Substance Use Therapists in West Central, Pasadena, CA
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Short-Term Mental Health Counseling
PhD, MPH, MA
Yu Lee’s academic scholarship has primarily focused on multicultural perceptions and treatment of stigmatized health behaviors, but she has also produced research and publications in the area of emotions, eating behaviors, obesity,
substance use
, cognitive health, memory, and statistical science.
Short-Term Mental Health (STMH) Counseling supports high-functioning adults experiencing grief, depression, stress, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship concerns through both counseling and referrals to a diverse range of clinical psychologists, licensed marriage & family therapists, social workers, and complementary/alternative practitioners. The techniques employed at STMH counseling draw from foundations of Adlerian, CBT, and Gestalt therapy. Successful treatment is a product of a client’s thoughtful engagement and demonstrated willingness to participate in the dynamic process of self-discovery, creation, and regulation.
Kelly Albrecht
Pre-Licensed Professional, ASW
Verified
Verified
I also have a background in working with adolescents and adults experiencing
substance use
disorder, including when experienced concurrently with bipolar disorders and personality disorders.
Are you struggling to process depression, anxiety, relationship/family issues, and trauma? These emotional ruptures can cause major disruptions in our lives. The work to process these types of life events is multifaceted, and I can help you identify your feelings and potential relational patterns, build tolerance and acceptance around challenging ones, and set meaningful goals. In order to do so, I utilize various therapeutic approaches consisting of ACT, CBT, and Problem Solving Therapy and somatic interventions.
Kelsey Milano
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
10 Endorsed
Verified
10 Endorsed
I work with individuals, couples, and adolescents to explore experiences of attachment trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, intrusive thoughts, personal and familial
substance use
/addiction, compulsions, eating disorders, questions of gender and sexuality, immigration, and adoption.
My practice has primarily derived from an education in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, emphasizing close attention to your developmental history, relational patterns, inhibiting defenses and the neglected power of your inner life. I understand the vulnerability it takes to open yourself up to a therapist, and I promise to join you with patience, strength, and hope on your path to self-understanding. With collaborative and creative intention, I can help you widen your point of view, increase your tolerance for variegated emotions, integrate fragmented parts of yourself, and discover the uncharted material within you.
Sona Topalian
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Sona has extensive experience working with trauma,
substance use
, abuse, depression, anxiety, mood disorders and self-harm.
Sona is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Doctoral Candidate striving to further her education, experience, and competency to better serve her clients. Sona’s presence in the room models a corrective and meaningful relationship with her clients which enhances trust and therapeutic connection. By modelling these corrective experiences, Sona is able to implement interventions to focus on developing insight, actionable change, healing the relationship with the self, and identity formation. Sona prefaces the importance of understanding what the therapeutic process will look like and will support you through your growth.
Nanette Karapetian
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PsyD, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I specialize in working with people who want more love and peacefulness in their lives. I have had post masters level training for the past five years doing depth work in psychoanalysis. I have been in practice for over 15 years. We will work together for a better understanding of your unconscious inner world and how it affects your life. Close and intimate relationships with others are possible and a basic human need that are yearned for and people deserve. I can help with opening your heart and opening your mind in many new and powerful ways.
Not accepting new clients
Ryan Ashley Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Starting the process of exploring challenging memories, finding ways to let light in through the cracks, and get up and meet your challenges can be a difficult task to tackle on your own. I strive to be the person to advocate, provide a safe environment, and collaborate with you during unexpected, unrehearsed times of hardship, heart ache, loss, or just confusing times. I am also an ally to the LGBTQ+ community and dedicated to providing a safe space and affirmative support. My primary goal is to establish therapeutic alliance that fosters hope, healing, personal growth, and insight to continue to get up and show up in the world.
Rebecca Teichman
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, LAADC
Verified
Verified
Are you tired of feeling as if you are taking five steps forward only to take fifty steps back? Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, and/or mood swings? Are you or a family member struggling with excessive drinking or addiction? Are you wanting to feel confident in yourself? Do you want to have a safe space where you can talk and feel heard, respected, and acknowledged? I have been honored to assist individuals, couples and families who struggle with addiction, alcoholism, mental health as well as other complex trauma issues for over ten years.
Lydia Bangtson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I like helping people find contentment and happiness in their lives. I believe it is important to understand one's self and one's personal values and to make choices that are positive and life-affirming. I have had extensive experience working with people having experienced trauma and loss, relationship problems, and who have substance abuse problems. Creative people are also one of my specializations. My training is primarily psycho-dynamic along with cognitive-behavioral orientation. I believe mindfulness, spirituality and forgiveness are ways of helping alter patterns of behavior that can keep us stuck in our lives.
Louise Polzel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I think the most important aspect of therapy is someone who understands, who has been there, and who can relate. I treat mental health and addiction because I understand it personally and professionally. I feel like we all need space for support and the ability to connect with someone. My favorite saying is "progress, not perfection" this means we just get up and try daily. If you are ready to take some steps, reach out! I look forward to connecting.
Laurel Salmon
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
Verified
Experiencing anxiety, depression, and trauma can be hard to navigate on one’s own. Through the use of integrative modalities, my goal is to help you find your way so that you can manage symptoms, feel your best, discover who you truly are, and move forward in the direction of your dreams whereby your past no longer holds you back. Using warmth and compassion, I also aim to provide trauma-informed care to discuss your struggles without judgment and safely process unresolved trauma and feelings.
