Life Transitions therapists in South Pasadena, California CA
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Life Transitions
Dr. Michael Marossy
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Major life transitions can create uncertainty, emotional stress, and a loss of stability even when the changes themselves are positive or expected. Transitions related to career changes, relationships, marriage, parenthood, relocation, identity development, spiritual change, aging, or shifting life roles can leave people feeling overwhelmed, emotionally stuck, or uncertain about who they are and how to move forward.
Therapy can provide support and clarity during periods of transition by helping clients process difficult emotions, navigate uncertainty, strengthen coping skills, and better understand the deeper personal and relational themes emerging during times of change. My approach focuses on helping clients move through transitions with greater self-awareness, resilience, and intentionality.
8 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Timothy Weymann
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.)
Life transitions—whether chosen or unexpected—can stir up uncertainty, grief, excitement, and everything in between. As a therapist specializing in life transitions, I provide a steady, compassionate space where you can slow down, reflect, and make sense of what’s changing. You might be navigating a career shift, relationship changes, parenthood, an empty nest, relocation, health challenges, or questions about identity and purpose. Together, we’ll explore the emotional impact of these shifts, untangle self-doubt, and reconnect you with your strengths and values. My approach is collaborative, grounded, and practical. I integrate insight-oriented conversations with tools you can use in everyday life—helping you build clarity, resilience, and confidence as you move forward. Change can feel overwhelming, but it can also be a powerful opening. You don’t have to navigate it alone.
14 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
Life transitions like divorce or relationship changes, empty nest, career change, relocation, retirement, or big life decisions can leave you feeling isolated, unsure of yourself and anxious. It takes tremendous courage to make a bold change. And no one really knows in advance exactly how it will turn out. As Martin Luther King Jr said, "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." Collaborating with a skilled therapist can give you the support you need to find clarity and take wise, well thought through calculated risks that will open up possibilities for you. I combine insightful, caring depth work with evidence based techniques that effectively free you from old patterns, and help you to establish the balanced, happy life you deserve.
35 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Emily St. Amant
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-MHSP-S (TN), LPCC (CA)
Many of my clients come to therapy during times of transition and changes in their life, which can be quite stressful and also can activate old wounds and issues.
18 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Amber McKinney-Morgan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW
Major life changes—whether chosen or unexpected—can bring uncertainty, stress, and identity shifts. I help clients navigate transitions with greater clarity and resilience, supporting both the emotional experience and practical adjustments. Together, we work to help you feel grounded and confident in what comes next.
8 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
David Sudyka
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Major life changes can feel overwhelming, even when they are positive. Whether you are dealing with a career shift, relocation, relationship change, or another transition, it can bring uncertainty and stress. In therapy we will make sense of where you are, clarify what matters to you, and work through changes in a way that feels steady and intentional. The goal is to help you navigate change with more confidence and direction.
4 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
The Connection Clinic
Marriage and Family Therapist
Life transitions can be daunting, but our team is here to guide you through them with support and understanding. We offer strategies to foster resilience and adaptation during these periods of change.
9 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Life transitions often hold both possibility and uncertainty, growth and grief, excitement and disorientation. Whether navigating career changes, relationship shifts, parenthood, neurodivergent discovery, disability, chronic illness, identity exploration, aging, relocation, caregiving, spiritual shifts, educational transitions, retirement, or major life decisions, periods of change can invite us to reconsider who we are, what matters, and how we want to move through the world.
Transitions are not only practical experiences. They are often nervous system experiences, identity experiences, relational experiences, and sometimes deeply emotional or existential ones. Even changes that are welcomed or chosen can bring loss, complexity, ambiguity, and unexpected challenges alongside hope, relief, and possibility.
This work creates space to make sense of change at a pace that honors your capacity, pace, and lived experience. Exploration may include emerging identities, shifting roles, changing relationships, questions of belonging, evolving values, grief for what is ending, and uncertainty about what comes next. Particular attention is given to the ways culture, family expectations, neurodivergence, disability, chronic illness, spirituality, and other intersecting identities shape how transitions are experienced and navigated.
My approach integrates mindfulness, somatic therapy, EMDR, parts work, neuropsychotherapy, expressive arts, and liberation-oriented healing to support greater self-understanding, nervous system regulation, flexibility, and self-trust during times of change. Rather than rushing toward answers or certainty, therapy offers space to listen for what is emerging, honor what is being left behind, and remain connected to yourself as new possibilities unfold. Often, the work is less about finding the "right" path and more about cultivating the clarity, courage, and self-trust to walk it in a way that feels aligned with your values, needs, and authentic self.
10 Years Experience
Online in South Pasadena, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
G. Roman Gupta, LCSW
Therapist, LCSW
I have been practicing for almost 20 years and I have a strength-based, trauma-informed, culturally aware, LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex positive, kink positive, poly affirming, feminist perspective. I have trained and practiced in a variety of treatment methods that offer us a variety of ways to meet your goals whether as an individual, couple, or family.
18 Years Experience
In-Person Near South Pasadena, CA
Online in South Pasadena, CA California
Life Transitions
Alexis Cabrera
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, LMHC, LPC
I am engaged and alert with my clients. I support your growth while Frustrating your defenses- I work to confront my clients in their blind spots, because (as a New Yorker) I understand that speaking from a place of love may not always mean people-pleasing. But with the warmth of my California Licensure (c;) I work to be fluid and flexible, using somatic interventions to develop and cathart Embodied Trauma. Sometimes the history lives in the present.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near South Pasadena, CA
Online in South Pasadena, CA California
Life Transitions therapists in South Pasadena, California Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in South Pasadena, California average 13 years of experience and charge around $190 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (76%), Psychodynamic Therapy (45%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (43%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$190
Accept insurance
45%
Offer sliding scale
37%
Gender ID
| 70% |
Female |
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| 18% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 65% |
In Person and Online |
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| 35% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 76% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 45% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 43% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 41% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 39% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 37% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 37% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 92% | Adult |
| 69% | Young Adult |
| 59% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 22% | Children |
Client Focus
| 65% | Women |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 37% | Black / African American |
| 37% | Men |
| 35% | Hispanic / Latino |