSW, LCSW
Zaakirah (she/her) coaches women to reclaim their agency during life transitions. The foundation of her therapeutic approach is her belief that when we each build a life worth living, we’re doing our part to get closer to the world we want to be living in. Clients regularly seek her expertise to undo urgency, release guilt, and remember who they are (and who they still can be) as they structure their lives to honor and celebrate their full selves. Zaakirah utilizes a combination of Problem-Solving Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) tailored to her client’s goals to cultivate self-trust and live more fully after traumatic experiences.
Zaakirah provides telehealth psychotherapy in California.
Individual Psychotherapy: $200
Family Therapy: $250
EMDR: $300
In Network with Aetna, Cigna, Optum & United Healthcare.
Out-Of-Network superbills available while awaiting Anthem and Oxford credentialing
CA LCSW 122377
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Tara Rodriquez, MSW, ASW
Tara (she/her) is an Associate Clinical Social Worker who graduated from the Mental Health and Substance Use track at The Ohio State University. She is also a Certified Trauma Professional (CTP) and has trained in somatic methods (Hakomi, Somatic Experiencing), Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, and Integrated Harm Reduction Psychotherapy. Areas of focus are substance use disorders, harm reduction, psychedelics, and trauma.
Tara provides telehealth psychotherapy and virtual ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in California.
Individual Psychotherapy: $125
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: starting at $350
In Network with Aetna, Optum & United Healthcare
CA ASW 113549
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Olivia Moses, MSW, ASW
Olivia (she/her) is an Associate Clinical Social Worker. Her goal is to support you re-discover yourself by getting in touch with the most human parts of yourself that we lose touch with in today’s fast paced society. The clients she loves to work with are those with anxiety, depression, ADHD, complex trauma, and addiction. She has experience working with all age groups, especially children and adolescents. She also works with those who are in need of spiritual guidance on their journey and need help making sense of existential questions or crises.
Olivia provides telehealth psychotherapy in California.
Individual Psychotherapy: $150
Couples/Family: $200
In Network with Aetna, Optum & United Healthcare
CA ASW 104786
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Andrew Amick, MA Registered Associate MFT
Andrew (he/him) is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in anxiety, depression, identity, sexuality, self-esteem, substance use, and professional burnout, with a focus on LGBTQIA+ millennials, teens and young adults.
Andrew provides telehealth psychotherapy in California.
Individual Psychotherapy: $150
Couples/Family: $200
In Network with Aetna, Optum & United Healthcare
CA AMFT 121201
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Zachary Melmet, MA, Registered Associate MFT
Zach Melmet (he/him) is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Zach loves to work with clients motivated towards achieving goals and creating change in their life, no matter how big or small. Zach believes that through self-exploration, things that were once viewed as a weakness can be turned into strengths. Zach graduated from Pacifica Graduate Institute with a Masters in Counseling Psychology. Zach likes to be involved in harm reduction services at music festivals in his free time. Zach is familiar with alternative lifestyles and non-monogamous relationships.
Zach providers telehealth psychotherapy in California.
Individual Psychotherapy: $150
Couples/Family: $200
In Network with Aetna, Optum & United Healthcare
CA AMFT 130866
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Sarah Beaver, MA, AMFT, Executive Assistant
Sarah (she/her) is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who aims to create a nonjudgemental, safe space for you to explore your life experiences, challenges, and goals. Sarah graduated from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and her training included work at the LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy Center at Airport Marina Counseling Service.Her approach is warm and encouraging, and she primarily works from a psychodynamic perspective. Her ares of focus are as anxiety, grief, life transitions, and identity.
Sarah provides telehealth psychotherapy in California.
Individual Psychotherapy: $125
Couples/Family: $150
In Network with Aetna, Optum & United Healthcare
CA AMFT 144856
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Heidi J Garrett, MSW Student Intern
Heidi (she/her) is currently an MSW student intern. She provides a warm, heart centered, client focused approach to therapy. She is trained in trauma informed care, psychedelic assisted therapies, and has a background in harm reduction. She enjoys assisting clients with mindfulness techniques and self reflection tools who are seeking support with religious trauma, psychedelic harm, anxiety, existential crisis, as well as psychedelic preparation and integration.
Heidi provides Telehealth psychotherapy in California.
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Harm Reduction & Psychedelics
Humans have used psychedelic plants and altered states of consciousness for thousands of years for a variety of reasons; helping someone find their path, healing past traumatic experiences, growth and reflection. We acknowledge that Indigenous rituals, medicines and cultural ceremonies have existed long before the study and practice of psychology and our current government regulations. We believe in an individual’s right to cognitive liberty.
We also acknowledge that engaging in illegal behavior and using mind altering substances comes with its inherent risks and societal harms. Although medical research is progressing and decriminalization is slowly gaining speed, we acknowledge that people will engage with these powerful medicines regardless of the legal barriers that are currently restricting access.
Therefore, NEST is committed to providing support to people who choose to use psychedelics and other substances at their own discretion. NEST provides psychedelic integration services, a place to process, discuss and integrate altered states of consciousness.
Frequently Asked Questions
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All of our services are offered virtually and we do not currently have office space. Depending on your needs, we do offer in-home services for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy patients in the greater Los Angeles area.
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Yes! Several of our clinicians offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotheraoy (KAP) through Journey Clinical & Dr. Wesley Ryan, MD. If you’re interested in KAP, let us know and we would be happy to assist in getting you evaluated to see if KAP is right for you.
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Spiritual experiences, extreme altered states of consciousness and psychedelics all have the potential to provide profound insight into the human experience. Whether intentional or not, these experiences can have lasting effects on the person and the way they experience the world. NEST’s providers are all well-informed, psychedelic-friendly practitioners who will help to discuss, process and integrate your experience.
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Our sessions are 50 minutes long and are conducted on a HIPAA-compliant video conferencing service through TheraNest. You’ll need a good internet connection and a quiet place where you feel comfortable to speak freely about the things happening in your life.
We’re a person-centered psychotherapy practice, so we try our best to tailor our sessions to your specific needs and goals. During the first few sessions, you’ll be asked a series of intake and assessment questions that will help us get to know you better and help to determine what therapy will look like for you.
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Telehealth is an effective way to engage in psychotherapy. Some clients actually prefer to engage in therapy from the comfort of their own home.
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Currently we are not in-network with any insurance companies. We do provide the necessary paperwork for you to submit for reimbursement if your insurance company allows for out of network providers.
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Yes! We can provide a superbill to you that you will supply to your insurance company for benefit reimbursement.
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We can only see psychotherapy clients in California and Colorado. NEST does provide public trainings, peer support and workshops that are open to everyone, anywhere.