As an addiction treatment counselor and a marriage and family therapist I enjoy working with clients who struggle with life changes, maladaptive coping mechanisms, and relationship and sexuality issues.

I am passionate about providing a safe space for my clients to process and talk about the negative and positive experiences that life brings their way. It is my focus to help my clients achieve their life goals, cultivate a meaningful life, improve their quality of life, find their voice, better their self-esteem, and get in touch with their inner self. By navigating unconscious and conscious principles, my clients are able to better understand themselves and their role in their relationships with others.

Telehealth (Video Chat) available. I offer support and guidance to my clients as they grow and discover new ways of being. I meet you with a Client-Centered Approach that puts your needs and goals first. I do not see people as broken, like a machine, but as organically growing and adapting to our environment. Drawing from Mindfulness, Neuroscience, and Art Therapy, I have an abundance of tools to assist you in coping, adjusting, and changing your situation. I am very focused on being of service and supporting you in finding your state of wellbeing that persists no matter the circumstances of your life. For more see: MonicaMayall.com

I am currently practicing in Pasadena, CA and also work at a psychiatric facility serving the severely mentally ill and legally committed. As I'm originally from South Korea, cultural sensitivity is of importance. My view of human condition stems from a Zen concept of "suffering" and "transience of life." I believe that suffering is an inescapable human condition and yet a basis for growth. However, without inner strength, we may feel defeated by life challenges and erroneously think suffering will never end. I see my role as a guide to help you broaden your perspective and get you mobilized.

I have over a decade of training and experience providing therapy to children, adolescences and adults. I believe that people have a great deal of resiliancy and strength and that there are times in our lives that we need help to uncover and remember how strong we are. I work with people to uncover their own strengths to help themselves out of any situation that arises in their lives. I have a great deal of experience in treating trauma related disorder such as depression and anxiety.

The focus of my years of work in Marriage and Family Therapy has been to help individuals gain greater control over their lives, freedom from areas of trauma and maintain healthy relationships with God and their loved ones.

***NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** "Change is to give up what we are... to become what we could be.” - Anonymous. I believe that change and healing are possible for everyone, and that happiness comes from awareness and gratitude.

I believe everyone has the capacity to achieve their goals and become their authentic self. My approach to therapy involves empowering individuals to better understand themselves and tap into inner resources needed to heal and make desired life changes. I focus on helping you develop a deeper exploration of who you are and help you understand obstacles and trauma getting in the way of you achieving what you desire in life. We cannot change the past, but together we can work together to create a better future. Therapy is difficult self -work, but I will work alongside you to create the space to promote healing and empower you.

Are you confused about why you do what you do? Are you ready to make lasting change? This small group practice works on a sliding scale. We specialize in treating depression, eating disorders, weight management, body image, health concerns, sexual identity, relational conflict, grief, sprirituality, and identity formation. Additional therapeutic interests include: childhood abuse recovery, domestic violence recovery, divorce recovery, parenting, and adjustment to disabilities. We provide outpatient psychotherapy for both men and women, both gay and straight. Family and couple therapy are also available. Treatment approaches vary to fit with the presenting concerns.

I offer psychological assessment services for individuals from birth through 25 years of age. I provide some testing for adults over 25 as well depending on the reason for they are seeking testing. My assessments include neuropsychological, psychoeducational, diagnostic and developmental evaluations. I have experience providing Independent Educational Evaluations for parents of children who dispute the findings of an assessment conducted by the local public school district. I am able to modify my fee to accommodate families as best as I can and am usually able to develop creative options to help families get the testing they need.

I feel fortunate to do the work that I do, to be trusted with a person's life story, their fears, their hopes, their wants and needs. I do not claim to be the expert on you. You are the expert on you. What I am expert at is helping you explore, discover, and move beyond those things that interfere with you being the best version of you, and how to move closer to making that truth your reality. Reaching out is the first step.

Most of my clients are thoughtful young professionals or adolescents who want to do in-depth, transformative therapy. I enjoy helping people who want to heal from past trauma or loss, depression, anxiety, or substance abuse. I believe therapy serves as a way of liberating ourselves from problems and wounds of the past so that we can go out into the world to relate and live in newer, more meaningful, ways.

Telehealth Available: Compassionate Practice with an Open Mind is my motto. Everyone has the power to alter upsetting or confusing feelings, thoughts and behaviors through personal exploration and insight. My aim is to address the specific issues that have led you to therapy at this time of your life. I use therapeutic approaches that are compatible with your unique personality, problems and learning style. Clients describe my approach as caring and compassionate but at the same time straight forward. I am committed to accompanying you on your personal journey towards better mental health.

Author and psychologist Alice Miller once wrote, “Consciously experiencing our legitimate emotions is liberating. Repressed emotion can be resolved as soon as it is felt, understood, and recognized as legitimate.” Dr. Miller’s words capture my work as a psychotherapist. It is my hope to help my patients legitimately experience their complex emotional worlds in order to cultivate a rich and meaningful life. Although this is no easy task, I offer my partnership on this journey toward relief and healing, both internally and interpersonally.

I see both couples and individuals about all sorts of issues and I work in all kinds of ways. My only concern is finding which works best for you. I say it again and again, 'Do what works." To me, our relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives, perhaps the most important. And when a relationship is having problems, our whole life, and the lives of everyone around us, is affected. Whatever your situation, you have invested a lot in your relationship and I think that is worth the time and commitment to make it better.

When we change ourselves we create change in our life and relationships. Therapy is a journey of self discovery to develop intimacy and create meaning in life and relationships. Gain new understanding and fulfillment. Through exploration of your past and present I will help you develop nurturing relationships with others and with your empathetic genuine self; connect with playfulness and creativity; understand repetition in your life; discover the unconscious role in your decisions ; experience intimacy and alleviate depression and anxiety as we transform suffering into growth. More about me at https://www.eotstherapy.com/home.html

Do you feel alone and powerless? Are you experiencing anxiety and lack of trust in your relationships? Do you keep finding yourself in stressful situations you thought you had evolved from? Try as you might, you just can’t get a grasp on developing healthy boundaries for yourself? A lack of balance within yourself can manifest as a painful day-to-day. You’re searching for an integrated life, one where your emotions, your intuition, and your spirit can coexist. This comes with confronting wounds, developing loving boundaries, and trusting yourself to the fullest. Such a life is within your grasp.

I'm in it to win it! Let's work together to bring healing in your life, for your children, in your relationship, and for your family! I approach my work with an attitude of hope and acceptance; and from a holistic, attachment focused, stragetic, and trauma informed framework. I have over 15 years of experience as a therapist working with families, couples, individuals, and children.

Chelsea believes in the transformative power of the therapeutic relationship to create a safe and fertile place for all aspects of the self to be witnessed, explored, and integrated in the service of growth. She understands psychic pain as a message from the parts of the self that are calling for attention and healing. She believes in the wisdom of the therapist-client dyad to attend to those parts and experience the full range of what it means to be human in all of its depth and beauty.