Therapists in Pasadena, CA
I work with clients who are impacted by trauma, who feel stuck in patterns of overwhelm, disconnection, or shame. They may struggle with emotional regulation, anxiety, depression, or self-criticism, often feeling their past has taken control of their present. This client seeks a safe, compassionate space to explore their pain and heal. They want to understand how trauma has shaped their emotions, behaviors, and relationships, learning to break free from survival patterns. Their goals include reclaiming a sense of safety, building self-compassion and finding balance, authenticity, and joy as they work toward healing and empowerment.
I work with clients who are impacted by trauma, who feel stuck in patterns of overwhelm, disconnection, or shame. They may struggle with emotional regulation, anxiety, depression, or self-criticism, often feeling their past has taken control of their present. This client seeks a safe, compassionate space to explore their pain and heal. They want to understand how trauma has shaped their emotions, behaviors, and relationships, learning to break free from survival patterns. Their goals include reclaiming a sense of safety, building self-compassion and finding balance, authenticity, and joy as they work toward healing and empowerment.
Shelia Sutton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR, CDWF
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91101
Does this describe you: "I'm running on empty and living a frazzled life. I feel like I'm in survival mode." The process of exploring your inner life (the unresolved traumas, as well as the resiliency that has helped you survive) creates opportunities for you to heal. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). As Viktor Frankl wrote, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." We can rewire our brains and reprocess our past traumas using EMDR. I am currently providing EMDR via Zoom. Yes, this is possible, and it works.
Does this describe you: "I'm running on empty and living a frazzled life. I feel like I'm in survival mode." The process of exploring your inner life (the unresolved traumas, as well as the resiliency that has helped you survive) creates opportunities for you to heal. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). As Viktor Frankl wrote, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." We can rewire our brains and reprocess our past traumas using EMDR. I am currently providing EMDR via Zoom. Yes, this is possible, and it works.
Meredith Murdock
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
It can be hard to reconcile the past with the present, especially when we've experienced traumatic events, chaotic childhoods and painful relationships. Do you feel ready to process these experiences so you can be more present in your life now? Reflecting on how our experiences have impacted ourselves, our relationships, and our life choices takes great courage and I commend you for starting this journey.
It can be hard to reconcile the past with the present, especially when we've experienced traumatic events, chaotic childhoods and painful relationships. Do you feel ready to process these experiences so you can be more present in your life now? Reflecting on how our experiences have impacted ourselves, our relationships, and our life choices takes great courage and I commend you for starting this journey.
I have a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, a license in Marriage and Family Therapy, and have been practicing therapy for 10 years. But most importantly, I am a woman striving to live a good and authentic life filled with love, courage, and joy. I am extremely passionate about helping others who wish to do the same.
I have a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, a license in Marriage and Family Therapy, and have been practicing therapy for 10 years. But most importantly, I am a woman striving to live a good and authentic life filled with love, courage, and joy. I am extremely passionate about helping others who wish to do the same.
I believe: Perspective, courage and determination can transform one’s life. Confidence comes with self acceptance. Suffering is over rated.
I believe: Perspective, courage and determination can transform one’s life. Confidence comes with self acceptance. Suffering is over rated.
Erika Kosterlitzky
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104
Sometimes life is hard. There's confusion and hurt around school, work, relationships, and this crazy world. But there's good news too: You are not meant to do this alone! It is my true privilege to be able to walk alongside my clients, helping share the weight of their burdens. Together we will create a place of peace and trust, a relationship full of compassion and encouragement and without judgment (and we'll likely have some laughs together as well!). From there we will work together to find new ways to grow and learn and manage the things that make life hard.
Sometimes life is hard. There's confusion and hurt around school, work, relationships, and this crazy world. But there's good news too: You are not meant to do this alone! It is my true privilege to be able to walk alongside my clients, helping share the weight of their burdens. Together we will create a place of peace and trust, a relationship full of compassion and encouragement and without judgment (and we'll likely have some laughs together as well!). From there we will work together to find new ways to grow and learn and manage the things that make life hard.
My passion is for helping others through human connection. I am interested in how systems affect society, community, family units, and, ultimately, the person. We are all shaped and affected by the world in which we live. The focus of my therapeutic practice is geared toward helping you develop affirming responses and positive interpretations of these shaping and affecting experiences, helping you to have agency and integrity in the midst of tumult and change.
My passion is for helping others through human connection. I am interested in how systems affect society, community, family units, and, ultimately, the person. We are all shaped and affected by the world in which we live. The focus of my therapeutic practice is geared toward helping you develop affirming responses and positive interpretations of these shaping and affecting experiences, helping you to have agency and integrity in the midst of tumult and change.
