Female Therapists in South Pasadena, CA
Mady Snyder
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030
My office is a place where you can feel safe and supported while processing the challenges you experience in day to day life. In our work together, you will discover more about yourself and who you are in light of your life experiences. I am compassionate and understanding, and will work to build a relationship in which there is room for you to feel safely challenged and supported. I create a collaborative environment that invites you into the therapeutic process. I work with individuals across the lifespan, couples, and families, and I specialize in working with Neurodivergent folks.
My office is a place where you can feel safe and supported while processing the challenges you experience in day to day life. In our work together, you will discover more about yourself and who you are in light of your life experiences. I am compassionate and understanding, and will work to build a relationship in which there is room for you to feel safely challenged and supported. I create a collaborative environment that invites you into the therapeutic process. I work with individuals across the lifespan, couples, and families, and I specialize in working with Neurodivergent folks.
Camila Webb
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030
I support individuals, couples and families through experiences of depression, trauma, anxiety, negative self-image, relationship challenges, transitions and other life challenges. My work incorporates training in modalities such as Emotionally Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based Family Therapy that are particularly helpful for couples and families in distress and seeking greater connection. I have also studied personally through a concentrated learning experience with Bessel van der Kolk (Body Keeps the Score) that informs a trauma-informed and depathologizing lens.
I support individuals, couples and families through experiences of depression, trauma, anxiety, negative self-image, relationship challenges, transitions and other life challenges. My work incorporates training in modalities such as Emotionally Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based Family Therapy that are particularly helpful for couples and families in distress and seeking greater connection. I have also studied personally through a concentrated learning experience with Bessel van der Kolk (Body Keeps the Score) that informs a trauma-informed and depathologizing lens.
You’ve been living in fight or flight as long as you can remember. The past controls you and you don’t know how to break out of it. You fight the same mental, physical, and emotional battles every day with little reprieve. All your attempts to steady your body don’t seem to work. All your attempts at talk therapy don’t seem to last. You’re worried something in you might be broken. You’re also fearful that you might not be able to ever get well.
You’ve been living in fight or flight as long as you can remember. The past controls you and you don’t know how to break out of it. You fight the same mental, physical, and emotional battles every day with little reprieve. All your attempts to steady your body don’t seem to work. All your attempts at talk therapy don’t seem to last. You’re worried something in you might be broken. You’re also fearful that you might not be able to ever get well.
Holly Evans
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, PMH-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Waitlist for new clients
Having a baby has been so much harder than you ever thought it could be. You're feeling anxious, overwhelmed by your emotions & isolated- living in "survival mode". It's impossible to avoid reminders of what you've been through. You're replaying bad memories on repeat and imagining worst case scenarios. How is everyone else making this motherhood thing look so easy? Whether you're facing ongoing fertility process, feeling traumatized by a difficult birth, or need to heal a loss, getting support is an important step in moving forward without traumatic experiences interfering in your life, your relationships & your parenting.
Having a baby has been so much harder than you ever thought it could be. You're feeling anxious, overwhelmed by your emotions & isolated- living in "survival mode". It's impossible to avoid reminders of what you've been through. You're replaying bad memories on repeat and imagining worst case scenarios. How is everyone else making this motherhood thing look so easy? Whether you're facing ongoing fertility process, feeling traumatized by a difficult birth, or need to heal a loss, getting support is an important step in moving forward without traumatic experiences interfering in your life, your relationships & your parenting.
Amy Salgado
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030 (Online Only)
Your story deeply matters to me. I provide relational, integrative, and sex-positive therapy to queer and BIPOC clients. My clients are looking to make their minds and bodies a safe home and are often the first in their families to have the courage to disrupt limiting beliefs and cycles. They seek to challenge expectations as they dare to redefine themselves wholeheartedly. Together, we will make space to explore the impact of generational and personal traumas, navigate the complexities and beauty of intersecting identities, and create meaningful, lasting, and accessible healing practices. Let's connect!
Your story deeply matters to me. I provide relational, integrative, and sex-positive therapy to queer and BIPOC clients. My clients are looking to make their minds and bodies a safe home and are often the first in their families to have the courage to disrupt limiting beliefs and cycles. They seek to challenge expectations as they dare to redefine themselves wholeheartedly. Together, we will make space to explore the impact of generational and personal traumas, navigate the complexities and beauty of intersecting identities, and create meaningful, lasting, and accessible healing practices. Let's connect!
Hi, I'm Zoë. I'm a licensed psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience in mental health. I work with adults and couples who are seeking a deeper relationship with themselves and with each other. I find that with acceptance of your true self, the more confident you will feel in communicating openly, making hard decisions, setting boundaries and making desired changes in your life. This holds true in our relationships as well. When we learn to accept realities about ourselves, we can then learn how to share our inner world with others. I would love to help you find deeper connection with yourself and the world around you.
Hi, I'm Zoë. I'm a licensed psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience in mental health. I work with adults and couples who are seeking a deeper relationship with themselves and with each other. I find that with acceptance of your true self, the more confident you will feel in communicating openly, making hard decisions, setting boundaries and making desired changes in your life. This holds true in our relationships as well. When we learn to accept realities about ourselves, we can then learn how to share our inner world with others. I would love to help you find deeper connection with yourself and the world around you.
Sonnet Daymont
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed? Therapy can be helpful for life transitions, treating anxiety, and healing from traumatic experiences. Many of my clients are lawyers, writers, professional artists, stay at home moms, but I also enjoy working with older teenagers, and early professionals. I provide time tested strategies based on successful research (CBT, EMDR, Existential Therapy, Positive Psychology). I am trained in art therapy and as a mindfulness teacher, including certification for Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR. I can meet with you in-person, or online. I have a small therapy dog present in our office.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed? Therapy can be helpful for life transitions, treating anxiety, and healing from traumatic experiences. Many of my clients are lawyers, writers, professional artists, stay at home moms, but I also enjoy working with older teenagers, and early professionals. I provide time tested strategies based on successful research (CBT, EMDR, Existential Therapy, Positive Psychology). I am trained in art therapy and as a mindfulness teacher, including certification for Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR. I can meet with you in-person, or online. I have a small therapy dog present in our office.
So much can get in the way of our ability to receive and give love in healthy relationships. I enjoy working with people who are seeking healing from past wounds so that they can love themselves and others. I help people develop self-confidence and self-awareness that promotes creativity and deeper connectedness. If you’ve experienced trauma or if you struggle with negative beliefs about yourself, EMDR may be a helpful resource and is a specialty of mine. I am also certified as a Safe and Sound Protocol provider, which helps people experience a felt sense of safety and calm.
So much can get in the way of our ability to receive and give love in healthy relationships. I enjoy working with people who are seeking healing from past wounds so that they can love themselves and others. I help people develop self-confidence and self-awareness that promotes creativity and deeper connectedness. If you’ve experienced trauma or if you struggle with negative beliefs about yourself, EMDR may be a helpful resource and is a specialty of mine. I am also certified as a Safe and Sound Protocol provider, which helps people experience a felt sense of safety and calm.
Jorgie Wu
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030
You feel stuck, resentful, or burnt out. You find yourself feeling overwhelmed by life's demands and others' expectations. You imagine: what if you had options, an opportunity for relief, or permission to show up differently. You're really good at putting the needs of others above your own, but you find yourself having trouble identifying and advocating for your own needs. Many of my clients describe themselves as people pleasing, high achieving, and overthinking. Therapy with me is an opportunity to honor the parts of you which seek to feel good enough, self-compassionate, and more at ease.
You feel stuck, resentful, or burnt out. You find yourself feeling overwhelmed by life's demands and others' expectations. You imagine: what if you had options, an opportunity for relief, or permission to show up differently. You're really good at putting the needs of others above your own, but you find yourself having trouble identifying and advocating for your own needs. Many of my clients describe themselves as people pleasing, high achieving, and overthinking. Therapy with me is an opportunity to honor the parts of you which seek to feel good enough, self-compassionate, and more at ease.
Stephanie Reiter- Morrissey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
South Pasadena, CA 91030
I specialize in working with children, teenagers, adults and families who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, social-emotional challenges, and stressful life transitions. I am here to help you navigate in order to gain self-awareness, build confidence, and live a more connected and fulfilling life. I utilize various models including cognitive behavioral, strength-based, solution-focused, and mindfulness. I also specialize in the neurodivergent population and am most fulfilled and rewarded by providing my clients with the tools necessary to successfully navigate the world and engage in a meaningful and productive way.
I specialize in working with children, teenagers, adults and families who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, social-emotional challenges, and stressful life transitions. I am here to help you navigate in order to gain self-awareness, build confidence, and live a more connected and fulfilling life. I utilize various models including cognitive behavioral, strength-based, solution-focused, and mindfulness. I also specialize in the neurodivergent population and am most fulfilled and rewarded by providing my clients with the tools necessary to successfully navigate the world and engage in a meaningful and productive way.
Samantha Redondo | Stress + Anxiety | Embodiment
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030 (Online Only)
I help women dealing with stress, anxiety and burnout who want to experience more ease, embodiment, and nervous system regulation.
I help women who are burned out and have been burned by toxic, oppressive systems feel more grounded, clear, and connected to their best self. If you’re tired of the endless fatigue, feeling plagued by your never ending to-do list, wishing you could run away and actually take the break you need. Or, if you’re fed up with your relationships feeling unfulfilling, with working so hard to get nowhere, with living up to all the expectations, I want you to know that I get it, and there’s hope. You’re not lost, or too far gone, even if it feels that way sometimes. This is where your story gets good and when you find your own belonging.
I help women dealing with stress, anxiety and burnout who want to experience more ease, embodiment, and nervous system regulation.
I help women who are burned out and have been burned by toxic, oppressive systems feel more grounded, clear, and connected to their best self. If you’re tired of the endless fatigue, feeling plagued by your never ending to-do list, wishing you could run away and actually take the break you need. Or, if you’re fed up with your relationships feeling unfulfilling, with working so hard to get nowhere, with living up to all the expectations, I want you to know that I get it, and there’s hope. You’re not lost, or too far gone, even if it feels that way sometimes. This is where your story gets good and when you find your own belonging.
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ADULTS My approach is integrative - I incorporate multiple therapeutic frameworks to understand and to support my clients. I use client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and mindfulness interventions while holding in mind the "systems" that you are a part of (your environment, relationships). I’m interested in how the past has shaped who you are. I want to help you use insight from your life experiences to guide you forward. I believe every person is the expert on their own experience and capable of tremendous healing and growth. I would love to talk to you about the possibility of working together to see if I would be a good fit.
ADULTS My approach is integrative - I incorporate multiple therapeutic frameworks to understand and to support my clients. I use client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and mindfulness interventions while holding in mind the "systems" that you are a part of (your environment, relationships). I’m interested in how the past has shaped who you are. I want to help you use insight from your life experiences to guide you forward. I believe every person is the expert on their own experience and capable of tremendous healing and growth. I would love to talk to you about the possibility of working together to see if I would be a good fit.
Adriana Diaz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030
I help people find relief from distressing thoughts, better tolerate uncomfortable emotions, and change unhelpful or unwanted behaviors. If you feel trapped in your own mind or controlled by your emotions or habits, I’m here to support you. I specialize in treating general anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders (panic, health anxiety, PTSD), perfectionism, and body-focused repetitive behaviors (hair-pulling, skin-picking). While these are my specialities, I also treat many other issues including life transitions, trauma, eating problems, depression, and low self-esteem.
I help people find relief from distressing thoughts, better tolerate uncomfortable emotions, and change unhelpful or unwanted behaviors. If you feel trapped in your own mind or controlled by your emotions or habits, I’m here to support you. I specialize in treating general anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders (panic, health anxiety, PTSD), perfectionism, and body-focused repetitive behaviors (hair-pulling, skin-picking). While these are my specialities, I also treat many other issues including life transitions, trauma, eating problems, depression, and low self-esteem.
Myriam Savage, PhD., SoCal Drama Therapy Center
PhD, MA, RDT, BCT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030 (Online Only)
I am a narrative-trained drama therapist who is person-centered in approach. I facilitate individuals, families, and groups in corporate or educational settings. We will work together to re-author problem saturated life narratives as you explore expressive therapies in sessions as a means toward an embodied, cognitive, safe, creative experience. Restoring the whole person is the goal. My expertise has been on self-identity, foster care, adoption, rehab, adolescence, anxiety, trauma, multiculturalism & social skills. Talk, discovery, and recovery through rapport from a drama therapy and a positive psychology foundation nurture you.
I am a narrative-trained drama therapist who is person-centered in approach. I facilitate individuals, families, and groups in corporate or educational settings. We will work together to re-author problem saturated life narratives as you explore expressive therapies in sessions as a means toward an embodied, cognitive, safe, creative experience. Restoring the whole person is the goal. My expertise has been on self-identity, foster care, adoption, rehab, adolescence, anxiety, trauma, multiculturalism & social skills. Talk, discovery, and recovery through rapport from a drama therapy and a positive psychology foundation nurture you.
The human spirit has an amazing capacity for resilience, but sometimes it's too hard to access it on your own. When we encounter challenges and problems in relationships, in our workplaces, in our families, we can feel overwhelmed, hopeless, & stuck. It's not uncommon to feel depressed or anxious, or seek out unhealthy ways to function that mask the hurt. It's in situations like these that it takes great strength to reach out and ask for help--to seek someone to come alongside and enter into your experience; help shoulder the burden, and rediscover and connect with that resiliency.
The human spirit has an amazing capacity for resilience, but sometimes it's too hard to access it on your own. When we encounter challenges and problems in relationships, in our workplaces, in our families, we can feel overwhelmed, hopeless, & stuck. It's not uncommon to feel depressed or anxious, or seek out unhealthy ways to function that mask the hurt. It's in situations like these that it takes great strength to reach out and ask for help--to seek someone to come alongside and enter into your experience; help shoulder the burden, and rediscover and connect with that resiliency.
Giselle L. Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CMF, CSAT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
To put it simply, I love people. And what inspires me as a therapist is the opportunity to serve others through authentic connection and collaborative insight into clients' thoughts, feelings and actions. While drawn to cognitive behavioral and Mindfulness interventions, for me, providing a safe, warm and open relational component is key. Whether working with couples, individual adults or adolescents, and issues ranging from anxiety, depression, trauma, or sexuality, intimacy and interpersonal functioning, it is a privilege to hold your confidence and assist you in your journey towards integration and wellness.
To put it simply, I love people. And what inspires me as a therapist is the opportunity to serve others through authentic connection and collaborative insight into clients' thoughts, feelings and actions. While drawn to cognitive behavioral and Mindfulness interventions, for me, providing a safe, warm and open relational component is key. Whether working with couples, individual adults or adolescents, and issues ranging from anxiety, depression, trauma, or sexuality, intimacy and interpersonal functioning, it is a privilege to hold your confidence and assist you in your journey towards integration and wellness.
Kristina Rim Bartek
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
South Pasadena, CA 91030 (Online Only)
Every person has inherent creativity and a capacity to thrive. My role is to help connect you to your existing strengths and to help you try out new tools. When words are not enough, we can turn to more creative processes. Art therapy and EMDR are modalities that engage the body and mind, what we feel and think. Both modalities help us not only think differently, but also feel something new and healing.
Every person has inherent creativity and a capacity to thrive. My role is to help connect you to your existing strengths and to help you try out new tools. When words are not enough, we can turn to more creative processes. Art therapy and EMDR are modalities that engage the body and mind, what we feel and think. Both modalities help us not only think differently, but also feel something new and healing.
Roberta Fernandez
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
South Pasadena, CA 91030
A unique service I provide is for women that desire to process areas in life, they may feel stuck or confused.
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and particularly interested in the following: females of all ages, adolescents, and teenagers. Furthermore, I am interested in working with those that desire more authentic and intimate relationships with themselves and others. I have experience working in corporate settings, both public accounting and mortgage finance, for a total of 10 years. As a result, I am able to help individuals navigate the demands of a corporate world. Roberta's experience also involves children, adolescents, and adults that have experienced and are attempting to recover from debilitating perfectionism, anxiety, worry, and trauma.
A unique service I provide is for women that desire to process areas in life, they may feel stuck or confused.
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and particularly interested in the following: females of all ages, adolescents, and teenagers. Furthermore, I am interested in working with those that desire more authentic and intimate relationships with themselves and others. I have experience working in corporate settings, both public accounting and mortgage finance, for a total of 10 years. As a result, I am able to help individuals navigate the demands of a corporate world. Roberta's experience also involves children, adolescents, and adults that have experienced and are attempting to recover from debilitating perfectionism, anxiety, worry, and trauma.
Holly A. Freeling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Are you ready to take the next step toward changing your life? As a dynamic and innovative therapist, I blend research-driven techniques with creative strategies to accelerate your progress. My approach is personal, energetic, and empathetic, ensuring you feel supported as you share your thoughts and feelings in complete confidence. I’ll clearly explain each step of our process, empowering you to use tools effectively and see faster results. Together, we’ll cultivate a genuine and meaningful therapeutic relationship to help you achieve your goals.
Are you ready to take the next step toward changing your life? As a dynamic and innovative therapist, I blend research-driven techniques with creative strategies to accelerate your progress. My approach is personal, energetic, and empathetic, ensuring you feel supported as you share your thoughts and feelings in complete confidence. I’ll clearly explain each step of our process, empowering you to use tools effectively and see faster results. Together, we’ll cultivate a genuine and meaningful therapeutic relationship to help you achieve your goals.
I specialize in supporting individuals and couples as they navigate anxiety, life transitions, and personal transformation, with a focus on college age/young adults, parents, and artists. Drawing on a range of experience working with trauma, depression, and anxiety symptoms, we can explore your thoughts, relationships, and past experiences to better understand how they shape your present. My style is compassionate, nonjudgmental, and collaborative, helping you expand self-awareness and create meaningful change.
I specialize in supporting individuals and couples as they navigate anxiety, life transitions, and personal transformation, with a focus on college age/young adults, parents, and artists. Drawing on a range of experience working with trauma, depression, and anxiety symptoms, we can explore your thoughts, relationships, and past experiences to better understand how they shape your present. My style is compassionate, nonjudgmental, and collaborative, helping you expand self-awareness and create meaningful change.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.