At the current time, my practice is at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact our office by phone or email.
Currently Accepting New Individual Therapy Clients • Limited Availability
Currently Accepting New Individual Therapy Clients • Limited Availability
Welcome to Oshita Counseling
Your journey toward meaningful change starts here. Whether you're navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, or simply seeking a more fulfilling path forward, you've found a place where transformation is not only possible, it's expected.
Norma Oshita-Dunn, LMFT
Discover how my empowered approach can help you create lasting change.
Welcome to Oshita Counseling
Your journey toward meaningful change starts here. Whether you're navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, or simply seeking a more fulfilling path forward, you've found a place where transformation is not only possible, it's expected.
Norma Oshita-Dunn, LMFT
Discover how my empowered approach can help you create lasting change.
Empowered Therapy
At the heart of my practice is Empowered Therapy, an approach that combines supportive guidance with direct, honest communication. I believe true healing happens when clients feel both supported and confident in their ability to create change. This means I'll celebrate your progress while also gently challenging you when something doesn't align with your goals or values. My commitment is to help you develop the tools, insight, and self-assurance needed to navigate life's challenges independently and authentically.
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Behavior Change your Life
Pathways to Personal Growth and Healing
with Empowering Therapy
Individual Therapy Sessions
Life can feel overwhelming at times, whether you’re stuck in a cycle of frustration, facing a difficult decision, or simply needing someone to truly listen. Individual therapy offers a personal and supportive space to process life’s challenges and rediscover your strength.
Together, we’ll explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that may be holding you back. Therapy can help you navigate a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family struggles, grief, parenting, school or career transitions, and more. It’s also a space to better understand yourself, gain clarity, and move forward with intention.
Individual Relationship Therapy
For individuals navigating conflict with a partner, family member, or loved one
You do not need both people in the room to start changing the relationship. Whether you are dealing with tension with a partner, conflict with a parent or adult child, or frustration in a family dynamic, individual therapy gives you the space to sort through your emotions, understand the patterns at play, and develop a clear plan of action.
Many clients come to me because they are ready to stop feeling stuck in the same cycles. Together, we work on identifying what is within your control, building communication strategies, and taking steps toward the kind of relationships you actually want.
The topics we will cover:
Setting healthy boundaries in difficult relationships
Processing emotions around family tension or estrangement
Strengthening communication skills for any relationship
Rebuilding trust and confidence after relational hurt
Individual Relationship Therapy
You do not need both people in the room to start changing the relationship. Whether you are dealing with tension with a partner, conflict with a parent or adult child, or frustration in a family dynamic, individual therapy gives you the space to sort through your emotions, understand the patterns at play, and develop a clear plan of action.
For individuals navigating conflict with a partner,
family member, or loved one
Many clients come to me because they are ready to stop feeling stuck in the same cycles. Together, we work on identifying what is within your control, building communication strategies, and taking steps toward the kind of relationships you actually want.
Topics We Could Work Through
Setting healthy boundaries in difficult relationships
Processing emotions around family tension or estrangement
Strengthening communication skills for any relationship
Rebuilding trust and confidence after relational hurt
Anxiety & Depression Support
Relationship-Based Challenges
Life's transitions and relationship difficulties can leave us feeling overwhelmed, sad, or anxious. Whether you're dealing with the stress of a struggling partnership, the aftermath of a breakup, or general worry about your relationships, these feelings are normal responses to challenging circumstances. Through our work together, you'll develop practical tools to manage worry, process difficult emotions, and rebuild confidence in yourself and your relationships.
I specialize in helping individuals who are experiencing anxiety or depression connected to relationship difficulties, life changes, or everyday stress.
Dating & Relationship Readiness
Finding Love Again at Any Stage of Life
Building confidence, setting boundaries, and developing healthy patterns for individuals re-entering the dating world.
Whether you're re-entering the dating world after loss, divorce, or simply taking a break. Many of my clients are navigating this journey, often asking themselves important questions about readiness, safety, and emotional availability.
