A Clinical Partnership, Not a Transaction
The Short Answer
Therapists, case managers, attorneys, and hospitals across the San Fernando Valley regularly need a trusted outpatient partner for clients who need a level of care beyond weekly therapy.
We take that relationship seriously, treating every client connected to us with the same standard of care we’d want for our own family, and staying in direct communication with you throughout their treatment.
In Step, In Contact
Direct communication, start to finishRegular updates back to the professional who referred
Who We Partner With
Who We Partner With
Whatever your role, we make the handoff simple — and keep you informed throughout your client’s care.

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Attorneys
Treatment coordination for clients in the legal system, including mental health diversion.


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Hospitals
Discharge planning coordination so outpatient care starts promptly, not weeks later.

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Therapists
A trusted outpatient level of care when a client needs more than weekly sessions can provide.
Start the Conversation
Connect With Our Outreach Team
Tell us a little about your situation. A member of our outreach team will follow up directly, usually within one business day.
You’re Not Separate From This
Support for the People Who Love You
Recovery doesn’t happen in isolation from the people someone goes home to.
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Family Support Program
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Family Support Program
Structured involvement for the people who love you, not just the person in treatment.
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Supporting a Loved One in Treatment
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Supporting a Loved One in Treatment
Practical guidance for family members navigating someone else’s treatment process.
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How Substance Use Disorders Affect Families
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How Substance Use Disorders Affect Families
How substance use affects the whole family system, not just the person using.
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CRAFT vs. Tough Love
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CRAFT vs. Tough Love
Two very different approaches to supporting someone, and why one holds up better than the other.
Our approach
What Makes Our Approach Different
If you are comparing outpatient treatment centers in Los Angeles, you have already seen the same three phrases on every site: compassionate staff, evidence-based care, individualized attention. All of it is usually true, and none of it helps you choose.
Here is what distinguishes Launch To Wellness, an outpatient mental health and substance use treatment center in Woodland Hills serving the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles, described specifically enough that you can ask us about any of it before you decide.
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Co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions are addressed in one treatment plan by one team. You will not be told your depression is out of scope, or that you need to get sober first before anyone will treat your trauma. Both are worked on from day one.
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Your therapist, psychiatric provider, and case manager work in the same Woodland Hills building and stay in the same conversation about your care. Clinical staff meet regularly to review each client’s progress, so your plan changes when your situation changes rather than six weeks later.
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We do not run everyone through the same sequence of worksheets. Your treatment plan is built from your clinical assessment, your history, your goals, and what has already failed you. Two people in the same program on the same day are often working on very different things.
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Outpatient treatment means you practice what you learn where it actually matters, which is at home, at work, and with your family. Skills are tested against real life every evening and reviewed the next day. For many adults that is not a compromise, it is the more durable path.
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Recovery rarely happens in isolation, and families often need support of their own. Family education and involvement are offered as part of the treatment plan, with your consent and on your terms.
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For adults whose depression has not responded to medication, transcranial magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive, FDA-cleared option for treatment-resistant depression. Having TMS therapy available in house means we can change course without sending you somewhere else.
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Your progress is tracked with validated clinical assessments at regular intervals, not only by how you describe your week. When the measures stop moving, your treatment plan changes.
How admissions works at Launch To Wellness
Our Admissions Process
Admissions here doesn’t start with paperwork or a decision you have to commit to on the spot. It starts with a real conversation, and everything after that unfolds one confirmed step at a time.
Meet Our Leadership
The Team Behind the Care
Our leadership stays closely connected to the care clients receive, guiding clinical quality, day-to-day operations, and the experience of every person who walks through our doors.
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Larisa Krichevsky
CEO and Founder
MSW
Kyna Sternlight
Director of Operations
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Desiree Golbahar
Clinical Director
LMFT
Annie-Claire Lowen
Co-Clinical Director
Meet the clinicians, case managers, and support professionals who carry this standard of care into every client experience.
Meet the Full TeamOur 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.
Get Started
You Don’t Have To Figure This Out Alone
One call is enough to get real answers, not a sales pitch. Whether you’re ready to schedule a clinical assessment or you just have questions, we’re here.
Find Your Starting Point
Go Straight To What Applies To You
Attorney, case manager, hospital, or therapist, each role has a page built around the questions that role actually asks. And if credibility is the first thing you need to confirm before anything else, that’s here too.
For Attorneys
Coordination for clients in the legal system.
For Case Managers
Ongoing communication and coordination.
For Hospitals
Discharge planning coordination.
For Therapists
If your client’s existing therapy needs to continue alongside our care.
Meet Lana Mitsevich
Our Director of Clinical Outreach.
Accreditation & Licensing
Verify our credentials independently.
Get Started
You Don’t Have To Figure This Out Alone.
One call is enough to get real answers, not a sales pitch. Whether you’re ready to schedule a clinical assessment or you just have questions, we’re here.
A real conversation, not a commitment
The assessment is confidential and free, with no obligation attached.
One team, start to finish
The same clinicians treat you across every level of care.
A plan built around you
Not a template everyone moves through the same way.











