In-Person in Pasadena, CA 91101
Online in California
I have the utmost honor and care for my clients who enlist their trust in me to walk side by side with them on this rich, vulnerable, intimate, and sometimes challenging journey toward transformation. I am passionate about helping people fully awaken in their lives, even amidst the collective trauma we are currently experiencing. In learning how to access your vast unconscious world, you will have an increase in self-awareness, developing a more intimate and authentic relationship with yourself and others. Together, with curiosity, we can examine the the roots beneath your anxiety, often discovering defenses, coping mechanisms and survival strategies that are no longer serving you. In a safe, empathetic, warm, and nonjudgmental environment, I will lovingly challenge you to look at your constructed narratives and unhealthy patterns, while exploring your conscious and unconscious beliefs you have about yourself and the world. I believe the deepest healing comes from feeling all of the feelings you were unsafe to feel when you were a child, perhaps unlocking emotion you didn't know how to express. Time and time again, I've seen this lead to less somatic symptoms, less physical and emotional suffering, a deeper sense of self-trust, and a profound sense of freedom. I've had the honor of working with clients "in the room" for 14 years, supervising associate therapists for 9 years, and teaching graduate psychology students in the LGBTQ specialization at Antioch University for 4 years. I have extensive experience and expertise working with the LGBTQ population, creatives in the entertainment industry (showrunners, writers, directors, producers, actors, network executives, etc), parents, codependency, relational issues and trauma. My approach is experiential and depth-oriented, integrating psychodynamic therapy, ISTDP, EMDR and EFT. I believe these modalities lend to a meaningful and rich therapeutic relationship, leading to fully integrated and lasting change.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Family, Group, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Teen, Young Adult
Treatment Approach
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Focuses on strengthening emotional bonds in couples or families. It helps people identify negative cycles and create more secure connections.
- Experiential Therapy Involves hands-on activities to bring emotions into the present moment. It helps clients process feelings more deeply than through conversation alone.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Gestalt Therapy Encourages awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions in the present moment. It helps people integrate different parts of themselves for wholeness.
- Integrative Therapy Combines techniques from multiple approaches into a customized plan. It adapts to each client’s unique situation and needs.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Jungian Therapy Draws on Carl Jung’s ideas about archetypes, dreams, and the collective unconscious. It helps people explore deeper layers of meaning.
- Object Relations Therapy Focuses on how early caregiver relationships shape current relationships. It aims to improve patterns of attachment and trust.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: I am a warm, attuned, intuitive, thoughtful and engaged therapist. I approach my work with curiosity, a desire for collaboration and connection, honesty, openness and directness. Although my style is loving and supportive, I warmly challenge my clients to explore internal conflicts and unconscious defenses that are showing up in and out of the room. Attuning to not only the words my clients are speaking, but to their breath and body, often gives me deeper understanding of what is going on under the surface emotionally. I create a safe relational space, fostering a strong therapeutic alliance which contributes to my ability to do deeper and more challenging work. Ultimately, this leads us to lasting health and change.
Education & Credentials
Bonnie Rae MA, LMFT
- Female
- License # 91089
- Licensed in CA
- Practicing Since 2012
Education: Master’s in Clinical Psychology with a Specialization in LGBT Psychology from Antioch University (2013). Trained at the LA Gay & Lesbian Center in (2012-2013). Attachment based EMDR at The Personal Transformation Institute; advanced training in EFT and ISTDP (enrolled in 3 year training).
Finances
Fees
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- All therapists at Rae Therapy Group reserve limited spots for sliding scale clients. We believe that finances shouldn't be a detterent to receiving help, and that good therapy should be accessible to all. If for any reason we cannot accommodate you, we will help you find someone who can.
- Out of Network
Bonnie Rae Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Pasadena, CA 91101
- Available Online for residents of California
- Online Therapy Details: Teletherapy via a Hippa Compliant Video Platform
Bonnie Rae is the founder of Rae Therapy Group in Pasadena, where she and associate therapists provide psychotherapy for teenagers, adult individuals, couples, relationships, writing partners, creative partners, business partners and families. Bonnie Rae and associates are LGBTQ specialized therapists, known for their work with the LGBTQ community and entertainment industry professionals.