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Lauren Burke-Nicola
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104
I specialize in working with and supporting individuals facing challenging life transitions, anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, and difficulties with emotional connection, intimacy, and sexual issues. My goal is to help you identify and change unhealthy cycles that may be causing you to feel stuck. With a focus on respect, sensitivity, and expertise, I work to enhance your relationships, foster more meaningful connections, and improve your overall well-being.
I specialize in working with and supporting individuals facing challenging life transitions, anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, and difficulties with emotional connection, intimacy, and sexual issues. My goal is to help you identify and change unhealthy cycles that may be causing you to feel stuck. With a focus on respect, sensitivity, and expertise, I work to enhance your relationships, foster more meaningful connections, and improve your overall well-being.
(323) 621-3036 View (323) 621-3036
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Andrea Price
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104
I believe that therapy should be a truly collaborative and evidence based approach. My approach is genuine and warm. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship especially in working with kids, teens, parents and families. I have many years of experience working as a school based therapist and in inpatient adolescent treatment centers. I love providing support to parents and families when working with kids individually or in the context of family based treatment. My approach with kids emphasizes a neurorelational framework.
I believe that therapy should be a truly collaborative and evidence based approach. My approach is genuine and warm. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship especially in working with kids, teens, parents and families. I have many years of experience working as a school based therapist and in inpatient adolescent treatment centers. I love providing support to parents and families when working with kids individually or in the context of family based treatment. My approach with kids emphasizes a neurorelational framework.
(323) 894-0263 View (323) 894-0263
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Gina Shakelian
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104  (Online Only)
I believe being loved, heard, seen, and understood are the fundamental needs of all human beings. Experiencing joy and having needs met are crucial for both children and adults. If you are someone who is willing to learn how to cope with life’s challenges and heal from past trauma, I would be honored to walk by your side and witness the ‘aha’ moments you experience in your journey. My goal is to assist you in finding your purpose and meaning in life and work on your current issues, needs, and goals.
I believe being loved, heard, seen, and understood are the fundamental needs of all human beings. Experiencing joy and having needs met are crucial for both children and adults. If you are someone who is willing to learn how to cope with life’s challenges and heal from past trauma, I would be honored to walk by your side and witness the ‘aha’ moments you experience in your journey. My goal is to assist you in finding your purpose and meaning in life and work on your current issues, needs, and goals.
(323) 366-3863 View (323) 366-3863
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Alex Schmidt
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104
In my private practice, I treat issues of anxiety and panic, past trauma, and sexual dysfunction. While our past can sometimes weigh down our present, my clients and I work together to address, process, and move through issues that might hold them back. Identifying emotions, connecting them to the body, and developing resources to endure the more difficult experiences of life is a primary focus of our collaborative work.
In my private practice, I treat issues of anxiety and panic, past trauma, and sexual dysfunction. While our past can sometimes weigh down our present, my clients and I work together to address, process, and move through issues that might hold them back. Identifying emotions, connecting them to the body, and developing resources to endure the more difficult experiences of life is a primary focus of our collaborative work.
(323) 613-3141 View (323) 613-3141
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Elena Frances Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104
Today's world demands so much of us. The pressures to be everything, do everything, for everyone can cause stress, anxiety, and depression. We are human. And even the best of humans need support from time to time to bounce back from the challenges of life and live powerfully. It is time that you had a consistent partnership that focuses on your healing, growth, and emotional resilience.
Today's world demands so much of us. The pressures to be everything, do everything, for everyone can cause stress, anxiety, and depression. We are human. And even the best of humans need support from time to time to bounce back from the challenges of life and live powerfully. It is time that you had a consistent partnership that focuses on your healing, growth, and emotional resilience.
(626) 790-7115 View (626) 790-7115
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Larry Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104
