Lilli Friedland, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist
Whether you are navigating the pressures and challenges of life, personal growth, work or leadership burdens, or family demands, you deserve counsel and insight that matches the complexities of your life. With board certification in clinical psychology and specialized expertise in business and family systems, Dr. Lilli offers a rare combination of clinical excellence delivered with genuine understanding and discretion.
In Beverly Hills, where excellence is expected and privacy is paramount, Dr. Lilli Friedland has built a practice that understands the complexity of successful lives. Dr. Lilli Friedland brings extensive clinical expertise and business acumen to her practice, specializing in the unique psychological challenges faced by high-achieving individuals, families, and organizations.
Dr. Friedland provides both clinical psychotherapy and executive coaching, offering clients a complete spectrum of psychological expertise. Whether you're seeking personal growth, relationship enhancement, or performance optimization, you'll receive exceptional professional care designed specifically for your unique circumstances.
Dr. Friedland brings thoughtful clinical expertise to individuals, couples, and families facing life's challenging or transitional times. From exploring identity questions to managing complex family dynamics, you'll receive best-in-class clinical support delivered with complete discretion and sophisticated understanding.
Approach
Expertise in Navigating Life's Complex Challenges
Board-Certified Licensed Psychologist | 25+ Years of Experience
Areas of Specialization
Lilli works with individuals to address emotional challenges such as anxiety, depression, chronic stress, trauma, and grief, which are often complicated by life transitions and major events. She helps them understand and manage relationship issues, including emotional struggles, conflicts with others, family problems, work concerns, and developmental and life changes.
Distinctive Approach
Dr. Lilli Friedland’s practice focuses on helping adults understand the patterns that influence their emotional lives and relationships. Whether dealing with persistent anxiety, depression, navigating complex family issues, processing grief, or feeling stuck in unfulfilling patterns, clients receive a highly tailored approach that addresses their individual circumstances.
She recognizes that various life experiences — recent or from the past — can create patterns that shape current relationships, self-esteem, and overall happiness. Using evidence-based approaches such as family systems, CBT, psychodynamic therapy, and self-awareness techniques, clients learn to recognize unhelpful patterns, develop new coping skills, and strengthen the emotional abilities necessary for true fulfillment. The focus remains on practical, present-day change while addressing underlying patterns when they are relevant and helpful.
Areas of Special Focus
Her expertise also includes addressing psychological challenges associated with high achievement and wealth. These encompass perfectionism, impostor syndrome, complex family dynamics related to inheritance or family businesses, and the effort to develop an identity beyond external accomplishments or family expectations. Many individuals encounter unique stressors tied to wealth, such as feelings of isolation, trust issues in relationships, seeking genuine purpose, and managing relationships influenced by financial disparities.
Lilli helps people understand how intergenerational factors influence their current experiences, including inherited challenges and strengths—such as resilience, wisdom, and survival skills passed down through families. These insights enable individuals to break free from limiting patterns while celebrating and building upon family strengths.
Beginning the Journey
Change is possible, and seeking support demonstrates courage. Together, life's challenges can become opportunities for growth and stronger relationships.
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Professional Excellence
Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology, Dr. Friedland maintains the highest standards of clinical practice while staying at the forefront of psychological research and application.
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Academic & Research Leadership
Dr. Friedland's scholarly contributions bridge the gap between clinical psychology and real-world business challenges. Her recent publications include groundbreaking work on healthy individual and family identity development and comprehensive guides to family business consultation.
As co-author of the definitive text "Consulting to Family Business Enterprises" and contributor to Harvard Business Review case studies, she translates complex psychological principles into practical strategies for success.
Distinguished Service & Recognition of Excellence
The following are highlights of the multiple awards Dr. Friedland has received:
Professional Leadership:
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Board Member, California State Board of Psychology (appointed by Governor Wilson, 1993-1997)
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Council Representative, American Psychological Association (multiple terms)
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Chair, Division of Consulting Psychology, California Psychological Association
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Chair, Communications Committee, Society of Psychologists in Management
Awards & Recognition:
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Presidential Citation, Division 46 Society for Media Psychology and Technology, American Psychological Association
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Distinguished Psychologist Award, Los Angeles County Psychological Association
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Who's Who in America
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Woman of the Year, Century City Chamber of Commerce
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