Therapists in Pasadena, CA
In moments of distress, it can be difficult to see yourself clearly. I work with clients who need support getting back in touch with their worth and meeting the wounded parts of themselves with the curiosity, compassion and love they have always deserved. I believe each of us brings unique and deeply necessary gifts to this world and I work with clients to cultivate a healthy, empowering relationship to themselves that honors this truth.
In moments of distress, it can be difficult to see yourself clearly. I work with clients who need support getting back in touch with their worth and meeting the wounded parts of themselves with the curiosity, compassion and love they have always deserved. I believe each of us brings unique and deeply necessary gifts to this world and I work with clients to cultivate a healthy, empowering relationship to themselves that honors this truth.
*Accepting new clients. These are really tough times. Uncertainty and shifting social norms are taking a toll on our mental health. Have you been going through the motions only to find that now everything feels intolerable? Are you finding that what has worked in the past isn’t working any more? Do you feel like you just don’t care, or just feel disconnected? I can help. Let's get you to that place where you are enjoying yourself and others, even when life throws you challenges. I work with individuals and couples who want a safe place to get curious, be honest and explore old patterns that are keeping you stuck.
*Accepting new clients. These are really tough times. Uncertainty and shifting social norms are taking a toll on our mental health. Have you been going through the motions only to find that now everything feels intolerable? Are you finding that what has worked in the past isn’t working any more? Do you feel like you just don’t care, or just feel disconnected? I can help. Let's get you to that place where you are enjoying yourself and others, even when life throws you challenges. I work with individuals and couples who want a safe place to get curious, be honest and explore old patterns that are keeping you stuck.
Christine Triano
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91103 (Online Only)
Are you struggling with anxiety, a relationship problem, or emotional pain from a past experience? Maybe you are looking for help with the challenges of parenting your teenager or seeking help for an adolescent who is struggling. I also know the toll of failing relationships and how important it is to find the right support when it feels like your world is falling apart. Maybe you are ready for change, but struggling to take that first step. I help people navigate life’s transitions, address recurring challenges and build better relationships with themselves — and others.
Are you struggling with anxiety, a relationship problem, or emotional pain from a past experience? Maybe you are looking for help with the challenges of parenting your teenager or seeking help for an adolescent who is struggling. I also know the toll of failing relationships and how important it is to find the right support when it feels like your world is falling apart. Maybe you are ready for change, but struggling to take that first step. I help people navigate life’s transitions, address recurring challenges and build better relationships with themselves — and others.
Charles Zeng
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, CGP, MA
Verified Verified
16 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91101
Transitions are hard. There is often so much shame around trying to figure out who we are and asking for what we want. Am I going to burden others? Am I too much for people if I ask for something that I desire? Am I being "selfish"? Who am I to "demand" others for things I don't think I "deserve"? If these are some of the questions you have asked yourself, then I'm here to help. It's okay to feel lost, like you're wandering the woods alone. I'm here for you so we can wander these woods together.
Transitions are hard. There is often so much shame around trying to figure out who we are and asking for what we want. Am I going to burden others? Am I too much for people if I ask for something that I desire? Am I being "selfish"? Who am I to "demand" others for things I don't think I "deserve"? If these are some of the questions you have asked yourself, then I'm here to help. It's okay to feel lost, like you're wandering the woods alone. I'm here for you so we can wander these woods together.
Jonathon Du Ross - NOCD
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LIMFT
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91105 (Online Only)
In session, I provide a warm and informal environment, using humor to highlight the absurdity of life and promote flexibility in perspective. Learning to laugh about challenges can help you accept that you're going through a difficult time and that you can move beyond it. At NOCD, my team and I specialize in providing evidence-based treatment for OCD. Our deep understanding of its nuances allows us to diagnose and treat it effectively. We have received intensive training in Exposure Response and Prevention Therapy (ERP)—the gold standard treatment for OCD.
In session, I provide a warm and informal environment, using humor to highlight the absurdity of life and promote flexibility in perspective. Learning to laugh about challenges can help you accept that you're going through a difficult time and that you can move beyond it. At NOCD, my team and I specialize in providing evidence-based treatment for OCD. Our deep understanding of its nuances allows us to diagnose and treat it effectively. We have received intensive training in Exposure Response and Prevention Therapy (ERP)—the gold standard treatment for OCD.
