Psychotherapy
Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, and Relationship Concerns in Pasadena.
Psychotherapy offers space to examine what is happening beneath the immediate symptoms. The work pays close attention to emotional experience, relationships, identity, culture, history, and the conditions shaping a person’s present life.
Book appointmentSessions may be available in person in Pasadena or by telehealth, depending on location and clinical fit.
A Relational Approach
Understanding Develops Through Careful Attention and Reflection.
Therapy is collaborative and insight oriented. It considers not only symptoms, but also recurring relationship patterns, ways of adapting, internal conflicts, and the larger social and cultural contexts in which experience takes shape.
The therapeutic relationship can become a meaningful place to notice familiar patterns as they emerge and to develop new ways of understanding and responding.
Reasons People Seek Therapy
Care Shaped Around the Concerns You are Carrying.
Adults may begin therapy during a period of distress or transition, or because longstanding patterns have become difficult to manage alone.
- Anxiety and depression
- Relationship concerns and recurring patterns
- Identity, culture, and belonging
- Life transitions and uncertainty
- Health concerns and changes in functioning
- A wish for greater agency and self understanding
Anxiety Therapy
When Worry Takes up Too Much Space.
Anxiety can show up as persistent worry, overthinking, self doubt, or feeling on edge. Therapy offers room to understand what brings these feelings on, how you respond to them, and what helps you feel more able to navigate daily life.
The work considers both present concerns and the patterns, relationships, and experiences that may shape them. Goals are developed together around what you want to change.
Therapy for Depression
Support When Life Feels Heavy or Disconnected.
Depression may involve low mood, loss of interest, reduced motivation, or a sense of disconnection. Individual therapy provides a place to explore these experiences and how they affect your relationships, work, and sense of self.
Together, we consider your circumstances and develop goals that support greater engagement, understanding, and meaningful change.
Relationships and Attachment Patterns
Understand the Patterns that Keep Repeating.
Individual therapy can help you explore relationship anxiety, difficulty setting boundaries, people pleasing, or patterns of seeking closeness and pulling away. We look at how earlier experiences and current relationships influence what feels familiar, difficult, or possible.
You can work on relationship concerns in individual therapy whether or not a partner participates in treatment. The focus is on understanding your experience, expressing your needs, and developing more choice in how you relate to others.
Insurance and Affordability
Medicare and Commercial Insurance Options.
Eligible psychotherapy services may be covered through Aetna, Optum, UnitedHealthcare, Original Medicare, Aetna Medicare, and Optum or UnitedHealthcare Medicare plans. Your specific plan and benefits must be verified before your first appointment.
Self pay is available, and a limited number of sliding scale therapy spaces may be offered depending on availability. Contact the practice to discuss fees and current openings.
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In Person and Telehealth Options.
In person psychotherapy is available in Pasadena. Telehealth may be available for clients in California, Nevada, and participating PSYPACT jurisdictions. Insurance eligibility and sliding scale availability depend on the service, plan, and current openings.
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Let’s Find the Right Next Step.
Contact the practice to discuss availability, location, insurance, fees, and whether this service fits what you are seeking.
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