Portrait of Paul Backlund

Clinical Team

Paul Backlund, AMFT

Primary Therapist

Leadership

About Paul

A second-generation St. Thomian from the Virgin Islands, Paul was raised in a rich, multicultural community that instilled a deep appreciation for diversity and connection. He believes therapy is not about fixing problems but understanding our relationship to them. Through a collaborative, compassionate approach, he helps clients challenge limiting patterns. He has experience with the LGBTQ+ community, trans youth, adults 18+, couples, and families.

Practice

Areas of Focus

  • LGBTQIA+ affirming care
  • Adults 18+
  • Couples and family therapy

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Paul’s clinical work connects to the communities and care pages below.

LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care

Paul’s experience with this community, directly.

LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care

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Adults 18+

His work with this specific population.

Adults 18+

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Our Space

A Space Built Around You

Our Woodland Hills, California center is built for outpatient care: private space for individual sessions, room for group work, and natural light. You come in for treatment and go home at the end of each day, in a space designed to feel calm and clinical.

  1. Launch To Wellness lobby with an orange sofa, lounge chairs, artwork, interior windows, and warm wood flooring.
    Welcome Area 01 A comfortable central space for arriving, waiting, and transitioning between sessions.
  2. Open group area with a large round table, chairs, lounge seating, and the reception desk beyond.
    Group Space 02 Room for structured group work, conversation, and shared clinical programming.
  3. Wide view across the Launch To Wellness common area with lounge seating, reception, artwork, plants, and treatment-room doors.
    Common Area 03 Open sightlines connect the shared spaces while individual rooms remain clearly defined.
  4. Bright interior corridor lined with private office and session-room doors and large interior windows.
    Private Rooms 04 Dedicated rooms support private conversations and individual clinical sessions.
  5. Launch To Wellness reception desk with the center logo, indoor plants, framed artwork, and the lounge beyond.
    Front Desk 05 A clear point of arrival connects visitors with the team and the rest of the center.
  6. Exterior of the brick office building at 20350 Ventura Boulevard that houses the Launch To Wellness Woodland Hills center.
    Woodland Hills 06 The outpatient center is located in Woodland Hills, California.

Launch To Wellness · Woodland Hills

Welcome Area

A comfortable central space for arriving, waiting, and transitioning between sessions.

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