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What do YOU do when life gives you lemons? Those sour circumstances could be:

• loss of a loved one, job, relationship, physical ability, etc
• sadness or depression
• worry or anxiety
• problems with marriage, family, friends, or co-workers
• a medical problem that alters your life’s path
• a problem with emotions or moods
• or any other situation that has thrown you off-track

We don’t always choose our life circumstances, but we CAN learn to choose our responses to them. Even when life seems unfair, even when we are dealt a “bad hand,” we can find ways to make our lives work, sometimes far better than we ever imagined. A positive attitude is a decision to live your life fully, even when it isn’t the life you wanted or expected.

Welcome to Lemon-Aid, a website about transforming life’s lemons, and creating a rich and fulfilling life, regardless of the adversities we face. I’m Dr. Jaelline Jaffe, a psychotherapist located in Sherman Oaks in the Los Angeles area. Whether I’m assisting individuals, couples, adolescents, or groups in counseling, I have realized that a positive attitude can make a tremendous difference in what happens in our lives and in our relationships. As a psychotherapist for more than 40 years, I have helped thousands of clients improve the quality of their lives and relationships, regardless of their circumstances. I can help you make life-affirming choices that bring you more joy and contentment, transforming life’s lemons into something sweet.

Whatever sadness, challenges or difficulties you are experiencing in your personal or relationship life, I hope the information on this website will provide you with hope for a better outcome, and some tools for transforming your life:

• Psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, couples, and groups
• Marriage and relationship counseling
• Resources for dealing with rare or unusual medical conditions (“orphan disorders”) including Tinnitus and Misophonia
• Support groups for medical issues, weight control, and life transitions
• Self-help materials for weight control and assertion training
• Articles on assisting teenagers, finding a psychotherapist, and locating help for a variety of mental health issues
• Presentations for educators, psychotherapists, and the general public
• Stories for understanding
• Information for psychotherapy interns

I am a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with a doctoral degree and 40+ years of experience in helping people deal with challenges in their lives, such as:

• relationship problems
• depression
• anxiety
• rare disorders and medical problems such as Tinnitus or Misophonia 
• stress
• panic disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• PTSD
• addictions (including sex and internet addiction)
• eating disorders.

Whether I can help you directly in psychotherapy or simply through this website, I look forward to helping you transform the lemons in your life into something sweet! I see clients both online and in my Sherman Oaks office (exclusively online during COVID restrictions).

NOTE: IF YOU ARE IN SUCH DESPAIR AT THIS MOMENT THAT YOU ARE FEELING SUICIDAL, PLEASE KNOW THAT THINGS WILL IMPROVE WITH HELP – CALL 911 OR 1-800-SUICIDE NOW!