About mother nurture therapy group
Here for the seasons that change everything.
Individual & Couples Therapy in Los Angeles
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Online Across California
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Individual & Couples Therapy in Los Angeles • Online Across California •
Why Work With Us
Gentle care for profound change
Mother Nurture Therapy Group was built around the simple belief that the seasons of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting deserve more than general support. They deserve depth, expertise, and care that goes all the way to the roots. Our therapy is tailored to where you actually are. We help women and couples make sense of the past, heal what’s keeping them stuck, and build a more grounded life for themselves and the people they love.
Clients describe our therapists as empathetic & insightful, warm & direct.
Our work is relational, collaborative, and deeply human. We believe the relationship between you and your therapist is what makes therapy actually work. We show up as our authentic selves, bringing depth, insight, humor, and a gentle willingness to challenge you when needed. Grounded in trauma-informed, psychodynamic, and attachment-based approaches, we explore how early experiences shape current patterns while giving you practical tools you can use right away. Real change is possible. We're here to help you get there.
Meet our Team
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Yael Sherne
Founder & Clinical Director,
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist -
Chloe Guhlstorf
Associate Marriage &
Family Therapist -
Sarah Bederman
Associate Marriage &
Family Therapist -
Dayne Floutin
Care Coordinator
What Makes Us Different
Perinatal & parenting expertise: We specialize in the seasons where old patterns tend to surface the loudest: fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood. And we bring that same depth to every life stage we work with.
Attachment-based & trauma-informed: We know that current struggles can often be traced to earlier relational wounds, and that healing them is what creates lasting change. With warmth and individualized care, we meet you where you are and work with you toward where you want to be.
Generational healing: We believe healing happens across generations. We help you change the cycles, build secure attachments, and set a new foundation for yourself and the people you love.
Relational focus: Whether working with individuals or couples, our approach centers relationships—with yourself, your partner, and your child—and how those connections shape your sense of self, your mental health, and your capacity to grow.
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Trauma & EMDR
Heal what’s stuck at the roots
Specialized trauma care including EMDR for birth trauma, medical trauma, attachment wounds, and persistent triggers. We help you feel safer in your body and more present in the life you're building.
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Couples
Repair the hurt & renew closeness that lasts
Support for couples who want to understand the patterns beneath the conflict, repair the hurt, and find their way back to each other.
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss
Process grief while building resilience & hope
Compassionate support for miscarriage, termination for medical reasons (TFMR), recurrent loss, and fertility journeys (IVF/IUI, donor, surrogacy).
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Pregnancy & Postpartum
Feel held through the season that changes everything
Specialized care for postpartum depression and anxiety, intrusive thoughts (postpartum OCD), pregnancy after loss (PAL), identity shifts, and planning for birth and the fourth trimester.
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Parenting & Co-Parenting
Learn intentional tools for the early years and beyond
Support for parents navigating the early years, breaking generational cycles, and learning to show up the way they want to — together or separately.
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Support Groups
Carry the hardest seasons together
Small, therapist-led groups for women navigating postpartum, infertility, and pregnancy loss. The clinical depth of therapy, held in community with people who understand.
GETTING STARTED
Schedule a free call
Share what’s going on and your goals for therapy. Our Care Coordinator will thoughtfully match you with the right therapist, schedule your first session, and set up your secure client portal.
Begin care
In your first session, you’ll share your story, why you’re here, and what you hope will feel different. Together, we’ll start building a path forward.
Heal at the roots
You’ll get practical tools to use right away while we begin connecting the dots from your past to integrate lasting change. Steadiness, connection, and trust in yourself start becoming your new normal.
Prefer in-person or online?
See us in Hermosa Beach, West Los Angeles, or Beverly Hills, or meet via secure telehealth across California.
