Our team
Cooperative Counseling Center provides affirmative, specialized therapy for individuals (teens and adults) and for couples of all kinds—including heterosexual partners, same-sex partners, and coparenting teams. Our practice offers effective therapy in Los Angeles and online therapy throughout California, with both in-person and virtual sessions available. To support accessibility, our team of skilled therapists also provides sliding-scale counseling options for clients experiencing financial limitations.
You’re welcome to contact us directly or reach out to one of our therapists using the information listed below.
Allison (Alli) Annerino
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #152155
Meet Alli
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stretched too thin, or caught between high expectations and exhaustion, you’re not alone—and I’m so glad you’re here. I’m a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT #152155) providing therapy for individuals, couples, children, teens, and families across California. I help clients navigate anxiety, trauma, depression, perfectionism, relational stress, and major life transitions through a compassionate, collaborative, and integrative approach.
I bring warmth, curiosity, and a deeply relational lens to therapy. Occasionally, I incorporate gentle humor when appropriate to help clients feel more at ease and more connected to themselves. My work draws from Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), Psychodynamic Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and the Gottman Method to support emotional safety, deeper understanding, and meaningful change. As both a parent and spouse, I value the power of connection and believe that healing grows from safe, attuned relationships.
Before joining Cooperative Counseling Center, I trained in community mental health at Valley Family Center, where I supported individuals, couples, children, teens, and families through trauma, anxiety, family conflict, identity development, and emotional dysregulation. I also facilitated group therapy programs for both children and adults, including emotional-skills building, sexual-abuse awareness and prevention, and domestic-violence survivors’ support. These experiences gave me a strong foundation in working with complex trauma and high-conflict family systems.
Alongside my clinical work, I serve as a research assistant under neuropsychologist Dr. Melissa Huy, PhD, contributing to a comprehensive study on burnout and resilience presented at Pepperdine University’s International Research Symposium in Switzerland. This research informs my work with high achievers and “perfectionists,” as well as clients experiencing overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, or burnout.
I’m honored to support you with compassion, presence, and attunement wherever you are on your path.
Deanna Russo
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #155591
Meet Deanna
Whatever big feelings are coming up, you don’t have to go through them alone. I offer virtual and in-person sessions in Los Angeles and provide a safe space for voicing the hard things, breathing through them, and healing.
When working with individuals, I attune to the client’s emotional state in order to explore underlying issues. I offer integrative EMDR and parts work to help you achieve your therapeutic goals. For couples and non-traditional relationships, I’ve found EFT to be helpful in practicing self-awareness and accountability. You will learn that it’s okay to need one another and communicate requests no matter how vulnerable they might feel.
I also help parents process the unique emotions that can show up when navigating the world on behalf of their disabled child. As an ASD specialist, I offer strengths-based solutions in reaching your developmentally-delayed child, all while prioritizing self-care. I provide self-esteem building skills for parenting children with ADHD, as well. When working with co-parents, I support families to achieve cooperative consistency as a means to minimize conflict. You don’t have to like each other to rebuild trust and raise great kids between two homes.
I’m here to help anyone reclaim the keys to their kingdom. I welcome all sexual and gender identities and make LGBTIAQ+ affirming space a priority. I look forward to meeting you where you are at and learning how I may be of service.
Jaclyn Simon
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #134463
Meet Jacklyn
I can offer you a concrete path towards healing, developing your own voice and self compassion. I offer virtual session for anyone residing in California. I am psychodynamically oriented and believe that effective treatment must be customized to your unique self and needs. As such, I draw from a blend of evidence-based modalities, including mindfulness training, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic/body scan techniques. I work with people going through life transitions, depression, anxiety, postpartum adjustment, chronic pain, attachment, trauma and health anxiety. I also work with survivors of Narcissistic Personality Disorder abuse. My approach is intuitive, holistic, compassionate, and approachable. I am inspired by mind body integration, inner child healing, and cultivating your own voice, self love, confidence, and authenticity in your relationships and life. I am also trained in EMDR, a powerful tool for processing and trauma.
I obtained a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, where I studied depth psychology. I also have a background in academia and the arts and hold a Masters in Comparative Literature from University of Southern California, as well as a Masters in Art Theory and Criticism from Art Center in Pasadena. I enjoys bringing her creative background into her practice.
I invite you to take the first step toward reconnecting to you. I look forward to working with you.