Meet Chloë Bean, LMFT — Somatic Trauma Therapist in Los Angeles
Trauma-informed therapy for anxious high achievers navigating burnout, toxic relationships, and nervous system overwhelm.
Meet Chloë Bean, LMFT — Somatic Trauma Therapist in Los Angeles
Hi, I’m Chloë Bean, LMFT, a somatic trauma therapist based in Los Angeles. I specialize in working with anxious high achievers, people pleasers, and trauma survivors who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode. My work integrates somatic, trauma-informed therapy to support nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and a more grounded, present way of living.
As a somatic trauma therapist in Los Angeles, I offer a warm, grounded approach that honors your resilience while creating space for real healing. My work integrates evidence-based, trauma-informed therapies including Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness-based therapy, Somatic Experiencing®, and EMDR for trauma processing. I am IFS Institute Trained and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in Training.
I work with high-achieving adults across tech, media, healthcare, and creative industries who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in survival mode. Many clients come from demanding professional environments, but you do not need a high-status job or a certain level of success to belong here. What matters is that you’re ready for support that is thoughtful, attuned, and grounded in nervous system care.
You May Be a Good Fit for Therapy With Me If You’re Feeling Overwhelmed or Burned Out
You may resonate with this work if you are a high-achieving adult who appears capable and composed on the outside, yet feels emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, or depleted on the inside. You may find yourself over-functioning in work, relationships, and caregiving roles while still questioning whether you are “too much” or never quite enough. Often, you are supporting everyone else and feel disconnected from your own needs.
You may be navigating the aftermath of a breakup, betrayal, or major identity shift that has left you feeling unsteady, unsure of who you are, or disconnected from what once felt familiar.
You may struggle to rest unless everything feels controlled or “perfect,” yet even then, your body remains tense and unable to fully exhale or relax.
You may feel disconnected from your body, your relationships, or your sense of purpose, noticing that old coping strategies no longer work but not yet trusting what comes next.
You may sense that you have outgrown survival-based patterns shaped by past stress or trauma, and are ready to explore a more regulated, grounded, and sustainable way of living through therapy. Many of the people I work with are navigating burnout and nervous system overwhelm.
Common Patterns in Burnout, Anxiety, and Trauma
Chronic people-pleasing and caretaking roles that lead to emotional exhaustion and burnout
Anxiety, panic attacks, and persistent self-doubt that keep your nervous system in a constant state of alert
Perfectionism and over-responsibility that leave you depleted, tense, and unable to fully rest
Difficulty setting boundaries without guilt, fear of conflict, or fear of letting others down
Feeling responsible for managing other people’s emotions while neglecting your own needs
These patterns are often rooted in earlier trauma and survival patterns shaped by long-term stress, attachment wounds, or emotionally unsafe environments.
For many clients, this also includes anxiety and nervous system activation that keeps the body in a constant state of vigilance.
Your History Might Include:
Childhood emotional neglect, inconsistent caregiving, or family systems where your needs were minimized
Growing up in environments shaped by trauma, addiction, mental illness, or chronic stress
Early experiences that required you to mature quickly, stay vigilant, or become “the responsible one”
Relationships where love felt conditional on performance, compliance, or emotional availability
Past experiences that taught your nervous system safety came from control, achievement, or caretaking
Current Struggles Often Involve:
Feeling disconnected from yourself, your body, or your sense of direction despite external success
Difficulty trusting others, relaxing into intimacy, or asking for support
Cycles of burnout, resentment, or withdrawal in work, relationships, or caregiving roles
Feeling stuck between wanting change and fearing what might happen if you stop over-functioning
A growing sense that your current coping strategies are no longer sustainable
Specialized Therapy for Highly Sensitive People
Somatic, trauma-informed therapy for highly sensitive adults who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or disconnected from themselves.
Highly sensitive adults often develop caretaking and people-pleasing patterns that once supported connection but now lead to exhaustion and loss of self.. I specialize in working with highly sensitive adults and teens who have spent much of their lives in caretaker roles across family systems, friendships, careers, and romantic relationships. Many of my clients are deeply empathetic, responsible, and capable, yet feel disconnected from their own needs after years of prioritizing others.
When external validation becomes the primary compass, your internal voice can grow quiet. In therapy, we work together to rebuild trust in your inner guidance, strengthen nervous system regulation, and create a more stable internal foundation rooted in self-compassion rather than performance.
Healing is not about rushing toward a finish line or forcing change through willpower. Recovery unfolds gradually, through attuned, body-aware work that honors your pace. Therapy becomes a process of returning to yourself, one step at a time.