Thank you for taking the time to read my bio. I bring over 25 years of experience in mental health, ranging from addiction to trauma. I believe in a strength-based approach in providing clients support because everyone has skills, talents, and abilities to tap into to assist them in overcoming life's challenges. I am a firm believer in a nonjudgmental approach to therapy so you, the client, feel safe, accepted, and empowered. I use a broad array of therapy techniques such as trauma-informed care, strength-based, systems solution-focused or brief therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, grief therapy, and much more.
Thank you for taking the time to read my bio. I bring over 25 years of experience in mental health, ranging from addiction to trauma. I believe in a strength-based approach in providing clients support because everyone has skills, talents, and abilities to tap into to assist them in overcoming life's challenges. I am a firm believer in a nonjudgmental approach to therapy so you, the client, feel safe, accepted, and empowered. I use a broad array of therapy techniques such as trauma-informed care, strength-based, systems solution-focused or brief therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, grief therapy, and much more.
(323) 940-5971 View (323) 940-5971
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Robert B. Cornell
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104  (Online Only)
Are you a spiritual person wanting psychotherapy that addresses all of who you are? Are you looking for healing painful past issues that keep surfacing? Do you suffer from childhood traumas that have been difficult to heal? Do you want to have better relationships, more meaningful work? Do you want a deeper spiritual life? I would be honored to be of service! I love working with clients that want an integrated psychotherapy that deals with mind, body, and spirit. APPLYING LOVING TO THE PLACES INSIDE THAT HURT LEADS TO HEALING!
Are you a spiritual person wanting psychotherapy that addresses all of who you are? Are you looking for healing painful past issues that keep surfacing? Do you suffer from childhood traumas that have been difficult to heal? Do you want to have better relationships, more meaningful work? Do you want a deeper spiritual life? I would be honored to be of service! I love working with clients that want an integrated psychotherapy that deals with mind, body, and spirit. APPLYING LOVING TO THE PLACES INSIDE THAT HURT LEADS TO HEALING!
(626) 722-5235 x626991 View (626) 722-5235 x626991
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Karyn A Anderson, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104  (Online Only)
I have 33 years of expertise treating a wide range of diagnostic and ethnically diverse patients. I strive, to find the best theoretic orientation that works best with the individuality of each patient. Some of the issues that I specialize in treating are grief, loss, transgender adjustment, anxiety, depression, bipolar, LGBTQ relationships, anger, grief,
I have 33 years of expertise treating a wide range of diagnostic and ethnically diverse patients. I strive, to find the best theoretic orientation that works best with the individuality of each patient. Some of the issues that I specialize in treating are grief, loss, transgender adjustment, anxiety, depression, bipolar, LGBTQ relationships, anger, grief,
(323) 475-6357 View (323) 475-6357
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Gerald Monk
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California since 2006. I was a registered psychologist, counselor, and family mediator in New Zealand before moving to the United States as a professor in marriage and family therapy at San Diego State University. I worked and trained in educational psychology before being immersed in narrative therapy, narrative mediation, and solution-focused therapy in the 1990s. I have worked a lot in schools with children and teens, addressed parenting challenges, helped blended families address unique crises that arise, help clients with separation and divorce.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California since 2006. I was a registered psychologist, counselor, and family mediator in New Zealand before moving to the United States as a professor in marriage and family therapy at San Diego State University. I worked and trained in educational psychology before being immersed in narrative therapy, narrative mediation, and solution-focused therapy in the 1990s. I have worked a lot in schools with children and teens, addressed parenting challenges, helped blended families address unique crises that arise, help clients with separation and divorce.
(323) 716-0288 View (323) 716-0288
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Anna Swift
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104  (Online Only)
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.
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.
(323) 817-0377 View (323) 817-0377
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Robert Connerley
Psychologist, LCP
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104
Hello, I'm Dr. Robert Connerley, a Licensed Psychologist specializing in anxiety, stress, and trauma therapy. No matter where you are in California, I offer telehealth sessions to make therapy accessible and convenient for you. We are all unique. I tailor my approach to meet each person’s specific needs and goals. If you're struggling with the effects of past experiences or repetitive life patterns, I often integrate Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to help you move forward and put the past behind you.
Hello, I'm Dr. Robert Connerley, a Licensed Psychologist specializing in anxiety, stress, and trauma therapy. No matter where you are in California, I offer telehealth sessions to make therapy accessible and convenient for you. We are all unique. I tailor my approach to meet each person’s specific needs and goals. If you're struggling with the effects of past experiences or repetitive life patterns, I often integrate Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to help you move forward and put the past behind you.
