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Relational & Trauma Therapy in Pasadena, CA

Serving Neighboring areas of Sierra Madre, Altadena, Eagle Rock, and South Pasadena. Virtual Services available throughout California

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The bond with your therapist is a powerful tool for change.

You deserve an environment where you feel comfortable and safe to explore your deepest thoughts, emotions, hopes and past experiences.

  • You’re exhausted in a way that rest doesn’t fix, and it’s hard to explain that to others who don’t get it.

  • Your own childhood experiences are coming up now that you’re a parent.

  • Memories or feelings show up unexpectedly, making it hard to stay present in your day-to-day life.

  • Parts of your identity feel lost or distant, and you’re not sure who you are outside of being a mother and caregiver.

  • You carry guilt for struggling, especially when you feel like you’re supposed to be grateful or happy.

  • You feel lost after starting over after a breakup, divorce, career change, move, loss, or other major shift.

You’ve been carrying so much…

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Meet Mary Jo

Licensed Relational & Trauma Therapist in Pasadena, CA

I am invested in helping my clients find their strengths among the challenges they may face in life. I consider it a privilege to create and hold space for them to do the work which will allow them to live to their greatest potential. My experience working with individuals, couples and families in a multitude of settings helps me better understand the complexities and uniqueness of individuals. I partner with my clients to create meaningful change in their lives, so that they feel connected and thrive.

As a relational and trauma therapist in Pasadena, I join my clients in a warm, challenging, accepting way, which allows you to express a range of emotions, so that you may learn and grow. I am there to support you in exploring all parts of yourself, which we often hide from others because of early experiences, shame, and trauma. In exploring, you gain a deeper understanding of the life you desire. I am trained in a multitude of modalities, I work with an attachment based, trauma informed, culturally attuned, psychodynamic lens. I am also trained in EMDR Therapy.

Therapy Services

TRauma & Emdr Therapy

Trauma can leave you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself. Together, we'll help you heal, feel more grounded, and reconnect with who you are.

Maternal Mental Health

Being a parent can bring joy, grief, uncertainty, and everything in between. Wherever your are on your motherhood journey, you don't have to carry it all alone.

Therapy for Life Transitions

Big life changes can bring up old wounds, fears, and patterns you thought you had moved past. Therapy can help you feel more grounded, and move forward in a way that feels right for you.

Group Therapy in Pasadena, CA

Healing doesn't always have to happen one-on-one.
Group therapy offers a supportive space to connect with people who understand, share your experiences, and remind you that you're not alone.

Current Groups

Motherhood Interpersonal Process Group

mothers to come together to talk about challenges, joys, surprises, and difficulties. no judgement. to be able to increase tolerance of conflict and learn how to repair relationships well.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • You can fill out the contact form on this website to get in touch with me. You are also welcome to contact me via email or phone, and we will schedule a free 15 minute consultation. On our call we will learn more about one another, and to see if we are a good match. If we both feel like it is a good fit, we will schedule an appointment and begin. I look forward to hearing from you!

  • I do not accept insurance. I am an out of network provider, and I do provide superbills which you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.

    Why you should consider working with an “out of network” therapist:

    • No limitations on sessions. We can meet for as long as you need without having to worry if insurance will cut us off, or end coverage, which could abruptly end your care.

    • Allows me to offer you more flexible, personalized, and intentional care.

    • Helps me keep your information completely confidential, without needing to share diagnosis or notes with insurance companies.

    • Allows us to avoid surprise billing issues, which can lead to lapses in treatment.

    • Lets us focus on what’s best for you, not what insurance says is best for you!

  • Yes, I offer telehealth therapy throughout the state of California, as well as in-person sessions in my office in Sierra Madre, CA.

  • My current fee is $225 for a 50-minute session. Typically I see clients on a weekly basis.

  • I know that life happens, and can get in the way of you coming to therapy on occasion.

    I have a 24-hour cancellation policy. Cancellations after the 24-hour window has passed will be charged the full fee for the session time.

  • I accept credit cards via my secure client portal.

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