This work often focuses on:
Strengthening Your Internal Foundation
• Re-parenting and inner child work to support emotional safety and self-trust
• Cultivating self-compassion and confidence in the healing process
• Developing mind-body awareness, clarity, and grounded presence
Moving Beyond Survival Patterns
• Processing trauma through gentle, somatic, and nervous system–informed approaches
• Learning to stay connected to others without abandoning yourself
• Creating sustainable patterns that honor sensitivity, limits, and capacity
Reclaiming a More Integrated Life
• Transitioning out of survival mode into embodied, present-day living
• Building relationships rooted in mutual respect and authenticity
• Trusting your own wisdom, boundaries, and worthiness
My Personal Connection to This Work
My path to becoming a somatic trauma therapist was shaped by my own experiences with anxiety and periods of feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from my body. While talk therapy helped me understand what I was going through, real change came when I began working with my nervous system—learning how to slow down, feel safer internally, and stay present with difficult emotions rather than pushing through them.
Outside of formal training, my understanding of the nervous system has also been shaped by years of body-based and creative practices. Yoga, long-distance running, and music taught me firsthand how important regulation, pacing, and self-expression are for healing. I also know what it’s like to believe you have to do everything alone…IFS/parts-based work helps those self-reliant parts feel seen with compassion rather than pressure.
This holistic, mind–body–spirit lens is the one I bring into my work with clients today. I’m honored to walk alongside people as they soften long-held survival patterns, build internal safety, and reconnect with who they are beneath pressure, performance, and overwhelm.
Ready to Come Home to Yourself?
You deserve healthy, authentic connection and intimacy, supported through trauma-informed, somatic therapy in Los Angeles.
It’s time to come home to yourself so you can engage with life from a place of steadiness rather than depletion. Therapy can help you move out of chronic stress and survival mode and into greater presence, self-compassion, and emotional balance.
If you are a high-achieving adult who feels exhausted from constantly pushing forward, you are not alone. I support clients in slowing down, reconnecting with themselves, and building sustainable patterns that support healing, stability, and long-term growth.
I am based in Los Angeles and work with clients throughout California through secure online somatic therapy sessions.
Credentials & Affiliations
Clinical Training
EMDR Basic Training Parts 1&2 - EMDRIA approved
Somatic ExperiencingPractitioner (SEP) 3 year Training (in progress) - Somatic Experiencing International
Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Level 1 — IFS Institute; plus 2 years of ongoing IFS consultation
Certified Eating Disorder Specialist(CEDS) trainings (in progress) with Robyn Caruso, LMFT, CEDS-S
Intuitive Eating Consultations with Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S
SomaticVoiceWork™ - Level 2
Clinical Experience
Maple Counseling Center (Beverly Hills)
Beverly Hills High School - Mental Health Counselor
Antioch Community Therapy Services - Founder of Mindful Self-Compassion Group
Lightfully Behavioral Health Treatment Center - Intensive Outpatient Program for Trauma
Remarkable Services Community Mental Health
Chloë Bean Therapy, Founder and CEO
Education
Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles
Bachelors of Music from Berklee College of Music, Boston
The Power of Awareness from University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and the Awareness Training Institute
Professional Affiliations
As Seen In National Publications
Chloë Bean, LMFT, is a somatic trauma therapist in Los Angeles specializing in nervous system regulation, high-functioning anxiety, burnout, and relationship trauma in high-achieving women. Her insights on trauma responses, emotional regulation, and modern relationship stressors have been featured in leading national publications.
Nervous System & Trauma
Forbes — What Is Ambient Stress? And How To Tackle It
Verywell Mind — “Functional Freeze” Is the Trauma Response That Can Look Like You’re Totally Fine
Real Simple — Even Therapists Feel Stress—Here Are 8 Habits They Avoid to Protect Their Mental Health
Bustle — The "Three Swallow" Test May Reveal How Stressed You Are
→ Learn more about Somatic Trauma Therapy in Los Angeles
High-Functioning Anxiety & Burnout
SELF — 3 Reasons You Spiral After Every Small Argument, According to Therapists
Real Simple — How the “Good Enough” Mindset Can Help You Stop Overthinking Everything, According to Therapists
Good Housekeeping — 12 Surprisingly Fun Hobbies That Will Boost Your Confidence
MSN — The Surprising Impact AI Could Have on Your Mental Health
→ Take the Burnout & Nervous System Quiz
Relationships & Attachment
HuffPost — This Controversial Communication Trend Might Be Silently Killing Your Relationship
New York Post — Women are dumping dates over a viral 'celebrity crush test'
She Knows — Why Letting Go of Your Ego Might Be the Best Way to Improve Your Relationships
Toronto Sun — What I Learned When I Took Alcohol Out of Dating
→ Learn more about High-Functioning Codependency in Women
→ Explore Therapy for Toxic Relationships & Narcissistic Abuse
Podcasts Appearances
What Your Therapist Thinks — Am I Just “Nice,” Or Am I a People Pleaser? Signs You’re People Pleasing
The Great Connect — End Holiday Overwhelm: Boundaries, Self-Care, & Realistic Expectations