Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in San Marino, CA
I provide individual, group, and family sessions for children, adolescents, and adults. I specialize in Cognitive Behavior Therapy; however, also incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), Schema Therapy and Mindfulness to further promote well being and help individuals reach their personal treatment goals.
I provide individual, group, and family sessions for children, adolescents, and adults. I specialize in Cognitive Behavior Therapy; however, also incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), Schema Therapy and Mindfulness to further promote well being and help individuals reach their personal treatment goals.
As a trauma-informed integrative therapist, I draw techniques from evidence-based practices: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): exposure therapies, ACT, and DBT.
As a licensed clinical supervisor and psychologist with 13 years of experience, I have helped countless adults, adolescents, and families across many settings (hospitals, community centers, assessments, forensic). I currently work at UCLA. My clinical expertise is in treating anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, relationship issues, and life transitions. Further, my background as a Chinese Malaysian – who has lived in different parts of the U.S. for almost two decades – has given me a unique perspective on the challenges that immigrants and people of color face. I am fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese.
As a trauma-informed integrative therapist, I draw techniques from evidence-based practices: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): exposure therapies, ACT, and DBT.
As a licensed clinical supervisor and psychologist with 13 years of experience, I have helped countless adults, adolescents, and families across many settings (hospitals, community centers, assessments, forensic). I currently work at UCLA. My clinical expertise is in treating anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, relationship issues, and life transitions. Further, my background as a Chinese Malaysian – who has lived in different parts of the U.S. for almost two decades – has given me a unique perspective on the challenges that immigrants and people of color face. I am fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese.
I use a strengths based, reality-therapy approach that includes elements of CBT, trauma-informed, relational-cultural therapy, and DBT.
Many of you will experience dramatic and sometimes shocking changes in your or your loved one's health, relationships or careers. I have over 28 years of experience helping people and their families cope with a wide variety of chronic and terminal illness, relationship changes, adjustment, grief and loss. Using your strengths, I will help you work through these difficult changes to help you adjust to their impact on you and your loved ones.
I use a strengths based, reality-therapy approach that includes elements of CBT, trauma-informed, relational-cultural therapy, and DBT.
Many of you will experience dramatic and sometimes shocking changes in your or your loved one's health, relationships or careers. I have over 28 years of experience helping people and their families cope with a wide variety of chronic and terminal illness, relationship changes, adjustment, grief and loss. Using your strengths, I will help you work through these difficult changes to help you adjust to their impact on you and your loved ones.
Pouyan Rasi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Marino, CA 91108 (Online Only)
I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT).
Currently accepting New Patients. Somatically Informed treatment-Emotion acceptance and regulation. Life can become difficult at times. We need support and we need help navigating through the storms. If you have struggled with anxiety, depression, feel like you're stuck in a rut and want to change from unhelpful patterns of thinking or behavior, you have come to the right place. Perceptions become facts in our minds because we become hard wired due to our experiences; but because of that we can also rewire our minds which is where the hope comes in. Change can happen for you and it is never too late to start again.
I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT).
Currently accepting New Patients. Somatically Informed treatment-Emotion acceptance and regulation. Life can become difficult at times. We need support and we need help navigating through the storms. If you have struggled with anxiety, depression, feel like you're stuck in a rut and want to change from unhelpful patterns of thinking or behavior, you have come to the right place. Perceptions become facts in our minds because we become hard wired due to our experiences; but because of that we can also rewire our minds which is where the hope comes in. Change can happen for you and it is never too late to start again.
Alessandro Pagliai Londono
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
San Marino, CA 91108 (Online Only)
I practice from a deep mindfulness focus, operating from a psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, cbt/ dbt, trauma focused, family systems lens.
I want to work with you as you are, perfectly imperfect. Moving towards goals of health and well being can take many different turns, every case is different. Explore your motivations or/and progress towards your goals effectively. I'm here to assist you in your journey. My clients want progress, honesty, skill in communication, thoughtfulness, high degree of analysis revealing insights, presence, want actionable items they can reflect on and practice throughout the week. My clients want a therapist who is professional, no fluff, no nonsense, direct and deeply knowledgeable in psychology and in general.
I practice from a deep mindfulness focus, operating from a psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, cbt/ dbt, trauma focused, family systems lens.