Hi, my name is Vi! I hold different identities as a woman of color, an immigrant from Việt Nam, and a former international student. Through my healing journey, I instantly learned clinicians with similar identities & cultural backgrounds who could fully facilitate a space of growth in my identity as an Asian immigrant woman were lacking. This disheartening experience fueled my passion to provide a space to highlight and honor immigrant and API experiences through my work. I welcome all clients, particularly young professionals, immigrants, API-identified, as well as folks with identities marked by marginalization and oppression.
Hi, my name is Vi! I hold different identities as a woman of color, an immigrant from Việt Nam, and a former international student. Through my healing journey, I instantly learned clinicians with similar identities & cultural backgrounds who could fully facilitate a space of growth in my identity as an Asian immigrant woman were lacking. This disheartening experience fueled my passion to provide a space to highlight and honor immigrant and API experiences through my work. I welcome all clients, particularly young professionals, immigrants, API-identified, as well as folks with identities marked by marginalization and oppression.
The human experience is filled with complex emotional, relational and intrapsychic events which significantly shape the way we organize ourselves in the world. Sometimes when these experiences are painful they can lead to suffering, which may show up as depression, anxiety, anger, addiction, PTSD. This suffering, while most often feels unbearable, can also be a path towards greater understanding, awareness and fulfillment. We just need a safe and trusted guide to help us through the process of reflection, self-exploration and healing. My goal is to support you in your journey of healing towards a more growthful life.
The human experience is filled with complex emotional, relational and intrapsychic events which significantly shape the way we organize ourselves in the world. Sometimes when these experiences are painful they can lead to suffering, which may show up as depression, anxiety, anger, addiction, PTSD. This suffering, while most often feels unbearable, can also be a path towards greater understanding, awareness and fulfillment. We just need a safe and trusted guide to help us through the process of reflection, self-exploration and healing. My goal is to support you in your journey of healing towards a more growthful life.
Laura Robinson Harbert
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91114 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I see psychotherapy as an emotionally reparative relationship. We are hurt by people, and we are healed by people as well. After over 35 years of this privilege of helping others explore the issues that have created barriers to their experience of a full and flourishing life, I have learned that human beings are amazingly resilient, and they can heal and grow and experience new beginnings. We are never limited by our past, but we sometimes need help figuring out how to accept and work through the grief and disappointments of our past before we can create new patterns of health and connection.
I see psychotherapy as an emotionally reparative relationship. We are hurt by people, and we are healed by people as well. After over 35 years of this privilege of helping others explore the issues that have created barriers to their experience of a full and flourishing life, I have learned that human beings are amazingly resilient, and they can heal and grow and experience new beginnings. We are never limited by our past, but we sometimes need help figuring out how to accept and work through the grief and disappointments of our past before we can create new patterns of health and connection.
My clients are sophisticated, insightful, and curious about themselves and others. Yet they may have found themselves feeling chronically depressed, anxious, or lost in life, and they might struggle with long-term patterns in their lives and relationships that they just can’t seem to change. Perhaps they have struggled with trauma or other experiences, thoughts, and feelings they fear nobody would understand. I enjoy working with people who desire not just new insights into their mind, but also a new way of experiencing themselves and others.
My clients are sophisticated, insightful, and curious about themselves and others. Yet they may have found themselves feeling chronically depressed, anxious, or lost in life, and they might struggle with long-term patterns in their lives and relationships that they just can’t seem to change. Perhaps they have struggled with trauma or other experiences, thoughts, and feelings they fear nobody would understand. I enjoy working with people who desire not just new insights into their mind, but also a new way of experiencing themselves and others.
Denise Lin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91101
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in helping people who are socially attuned to others' needs to the point that they may lose themselves. Working together, my clients build confidence & a stronger sense of self that helps them negotiate conflicting roles and identities. This can involve processing sadness and frustration, which unlocks new sources of connection, happiness, & focus in their personal and work lives. In my time at Caltech, I worked with high achievers navigating complex expectations. As we assess values & sources of joy, my clients develop a stronger understanding of what fulfills them, & where and with whom they want to devote their time.
I specialize in helping people who are socially attuned to others' needs to the point that they may lose themselves. Working together, my clients build confidence & a stronger sense of self that helps them negotiate conflicting roles and identities. This can involve processing sadness and frustration, which unlocks new sources of connection, happiness, & focus in their personal and work lives. In my time at Caltech, I worked with high achievers navigating complex expectations. As we assess values & sources of joy, my clients develop a stronger understanding of what fulfills them, & where and with whom they want to devote their time.
Audrey Moreno
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91101
My work focuses on analyzing the relationship with the unconscious and conscious mind within each client. I utilize a blend of therapeutic techniques that include inner child healing and reparenting in order to integrates all the parts of self. I am committed to a life-long journey of increased compassion for self and others and invite clients to do the same.
My work focuses on analyzing the relationship with the unconscious and conscious mind within each client. I utilize a blend of therapeutic techniques that include inner child healing and reparenting in order to integrates all the parts of self. I am committed to a life-long journey of increased compassion for self and others and invite clients to do the same.
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Telehealth Available: Compassionate Practice with an Open Mind is my motto. Everyone has the power to alter upsetting or confusing feelings, thoughts and behaviors through personal exploration and insight. My aim is to address the specific issues that have led you to therapy at this time of your life. I use therapeutic approaches that are compatible with your unique personality, problems and learning style. Clients describe my approach as caring and compassionate but at the same time straight forward. I am committed to accompanying you on your personal journey towards better mental health.
Telehealth Available: Compassionate Practice with an Open Mind is my motto. Everyone has the power to alter upsetting or confusing feelings, thoughts and behaviors through personal exploration and insight. My aim is to address the specific issues that have led you to therapy at this time of your life. I use therapeutic approaches that are compatible with your unique personality, problems and learning style. Clients describe my approach as caring and compassionate but at the same time straight forward. I am committed to accompanying you on your personal journey towards better mental health.
Looking for growth, skills, connection and empowerment during challenging times? Our compassionate and expert Institute team is dedicated to empowering girls, women, families, and gender expansive individuals through strength-based services. We offer therapy (individual, group and family), assessment, community education, and professional training. Our caring, experienced, and creative therapists work from various approaches to best meet the unique needs of our clients and their families. Our skill-building workshops and groups inspire children and teens to use their voices and build resilience and leadership.
Looking for growth, skills, connection and empowerment during challenging times? Our compassionate and expert Institute team is dedicated to empowering girls, women, families, and gender expansive individuals through strength-based services. We offer therapy (individual, group and family), assessment, community education, and professional training. Our caring, experienced, and creative therapists work from various approaches to best meet the unique needs of our clients and their families. Our skill-building workshops and groups inspire children and teens to use their voices and build resilience and leadership.
Susan Hollywood Papalia
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91101 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I've been helping clients for over 25 years and my love is helping people find healthy relationships, whether it is with a spouse, friend, employer or potential intimate relationship. I'm a Marriage Family Therapist and I work with many kinds of issues including how to identify and separate from toxic situations, how to heal relationships, and symptoms of depression, anxiety and anger. I will always ask you about your relationship with yourself. Are you taking care of yourself?
I've been helping clients for over 25 years and my love is helping people find healthy relationships, whether it is with a spouse, friend, employer or potential intimate relationship. I'm a Marriage Family Therapist and I work with many kinds of issues including how to identify and separate from toxic situations, how to heal relationships, and symptoms of depression, anxiety and anger. I will always ask you about your relationship with yourself. Are you taking care of yourself?
Julie Hwang
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91102 (Online Only)
The therapy I provide is transparent, warm, emotionally focused, compassionate, and solution oriented. I have over 15+ years of clinical experience and worked in multiple settings over these years. Whether you have panic attacks, obsessions, limerance, trauma relate symptomologies, or your partner is not giving you what you need, I offer the support and ears that you need to help process your emotions and thoughts. I am a therapist who not only will validate your emotions, but also give you the tools and skills based on my knowledge and expertise. I will be gentle and follow at your pace.
The therapy I provide is transparent, warm, emotionally focused, compassionate, and solution oriented. I have over 15+ years of clinical experience and worked in multiple settings over these years. Whether you have panic attacks, obsessions, limerance, trauma relate symptomologies, or your partner is not giving you what you need, I offer the support and ears that you need to help process your emotions and thoughts. I am a therapist who not only will validate your emotions, but also give you the tools and skills based on my knowledge and expertise. I will be gentle and follow at your pace.
I've been in private practice for several years and in the field for over 20 years, working with adults, adolescents and children who have had relational issues, depression, anxiety and a number of other mental health issues. I believe most of us go through periods in our lives when things get to be too much and our functioning is affected. I help my clients to determine what the root issues are and to address them as effectively as possible by working with their strengths in order to increase insight and make behavioral changes that will alleviate the problems.
I've been in private practice for several years and in the field for over 20 years, working with adults, adolescents and children who have had relational issues, depression, anxiety and a number of other mental health issues. I believe most of us go through periods in our lives when things get to be too much and our functioning is affected. I help my clients to determine what the root issues are and to address them as effectively as possible by working with their strengths in order to increase insight and make behavioral changes that will alleviate the problems.
Rosy Provino
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91101 (Online Only)
Hello and Welcome! Imagine having a space where you can openly share your challenges and feel genuinely heard by someone who is completely focused on supporting you. In our sessions, you will have a space to explore what’s going on in your life and identify patterns that might be holding you back. Feeling stuck and uncertain about the path ahead? Together we will find practical strategies to help you get you unstuck and moving forward. Whether you’re going through a career transition, facing changes in your relationships, or managing the responsibilities of adulthood, this is a space where you can be yourself and discover yourself.
Hello and Welcome! Imagine having a space where you can openly share your challenges and feel genuinely heard by someone who is completely focused on supporting you. In our sessions, you will have a space to explore what’s going on in your life and identify patterns that might be holding you back. Feeling stuck and uncertain about the path ahead? Together we will find practical strategies to help you get you unstuck and moving forward. Whether you’re going through a career transition, facing changes in your relationships, or managing the responsibilities of adulthood, this is a space where you can be yourself and discover yourself.
Angeliki A Kanavou
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT, MSc, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91106 (Online Only)
My mission is to accompany you through life’s inevitable challenges. I will assist you not only overcoming a difficult patch but grow through it and in spite of it. You deserve realizing your fullest potential, fostered by your therapist's unconditional positive regard, along with therapeutic input. No two clients are ever the same. Therefore, we too as therapists evolve alongside you in our knowledge and intuition. Through our shared experience of therapy, you will increase your insight, and as a result, you will discover more available choices during say, a complex transition that you experience or a seeming impasse.
My mission is to accompany you through life’s inevitable challenges. I will assist you not only overcoming a difficult patch but grow through it and in spite of it. You deserve realizing your fullest potential, fostered by your therapist's unconditional positive regard, along with therapeutic input. No two clients are ever the same. Therefore, we too as therapists evolve alongside you in our knowledge and intuition. Through our shared experience of therapy, you will increase your insight, and as a result, you will discover more available choices during say, a complex transition that you experience or a seeming impasse.
Alejandro Sandoval
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91101
Welcome to my practice! I am a dedicated therapist with a passion for helping individuals navigate life's complexities. Specializing in men's mental health, trauma healing, and family dynamics, I provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their emotions, experiences, and relationships.
Welcome to my practice! I am a dedicated therapist with a passion for helping individuals navigate life's complexities. Specializing in men's mental health, trauma healing, and family dynamics, I provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their emotions, experiences, and relationships.
Curtis Miller
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, DMin, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91107
The most fascinating and important part of my job as a therapist is how to have a really good conversation. It may sound too simple, but it cuts to the heart of what to expect from therapy. Through good conversation, you experience connection and understanding. When we are understood, difficult feelings change with resulting freedoms to engage life. Trained both as a Marriage and Family therapist and a psychoanalyst, I work with complex relationship issues, divorce and blended families, depression, anxiety, addictions, men's issues, and sexual trauma recovery, and integration of psychology and faith/spirituality.
The most fascinating and important part of my job as a therapist is how to have a really good conversation. It may sound too simple, but it cuts to the heart of what to expect from therapy. Through good conversation, you experience connection and understanding. When we are understood, difficult feelings change with resulting freedoms to engage life. Trained both as a Marriage and Family therapist and a psychoanalyst, I work with complex relationship issues, divorce and blended families, depression, anxiety, addictions, men's issues, and sexual trauma recovery, and integration of psychology and faith/spirituality.
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Number of Therapists in Pasadena, CA
1,000+
Average cost per session
$175
Therapists in Pasadena, CA who prioritize treating:
| 91% | Anxiety |
| 87% | Depression |
| 76% | Relationship Issues |
| 69% | Self Esteem |
| 67% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 63% | Grief |
| 63% | Stress |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 72% | Aetna |
| 61% | Cigna and Evernorth |
| 50% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in Pasadena, CA see their clients
| 62% | In Person and Online | |
| 38% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 78% | Female | |
| 21% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |