Therapists in Pasadena, CA

Hi! Are you struggling with life transitions, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or sad? Are you entering a new stage in your life and finding it harder than expected to cope? I have supported individuals transitioning to new stages in their lives, including adulthood, retirement, newly diagnosed medical conditions, postpartum anxiety and/or depression, foster/adoptive families, and family caregivers. I am here to support you, holding space for you in a non-judgmental and compassionate way.

I love working with individuals hoping to address needs related to anxiety, stress, depression, relational difficulty, phase of life stressors, identity-development, trauma, sexuality, faith and spirituality, life transitions, and self-esteem. Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you looking for help but not quite sure what you need? Maybe you’re feeling stuck or dissatisfied with your relationships but don’t know the next steps to take. Wherever you might be, I want to help you find relief and a greater understanding of yourself!

You deserve to be happy and my goal is to get you there. Together we can explore the issues at hand and develop a plan that allows you to move forward, confidently. Do you feel like life has become unmanageable? Are you unsure of the next step? Do you feel like you and your partner are more like roommates who are annoyed with one another instead of romantic partners?

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.

You are looking for support to move away from emotional and/or physical pain. You’re worried, sad, and have questions about your life. Your relationships feel imbalanced, but you can imagine a more authentic way of being. You want to feel free, less burdened by fear, and you are ready to embark on your healing journey. Therapy is the place to do this work. Together, we can gently uncover the roots of your unease, identify triggers, and establish productive coping mechanisms. We can build your self-worth and tap into your innate vitality and well-being so you wake up feeling centered and move through your day with energy and ease.

My path in social work began in childhood in simply wanting to help others. I always felt a calling to make a difference in the lives of others. I believe strongly in forming relationships with others in order to create a meaningful connection that seeks to guide and nurture healing. I first began my career in working with at-risk youth in the foster care system. I learned that at-risk populations need the most help, but have the hardest time getting it. They need someone who can make their voice heard and someone who can advocate for them in order to effect change.

If you find yourself repeating patterns that you just can't seem to break, feel stuck, or unable to find meaning in your life, I'd like to help. The therapeutic relationship can be a powerful source of healing, change and liberation in your life. I offer compassion and authenticity and believe that healing, and change are possible for all people. I am committed to discovering what is best for you and offer guidance through the darkest moments. Together we can unravel what keeps you in grief, depression, fear or anxiety.

You may feel broken, different, and struggle to make all the "pieces" fit together. Perhaps that is further complicated because you are a survivor of trauma, or struggling with immense grief, and find it difficult to maintain healthy relationships or feel balanced. We cannot go back in time, but we have this sacred moment, and I want to help you grasp it and make it genuine. I want to help you find choice, autonomy and radical compassion in who you are. If you are partnered, I want to help you develop skills to nourish growth in your partnership(s)

We all want to become, be, and remain adults able to enjoy times of great happiness and grow from times of stress, difficulty, and sadness. This is not an easy process and requires learning from feeling, thinking about, and experiencing the ups and downs of our lives, understanding what our experiences mean, where they come from, and what we can do to make changes in our lives. In this process we know that we can experience anxiety, depression, stress, tension, and many other things that require professional help in order to maintain our footing and keep moving forward in our lives.

Are you feeling overwhelmed with issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, culture/identity, relationship issues? I am passionate with helping my clients develop and strengthen relationships (family members, partners, friends, work, school, etc). I am also passionate about supporting those experiencing life transitions such as new parents, marriage, career/job, recent move, medical diagnoses, etc. I have had the privilege to work with individuals with generational trauma, grief, addictions, and family issues through an integrative, strengths-based approach. Contact me for a complimentary consult.

I work with primarily adults, couples and adolescents. My work is to help you in meeting your potential and increasing abundance in all areas of your life. Working together in learning how to navigate thoughts, feelings and actions in difficult and non difficult times and with your relationship to everything. Helping to ultimately increase your motivation and self-worth.

I am a seasoned therapist with over 20 yrs of experience. I exclusively provide Telehealth (video sessions) for both CA and AZ residents! I am passionate about the process of therapy as well as efforts to reduce stigma and help increase access to quality mental health care. I utilize a holistic approach with an emphasis on CBT, Mindfulness techniques to help others identify the strategies and habits intended to improve overall well being and quality of life. I'm happy to support you while helping you better understand your Self, your relationships and overall life from a fresh new perspective.

Panic, anxiety, fear, agoraphobia, and OCD are what I specialize in treating. These disorders create what I consider to be true suffering and begin to shrink your life and make it small. I have specialized in helping people walk their way out of this awful spot since 1988. By using the proven techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy, breathing, and exposure, it really is possible for you to be free of this fear and get your life back again.

My clients are high-functioning adults and couples who privately struggle with injured self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and resentment in their relationships. When, as children, we experience mistreatment or dysfunctional family dynamics, our nervous system gets impaired - making it harder for us to feel good about ourselves and harder to have fulfilling relationships. My job is to help your nervous system heal from the burdensome hurts of childhood injustices, so we can reduce any chronic feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy, and dissatisfaction. My work aims to promote emotional healing and relational transformation for my clients.

I'm guessing that if you're reading this then you're going through something that's making life difficult and I'm sorry about that. Maybe you're not where you thought you should be, or maybe getting through the day is your only goal. Whatever it is, I believe that therapy can help. It can provide us with some much needed support and encouragement. More importantly, therapy can strengthen and increase our self-esteem and confidence as we navigate relationships, social media, and our futures.

Do you need a place to be yourself? To be seen and fully accepted for who you are and encouraged to take leaps and risks to craft who you want to be? The fear of failure and judgments, our own and others, often holds us back from exploring the edge of our possibilities. I am passionate about creating a nurturing relationship where you can begin to practice and embody the changes you want to create in your own life. I work with individuals, couples, children, adolescents and families. I specialize in women who are reinventing themselves and family members of individuals with mental illness.

I am licensed in California and Washington and am accepting new clients via telehealth sessions. Whether the challenge you are facing is due to past trauma, depression, anxiety, family or work dynamics, or feeling stuck in a phase of life, I'm here to provide a safe, compassionate and nonjudgmental space as we work toward your goals. I've worked for nearly 20 years supporting individuals and families work through various challenges to find healing, relief and to gain critical insights that help unlock potential for positive change.

I believe that we all have the resources within us to heal, and yet sometimes we need a little help. The right connection between a therapist/client can help start that healing. Maybe your teenager is sullen and isolated. Maybe you are in love and scared to be truly seen by another. Maybe there’s an angry side of you that your family doesn’t understand and a vulnerable side that is too scary to feel. Together we can work on acceptance, healthy coping skills, and letting go of bad habits. Without judgment, we will build an understanding of who you are as a person so as to realize your strengths and fortify them.

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.