Together, we'll explore essential questions like:
Am I truly ready to date? How do I navigate online dating safely and effectively? How can I recognize and avoid love bombers and narcissistic personalities? What are the signs of emotional availability I should look for?
Through our sessions, you'll gain the confidence and practical skills needed to approach dating with clarity and self-assurance. You'll learn to trust your instincts, set healthy boundaries, and recognize the difference between genuine connection and manipulation—empowering you to find the meaningful relationship you deserve.
Understanding Your Attachment Style & Relationship Patterns
Have you ever wondered why you respond to certain situations the way you do, or why you find yourself repeating similar patterns in relationships?
Our early experiences and relationships can influence how we connect with others, respond to conflict, establish boundaries, and make choices throughout life.
Through individual therapy, Norma helps clients explore these patterns, develop greater self-awareness, and make more intentional choices in their relationships and everyday lives.
My Therapeutic Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors that may be holding you back. Through this evidence-based approach, you'll learn practical tools to manage difficult emotions, challenge unhelpful thinking, and develop healthier coping strategies that create lasting change.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Rather than dwelling on problems, solution-focused therapy emphasizes your strengths and resources to create positive change quickly. This goal-oriented approach helps you identify what's already working in your life and build upon those successes to achieve your desired outcomes efficiently and effectively.
Meet Norma
A Direct, Practical Approach to Therapy
Norma Oshita-Dunn is a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist known for her direct, practical approach to therapy. She helps individuals recognize relationship patterns, navigate difficult emotions, improve communication, and develop healthier ways of relating to others.
With years of clinical experience, Norma provides a warm, supportive environment where clients can explore challenges, gain clarity, and make meaningful changes. She believes that understanding how past experiences influence present choices can help individuals break unhelpful patterns and build healthier relationships. Her approach combines honest guidance, compassion, and practical strategies to help individuals move forward with greater confidence and self-awareness.
Norma Oshita-Dunn, LMFT
Norma Oshita-Dunn, LMFT
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
A Direct, Practical Approach to Therapy
Norma Oshita-Dunn is a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist known for her direct, practical approach to therapy. She helps individuals recognize relationship patterns, navigate difficult emotions, improve communication, and develop healthier ways of relating to others.
With years of clinical experience, Norma provides a warm, supportive environment where clients can explore challenges, gain clarity, and make meaningful changes. She believes that understanding how past experiences influence present choices can help individuals break unhelpful patterns and build healthier relationships. Her approach combines honest guidance, compassion, and practical strategies to help individuals move forward with greater confidence and self-awareness.
The Office Assistant
Phone Hours: Monday - Friday
8 am to 1 pm *
Karla supports Norma's practice by managing scheduling and client communications. Karla brings warmth, professionalism, and bilingual support to every client interaction.
As my Assistant, she manages scheduling, communications, and administrative systems while ensuring all clients feel welcomed and understood from their very first contact.
* messages left after hours will be returned the following business day
Office Assistant
Phone Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 1 pm *
Karla supports Norma's practice by managing scheduling and client communications. Karla brings warmth, professionalism, and bilingual support to every client interaction.
As my Assistant, she manages scheduling, communications, and administrative systems while ensuring all clients feel welcomed and understood from their very first contact.
* messages left after hours will be
returned the following business day
Certified Training in the Following Areas:
Anger Management Facilitator Training – Mathis and Associates
Anxiety Disorders – Stephanie M Sarkis, PHD, NCC, LMHC
Gaslighting: Helping Clients Escape and Rebuild from a Narcissist’s Emotional Abuse – Stephanie Sarkis, PHD, NCC, LMHC
Grief and Loss Training – The Grief Recovery Institute
Interpersonal Dependency and Pathological Bonding Patterns – Arun Mansukhani
Narcissistic Abuse - Dr. Ramani Durvasula
Narcissistic Injuries, Neglect & Relational Trauma – Christiane Sanderson
Relationship Research Foundation - Dr. M.P Wylie
The Sociopathic Style Facilitator Training – Marion Trent, Founder and Dr. Kathie Mathis, Psy. D.DAP
I Only Accept the Following Insurance Plans
Inland Empire Health Plan
Inland Empire Health Plan
Bighorn CC Employee Assistance Program
IEHP Covered Plan
IEHP Covered Plan
I work best with individuals who:
Want to improve an important relationship in their life
Are ready to better understand their own patterns and create meaningful change
Value honest feedback, practical tools, and a direct therapeutic approach
Want healthier communication, stronger boundaries, and greater clarity in their relationships
Office Capacity
Norma is currently accepting a limited number of new individual therapy clients.
