About Jeff Sekido

REGISTERED ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST (#161566)

SUPERVISED BY MICHAEL NALEPA, LMFT #101240, EMPLOYED BY THERAPY UNSCRIPTED 

I hold a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles, and provide affirming, evidence-based psychotherapy services through Therapy UnScripted under licensed supervision for gay men. I also work with adults, teens, couples, and LGBTQIA+ individuals navigating anxiety, burnout, identity exploration, relationship challenges, grief, major life transitions, and the emotional impact of high-pressure environments. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in genuine human connection, integrating insight-oriented therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and relational work to help clients better understand themselves, strengthen resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change. I have a particular interest in supporting clients navigating racial and cultural identity, workplace stress and burnout, life after cancer, questions of belonging, and the emotional complexities that often accompany periods of transition and reinvention.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than 30 years working in the corporate entertainment industry, including leadership roles supporting large-scale productions, operations, and high-performing teams. That experience gave me firsthand insight into the pressures of demanding professional environments, workplace politics, perfectionism, leadership stress, burnout, career transition, and the challenge of maintaining relationships and personal well-being while navigating high expectations. Having lived through significant professional and personal transitions myself, I bring not only clinical training into the therapy room, but also a grounded understanding of what it means to navigate uncertainty, reinvention, loss, resilience, and personal growth in real life.

Outside the therapy room, I remain deeply engaged in advocacy and community work. I have long been active in LGBTQIA+ rights and HIV/AIDS awareness through endurance cycling fundraising events and community initiatives supporting visibility, health, and connection. I am also passionate about men’s health advocacy, particularly surrounding prostate cancer awareness, survivorship, intimacy, and emotional well-being after medical trauma. As a second-generation Asian American whose family was directly impacted by Japanese American incarceration during World War II, I also care deeply about racial justice, identity, belonging, and anti-Asian hate awareness and advocacy.

I believe that therapy works best when clients feel genuinely seen, respected, and understood. My goal is to create a compassionate, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their experiences openly, reconnect with their strengths, and move through life’s challenges with greater clarity, resilience, authenticity, and self-compassion. Whatever chapter you may be navigating, therapy can be a space not only for healing, but also for growth, insight, and meaningful change.