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Jewish therapist in Westlake Village

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You can be surrounded by family, community, and a full calendar and still feel like something is off: a marriage gone quiet, parents whose expectations sit heavy, an anxiety that doesn't match how good things look from the outside. I'm Dr. Jené Verchick, a licensed psychologist with a Jewish background and 26+ years helping people in Westlake Village's Jewish community work through exactly that.

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What Brings People In

Marriages that have drifted while life stayed busy. Family expectations that arrive with love and land like pressure. Adult children and aging parents negotiating roles nobody chose. Anxiety that hums underneath a life that looks settled. And couples from different backgrounds, two Jewish traditions, or one Jewish partner and one not, working out what their home will look like. These are the conversations my practice is built on.

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No Backstory Required

When your therapist already understands why family opinion matters, why the holidays are load-bearing, and how guilt and devotion can share a single sentence, you skip the explaining. I grew up with this world and I've spent 26+ years working inside it. We start at the real issue.

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Couples and Families

Couples work is the core of my practice. If your marriage is the part that needs attention, my Westlake Village couples page goes deeper, and I also work extensively with interfaith couples. 

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How I Work

Warm, engaged, and honest. I don't just listen and nod; I help you see the pattern you're caught in, whether it's between you and your spouse, you and your parents, or you and your own expectations, and we change it together. 

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What Clients Say

"Three generations under one roof. My in-laws speak Farsi to my kids, English to me, and judgment in every language. I was losing it. Dr. Verchick didn't tell me to set boundaries. She helped me see what I was actually angry about, which wasn't them. Now we coexist. I can hear my mother-in-law without flinching." — Y.K., Beverly Hills

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"My parents left Iran with nothing. They never talked about it, but it was in the house, in the food, the way we kept things, the way no one ever sat with their back to a door. I had anxiety I couldn't explain. Dr. Verchick helped me understand I'd inherited their hyper-vigilance. Naming it started to dissolve it." — P.E., Beverly Hills

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Common Questions

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Do I need to be religious to work with you?

No. My clients span the whole range, from secular to observant. The shared ground is cultural: the families, the expectations, the community. You define what your Jewish identity means; I just don't need it explained.

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How is this different from your Westlake Village couples page?

Same therapist, different doorway. If your concern is mainly your marriage, start there. If Jewish family life, identity, or community dynamics are at the center, start here. Either way we go where the work leads.

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Do you see individuals or just couples?

Both. Individuals, couples, and family members navigating the same household from different sides.

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How do we start?

Use the contact form and we'll set up a first session. Nothing to prepare.

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