Psychotherapy tailored to the unique mental health needs of artists, creatives and creative executives.

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We’re here to help you thrive—creatively, emotionally and mentally.

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Our Services

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    Supportive Psychotherapy

    Psychotherapist David Andreone works with people in the entertainment industry who are dealing with the very real emotional toll that often comes with creative work. Anxiety, depression, creative blocks, relationship strain, and chronic uncertainty are common in an industry built on pressure, rejection, and instability. Whether you are a member of the Screen Actors’, Directors’, or Writers’ Guilds, a songwriter, producer, creative executive, or someone just beginning to find your way in Hollywood, David understands the industry firsthand and the emotional ups and downs that come with it. These stressors affect thousands of artists and professionals each year, and when left unaddressed, they can quietly derail both careers and personal wellbeing.

    As a talk therapist with direct experience in the entertainment world, David offers a space to slow down, reflect, and work through what you’re carrying. You may be struggling with impostor syndrome, performance or creative anxiety, depression, or writer’s block. You may be worried about when the next job will come, or caught in constant rumination about how to sustain a life in the industry. Therapy can help you make sense of these pressures, reduce their hold on you, and move forward with greater clarity, steadiness, and self-trust—both professionally and personally.

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    Artist & Creative Executive Mentorship

    Creative success isn’t just about talent—it’s about clarity, strategy, and sustainable momentum. Evidence-Based Coachingis designed specifically for artists, creatives, and creative executives navigating high-pressure, high-stakes careers.

    Headed up by David Andreone, an entertainment executive with more than thirty years of experience at industry-defining companies including Warner/Chappell (Warner Music Group) and Columbia Records (Sony Music Group), this coaching practice blends real-world insight with proven methodologies. David has also created and produced acclaimed television content, including Rough Draft with Reza Aslan, bringing a storyteller’s intuition to executive-level problem solving.

    David’s deep corporate leadership background, combined with decades of artist mentorship, allows him to help clients formulate clear goals, identify hidden roadblocks, and design practical pathways toward achievement. Already a trusted, behind-the-scenes resource for many successful artists and creative leaders, David is the quiet advantage others rely on. Now, you can too.

About You

We work with people just like you: composers, writers, actors, songwriters, singers, disruptors, directors, producers, managers, agents, creative executives and more.

The artist’s life looks so shiny from the outside.

But scratch the surface just a bit and we see that the day-to-day life of most artists is marked by rollercoaster highs (awards, press and acclaim) and all-too-frequent lows (insecurity, creative lulls, loneliness). In short, the artist’s life is not always wine and roses.

It’s during the down times, these vulnerable adjustment times, that you can be unwittingly hijacked by anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship issues, stage fright/performance anxiety, creative blocks, imposter syndrome and more. 

Being a creative can be mentally and emotionally exhausting for even the strongest among us. You are not alone. We’ve been there, and we understand. ArtistServices has the experience, strategies and interventions specifically aimed at supporting and reinvigorating creative spirits, getting you back to your joy, passion and resilience.

About Us

David Andreone

MA Clinical Psychology, AMFT

David brings more than 20 years of entertainment industry experience to ArtistServices. He held senior level A&R positions at Warner/Chappell Music and Columbia Records/Sony, where he signed and developed multi-platinum artists and songwriters (BRMC, Disturbed, Michelle Branch, Hoobastank, Remy Zero, among others). Additionally, David created and executive produced the critically acclaimed television show, Rough Draft with Reza Aslan. He continues to work in the industry as a music manager and executive producer (@evelyncormier).

As a psychotherapist, David works with the community he knows best: artists and creatives. Grounded in Positive Psychology—which holds that we all possess innate strengths capable of leading us back to a meaningful, joy-filled life—David also draws from CBT, SFBT (Solution-Focused Brief Therapy), Mindfulness, and a creative, tailored mix of therapeutic interventions. Warm, insightful, and easy to talk to, David has helped countless artists not just survive, but truly thrive—personally, creatively, and professionally.

David lives in Culver City with his wife and two children. In his free time, he loves traveling to locales with warm-water oceans, hiking, surfing, and eating well.

