Kindman & Company

Kindman & Company Kindman & Co. is a relational psychotherapy practice located in Highland Park. We're real, messy, humans, first. and are LGBTQIA+ affirming.

is a group of skilled, compassionate psychotherapists in Highland Park. We specialize in helping people deepen & improve relationships, heal trauma, manage big feelings like anxiety & distress, and cultivate purpose & joy. We provide social justice-informed, feminist therapy to the diverse folx of L.A. As relational therapists, we are transparent about who we are, our values, & what we stand for.

We offer individual therapy, relationship & couples therapy, and group therapy. We work with poly, kink, creative relationship structures, blended families, & families-of-choice. Let us help you better understand your distress and build tools to get the support and connection that we all need!

08/10/2026

Making friends as an adult is hard.

Finding spaces where you can be honest about what's actually going on? Even harder.

Guys Night was created because meaningful connection shouldn't be this difficult to find.

Whether you're navigating relationships, work stress, loneliness, identity, family dynamics, or simply looking for a place where you don't have to pretend you've got it all figured out, Guys Night offers a therapist-facilitated space to show up as yourself.

This isn't about having all the answers.

It's about having conversations that matter with people who are willing to have them, too.

Our Guys Night groups meet every other week, creating space to build real connection over time.

Current groups:
• Thursdays: Adult cohort, starting mid-August (a few spots still available!)
• Fridays: Adult cohort

If you've been looking for deeper connection, this might be the place you've been hoping existed.

Visit the link in our bio to learn more and reserve your spot. 💛

08/07/2026

For many people, freezing isn't a choice. It's a nervous system response.

When your brain perceives conflict as a threat, it can activate your survival response. While many people have heard of "fight or flight," our nervous systems have other ways of trying to protect us too, including freeze.

If, earlier in life, speaking up led to punishment, rejection, ridicule, or emotional withdrawal, your nervous system may have learned that staying quiet was the safest option. That response can continue into adulthood, even in relationships where you genuinely want to speak up.

The important thing to know is this:

A freeze response isn't a character flaw. It's an adaptation.

So what can you do?

• Start noticing when you freeze. Is it around conflict, authority figures, or specific people? Awareness helps you recognize patterns instead of blaming yourself.

• Pay attention to your body. Freezing often shows up physically before you notice it mentally: a tight chest, shallow breathing, feeling numb, your mind going blank, or suddenly feeling very small.

• Give yourself permission to pause. You don't have to force yourself to respond immediately. It's okay to say, "I need a few minutes to think," or "Can we come back to this conversation?"

• Practice using your voice when the stakes are low. Your nervous system learns through experience. Small moments of speaking honestly can gradually build a greater sense of safety.

• If this pattern feels deeply rooted, therapy can help you understand where it came from and gently create new experiences of safety in relationships.

Your nervous system isn't trying to make your life harder.

It's trying to protect you in the ways it learned a long time ago.

And the beautiful thing about the nervous system is that it can learn something new.

08/03/2026

Sometimes, the people around us aren't capable of meeting our needs, respecting our boundaries, or celebrating who we are. And over time, it's easy to start believing you're the problem.

The right relationships don't require you to shrink to fit.

They make room for your full humanity.

If you've been carrying the belief that you're "too much," therapy can be a place to unpack where that story came from, and whether it was ever really yours to begin with.

💛 Have you ever felt like you had to make yourself smaller to keep the peace?

07/29/2026

One of the biggest myths out there is that everyone else somehow knows what they're doing.

They don't.

As therapists, we can confidently tell you that behind the polished social media feeds, successful careers, happy relationships, and seemingly put-together lives are real humans trying their best, making mistakes, questioning themselves, and figuring things out as they go.

The goal isn't to have it all figured out.

The goal is to build enough self-trust to keep showing up anyway.

Your "procrastination" isn't a character flaw. It might be your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do.We've...
07/27/2026

Your "procrastination" isn't a character flaw. It might be your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do.

We've been sold this idea that the solution is to optimize harder, push through, do more. But what if the resistance is actually information?

The question shifts from "why can't I just do it?" to "what does this part of me actually need right now?"

You are not broken. You adapted. There's a difference, and it matters.

We're Kindman & Co., a relational therapy practice in LA for people who are done being told they just need to "try harder." If this resonates, our team would love to meet you. Link in bio.

07/23/2026

A lot of us learned to soften our pain before anyone else had the chance to.

"It wasn't that bad."
"Other people have it worse."
"But it's fine."

Sometimes those words helped us get through difficult situations.

But they can also make it harder to acknowledge a simple truth: What happened hurt.

And sometimes the hardest part isn't talking about what happened. It's allowing yourself to admit that it affected you.

You don't have to convince anyone that your pain was "bad enough" to deserve care.

If this resonates, therapy can be a place to explore your experiences with curiosity, compassion, and support.

Learn more about working with our team at the link in bio. 🤍

Hot take: the wellness industry is failing us. And it's not just because you're doing it wrong.We've been handed face ma...
07/22/2026

Hot take: the wellness industry is failing us. And it's not just because you're doing it wrong.

We've been handed face masks and gratitude journals and told that healing is a solo project. But burnout doesn't come from not meditating enough. It comes from living inside systems that run on exploitation, disconnection, and the myth that you should be able to fix yourself in isolation.

We're not here to hand you a checklist. We're here to sit in the mess with you and help you figure out what you actually need.

And tell us: what's one thing wellness culture has told you that never actually worked?

07/20/2026

Your mental health isn't separate from your family, your relationships, your community, your culture, or the world around you.

It never has been.

That's why we believe therapy should make room for all of it.

If you're looking for support that considers the whole picture, we're here to help. Click the link in our bio to learn more about working with our team.

We talk a lot about rest. About not grinding yourself into dust. About how connection and community are not luxuries. Th...
07/16/2026

We talk a lot about rest. About not grinding yourself into dust. About how connection and community are not luxuries. They're necessities.

So we try to actually live that.

From July 20-26, Kindman & Co. is closed for our mid-year practice closure and team retreat. We'll be resting, being weird together, and doing the things that remind us why this work matters in the first place.

We'll be back July 27, recharged and ready. In the meantime, take care of yourselves and each other.

Address

109 North Avenue 56, Suite B
Los Angeles, CA
90042

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12137938223

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