Female Therapists in Pasadena, CA

Have you ever been lost in a dark forest? You may have felt helpless, out of control, very scared, or confused. Perhaps you suffer from anxiety, depression, and grief. If so you need someone to hold your hand and walk with you until you get home safely. When you are going through very painful suffering, your brokenness can lead you to discover how your childhood wound might affect your self-esteem and your relationships. I like to work with adult women who have been abused as a child, battered women (intimate partner abuse), and young adult women with childhood wounds.

"I've always considered it a privilege to listen to people's stories, helping them to understand themselves better, and in the process, to find the resources to resolve their problems. With over 20 years of experience as a Clinical Psychologist, and as a Marriage and Family Therapist earlier, I know how to help men and women of all ages get to the origins of their difficulties efficiently. My goal is to help them discover resources and new personal insights, which in turn open the way to resolving pain and conflict.

Life is complex and it can lead you to feel unbalanced, or disconnected from yourself and others. Do you find yourself questioning your self-worth or having difficulty creating healthy boundaries? Maybe you’re experiencing anxiety or depression, or processing difficult life events and changes. I understand that life can present its share of challenges due to the systems, communities, and families we live in and come from. I'm passionate about creating supportive and liberating spaces for individuals and I strive to create a space of understanding and safety for people of color, and women during pregnancy and their mothering journey.

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.

I greet you with gentleness and a smile. Perhaps you feel trapped by feelings of anxiety, shame, criticalness, or inadequacy? Perhaps you've experienced trauma and now want or need to do something about it? Whether these feelings cause mild stuckness up to paralysis in living the life that you desire, you are welcomed here and I would love to partner with you on this journey toward healing. My deep hope is that you can experience healing from emotional wounds and engage life with freedom, peace, and authenticity.

Finding the right therapist from a website is difficult, which is why I offer phone or in-person consultations. It takes courage to address challenges such as relationships, personal problems, or general unhappiness. Your success in treatment will depend on your readiness to open up and my authentic presence that will help create a safe space for you. Together we will work on identifying, experiencing and expanding your capacity to tolerate all ranges of feelings. You will become more conscious of your limiting patterns while developing healthy ones as your sense of a genuine and stronger self emerges.

Infertility affects every relationship. Your sense of belonging shifts, hopes and dreams are distorted. Holidays and birthdays are rough. Every menstrual cycle is a loss and veins ache from too many blood draws. Medical procedures are traumatic, expensive and emotionally draining. It's difficult to concentrate, be around children and families and your sense of being healthy is altered. Everyone else is getting pregnant and having babies; and you fear the clock is running out. You are not alone! I am compassionately dedicated to counseling women struggling with this life-changing experience.

I specialize in working with people who struggle with anxiety. I am a trained mindfulness practitioner who has been teaching, consulting and training other practitioners on mindfulness-based interventions for many years. Anxiety can feel paralyzing and confusing. Mindfulness allows us to slow down and be more attuned with our emotions and bodies. By creating space within, we can be more thoughtful and less reactive in how we make decisions or how we relate to our loved ones.

Are you ready for change but not sure how to get there? Has COVID-19, social injustice, or life events caused you to rethink your current circumstances? Are you experiencing challenges in managing your multiple roles, in your personal relationships, at school, at work, or in your community? Do you want things to be different but you are not sure where to start? Call me. I am a licensed clinical psychologist who provides ADHD, gifted and learning disability testing and specializes in providing therapy to Black women . I approach treatment from a holistic perspective, recognizing the importance of engaging the mind, body and spirit.

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.

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.

As a multiethnic/multicultural woman of color, child of an immigrant, and trauma-informed associate clinical social worker with a background in gender studies, I approach my work with an intersectional lens. I consider the whole human being as well as the various systems they are part of and the effect these systems have on a person’s life. It is important to me that I am mindful of how my client perceives the world and how the world perceives them. As a trauma-informed yoga instructor, I also consider how emotions can show up somatically.

Sometimes what gets in the way of our life is the picture in our head of how it is suppose to be. My passion is to help bright professional millennials, entrepreneurs, and aspiring leaders transform their lives. I specialize in working with adults, especially young women helping them work through their fears, manage stress, cultivate creativity, facilitate healing and positive change, increase emotional intelligence and emotional regulation, improve interpersonal relationships, improve communication skills, set them up for personal growth, identify their passion and help them create their career path and life path.

I am passionate about working with women who want to feel better in their own skin. Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, or perinatal emotional distress? Are you battling addictions, eating disorders, or trauma symptoms? Are dealing with challenging relationships or trying to navigate the twists and turns of life? I'd love to help you be in healthier relationships with yourself and the people you love. With a deep commitment to your personal growth, a willingness to do things that might feel scary, and a lot of good laughs, I think we can work together to do the important work of healing.

I’m a psychotherapist informed by Feminist and Buddhist principles committed to helping individuals gain therapeutic tools that yield more confidence, resilience, and capacity for joy. I often work with women , girls and couples as well as creatives and entrepreneurs. My work focuses on cultivating deep wells of self-knowledge, compassion and acceptance, creating greater freedom in your relationship to self and others. I engage in a collaborative process that is carried out with deliberate curiosity and reflection.