Are you experiencing challenges dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship/family issues, and trauma/PTSD? Due to these symptoms, we can be in too much emotional pain and feel too stuck to reframe our perceptions or to find solutions to our problems. Childhood or recent trauma can cause emotional distress that can be difficult to process. I am here to support you in working through unresolved trauma and guide you toward healing. Therefore, you can feel empowered, rejuvenated, and enthusiastic about life again.
Are you experiencing challenges dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship/family issues, and trauma/PTSD? Due to these symptoms, we can be in too much emotional pain and feel too stuck to reframe our perceptions or to find solutions to our problems. Childhood or recent trauma can cause emotional distress that can be difficult to process. I am here to support you in working through unresolved trauma and guide you toward healing. Therefore, you can feel empowered, rejuvenated, and enthusiastic about life again.
With over 20 years of dedicated experience in the mental health field, Jerrica is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist LMFT specializing in both inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. Throughout their career, has worked extensively in substance use detox services and has developed a robust expertise in crisis management, providing compassionate client centered, humanistic, and cognitive behavioral skills amongst a myriad of other techniques to support her clients during some of life s most challenging moments.
With over 20 years of dedicated experience in the mental health field, Jerrica is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist LMFT specializing in both inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. Throughout their career, has worked extensively in substance use detox services and has developed a robust expertise in crisis management, providing compassionate client centered, humanistic, and cognitive behavioral skills amongst a myriad of other techniques to support her clients during some of life s most challenging moments.
I was a middle school teacher for ten years. I enjoyed working with children and adolescents more than I did grading papers. I became a psychologist to help children and their families live healthier, more productive lives. I approach psychotherapy first from the perspective that insight into oneself provides then the power to choose and to change. If you don't understand what is going on, you are unlikely to make changes. Secondly, the power to change is enhanced by learning and applying better coping skills. Insight and tools provide a growth experience.
I was a middle school teacher for ten years. I enjoyed working with children and adolescents more than I did grading papers. I became a psychologist to help children and their families live healthier, more productive lives. I approach psychotherapy first from the perspective that insight into oneself provides then the power to choose and to change. If you don't understand what is going on, you are unlikely to make changes. Secondly, the power to change is enhanced by learning and applying better coping skills. Insight and tools provide a growth experience.
Do you struggle with anxiety and depression due to your childhood trauma? Are you having problems with your partner or family members due to life transition issues? Are you experiencing increased stress, fears, and doubts around the future? I believe that we all have the capacity to heal our emotional wounds and create meaningful changes. My goal as a therapist is to offer you a safe place in which you can process insights, concerns, and emotions associated with trauma.
Do you struggle with anxiety and depression due to your childhood trauma? Are you having problems with your partner or family members due to life transition issues? Are you experiencing increased stress, fears, and doubts around the future? I believe that we all have the capacity to heal our emotional wounds and create meaningful changes. My goal as a therapist is to offer you a safe place in which you can process insights, concerns, and emotions associated with trauma.
Meet Our Therapists
Sheila Kendall Vaccaro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91106
To be human can mean that joy and pain, love and despair, connection and loneliness, energy and apathy, all occur within the same internal space. When that space becomes overwhelmed with pain, shame, or fear, we can feel as though we’re running on fumes - burned-out, disconnected, feeling stuck or paralyzed. Thoughts and emotions affect the way we move through life; and consciously or not, past emotional and relational wounds affect how we approach the present and future. Therapy can be a powerful aid in healing wounds and nurturing joy, connection, meaning, and new ways of being.
To be human can mean that joy and pain, love and despair, connection and loneliness, energy and apathy, all occur within the same internal space. When that space becomes overwhelmed with pain, shame, or fear, we can feel as though we’re running on fumes - burned-out, disconnected, feeling stuck or paralyzed. Thoughts and emotions affect the way we move through life; and consciously or not, past emotional and relational wounds affect how we approach the present and future. Therapy can be a powerful aid in healing wounds and nurturing joy, connection, meaning, and new ways of being.
My years in the inpatient setting have prepared me to treat individuals suffering a wide range of psychological difficulties and acuity. Working from a psychodynamic and humanistic perspective, I provide a safe and constructive space for clients to journey towards emotional wellbeing and healing. I work with teens, adults and couples facing relationship conflict, loss, difficult life transitions, and mental health symptoms including depression, anxiety, and psychosis. With a deep appreciation for the complexity of the human experience, my goal is to engender both insight and hope in my clients.
My years in the inpatient setting have prepared me to treat individuals suffering a wide range of psychological difficulties and acuity. Working from a psychodynamic and humanistic perspective, I provide a safe and constructive space for clients to journey towards emotional wellbeing and healing. I work with teens, adults and couples facing relationship conflict, loss, difficult life transitions, and mental health symptoms including depression, anxiety, and psychosis. With a deep appreciation for the complexity of the human experience, my goal is to engender both insight and hope in my clients.
