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Mack Hayden

Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT

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Pasadena, CA 91101
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Pasadena, CA 91101
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Hi, I'm Mack! I work with people who’ve lost faith: in what they were raised to believe in, in their relationships, in themselves. Maybe you’re feeling like everything you used to believe doesn’t make sense anymore. Maybe you’re wondering how a relationship that used to fill you to the brim feels like it’s running on empty. Maybe you’re feeling your chest get tight and your breath get quicker and you’re not sure why. Maybe you wish the people you needed to be safest didn’t turn out feeling like a flashing neon “Danger!” sign.
For whatever reason, you’re stuck, and you want to believe there’s a way out of the dark and into the light. I'll spoil the end of the movie for you: there is! I'm here to help you deconstruct what isn't working so you can reconstruct something that will: whether that's your relationship, your religious upbringing, or your core reasons for living.
If you're on this page, it means you can do something different. You already got a little bit unstuck just looking for a helping hand. There may be some tears ahead, but there'll be lots of laughs and victories too. Maybe even some book, movie, and record recommendations. Being a therapist is the most fulfilling job in the world—I'm excited to work together!
Call or Mack Hayden now for a free 15 minute consultation - (323) 996-2942

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Pasadena, CA 91101

(323) 996-2942

Los Angeles, CA 90046

My website
I see clients throughout California via telehealth!
I specialize in Relationship Issues, Depression and Religious Trauma/Deconstruction 
$125 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  
Let's Connect (323) 996-2942
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Pasadena, CA 91101

(323) 996-2942

Los Angeles, CA 90046

My website
I see clients throughout California via telehealth!
I specialize in Relationship Issues, Depression and Religious Trauma/Deconstruction 
$125 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $125
  • Couple Sessions $125
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • CenCal
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Inland Empire Health Plan
  • Optum
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Out of Network
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If you have Aetna, Cencal, Cigna, IEHP, Optum, and UHC, you'll just pay your copay or deductible—or potentially nothing! If you don't have those but have a PPO, your insurance will likely reimburse you a decent chunk too. I want this to be affordable for you. We can work pricing out!
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942
"
If you have Aetna, Cencal, Cigna, IEHP, Optum, and UHC, you'll just pay your copay or deductible—or potentially nothing! If you don't have those but have a PPO, your insurance will likely reimburse you a decent chunk too. I want this to be affordable for you. We can work pricing out!
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of California / 160230 Supervised by Christy Merriner (California / 117143) Mack Hayden
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 2 years
  • Attended Antioch University, Master's in Clinical Psych, Graduated 2025
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On top of what I learned in grad school, I'm always reading anything I can get my hands on to be a better therapist for you. Sometimes, that's a psychology book—sometimes it's a novel that reveals some new nook or cranny of the human condition. I'll take that same curiosity into our sessions!
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942
"
On top of what I learned in grad school, I'm always reading anything I can get my hands on to be a better therapist for you. Sometimes, that's a psychology book—sometimes it's a novel that reveals some new nook or cranny of the human condition. I'll take that same curiosity into our sessions!
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Relationship Issues
  • Depression
  • Religious Trauma/Deconstruction

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anxiety
  • Codependency
  • Divorce
  • Existential Crises
  • Family Conflict
  • Infidelity
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Peer Relationships
  • Polyamory & ENM
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Spirituality
  • Substance Use
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I work best with adults who feel stuck in depression, existential doom spirals, religious trauma/deconstruction, or big life transitions. Many are people pleasers exhausted from placating, joking, and apologizing their way through life. I also love working with couples hoping to find their way back home to each other after getting lost along the way.
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942
"
I work best with adults who feel stuck in depression, existential doom spirals, religious trauma/deconstruction, or big life transitions. Many are people pleasers exhausted from placating, joking, and apologizing their way through life. I also love working with couples hoping to find their way back home to each other after getting lost along the way.
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942

3 Endorsements

Stephanie Harimoto, Trauma Therapist
Stephanie Harimoto, Trauma Therapist
Marriage & Family TherapistMALMFTEMDR
Mack creates an easy, welcoming space and helps people feel truly seen. He is here to hear you, see you, and move with you through your pain. If you're navigating deconstruction, faith change, or relationship turmoil - he's your guy!
Brett Billings
Brett Billings
Marriage & Family Therapist AssociateMAAMFT
I studied alongside Mack, and he's one of the most insightful people I know. He makes connections in a way that feels natural and meaningful, which I attribute to his ability to remain deeply present and attuned. His clients are in the best of hands.
Teddy Evans
Teddy Evans
Marriage & Family Therapist AssociateAMFT
Mack is that rare combination of completely brilliant and totally approachable. As a therapist, he'll have you laughing your way into epiphanies. People pleasers of the world and those seeking help with deconstruction, this is the therapist for you.

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Transgender Allied

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Existential
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
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I draw as much from my love for stories (novels/movies/etc.), philosophy, and music to inform my approach to therapy as any specific methodologies. When it comes to those approaches, I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for pragmatic, "help me feel better NOW" issues and Existential Therapy when it comes to the wider-angle, deep-rooted stuff.
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942
"
I draw as much from my love for stories (novels/movies/etc.), philosophy, and music to inform my approach to therapy as any specific methodologies. When it comes to those approaches, I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for pragmatic, "help me feel better NOW" issues and Existential Therapy when it comes to the wider-angle, deep-rooted stuff.
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (323) 996-2942

Location

Primary Location

Pasadena, CA 91101

(323) 996-2942

Additional Location

Los Angeles, CA 90046

(323) 996-2942
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I see clients throughout California via telehealth!
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (323) 996-2942
"
I see clients throughout California via telehealth!
Photo of Mack Hayden, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Mack Hayden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (323) 996-2942