Chloë Bean, LMFT, is a licensed somatic trauma therapist based in Los Angeles specializing in anxiety, attachment trauma, burnout, and relationship patterns in high-achieving women. She integrates Somatic Experiencing®, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help clients regulate the nervous system and heal complex trauma at its roots.
Chloë is frequently sought out by national media to comment on high-functioning anxiety, anxious attachment, nervous system dysregulation, perfectionism, toxic relationship dynamics, and modern burnout culture. Her insights translate complex trauma physiology into accessible, evidence-informed guidance for broad audiences.
She has been featured as a mental health expert in Verywell Mind, HuffPost, Forbes, SELF, Bustle, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Quartz, Hello!, The New York Post, and other national publications.
Chloë holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, where she provides in-person and virtual therapy across California.
Sub-specialty:
High-functioning anxiety in ambitious women
Anxious attachment in adult relationships
Nervous system dysregulation and trauma responses
Somatic therapy and vagus nerve regulation
Complex PTSD (CPTSD)
Narcissistic abuse and toxic relationship recovery
Breakup recovery and relational trauma
Burnout in high-achieving professionals
Perfectionism and people-pleasing patterns
EMDR for trauma
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Somatic Experiencing
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