“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”

- C.G Jung

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Pasadena, CA

Lauren Walden, LCSW

Welcome, I’m glad you’re here! I take a warm and direct approach to the therapy I provide. I practice trauma-informed and socially-conscious psychodynamic psychotherapy. I am trained to look for patterns and connections with my clients to help increase insight, self understanding and compassion. I work with deep thinkers and feelers to help clear the path to a greater sense of well being.

I see folks via telehealth across California and in person in Pasadena, California. I serve neighboring areas of Highland Park, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Highland Park and Greater Los Angeles. I am in network with a few major insurance providers and see folks on a generous sliding scale to help high quality, depth oriented psychotherapy feel accessible, particularly for the LGBTQIA+ community.

More about me

My Approach

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is a type of therapy that encourages open dialogue and an exploration of patterns. I consider things like unconscious forces that may be at play in challenges that manifest in psychological symptoms. This encourages self understanding and insight, and development of new ways to relate to others and ones self.

  • Therapy with a relational approach involves careful attention to building a foundation, attending to shifts in the dynamic. This is to aid in understanding how we relate to others and ourselves, deepening the therapeutic work.

Areas of Focus

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