Appointments are based on scheduling availability and clinical fit to help ensure consistency and continuity of care.
If your schedule aligns with current availability and you're ready to actively engage in the therapeutic process, we invite you to contact the office.
Kind Words from My Clients
Kind Words from Our Clients
Business Hours & Contact Information
Monday through Friday: By Appointment Only
I proudly offer services in Spanish – Se habla español
Norma Oshita-Dunn, LMFT #103325
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Directions
I am located at the Von’s Shopping center (off the corner of Highway 111 and Washington). The entrance to the building is directly across from Rubios. I am on the second floor at the very end of the hallway.
FAQs
Answers to Your Key Questions About Therapy at Oshita Counseling
What can I expect during my first therapy session?
Your first session involves understanding your background and the issues you wish to address, building comfort and trust.
How long does each therapy session last?
Each session typically lasts about 50-60 minutes, but may vary based on individual needs.
Is the information I share during therapy confidential?
Yes, all sessions are confidential. The details you share are not disclosed to anyone without your explicit consent, except where required by law in cases such as harm to self or others.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes, I speak Spanish fluently and offer sessions in both English and Spanish. I understand how important it is to express yourself in your native language, and I’m here to support you fully—en el idioma que prefieras.
My assistant, Karla, is also bilingual and happy to help you schedule appointments or answer any questions you may have—in English or Spanish.
Can my therapy records be used for workers' compensation, disability claims, or other legal proceedings?
Norma Oshita-Dunn's practice is focused on providing psychotherapy for relationship, individual, and family concerns. She does not provide forensic evaluations, workers' compensation evaluations, disability evaluations, immigration assessments, or other services related to legal proceedings. Requests related to these matters fall outside the scope of her current clinical practice.
How many sessions will I need?
The number of sessions varies based on personal goals and the issues addressed.
Will my insurance cover therapy sessions?
I only accept IEHP, IEHP Covered and Big Horn Employee Assistance Program. Check directly with your insurance provider regarding coverage.
What therapeutic approaches does Norma Oshita-Dunn use?
Oshita Counseling utilizes approaches including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy based on client needs.
Can I bring my children to my sessions?
For the comfort, privacy, and safety of all clients, children are not allowed in the waiting area without adult supervision. We kindly ask that you do not bring children or additional guests to your session unless previously discussed.
Our waiting area is small, and when friends or family members accompany clients, it can limit space for others who arrive early for their appointments. We request that guests remain in the hallway or downstairs in the commercial areas. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Do you provide evaluations or documentation for legal, disability, or emotional support animal requests?
Oshita Counseling provides individual psychotherapy focused on relationship concerns, communication, and interpersonal patterns.
Norma does not provide forensic evaluations, immigration assessments, workers' compensation evaluations, disability evaluations or determinations, or emotional support animal (ESA) evaluations, letters, or accommodation documentation.
Treatment-related documentation may be provided when clinically appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and professional requirements.
Before you call, consider:
Are you ready to better understand your role in relationship patterns?
Are you open to honest feedback and practical tools for change?
Are you willing to actively participate in the therapeutic process?
Are you looking for individual therapy to strengthen your relationships and overall well-being?
Contact Us
(760) 972-6882
78-401 Highway 111, Suite V, La Quinta, CA 92253
103325 - LMFT