Let's be honest, relationships are hard work! Therapy takes intentional effort, vulnerability and persistence to bring about meaningful change in our lives. Before that change can occur, we must first learn what is going on. I want to help you identify the negative patterns in your life and provide tools to replace them with new life-giving actions and transforming truths to bring about healing and restoration in your relationships.
Let's be honest, relationships are hard work! Therapy takes intentional effort, vulnerability and persistence to bring about meaningful change in our lives. Before that change can occur, we must first learn what is going on. I want to help you identify the negative patterns in your life and provide tools to replace them with new life-giving actions and transforming truths to bring about healing and restoration in your relationships.
My passion is conducting therapy with Asians, both immigrants and Asian-Americans. As a Taiwanese-American therapist, I am well-versed in the family dynamics of Asian culture. I am also experienced in dealing with parent-child conflicts between first-generation Chinese parents and their westernized second-generation teenagers and adult children. My work centers on helping parents and children recognize their cultural differences in order to better understand one another and maintain healthy relationships. Sessions may be in either Mandarin and English.
My passion is conducting therapy with Asians, both immigrants and Asian-Americans. As a Taiwanese-American therapist, I am well-versed in the family dynamics of Asian culture. I am also experienced in dealing with parent-child conflicts between first-generation Chinese parents and their westernized second-generation teenagers and adult children. My work centers on helping parents and children recognize their cultural differences in order to better understand one another and maintain healthy relationships. Sessions may be in either Mandarin and English.
Catherine French
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC, ATR-P
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91101
My goal is to meet clients where they are at in the moment, being fully present and attuned to their needs. I believe in focusing on strengths and interpersonal connections. We are all in this life together. Oftentimes the answer is somewhere within ourselves, we just need help finding it.
My goal is to meet clients where they are at in the moment, being fully present and attuned to their needs. I believe in focusing on strengths and interpersonal connections. We are all in this life together. Oftentimes the answer is somewhere within ourselves, we just need help finding it.
I specialize in culturally sensitive solution-focused help and clinical therapy for adults and teenagers, ages 17 and up. As a psychologist, I am devoted to improving quality of life and relationships, as well as symptoms. My approach to therapy is interpersonal, integrative and evidence-based, adapted for unique needs and values.
I specialize in culturally sensitive solution-focused help and clinical therapy for adults and teenagers, ages 17 and up. As a psychologist, I am devoted to improving quality of life and relationships, as well as symptoms. My approach to therapy is interpersonal, integrative and evidence-based, adapted for unique needs and values.
I work with individuals, couples, and families including children, adolescents, and adults. I use various approaches, including psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies. My goal is to provide a supportive and comfortable environment tailored my clients' individual needs to help them reach the personal growth they are looking for.
I work with individuals, couples, and families including children, adolescents, and adults. I use various approaches, including psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies. My goal is to provide a supportive and comfortable environment tailored my clients' individual needs to help them reach the personal growth they are looking for.
Elvina Lui Relationship Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91103
Are there problems in your relationship that have been eating away at you? Your relationship did not start out like this. Do you still remember when your relationship brought you happiness, when you enjoyed being around the other person? Over time, problems build up and relationships change. Don't let this drag on any longer, let me help you. I know how to help couples stop fighting, to re-build trust and love for each other, bringing back the sense of intimacy, support, and happiness.
Are there problems in your relationship that have been eating away at you? Your relationship did not start out like this. Do you still remember when your relationship brought you happiness, when you enjoyed being around the other person? Over time, problems build up and relationships change. Don't let this drag on any longer, let me help you. I know how to help couples stop fighting, to re-build trust and love for each other, bringing back the sense of intimacy, support, and happiness.
At Reconnect, we strive to provide a space in which people feel seen, heard, and included by providing various treatment options and specialties. To meet the needs of our clients, our clinicians can assist clients with changing or modifying undesired behaviors, improve both mood and relationships, deconstructing childhood trauma, assisting children and parents with their concerns, and much more.
At Reconnect, we strive to provide a space in which people feel seen, heard, and included by providing various treatment options and specialties. To meet the needs of our clients, our clinicians can assist clients with changing or modifying undesired behaviors, improve both mood and relationships, deconstructing childhood trauma, assisting children and parents with their concerns, and much more.
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Number of Therapists in Pasadena, CA
2,000+
Average cost per session
$175
Therapists in Pasadena, CA who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 87% | Depression |
| 77% | Relationship Issues |
| 71% | Self Esteem |
| 66% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 66% | Stress |
| 63% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 82% | Aetna |
| 66% | Cigna and Evernorth |
| 55% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in Pasadena, CA see their clients
| 51% | Online Only | |
| 49% | In Person and Online |
Gender breakdown
| 79% | Female | |
| 20% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |