Parenting Therapists in Sierra Madre, CA
Ryan M. Forsell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
I specialize in working with couples who find themselves in high stress, high conflict situations and are committed to making their relationship work. I also specialize in working with men who want to be better fathers, husbands, and proud of the direction they are headed in life. I have advanced training in marital therapy, trauma recovery and existential meaning making. I am highly relational, process oriented, and committed to growth.
I specialize in working with couples who find themselves in high stress, high conflict situations and are committed to making their relationship work. I also specialize in working with men who want to be better fathers, husbands, and proud of the direction they are headed in life. I have advanced training in marital therapy, trauma recovery and existential meaning making. I am highly relational, process oriented, and committed to growth.
Kendra Valdez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Therapy is a delicate art and a science. Finding the right therapist is important. The connection by an understanding, intuitive professional, someone with wisdom and effectiveness, who also respects the time and the cost of your investment is valuable. I use an attachment-focused orientation, and tools from EMDR, Ego State Theory, CBT, 12-step recovery model, and other modalities. I have enjoyed a rich 25-year career as a trauma informed specialist. I have supervised and directed programs in public and non-profit sectors. Adoption is my specialty, as well as work with teens, young adults and families.
Therapy is a delicate art and a science. Finding the right therapist is important. The connection by an understanding, intuitive professional, someone with wisdom and effectiveness, who also respects the time and the cost of your investment is valuable. I use an attachment-focused orientation, and tools from EMDR, Ego State Theory, CBT, 12-step recovery model, and other modalities. I have enjoyed a rich 25-year career as a trauma informed specialist. I have supervised and directed programs in public and non-profit sectors. Adoption is my specialty, as well as work with teens, young adults and families.
We have all felt it at one time or another. Lost. Alone. Uncertain and hesitant. Less than. The life that we want is just out of reach. In the modern world greater connectedness often rings hollow and false. We want to be connected. To be seen. To be known, deeply, authentically, for who we are in our core. We weren't born to feel the way we do, but for something more. Something better. Something we can achieve together.
We have all felt it at one time or another. Lost. Alone. Uncertain and hesitant. Less than. The life that we want is just out of reach. In the modern world greater connectedness often rings hollow and false. We want to be connected. To be seen. To be known, deeply, authentically, for who we are in our core. We weren't born to feel the way we do, but for something more. Something better. Something we can achieve together.
Jacqueline R Pinn
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024 (Online Only)
You’re pretty resilient but life has thrown you a curve ball. Maybe you’ve recently experienced a major transition (marriage/divorce, birth/death, aging, job loss/gain) or; your identity disrupts essential relationships (sexual orientation, religious affiliation, loving outside your race/ethnicity). Maybe a societal ill is beyond your control (racism, sexism, implicit bias, global pandemic). Your spouse/partner, boss, family or a friend has noticed it too but; you can't seem to talk to them about what's happening or you don't feel understood by them when you do. All you want is to feel better and tolerate life's ups and downs.
You’re pretty resilient but life has thrown you a curve ball. Maybe you’ve recently experienced a major transition (marriage/divorce, birth/death, aging, job loss/gain) or; your identity disrupts essential relationships (sexual orientation, religious affiliation, loving outside your race/ethnicity). Maybe a societal ill is beyond your control (racism, sexism, implicit bias, global pandemic). Your spouse/partner, boss, family or a friend has noticed it too but; you can't seem to talk to them about what's happening or you don't feel understood by them when you do. All you want is to feel better and tolerate life's ups and downs.
Melissa Lopez
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
The clientele I work with come into my office with a variety of pressing life issues that are affecting their relationships. My practice is devoted to being an empathetic ear and a constructive partner in my clients' growth. I work with individuals, couples, families, and children. I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ clients.
The clientele I work with come into my office with a variety of pressing life issues that are affecting their relationships. My practice is devoted to being an empathetic ear and a constructive partner in my clients' growth. I work with individuals, couples, families, and children. I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ clients.
Yesenia Montaño
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sierra Madre, CA 91024 (Online Only)
Hi my name is Yesenia Montaño, I am a therapist dedicated to supporting adults from all walks of life as they confront and overcome mental health challenges. My practice welcomes individuals grappling with generational cycles, identity, work-life balance, and family dynamics, that often intertwined with cultural/familial norms. I am committed to helping you find balance between your personal values and the various expectations you may face. With a client-centered approach, I strive to empower you to navigate yout unique life complexities with confidence and self-compassion.
Hi my name is Yesenia Montaño, I am a therapist dedicated to supporting adults from all walks of life as they confront and overcome mental health challenges. My practice welcomes individuals grappling with generational cycles, identity, work-life balance, and family dynamics, that often intertwined with cultural/familial norms. I am committed to helping you find balance between your personal values and the various expectations you may face. With a client-centered approach, I strive to empower you to navigate yout unique life complexities with confidence and self-compassion.
I feel privileged to be a part of my clients' journeys. We will spend some time connecting, finding out about your life and seeing whether we are a good fit and if so, thereafter meet weekly. We will work together collaboratively searching for what gives you meaning and purpose, what changes you'd like to make in your life, and find ways to get there. Together we will explore your true self and your inner workings. We will also set goals together and help you cope with difficulties.
I feel privileged to be a part of my clients' journeys. We will spend some time connecting, finding out about your life and seeing whether we are a good fit and if so, thereafter meet weekly. We will work together collaboratively searching for what gives you meaning and purpose, what changes you'd like to make in your life, and find ways to get there. Together we will explore your true self and your inner workings. We will also set goals together and help you cope with difficulties.
Seeking help is a sign of inner strength. Perhaps things don’t seem to go the way you wanted in your personal, family, and/or professional life. You might be hitting a wall in your relationships, missing out on promotions, or feeling a sense of emptiness despite your accomplishments and accolades. You might feel stuck and lonely, your usual ways of managing life no longer serve you well. You might wonder “What is wrong with me?” “Something is missing in my life” "I am just not good enough." I hope that through our therapeutic collaboration, you would start to explore the question of “What happened to me?"
Seeking help is a sign of inner strength. Perhaps things don’t seem to go the way you wanted in your personal, family, and/or professional life. You might be hitting a wall in your relationships, missing out on promotions, or feeling a sense of emptiness despite your accomplishments and accolades. You might feel stuck and lonely, your usual ways of managing life no longer serve you well. You might wonder “What is wrong with me?” “Something is missing in my life” "I am just not good enough." I hope that through our therapeutic collaboration, you would start to explore the question of “What happened to me?"
Heather N. Inouye
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
I help people with diverse cultural backgrounds to solidify healthy personal identities, locate themselves within larger communal identities, identify their values, needs, and preferences, and to communicate these in healthy and culturally sensitive ways so that they can live personally meaningful and satisfying lives, while still honoring their parents, families, and cultures. I also help clients with other concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, career concerns, work-life balance, life transitions, cross-cultural adaptation, and intercultural relationships.
I help people with diverse cultural backgrounds to solidify healthy personal identities, locate themselves within larger communal identities, identify their values, needs, and preferences, and to communicate these in healthy and culturally sensitive ways so that they can live personally meaningful and satisfying lives, while still honoring their parents, families, and cultures. I also help clients with other concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, career concerns, work-life balance, life transitions, cross-cultural adaptation, and intercultural relationships.
Devon Pytel
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91025 (Online Only)
Are you feeling weighed down by self-doubt, constantly comparing yourself to others, and wondering if you’ll ever be enough? It’s exhausting, and the cycle of anxiety and fear can make you feel trapped. But you don’t have to face it alone. You deserve to experience compassion toward yourself and to break free from the inner critic that’s been holding you back. Together, you can work toward creating a space where you feel safe to grow, heal, and change, using approaches that are proven to help you work through what’s been causing the overwhelming emotions.
Are you feeling weighed down by self-doubt, constantly comparing yourself to others, and wondering if you’ll ever be enough? It’s exhausting, and the cycle of anxiety and fear can make you feel trapped. But you don’t have to face it alone. You deserve to experience compassion toward yourself and to break free from the inner critic that’s been holding you back. Together, you can work toward creating a space where you feel safe to grow, heal, and change, using approaches that are proven to help you work through what’s been causing the overwhelming emotions.
It is my desire to provide a place of compassion and safety for individual adults, couples, children, and adolescents as they explore themselves and challenges in their life. Whether you are experiencing a loss, struggling with depression or anxiety, or facing changes in your family life or career, I will join with you to help you meet the goals you have to improve your life and relationships.
It is my desire to provide a place of compassion and safety for individual adults, couples, children, and adolescents as they explore themselves and challenges in their life. Whether you are experiencing a loss, struggling with depression or anxiety, or facing changes in your family life or career, I will join with you to help you meet the goals you have to improve your life and relationships.
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The focus of my work in Marriage and Family Therapy has been to help individuals and families gain greater control over their lives, acquire freedom from areas of trauma and maintain healthy relationships with God and loved ones.
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Curtis Miller
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, DMin, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
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.
Shelia Sutton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR, CDWF
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Does this describe you: "I'm running on empty and living a frazzled life. I feel like I'm in survival mode." The process of exploring your inner life (the unresolved traumas, as well as the resiliency that has helped you survive) creates opportunities for you to heal. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). As Viktor Frankl wrote, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." We can rewire our brains and reprocess our past traumas using EMDR. I am currently providing EMDR via Zoom. Yes, this is possible, and it works.
Does this describe you: "I'm running on empty and living a frazzled life. I feel like I'm in survival mode." The process of exploring your inner life (the unresolved traumas, as well as the resiliency that has helped you survive) creates opportunities for you to heal. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). As Viktor Frankl wrote, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." We can rewire our brains and reprocess our past traumas using EMDR. I am currently providing EMDR via Zoom. Yes, this is possible, and it works.
Hello, my name is Ashley Mendoza a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I specialize in working with adolescents, young adults, first responder couples and families through a wide range of challenges. I have walked along side many individuals, couples and families who experience symptoms of depression, anxiety as well as difficulties coping with life changes, transitions and traumas. As a psychotherapist, I believe in providing my client’s with a safe and supportive environment which I aim to create with empathy and compassion.
Hello, my name is Ashley Mendoza a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I specialize in working with adolescents, young adults, first responder couples and families through a wide range of challenges. I have walked along side many individuals, couples and families who experience symptoms of depression, anxiety as well as difficulties coping with life changes, transitions and traumas. As a psychotherapist, I believe in providing my client’s with a safe and supportive environment which I aim to create with empathy and compassion.
Do you find yourself at a crossroads in your relationship? Have you forgotten what true intimacy feels like, and what healthy communication is? Have you thought of giving up and just getting out? Maybe there are children to consider or perhaps there is still a flicker of something worth saving. RLT (Relational Life Therapy) is the last stop for many couples desperate to save a relationship. And it works. I am a Couples Coach, trained in RLT, and I believe in the transformative, enduring power of this work. It is for anyone looking for life-long change, swift results and dramatic transformations.
Do you find yourself at a crossroads in your relationship? Have you forgotten what true intimacy feels like, and what healthy communication is? Have you thought of giving up and just getting out? Maybe there are children to consider or perhaps there is still a flicker of something worth saving. RLT (Relational Life Therapy) is the last stop for many couples desperate to save a relationship. And it works. I am a Couples Coach, trained in RLT, and I believe in the transformative, enduring power of this work. It is for anyone looking for life-long change, swift results and dramatic transformations.
Katie Phillips-Rector
Marriage & Family Therapist, MDiv, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
I enjoy working with people of all ages facing various kinds of transition. Each new phase of life brings somewhat predictable changes, and then there are other changes that cause us to adapt and grow in somewhat unpredictable ways. Whatever you're facing, my goal is to work with you to find unique strengths and creative solutions that allow you to thrive in the midst of change.
I enjoy working with people of all ages facing various kinds of transition. Each new phase of life brings somewhat predictable changes, and then there are other changes that cause us to adapt and grow in somewhat unpredictable ways. Whatever you're facing, my goal is to work with you to find unique strengths and creative solutions that allow you to thrive in the midst of change.
I believe the relationship between therapist and client is essential in understanding the underlying issues affecting one's obstacles to personal growth and happiness. It is my goal to provide a calm space and safe relationship towards that end. Working with adults, young adults and families for more than 20 years has given me a breadth of experience that I bring to the therapeutic relationship. I have particular experience with early trauma and PTSD; depression/anxiety; life transitions; addiction related symptoms; and, relationship issues.
I believe the relationship between therapist and client is essential in understanding the underlying issues affecting one's obstacles to personal growth and happiness. It is my goal to provide a calm space and safe relationship towards that end. Working with adults, young adults and families for more than 20 years has given me a breadth of experience that I bring to the therapeutic relationship. I have particular experience with early trauma and PTSD; depression/anxiety; life transitions; addiction related symptoms; and, relationship issues.
Jessica Gillespie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024 (Online Only)
My mission is to empower those that I work with to have meaningful connections to themselves and the world around them.I specialize in supporting individuals, couples and families who are in transition - specifically, if a family member is in treatment or struggling with abuse, trauma, eating disorders or chemical dependency. It is very important to me that I respect my clients' philosophies, values and goals in therapy. As I work with a family, I'm sensitive to the experience of being invited in and I only offer solutions that fit within the family culture.
My mission is to empower those that I work with to have meaningful connections to themselves and the world around them.I specialize in supporting individuals, couples and families who are in transition - specifically, if a family member is in treatment or struggling with abuse, trauma, eating disorders or chemical dependency. It is very important to me that I respect my clients' philosophies, values and goals in therapy. As I work with a family, I'm sensitive to the experience of being invited in and I only offer solutions that fit within the family culture.
Rudy Hayek
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
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Whether it is time for you to mend an emotional wound, get relief from anxiety and depression, seek the right relationship, repair the current one, or to create a larger purpose for your life, including a therapist during your journey can help you discover what is possible for you. In addition to his main therapy approaches, Rudy believes that psychotherapy can be vastly improved by integrating deeper exploration into your EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ): Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Motivation, Empathy, and Social skills. Optimizing these primary components of EQ with your therapist can be a game-changer during your work together.
Whether it is time for you to mend an emotional wound, get relief from anxiety and depression, seek the right relationship, repair the current one, or to create a larger purpose for your life, including a therapist during your journey can help you discover what is possible for you. In addition to his main therapy approaches, Rudy believes that psychotherapy can be vastly improved by integrating deeper exploration into your EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ): Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Motivation, Empathy, and Social skills. Optimizing these primary components of EQ with your therapist can be a game-changer during your work together.
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