I want to work with you as you are, perfectly imperfect. Moving towards goals of health and well being can take many different turns, every case is different. Explore your motivations or/and progress towards your goals effectively. I'm here to assist you in your journey. My clients want progress, honesty, skill in communication, thoughtfulness, high degree of analysis revealing insights, presence, want actionable items they can reflect on and practice throughout the week. My clients want a therapist who is professional, no fluff, no nonsense, direct and deeply knowledgeable in psychology and in general.
Kelly O'Phelan
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
San Marino, CA 91108
Are you tired of struggling? Are you seeking someone to help you navigate life's challenges and reauthor your own story? Hi, I'm Kelly, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) with a passion for helping people access their potential! I specialize in working with children, teens, adults and LGBTQ+ individuals, helping them discover new perspectives and foster positive changes. I use an integrative approach to therapy, combining narrative therapy, EMDR, creative arts therapy, DBT, person centered, and LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy to help you meet your individual goals in therapy.
Are you tired of struggling? Are you seeking someone to help you navigate life's challenges and reauthor your own story? Hi, I'm Kelly, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) with a passion for helping people access their potential! I specialize in working with children, teens, adults and LGBTQ+ individuals, helping them discover new perspectives and foster positive changes. I use an integrative approach to therapy, combining narrative therapy, EMDR, creative arts therapy, DBT, person centered, and LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy to help you meet your individual goals in therapy.
Christine Kay Wong
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
San Marino, CA 91108
Have you hit a point where life's demands leave you drained and empty —despite following all the "right" steps for a fulfilling life? Are you going through the motions, lacking passion, and being shaped by others' expectations? Have you lost touch with your true self? Is confidence replaced by self-doubt and an inner voice whispers inadequacy? Professional support can ease the struggle toward your dream life in a world expecting self-navigation. Therapy with me is like a deep conversation with a friend.
Have you hit a point where life's demands leave you drained and empty —despite following all the "right" steps for a fulfilling life? Are you going through the motions, lacking passion, and being shaped by others' expectations? Have you lost touch with your true self? Is confidence replaced by self-doubt and an inner voice whispers inadequacy? Professional support can ease the struggle toward your dream life in a world expecting self-navigation. Therapy with me is like a deep conversation with a friend.
I am here to help and support YOU. There is no ideal client: My purpose as your therapist is meet you where you are at in life and move forward with you on your journey. You have taken the first step: Let me help and support you towards healing and recovery, or simply just elevating your self-awareness..
I am here to help and support YOU. There is no ideal client: My purpose as your therapist is meet you where you are at in life and move forward with you on your journey. You have taken the first step: Let me help and support you towards healing and recovery, or simply just elevating your self-awareness..
I have been practicing for over 30 years in the field of mental health and addiction. In individual therapy I utilize a psychodynamic and CBT approach in which work with clients unfold as a mutual, collaborative process occurring in an atmosphere of safety and respect. I view a clients' problem(s) in a framework that places an emphasis on how their past emotional and interpersonal experiences are affecting the way they are today. I believe that a client's unconscious can influence their inner experience (e.g., thoughts and feelings).
I have been practicing for over 30 years in the field of mental health and addiction. In individual therapy I utilize a psychodynamic and CBT approach in which work with clients unfold as a mutual, collaborative process occurring in an atmosphere of safety and respect. I view a clients' problem(s) in a framework that places an emphasis on how their past emotional and interpersonal experiences are affecting the way they are today. I believe that a client's unconscious can influence their inner experience (e.g., thoughts and feelings).
Sam Cohen Paz
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC, JD
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
San Marino, CA 91108 (Online Only)
Life is challenging, and sometimes we need support. I invite you to reach out. I specialize in providing LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy & of course welcome people of all sexualities/gender identities. I also see people on reproductive journeys using assisted reproduction. I offer a warm, accepting, and nonjudgmental space. Our work together will invite you to find a way forward, with your soul as guide. We will look at old patterns and critically, I will also provide clinical tools to assist going forward. We do this in a collaborative fashion, where I meet you where you are at.
Life is challenging, and sometimes we need support. I invite you to reach out. I specialize in providing LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy & of course welcome people of all sexualities/gender identities. I also see people on reproductive journeys using assisted reproduction. I offer a warm, accepting, and nonjudgmental space. Our work together will invite you to find a way forward, with your soul as guide. We will look at old patterns and critically, I will also provide clinical tools to assist going forward. We do this in a collaborative fashion, where I meet you where you are at.
Welcome. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist from UCLA providing a wide range of therapeutic services for adults in Pasadena, La Canada Flintridge, Altadena, South Pasadena and San Marino. My secure video online therapy services are available for California residents. My treatment strategies are grounded in the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy and are focused on helping people succeed at school, work, and home to achieve their short and long-term goals. My focus is primarily on helping people build the lives they desire in the present and future, rather than focusing too heavily on the past.
Welcome. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist from UCLA providing a wide range of therapeutic services for adults in Pasadena, La Canada Flintridge, Altadena, South Pasadena and San Marino. My secure video online therapy services are available for California residents. My treatment strategies are grounded in the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy and are focused on helping people succeed at school, work, and home to achieve their short and long-term goals. My focus is primarily on helping people build the lives they desire in the present and future, rather than focusing too heavily on the past.
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Dr. Wei-Chin Hwang is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology. He has two practice locations, one in Pasadena and one in Claremont, California. In his practice, he provides psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families. Dr. Hwang has over 30 years of education, training, and experience in the field of psychology. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA (ranked #1 in clinical psychology) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. He is a professor at Claremont McKenna College (ranked #6 among liberal arts colleges in the U.S.).
Dr. Wei-Chin Hwang is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology. He has two practice locations, one in Pasadena and one in Claremont, California. In his practice, he provides psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families. Dr. Hwang has over 30 years of education, training, and experience in the field of psychology. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA (ranked #1 in clinical psychology) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. He is a professor at Claremont McKenna College (ranked #6 among liberal arts colleges in the U.S.).
Hello and welcome to the next evolution of psychotherapy. The future of health and wellness is in your hands. At Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates our goal to walk with you through healing the darker and more painful moments of life while building long-term and sustainable change. We focus on healing the past, creating the present, and building the future. Through incorporating brain science and body-based healing modalities, we focus on whole person healing and we don't stop there. It is our goal to help you design and create your most fulfilled life through providing services for full mind and body healing.
Hello and welcome to the next evolution of psychotherapy. The future of health and wellness is in your hands. At Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates our goal to walk with you through healing the darker and more painful moments of life while building long-term and sustainable change. We focus on healing the past, creating the present, and building the future. Through incorporating brain science and body-based healing modalities, we focus on whole person healing and we don't stop there. It is our goal to help you design and create your most fulfilled life through providing services for full mind and body healing.
Whatever your struggle, I want to help you overcome it. I am committed to offering a therapy experience that is both safe and flexible: one where you are free to be yourself, yet create new possibilities for your life. I believe that every human being bears unique gifts, and that together we can use your strengths to bring about life change. So, in addition to determining what has gone wrong, we will make use of what has "gone right."
As a result, your therapeutic experience is likely to be both meaningful and "user-friendly."
Whatever your struggle, I want to help you overcome it. I am committed to offering a therapy experience that is both safe and flexible: one where you are free to be yourself, yet create new possibilities for your life. I believe that every human being bears unique gifts, and that together we can use your strengths to bring about life change. So, in addition to determining what has gone wrong, we will make use of what has "gone right."
As a result, your therapeutic experience is likely to be both meaningful and "user-friendly."
As a therapist I have witnessed healing and its splendor in the darkest of circumstances and am honored when individuals choose to embark on this journey with me. I know the decision to enter therapy is not always easy. Therapy is not easy. But therapy heals. When you enter therapy you put forth a willingness to acknowledge painful emotions and circumstances and a readiness to explore life events that are often uncomfortable, sometimes even paralyzing. But the insight and meaning you will gain from therapy will lead to transformation, comfort and growth.
As a therapist I have witnessed healing and its splendor in the darkest of circumstances and am honored when individuals choose to embark on this journey with me. I know the decision to enter therapy is not always easy. Therapy is not easy. But therapy heals. When you enter therapy you put forth a willingness to acknowledge painful emotions and circumstances and a readiness to explore life events that are often uncomfortable, sometimes even paralyzing. But the insight and meaning you will gain from therapy will lead to transformation, comfort and growth.
I am the Director and Supervisor at Dr. McCurdy-McKinnon & Associates: Eating Disorders & Wellness Clinic. Our mission is to provide quality, empirically supported psychotherapy to individuals with eating, body image, anxiety, and mood disorders. Eating disorders are some of the most chronic and difficult to treat of all mental illnesses, thus an expert approach is paramount for recovery. We collaborate with other specialized dieticians and psychiatrists in our field for a sound and multidisciplinary approach.
I am the Director and Supervisor at Dr. McCurdy-McKinnon & Associates: Eating Disorders & Wellness Clinic. Our mission is to provide quality, empirically supported psychotherapy to individuals with eating, body image, anxiety, and mood disorders. Eating disorders are some of the most chronic and difficult to treat of all mental illnesses, thus an expert approach is paramount for recovery. We collaborate with other specialized dieticians and psychiatrists in our field for a sound and multidisciplinary approach.
Wonderful to meet you! I’m a clinical psychologist, licensed in the states of California, Iowa, and Washington. I have specialized experience working with culturally diverse adults struggling with various mental health conditions or those hoping for self-growth. I also help couples who want to develop deeper intimacy, increase emotional safety, and communicate more effectively with one another.
Wonderful to meet you! I’m a clinical psychologist, licensed in the states of California, Iowa, and Washington. I have specialized experience working with culturally diverse adults struggling with various mental health conditions or those hoping for self-growth. I also help couples who want to develop deeper intimacy, increase emotional safety, and communicate more effectively with one another.
Danielle Palomares
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
San Marino, CA 91108
Are you feeling unseen or unheard in your relationships? Do you often find yourself trapped in an internal tug-of-war with conflicting internal voices or parts? Do you often feel like the black sheep of your family or "the problem"? These experiences can be deeply isolating and spark feelings of hopelessness. If you're currently grappling with the overwhelming impact of trauma, shame, conflict, stress, or pain without a supportive ally by your side, I would be honored to accompany you, your partner/s, family, and children on this transformative journey toward healing and growth.
Are you feeling unseen or unheard in your relationships? Do you often find yourself trapped in an internal tug-of-war with conflicting internal voices or parts? Do you often feel like the black sheep of your family or "the problem"? These experiences can be deeply isolating and spark feelings of hopelessness. If you're currently grappling with the overwhelming impact of trauma, shame, conflict, stress, or pain without a supportive ally by your side, I would be honored to accompany you, your partner/s, family, and children on this transformative journey toward healing and growth.
Colleen Stathatos
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Marino, CA 91108
Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling stuck? Maybe you feel stuck in the past or present. Maybe it's hard to feel hopeful about the future. It's easy to become trapped in painful memories and negative experiences. A negative experience could be one life changing event or many smaller events that accumulate over time. I specialize in treating people who have experienced trauma. Trauma takes many forms but always takes a toll. Trauma can make you feel overwhelmed, insecure, and hopeless. Trauma can make you forget who you used to be.
Are you feeling stuck? Maybe you feel stuck in the past or present. Maybe it's hard to feel hopeful about the future. It's easy to become trapped in painful memories and negative experiences. A negative experience could be one life changing event or many smaller events that accumulate over time. I specialize in treating people who have experienced trauma. Trauma takes many forms but always takes a toll. Trauma can make you feel overwhelmed, insecure, and hopeless. Trauma can make you forget who you used to be.
Francesca Campos
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Marino, CA 91108 (Online Only)
My name is Francesca Campos, and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, life transitions, gender and sexuality issues, multicultural identity issues, and sexual, relational, and intergenerational traumas. We will work collaboratively to highlight and expand upon your strengths and develop coping strategies and skills to help improve your overall well-being while ensuring we move at a comfortable pace.
My name is Francesca Campos, and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, life transitions, gender and sexuality issues, multicultural identity issues, and sexual, relational, and intergenerational traumas. We will work collaboratively to highlight and expand upon your strengths and develop coping strategies and skills to help improve your overall well-being while ensuring we move at a comfortable pace.
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.
Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behavior and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.
What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behavior, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioral change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behavior; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.