Friends and Allies

Christy Merriner, LMFT

Christy Merriner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Los Angeles, CA. Christy felt called to become a therapist after spending 15 years in the music business as an artist manager and record label professional. Christy’s music career started at 13 when she bought a used Fender Telecaster. After playing in mediocre punk bands and working for three years as an indie record store clerk (think High Fidelity meets Empire Records), Christy landed her first label job at 19 as a Sony Music College Marketing Rep in Washington, DC. A year later, she moved to New York City to work for Warner Bros. Records and later, Sire Records before transitioning to artist management. Christy has toured with MGMT, Kings of Leon, Citizen Cope, The Drums, Robert Randolph, and others on international and domestic tours.

Christy’s approach as a therapist is solution-focused, reality-based, psychodynamic, and often blends coaching and therapy. Christy utilizes attachment theory, depth psychology, mindfulness, and coaching modalities to help her clients attain insight and breakthroughs. Christy believes that therapy is a collaborative process that requires both therapist and client to engage in the process of inquiry, discovery, and transformation. Christy enjoys working with passionate and creative individuals from all industries and she finds that many of her clients, in addition to being highly creative, are also spiritual seekers, wellness practitioners, and those yearning for deeper meaning in their daily lives. 

Dr. Aprilia West, PsyD, MT, PCC

Dr. Aprilia West is a leading expert in mental health, positive psychology and behavior change. As a music industry veteran and psychologist, coach, trainer and behavioral health consultant she brings 20+ years of niche experience to working with artists & creatives, teams, and leaders spanning the entertainment industry, tech, Fortune 500 companies, U.S. Congress, and nonprofit advocacy campaigns.

Dr. West brings a wealth of experience from her time as a solo artist and staff songwriter at Warner/Chappell, where she worked closely with a diverse range of artists, producers, managers, and industry executives. Through hands-on experience, she developed a deep understanding of the unique pressures and challenges that professionals in the music industry face—including navigating the demand for creativity, managing high expectations, substance abuse/ addiction, or balancing personal well-being with rigorous scheduling demands. This insight informs her holistic approach to supporting artists, executives, managers, and touring staff. With her extensive background in both the creative and business sides of the music world, she’s uniquely positioned to help clients navigate these challenges

Dr. West is a passionate advocate for expanding mental health support across the music industry, recognizing that the mental and emotional well-being of industry professionals is just as critical to success as talent and business acumen.

“What’s good for people is good for business. It’s time for music companies, labels and managers to acknowledge this and increase access to essential mental health and wellbeing services.” – Dr. Aprilia West

Angela Jones

MA, AMFT, CPC, RYT, Chi Nei Tsang Practitioner

Angela is a mental health clinician and founder of Professional Zen (www.professionalzen.org). Her experience in entertainment includes partnering with artists, as well as corporate functions on human capital strategies within the industry. Clients have included artists, creatives, creative executives, influencers, production teams, set designers, human resources and business leaders. Through her practice, she offers comprehensive therapeutic services including psychotherapy, coaching, mindfulness practices, trauma-informed therapies and business consulting.

As a wellness advocate and associate psychotherapist, Angela understands both the challenges and opportunities of taking the first step to mitigate the effects of emotional distress. She takes a holistic and objective approach grounded in mindfulness partnering closely with you to enhance therapeutic outcomes. Through this process, interventions are tailored to the client's individual needs, enhancing creativity and unblocking barriers to your success. Angela also specializes in couples, families and sex therapy to close the gap on interpersonal relationship issues that may arise given the complexities of the entertainment industry.

Angela’s well rounded experience provides client's an opportunity to enhance their work-life balance as their authentic self. (Angela Jones, AMFT # 141855, supervised by Janet (Bayramyan) Generales, LCSW, CA #88575).

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Contact

All are invited to reach out, especially those from marginalized populations.

ArtistServices is located in Culver City, a stones throw from Sony, Apple, HBO/Discovery, Amazon Studios, and more. Sessions can be scheduled in our Culver City bungalow, worldwide via Telehealth, at your home, office, on location, on-tour or even out in LA’s abundant nature (aka Walking Therapy) — up to you.

Call ‪(310) 951-8713‬, fill out the form below, or email us at david@artistservicestherapy.com