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Outpatient mental health · Los Angeles
Therapy that meets you where you are.
Adult social anxiety care, plus support for the things that often come with it — panic, performance fear, depression, the late-night thought loops you can't quite explain to anyone yet. Telehealth 7 days a week. In-person in Pasadena.
- 10+ yrs
- In Los Angeles County
- 8 languages
- Spoken at the practice
- 7 days
- Telehealth availability
Why people start with us
Care that fits the life you're already living.
Most insurance accepted
Anthem, Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Magellan, L.A. Care, Carelon, MHN, and more.
LGBTQ+ affirmative
For everyone. Across every service we offer. No exceptions, no asterisks.
Evening & weekend hours
Open until 8 PM weekdays, plus weekend appointments. Life doesn't pause at 5.
What to expect
It's okay if you've never done this before.
No one comes in fully formed. Most people show up unsure of what to say. Here's how the first stretch usually goes.
Reach out
A quick message or call. Tell us as much or as little as you want. Our healthcare coordinator follows up — usually the same day — and walks you through insurance and scheduling so you don't have to.
Your first session
Sixty minutes. No pressure to share everything. It's a meet-and-fit conversation: who you are, what's been going on, and whether the clinician you met feels like the right person to keep going with. If they're not, we help you find someone who is.
Ongoing care
Weekly is most common; some people come every other week. We work toward something specific — sleep, panic, a relationship, a presentation that's been on your calendar for two months — not therapy as an indefinite project.
Do I really need therapy?
Most people who ask that question already know the answer.
You don't have to be in crisis. You don't have to have a "real" reason. The bar isn't whether your problems are bigger than someone else's — that's a math nobody wins. The bar is whether what you're carrying is starting to take more from you than it gives back.
Maybe it's the pre-meeting dread that lasts longer than the meeting itself. Maybe it's saying no to a friend's birthday for the third time. Maybe it's the way you can talk easily with one person and then go silent in any room with three. Maybe it's that nothing is exactly wrong, and you can't put your finger on why something feels off.
Those are reasons. They count.
Conditions we treat
Common reasons people come in.
You don't have to arrive with a clean diagnosis. Most people show up carrying more than one thing at once. Here's what we see most.
Our specialty
Social Anxiety Disorder
The version of anxiety that lives in other people's eyes — meetings, dating, parties, the moment before unmuting. Most people pass for fine in the room, then replay every word for the next four hours.
Read about social anxiety- Generalized AnxietyWorry that doesn't pick a topic. The 3 AM list.
- Panic DisorderThe five-minute false alarm that runs your day.
- Performance AnxietyWhen the moment shows up bigger than you do.
- Public Speaking AnxietyThe wedding speech you've been dodging.
- AgoraphobiaThe world has quietly gotten smaller.
- Avoidant PersonalityPatterns that go back as far as you can remember.
- DepressionFlat, not sad. Most days. Most months.
- All conditionsSee the full list →
Don't see your situation? Reach out anyway → Most people don't arrive with a clean label. Naming what's wrong is part of the work.
Our approach
Different formats. Same care.
Some people do best one-on-one. Others discover something they can't reach alone in a group of people who get it. We help you figure out which fits.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one care, weekly. The most common starting point.
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Couples Counseling
For dating, married, or pre-marital partners trying to find each other again.
G
Group Therapy
The unmatched experience of not being the only one.
F
Family Therapy
For families navigating a transition, a diagnosis, or a long-running tension.
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Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
Several sessions per week when weekly therapy isn't enough on its own.
In their own words
From people who started here.
Composite reflections drawn from common feedback themes — names and identifying details are illustrative, not real clients.
I almost canceled the first session twice. The thing that surprised me was how unsurprised my therapist was by anything I said. Like she'd already met me before.Maya K. · 28, returning to LA after grad school
Group therapy made no sense to me until I tried it. The first time someone else described my exact 3 AM thought, something in me unclenched. I didn't know I was holding it.Diego R. · 34, software engineer
Start when you're ready
If you've read this far, that probably means something.
Reach out when you're ready. We'll take it from there. We respond — usually the same day — and walk you through scheduling, insurance, and what your first session actually looks like.