(323) 784-0916 View (323) 784-0916
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Noah Lau Branson
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104  (Online Only)
I work with individuals and couples who feel disoriented, trapped, and need help walking forward. Pain comes in many different forms such as trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, low self-esteem, discrimination, betrayal, anger, or just feeling lost. This pain can be like quicksand, constantly trapping you no matter what you do. My specialty is working with people whose pain is made more complex by intersecting identities (Religion/Spirituality, Culture/Race/Ethnicity, LGBTQ+, immigration). In addition, I have specializations in working with, multiracial people, emerging adults, men, and helping professionals.
I work with individuals and couples who feel disoriented, trapped, and need help walking forward. Pain comes in many different forms such as trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, low self-esteem, discrimination, betrayal, anger, or just feeling lost. This pain can be like quicksand, constantly trapping you no matter what you do. My specialty is working with people whose pain is made more complex by intersecting identities (Religion/Spirituality, Culture/Race/Ethnicity, LGBTQ+, immigration). In addition, I have specializations in working with, multiracial people, emerging adults, men, and helping professionals.
(323) 675-2409 View (323) 675-2409
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Katherine Carter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104
Some of my favorite populations to work with are therapy first-timers, couples who would like to improve their communication and intimacy, therapists in training, and individuals looking for support during challenging or transitional times in their lives.
Some of my favorite populations to work with are therapy first-timers, couples who would like to improve their communication and intimacy, therapists in training, and individuals looking for support during challenging or transitional times in their lives.
(626) 587-3520 View (626) 587-3520
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Glendale - Therapy with Grace -Grace Akopyan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104
Couples Counseling (Marriage Therapy, Premarital Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship Therapy) is my specialty! As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, a Pepperdine University Couples Counseling Therapy professor with over a decade of experience in the field. My clients leave my sessions felling empowered, in control, with better communication, deepening intimacy, and learning how to navigate the dynamics in their relationship. For those of you that are not ready to start couples counseling or need individual growth and acceptance, I can help! GlendaleTherapy / Therapy with Grace in CA - www.therapywithgrace.net
Couples Counseling (Marriage Therapy, Premarital Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship Therapy) is my specialty! As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, a Pepperdine University Couples Counseling Therapy professor with over a decade of experience in the field. My clients leave my sessions felling empowered, in control, with better communication, deepening intimacy, and learning how to navigate the dynamics in their relationship. For those of you that are not ready to start couples counseling or need individual growth and acceptance, I can help! GlendaleTherapy / Therapy with Grace in CA - www.therapywithgrace.net
(747) 350-1387 View (747) 350-1387
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David McKnight
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104  (Online Only)
VIDEO and/or phone, Saturday and Evening Sessions available- Having anxiety, stress, depression, work/career issues? Major life changes, relationship or family issues? Addiction (drugs, alcohol, codependency, electronics, sex and/or love addiction, etc.), ADHD, chronic pain or health issues, or feeling overwhelmed by life? I can help. I have been doing counseling professionally for over 20 years and have seen my clients make significant and consistent progress no matter how difficult the challenges are that they face. I offer support, compassion, valuable experience and a healthy relationship where a person can heal and grow.
VIDEO and/or phone, Saturday and Evening Sessions available- Having anxiety, stress, depression, work/career issues? Major life changes, relationship or family issues? Addiction (drugs, alcohol, codependency, electronics, sex and/or love addiction, etc.), ADHD, chronic pain or health issues, or feeling overwhelmed by life? I can help. I have been doing counseling professionally for over 20 years and have seen my clients make significant and consistent progress no matter how difficult the challenges are that they face. I offer support, compassion, valuable experience and a healthy relationship where a person can heal and grow.
(562) 383-2519 View (562) 383-2519
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Louise Polzel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I think the most important aspect of therapy is someone who understands, who has been there, and who can relate. I treat mental health and addiction because I understand it personally and professionally. I feel like we all need space for support and the ability to connect with someone. My favorite saying is "progress, not perfection" this means we just get up and try daily. If you are ready to take some steps, reach out! I look forward to connecting.
