Cira Winarto is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT 101124) and is proud to be a primary therapist at Thrive Treatment. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she graduated from California State University, Northridge with her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and from Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology with her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. Cira has enjoyed a fulfilling clinical career working at different levels of care including private practice, residential treatment, and intensive outpatient treatment. As a therapist, she maintains a relational approach and values an attachment perspective, believing that our relationships are at the heart of our well-being and that connection is the opposite of addiction. She has a clinical background specializing in sex and intimacy issues, addictions, and disorders. Cira is passionate about helping others heal their relationships with others and their relationship with themselves.