Experiential Therapies in Los Angeles
Experiential therapies give you a hands-on way into the work, as part of the individualized plan your care team builds at Breathe.
In-network with most major insurers
Our admissions team verifies your specific benefits and explains exactly what's covered, before you commit to anything.
We do not accept Medi-Cal or Medicare.
Verify my insuranceWhat Is Experiential Therapies?
Experiential therapies are the hands-on, activity-based approaches available at Breathe, alongside our clinical programming. Like every therapy we offer, how they show up in your plan is worked out with your clinical team, not applied as a one-size-fits-all track.
Experiential therapies are the hands-on, activity-based approaches available at Breathe, alongside our clinical programming. Rather than relying only on talk therapy, they use activities, movement, and action to help you access feelings and patterns that can be harder to reach through conversation alone.
Because these activities put the focus on the task at hand rather than on being watched or analyzed, people often engage more openly and genuinely, which can make it easier to work through what's underneath compulsive or defensive behavior.
What this can include:
Experiential Therapies as part of your plan
Experiential therapies aren't a stand-alone track at Breathe. They're folded into the individualized plan your clinical team builds around you, alongside our clinical programming.
Related therapies at Breathe
Every plan at Breathe draws on more than one approach. Here's where to look next.
See All TherapiesWhy Choose Breathe for Experiential Therapy
Staff who've lived it
Many of our team members have personal recovery experience. You're not explaining yourself to someone who's only read about it.
Inclusive, affirming care
Every client is welcomed as they are. Breathe offers LGBTQIA+ affirming care at every level of treatment.
Family involved, on your terms
Family therapy that doesn't assume blood relationships. Partners and chosen family are welcome participants.
Rated 4.1 on Google
4.1 · 155 Google reviewsEvery journey looks different, yours will be built around exactly what you need.
Our location
A secluded campus in the heart of Laurel Canyon, close enough to reach, private enough to heal.
Questions people ask about Experiential Therapies
Straight answers about how experiential therapies work at Breathe and how they fit into your plan.
Do I need to be comfortable with performance or public activities?+
These activities are structured and guided by a trained therapist, not about performing for an audience.
Is experiential therapy a substitute for talk therapy?+
It works alongside your clinical treatment, offering another way into the same underlying work, not a replacement for it.
Why does experiential therapy work for some people better than talk therapy alone?+
Being focused on an activity rather than on being observed often makes people more open and genuine, which can surface things that are harder to access through conversation alone.
Is experiential therapy included at every level of care?+
Yes, experiential therapies are incorporated across treatment programs, adjusted to your specific plan and level of care.
Is experiential therapy only for trauma processing?+
It supports trauma work, but also helps build coping skills, self-expression, and relational patterns more broadly.
Is experiential therapy covered by insurance?+
It's included as part of your overall treatment plan, not billed separately. Our admissions team can walk you through what your coverage includes.