I think the most important aspect of therapy is someone who understands, who has been there, and who can relate. I treat mental health and addiction because I understand it personally and professionally. I feel like we all need space for support and the ability to connect with someone. My favorite saying is "progress, not perfection" this means we just get up and try daily. If you are ready to take some steps, reach out! I look forward to connecting.
(562) 262-5620 View (562) 262-5620
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Leslie Wright
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104
If the mind-body connection is drawing you in more and more, it’s time to look at somatic psychotherapy. The body is the key to what is happening in our minds and vice versa. Your mind is not a mysterious black box to be interrogated; it’s an open book with a story to tell. It tells us a story through your body. You know "The Body Keeps the Score" (van der Kolk), but did you know somatic therapy is the tool used to heal from old trauma that's causing you problems today? Childhood trauma, both big and so small you might not remember, is buried in the body.
If the mind-body connection is drawing you in more and more, it’s time to look at somatic psychotherapy. The body is the key to what is happening in our minds and vice versa. Your mind is not a mysterious black box to be interrogated; it’s an open book with a story to tell. It tells us a story through your body. You know "The Body Keeps the Score" (van der Kolk), but did you know somatic therapy is the tool used to heal from old trauma that's causing you problems today? Childhood trauma, both big and so small you might not remember, is buried in the body.
(818) 369-3638 View (818) 369-3638
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Onaje Smartt
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104
I work with all clients who are willing and able to work on their relationships, whether that be a relationship with themselves or with a family member or significant other. I am most comfortable treating couples who are struggling with communication, conflict resolution, intimacy, and trust. I also work with individuals who are struggling with issues such as sex, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. I believe that everyone has the potential for healthy relationships, and I am committed to helping my clients reach their full potential.
I work with all clients who are willing and able to work on their relationships, whether that be a relationship with themselves or with a family member or significant other. I am most comfortable treating couples who are struggling with communication, conflict resolution, intimacy, and trust. I also work with individuals who are struggling with issues such as sex, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. I believe that everyone has the potential for healthy relationships, and I am committed to helping my clients reach their full potential.
(626) 779-8566 View (626) 779-8566
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Kristalena Sauls
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91104
My name is Krista and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker focused on Christian counseling utilizing Biblical principles. I am passionate about helping clients learn and apply healthy skills to work through difficult situations. Often thoughts and beliefs are overwhelming, interfering with daily activities and inhibiting positive relationships with others. I integrate scripture and practical tools to help clients work towards freedom from oppressive thinking patterns, improve relationships, and help foster hope.
My name is Krista and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker focused on Christian counseling utilizing Biblical principles. I am passionate about helping clients learn and apply healthy skills to work through difficult situations. Often thoughts and beliefs are overwhelming, interfering with daily activities and inhibiting positive relationships with others. I integrate scripture and practical tools to help clients work towards freedom from oppressive thinking patterns, improve relationships, and help foster hope.
(951) 498-4566 View (951) 498-4566
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Elyse Jung-Vrymoed
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91104
Therapy is a dynamic and improvisational collaborative process. I believe in the boundless generativity of “yes, and” and that being a person is deeply absurd and profoundly sacred in equal measure. My approach is inquisitive and creative. I work from a depth perspective, which means I am attentive to both unconscious forces and conscious patterns that may be creating unnecessary roadblocks to a more fulfilled life.
Therapy is a dynamic and improvisational collaborative process. I believe in the boundless generativity of “yes, and” and that being a person is deeply absurd and profoundly sacred in equal measure. My approach is inquisitive and creative. I work from a depth perspective, which means I am attentive to both unconscious forces and conscious patterns that may be creating unnecessary roadblocks to a more fulfilled life.
(626) 746-5763 View (626) 746-5763
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Number of Therapists in 91104

100+

Average cost per session

$165

Therapists in 91104 who prioritize treating:

94% Anxiety
90% Depression
79% Relationship Issues
79% Self Esteem
67% Coping Skills
65% Stress
64% Trauma and PTSD

Average years in practice

10 Years

Top 3 insurances accepted

77% Aetna
68% UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
65% Cigna and Evernorth

How Therapists in 91104 see their clients

66% In Person and Online
34% Online Only

Gender breakdown

81% Female
18% Male
1% Non-Binary