Two Practices, One Team, and Healers Hang on York Blvd
Some big news from Highland Park
Spaces Therapy LA and Highland Park Holistic Psychotherapy have merged.
We now have the great fortune of being one team of 14 clinicians and 4 Care Coordinators. Both practices have been part of the Highland Park neighborhood for almost a decade. Joining forces means more range, more availability, and more capacity to care for the people who come to us.
By blending somatic and EMDR work for trauma with the relational depth you've known us for, we're better equipped than ever to help. We now have openings across the team and even more group therapy offerings.
We're also in two places now: our original home on Figueroa Street, and a second location on York Blvd that was the longtime home of Highland Park Holistic Psychotherapy.
Which brings me to the other thing
Our bi-annual Healers Hang is coming up on Friday, November 6, 2026. This is our fifth year hosting it, and this fall we're gathering for the first time at our new (to Spaces) second location on York Blvd.
As Janie Glassmith, founder of Spaces Therapy LA, puts it:
“This is the first Healers Hang at York, and it felt right to christen the space with our greater community. Now that the two practices are one, we get to host in both of our spaces. We'll alternate, with spring HH on Fig and fall HH on York, so everyone gets to know both of our therapy homes. Opening these doors to the people who make up our community feels like the best way to say welcome.”
Come see the space, meet our therapists, and spend an evening with other people doing healing work.
Five years of Healers Hang
For five years now, twice a year, we've opened our doors to the people who do the quiet, heavy work of helping others heal. Most of that work happens one-on-one, behind closed doors, and it can make for a lonely job even on a full day.
That's where it started, too.
“In the early pandemic years, we could see how lonely and disconnected our community had become. So many of us in this field were holding other people's pain while working in isolation. We had a space, so we opened it. Name tags, a little ice-breaking, a couple of hours to just be around other humans who get it. It turned out to be a bigger hit than we ever expected, and we've kept it going twice a year ever since.”
Healers Hang is our answer to that isolation. It's an evening for therapists, bodyworkers, acupuncturists, sound practitioners, doulas, coaches, movement teachers, and the admin folks who keep it all running. If your work touches someone's healing, you're invited.
Referrals happen, and that's great, but they're a side effect. Recent gatherings have brought together 75 to 100 local practitioners, and what keeps people coming back is real conversation, familiar faces from around Northeast LA, and the rare chance to be off the clock with people who understand what their days are like.
Some of the best parts happen after the night is over.
“A yoga x mental health community meetup grew out of a bodyworker and a psychotherapist meeting at a Healers Hang. That kind of thing doesn't happen through a directory or a cold email. It happens when two people stand next to each other and start talking. And then there are the friendships. People who showed up as strangers and now text each other when a hard week hits.”
Janie is quick to say the credit isn't ours.
"There's a magic to Healers Hang that has nothing to do with us," she says. "It lives in the people who walk through the door.”
What healers need
Ask Janie why this matters, and she'll tell you what a lot of people in this field won't say out loud.
"Healers are usually the ones holding everyone else. We spend our days in the depths with people, so a lot of us have lost the knack for small talk, or the patience for it. After a day of real talk, discussing the weather doesn't cut it. It's a relief to be in a room with people who actually want to know you."
The work is lonely, and burnout is quiet. Many healers sit alone with clients all day, still showing up and still doing the work well, while running on empty. Most of us are fiercely self-sufficient and not great at asking for help. We know what we'd tell a client. It's just harder to hear for ourselves.
"It isn't therapy or supervision, and it doesn't replace either. But it's a small step away from isolation and toward the message we give our clients every day. You matter. That goes for the healer, too."
What to expect
Open Mingling
Light bites & drinks
A chance to meet our combined team
A look around the York Blvd space
Plenty of unstructured time. Come for an hour or stay till close.
No agenda you have to keep up with. No pitch at the end.
Event details
When: Friday, November 6, 2026, 5:00PM to 7:00PM
Where: Highland Park Holistic Psychotherapy - A Spaces Therapy LA Practice, York Blvd location, 4809 York Blvd, Highland Park, Los Angeles
Cost: Free
Who: Local healing professionals of all kinds. Acupuncturists, psychotherapists, PTs, doulas, bodyworkers, and so many other healers. Bring a colleague.
Parking and access: Free unlimited street parking is available on York Blvd and nearby streets, including Campus Rd and Mt Pleasant St.
If you've never been
"I hope you leave feeling a little less alone. And if all goes well, like you're an important part of a community. Maybe you'll walk away with a new name in your phone, a plan to collaborate on a community event, or dinner plans with someone you just met. Many people have come to Healers Hang right after moving here and found their community.
If you've never come, you don't have to be good at this. Our team will be there with warm smiles, happy to help if events make you nervous. If you're burned out, come anyway. You don't have to bring anything. Just show up."
We'd love to see you on York.
Space is limited. RSVP here to save your spot.
