Gamze Caltekin

Gamze Caltekin accepts Prime Health, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Centivo, and Blue Shield of California. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Gamze Caltekin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Gamze is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Gamze’s California license number is 134596, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Gamze Caltekin has been practicing therapy for 5 years. Gamze’s education and training include MA - Marriage & Family Therapy, Pepperdine University. Over that time, Gamze has worked closely with Parents, Immigrants, Blended families, and Students.

Gamze Caltekin works with Parents, Immigrants, Blended families, and Students and specializes in ADHD, Anger Issues, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Depression, Grief, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Gamze spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Gamze is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Gamze Caltekin draws on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Gamze’s style is authentic, challenging, direct, empowering, and warm. In Gamze’s words: “Being human means embracing both simplicity and depth, with suffering as a natural part of life.”

Gamze Caltekin (she/her) offers therapy in English.

Gamze Caltekin offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at Octave’s Westwood office in Los Angeles. Gamze is licensed in California, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Gamze Caltekin is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Gamze will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Gamze’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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