Entertainment Industry Consultation
Because mental health deserves better than a villain arc or a meltdown montage
Helping Stories Say Something Real About Mental Health
Media shapes how we understand the world—including how we understand mental health. At Guidance Teletherapy, we work with screenwriters, showrunners, directors, and actors to ensure that portrayals of mental illness, trauma, and therapy are grounded in clinical truth and storytelling integrity. We’re here to help you move beyond tired tropes and dramatic guesswork. Whether you're building a psychologically rich character, writing a complex therapy scene, or designing a set that evokes a specific internal state—we’re your behind-the-scenes clinical consultants.
How We Work With Creative Teams
We’ve collaborated on everything from indie films to studio-backed projects—and we bring the same level of passion, precision, and respect for the story every time. Our licensed clinicians provide psychological consultation across all stages of production. We understand the storytelling process and adapt our insights to support your vision—without sacrificing accuracy or ethics. Here’s what our consultation can include:
Script review and feedback on mental health themes or diagnoses
Guidance on how a character might realistically respond to trauma, therapy, or crisis
Coaching for actors to embody characters with specific mental health experiences
Input on set design, props, or visual elements to reflect psychological states
Support for developing emotionally resonant, non-stigmatizing portrayal
Why It Matters
When mental health is portrayed with accuracy and nuance, it changes lives. It helps viewers feel seen. It reduces stigma. It sparks conversations. And yeah—it makes for better, deeper storytelling.
Whether you’re crafting a character arc, a single scene, or a whole season, we’re here to help you get it right.
What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.
—Glenn Close
Meet Our Entertainment Consultant
Ariel has extensive experience consulting on film, television, and web series projects, as well as coaching actors and advising production teams.
Ariel Landrum, LMFT
CA, KS, NV, FL, CO, OR, UT & ID
FAQs About Media Consultation
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Not at all. We work with everyone from student filmmakers to network-backed teams. If your project involves mental health, we’re interested.
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Absolutely. We can consult on behaviors, background, diagnostic realism, and even session structure if you're writing therapy scenes.
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Yes. We’re happy to sign NDAs and follow industry-standard confidentiality practices.
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Yes! We love partnering on multi-episode arcs or character developments over time.