Leanne Watt
Psychologist, PhD
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766 East Colorado Blvd, Suite 203, Pasadena, CA 91101
Let's Connect (626) 935-9922
Depressed & anxious adults who are self-critical and self-shaming and couples who bicker and get entangled easily are the populations I serve. Childhood roots of these patterns are explored, while clients learn to replace criticism and shame with kindness. Clients learn to "sit still" with emotions, rather than avoiding uncomfortable feelings through compulsive, "busy", or destructive behaviors. This process assists clients in reducing depression and anxiety, while increasing self-confidence, assertiveness, creativity, and tolerance for intimacy. Couples learn to communicate feelings and needs without using attacking words, and learn how to dis-entangle from eachother after "buttons" have been pushed.
I am an active participant in the therapy process. I also provide an open and safe space for exploring deeper feelings, with an emphasis on emotional attunement. Feelings and behaviors are understood within an insight-oriented context, using contemporary psychoanalysis and neuroscience as models for understanding the human mind.
In addition to being a Clinical Psychologist, I have an MA in Theology, contributing to a real sensitivity to the spiritual issues that individuals of any religion may bring into the therapy setting. This interest includes working with clients who have been injured through their experiences within organized religion.
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- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Leanne Watt
Psychologist, PhD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY13321 Leanne Watt
- In Practice for 31 Years
- Attended Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: USC School of Medicine; Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow: UCLA Medical School; Ph.D. Fuller Graduate School of Psychology,, Graduated 1991
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (626) 935-9922
Leanne Watt
Psychologist, PhD
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Anxiety
- Depression
Expertise
- Adoption
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infertility
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (626) 935-9922
Leanne Watt
Psychologist, PhD
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Eclectic
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (626) 935-9922
Leanne Watt
Psychologist, PhD
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Leanne Watt
Psychologist, PhD