Therapists in Pasadena, CA

Looking for the "right" therapist? Emmada's therapists are here to help. We specialize in helping clients understand themselves and navigate their lives in light of the cultural complexities that influence their experience. We offer an interpersonal approach to the whole person that addresses the emotional and relational challenges that hamper your vitality and ability to thrive.

BrightView is a clinician & family owned provider dedicated to the ethical and effective practice of Applied Behavioral Analysis for children, adolescents, and young adults with developmental disabilities. BrightView believes in establishing a personal connection to each family, and is committed to the advancement of each and every client. At BrightView, families will experience the delivery of individualized, high quality care, & a commitment to excellence. We are passionate about the work we do, and do so with expertise, integrity, and consistency.

Let me help you be as successful in your relationships as you are in other areas of your life. This is one of the greatest challenges we will ever face - to achieve intimacy and have self-understanding. I sincerely believe (and see!) the effectiveness of therapy and I love guiding you from trauma to transformation! I appreciate how hard it may be to seek counseling, and, I greatly respect my clients' willingness to sort through the difficulties in their lives in order to develop better insight and achieve the skills to create long-lasting change.

Recently the world as we knew it was turned upside down. With the onset of Covid-19 and a "Safer at Home" order as well as school closures, parents are under more stress and pressure than ever. I am currently providing individual therapy and parent coaching via our secure video platform. If you find yourself having difficulty managing your frustration and/or anxiety, or feeling the enormous pressure of home schooling your children while keeping up with the other demands in your life (i.e. work, home responsibilities) do not hesitate to reach out. You do not have to figure this out alone.

-ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS ( Y EN ESPAÑOL)-Therapy can be scary; I like to create a safe and compassionate space where I have transformative conversations with my clients. These conversations are going to be led by curiosity coming from a place free of judgment. It is important for me to hear my client’s story and make resources and tools more visible in order to empower my client.

"Life is about accepting inevitable change, I can help you better negotiate those twists and turns"

I am passionate about working with people who want to heal past trauma and find more safety and happiness within themselves and their relationships as well as those who are moving through grief and loss. Is the past interfering with your quality of life and ability to sustain healthy relationships in the present? Do you feel stuck and unsure how to move forward? Have you recently lost someone you love or experienced a major life transition? Do you experience feelings of shame and hopelessness, nightmares, ruminating thoughts or addictive behavior? I provide a safe space to address past and present traumatic experiences and losses.

I believe that change happens as the result of a full embrace of our stories and how they have led us to where we are today. The therapist Carl Rogers wrote in his book On Becoming a Person, "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." As your therapist, I will work to create a space in which you can see and hear yourself in the midst of the noisy world around you. I truly believe that this is when we are able to experience the growth that we long and strive for.

"How we do anything is how we do everything." We move through life in a distinct way that was shaped before we can remember, reinforces itself everyday, and inevitably leads to the same problems despite our best efforts to change. Do anxiety and depression color your everyday experience? Has addiction taken hold of your life? Do you struggle to build satisfying relationships? Through courageous self-exploration, I can help you find compassion for yourself and come to understand why you encounter the same issues again and again. Building this understanding and taking responsibility for your life can empower you to heal and grow.

Often, when we are hurting, we don't know why. We think it might be work, or problems at home. It might be money, or worries about health. These vague, nameless feelings are sometimes softened just by feeling understood. Feeling better in the world, sometimes, is achieved by feeling deeper connections to others, feeling responded to rather than ignored, and just simply feeling that who you are is important to another human being. I believe that being seen, recognized, and having explanations that make sense, can improve your life, both on a deeper level, and on a day to day basis.

We are a team of therapists and life coaches who value our relationships with our clients. When life experiences have clouded our ability to have clarity, we see you and strive to help you connect with your authentic self.  We also find it important to recognize how social constructs, family dynamics, and societal norms have impacted our way of being and self-image.  To understand this is to better understand you.

By now you probably know that fighting about the dishes is never just about the dishes, issues in the bedroom are never just about sex, and infidelity is never just about an affair. Each of these are but tiny reflections of larger dances we do with our partners that give light to how we fight, how we communicate, and ultimately how we learned to love.

Living with the detrimental impact of traumatic experiences can be a terribly painful journey. I have specialized over the past 25 years in helping people to overcome the pain that lingers in the form of depression, anxiety, troubled relationships, acute stress and post-traumatic stress. One thing I know is that there is hope for a vibrant future and healthy relationships in healing of trauma.

If you are thinking about coming to therapy, chances are there is something going on that is prompting you to do so. Perhaps it is a stressful job or relationship; or you may be struggling with anxiety or depression. And, what may seem to be the "problem" on the surface could actually be related to something on a deeper level. As your therapist, I will work with you to try and understand what this deeper level is all about--all the thoughts, feelings and memories and the relationship they have to your current problem or situation.

HeIlo! Welcome! Are you feeling down, lost, anxious, alone, overwhelmed? I provide a client centered, empathic approach and assist clients with losses, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, life changes, stress and Trauma. Traumatic events can follow a person throughout their lifespan (shows up as emotional dysregulation affecting oneself and our relationships) unless we intentionally focus on healing. I provide EMDR which is a holistic approach to healing trauma and disturbing events in addition to using other therapy approaches. I do not meet with couples or families. LGBTQ+ affirmative. Email is the best to reach me.

I am a California & Arizona licensed marriage and family therapist (CA 86294, AZ 15639). I specialize in working with couples & individuals navigating life-altering medical conditions; women overwhelmed in the face of work, family & personal pressure; and couples struggling to create or restore fulfilling connection.

Do you want your life to more closely resemble the life you want? Do you want to figure out what makes you tick as a person and how to overcome persistent obstacles? Do you want to keep anxious and/or sad thoughts and reactions from controlling the quality of your relationships and life in general?