Not accepting new clients
Claire E Pinkston
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My ideal client is motivated to work on their stuff, whatever that may be, and wants a therapist who is collaborative, supportive, and direct. They are open to facing the challenges of engaging fully in life, owning their choices, connecting with other people, and making their life meaningful. They are ready to learn about how their thoughts about themselves, others, and the future impact how they feel and what they do. They want help understanding the factors that influence their thinking, feelings, and choices, and guidance and encouragement to identify and implement changes that will improve their life.
Maria Cruz Flores
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT, MS, MA
Verified
Verified
Did you wake up this morning, feeling sad or with untold anxiety about starting your day? A day fraught with dealing with relational issues child(ren), your significant other, family members or others individuals? This be the day you pick up the phone to garner the support you deserve in making some much needed changes in your life. Help is but a phone call away.
Justine Gordon
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, EMDR
Verified
Verified
Navigating life's challenges is never easy, but reaching out for help is a brave first step to living a more genuine and fulfilling life. I have expertise in working with individuals struggling with childhood trauma and trauma-related symptoms such as grief, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and relational conflict. I believe every client is unique and deserves to be listened to and understood in an empathetic way. I am passionate about creating a safe, kind, collaborative and judgment-free space where clients can attain new insights, experience new feelings, and find a renewed sense of physical and mental well-being.
Tsoline Kouyoumjian
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I see couples all the time who love each other desperately but just can’t seem to make it work. Some couples put it this way: “It’s like we keep having the same fight over and over again and nothing ever gets resolved. We just have a big fight, followed by silence, and then we just go back to our daily lives without ever working through the issues until the next fight happens. I don’t know what’s happening or why it’s happening but it’s just awful.”
Chantal Daley
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
Verified
Do you find yourself having a difficult time coping with anxiety, depression, and trauma? Do you have a hard time communicating and setting boundaries with others? Life is full of obstacles and hardships that may be difficult to overcome without the right tools, resources, and, guidance leading to the manifestation of these symptoms. I specialize in working with adults, couples, and adolescents using a Psychodynamic approach to explore unconscious thoughts and behaviors. In doing this, we are able to collaboratively recognize old ineffective patterns and process unresolved feelings and trauma.
Carrie Horn and Associates Psychological Corp
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
Emotional pain and mental challenges can overwhelm us and keep us from reaching our goals. In these times it is often necessary to seek professional assistance to move us past the ruts in our lives. I work best with people who have had difficulty with relating to their emotions, resolving past suffering, spiritual abuse, chronic illness, somatic issues, finding meaning, and navigating life transitions. My approach to therapy is specific to each person, and stands on the biblical teachings of Jesus Christ, healing the heart and spirit that are so important to Him.
Not accepting new clients
Leila Tabatabaee
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
All change is possible. Whether you are recently finding yourself stuck in an unhealthy pattern or have had more long term difficulties with depression, anxiety and unhealthy relationships, it is possible to create a more fulfilling life. I think that it is important to work with concrete strategies, developing healthy habits and coping mechanisms to address present day difficulties, while also addressing deeper issues. The focus is on creating healthy and lasting change. Finding the right therapist for you is key. I believe in identifying and supporting existing strengths while encouraging growth in whatever areas you seek.
Sandra Perrotta-Lutcher
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Interested in short-term, solution-focused therapy that will enhance a positive state of mind and increase emotional and spiritual growth, health and well-being? If so, call me. You can develop the self awareness necessary to have a more peaceful and joyful life. I will guide you through this process with the use of positive interventions that will allow for optimal health, resilience and stress reduction. Clients report that, through my insight, guidance and humor, they are leading happier, more enriching lives. I offer a non-judgmental, safe, interactive and, of course, confidential environment. Call for a consultation.
Carly Wielstein
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
When considering our experiences in the human tribe, the process of discovering or rediscovering our truest self can be a journey laden with challenges and difficulty. However, it is often when we believe that we have attempted everything we can or know how to do to make difficult transformations, to cease our suffering, and to change unhelpful patterns, that we may find ourselves poised for growth and evolution.
Jonathan Grayson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
Anxiety disorders affect nearly 1 in 5 Americans. The Grayson LA Center for the Treatment of Anxiety & OCD (LAOCD is here to help sufferers regain control of their lives. Our philosophy is to treat every sufferer as an individual. After an initial evaluation, therapy is customized to the client's needs. LAOCD is nationally recognized for providing cutting edge, state of the art CBT to sufferers. LAOCD is dedicated to helping anxiety sufferers through therapy, public education, community service and research. Our staff regularly presents at national conferences to educate clinicians and the public. Because sufferers need it, we offer free support groups.
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Substance Use Therapists
How do substance and drug recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other clients in recovery; in outpatient programs, individuals reside at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff often also includes people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other methods.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for substance use reduce the amount of drugs they consume. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.
Are there specific medications for substance and drug use?
There are medications approved to treat substance use disorder—such as buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, and acamprosate. These medications do help people cope with substance use as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone can help reduce cravings, methadone is an opioid medication used to treat severe pain, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.