Pasadena · Now scheduling
Anxiety, relationship pain, old wounds, grief, or something you haven't found words for yet. Meet with a licensed psychologist in Pasadena, in person at our Old Pasadena office on N. Raymond Ave or online anywhere in California.
Coastal Therapy Group is rated 4.9 on Google across 100+ reviews
Licensed psychologists · Free 15-minute consult · In person & online
Psychologists in Pasadena
Our Pasadena office is Suite 214 at 30 N. Raymond Ave, in the heart of Old Pasadena. Dr. Sonja Munson has practiced in Pasadena for twenty years and has seen clients in this very room since 2012. It is also where our founder, Dr. Reid Kessler, met with her weekly as her supervisee during his graduate training, and the two have consulted together ever since. Dr. Munson has now brought her practice into Coastal Therapy Group, working alongside Dr. Jessica Kim, our Director of Couples Therapy, who is now scheduling new clients.
The standard here is the same one the practice was built on at our North County San Diego offices in Carlsbad, Encinitas, and Vista: every clinician holds a doctorate in psychology. That means thousands of hours of supervised clinical training, real depth in assessment and diagnosis, and treatment shaped around the person in the room.
Whether you're a few blocks away in Pasadena or anywhere else in California via secure telehealth, it starts the same way: a free 15-minute consultation call.
Look for the gold “30” on Raymond Ave; we’re upstairs in Suite 214.
Why people start therapy here
People rarely come to therapy with a tidy diagnosis in hand. They come because something isn't working. Some of what brings people to our Pasadena office:
If you see yourself somewhere on this list, or you don't and you just know something needs to change, that's enough to start. Our care coordinator will help you figure out the rest.
Couples therapy and marriage counseling in Pasadena
Couples therapy is a signature of this office, and both of our Pasadena psychologists practice it: Dr. Jessica Kim, our Director of Couples Therapy, who leads the practice’s training in couples work, and Dr. Sonja Munson, our senior psychologist.
If you and your partner keep having the same argument in different clothes, or the distance has crept in and neither of you can name when, couples therapy is a place to slow down and look at what's happening underneath. We draw on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and relational approaches to help partners find their way back to each other.
Marriage counseling here is not a referee’s chair. Whether you are married, engaged, or still deciding what you are, the work is the same: slow the cycle down enough that each of you can see what the fight has been protecting. For partners who want to move faster than a weekly hour allows, both Dr. Kim and Dr. Munson lead Couples Intensives in Pasadena: a focused three-hour session that goes straight to the core of what is stuck.
What we offer in Pasadena
Our Director of Couples Therapy practices at this office. When communication has broken down or the distance has crept in, couples therapy is a place to slow down and look at what is happening underneath, using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and relational approaches.
Learn more →Weekly, one-on-one work with a psychologist who gets to know you, not just your symptoms. Our Pasadena psychologists work with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, identity, and the patterns that keep repeating.
Learn more →Adolescence is its own kind of becoming. We work with teens navigating anxiety, identity questions, family strain, and the work of figuring out who they are turning into, in a space that is theirs.
Learn more →Every clinician at this office also sees clients via secure telehealth, anywhere in California. Meet in person in Pasadena, fully online, or mix the two depending on your week.
Learn more →Pasadena clients also come to us for trauma therapy, grief, anxiety, depression, personal growth, pregnancy and postpartum, ADHD in women, and growing up as a child of immigrants.
Relational psychodynamic therapy
Coastal Therapy Group is a relational, psychodynamic practice. In plain terms: we take the time to truly know you, not just manage your symptoms. We're interested in the patterns underneath: where they came from, what they've been protecting, and what it would take for them to loosen their grip.
That kind of work happens in a relationship. Your therapist won't be a blank screen or a cheerleader. They'll be a real person: present, honest, and rooting for you, helping you understand yourself in a way that actually lasts. Understanding, not just coping.
Meet the team
Both clinicians at our Pasadena office are licensed psychologists holding doctorates in psychology. Both Dr. Kim and Dr. Munson, a Pasadena psychologist for twenty years, are now scheduling new clients.
Director of Couples Therapy · Couples + adults + teens
Works with couples, adults, and teens on relationship patterns, complex trauma, transitions, identity, and grief.
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Adults + teens + couples
Twenty years in private practice in Pasadena, in this suite since 2012. Works with adults, teens, and couples on anxiety, depression, and women's issues. Now scheduling new clients.
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Yes. Our office is at 30 N. Raymond Ave, Suite 214, in Pasadena. We offer in-person individual therapy, couples therapy, and teen therapy here, plus telehealth throughout California. The office is now scheduling new clients.
Our Pasadena psychologists work with teens, adults, and couples. Many clients come for relationship patterns, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, self-doubt, women's issues, grief, identity concerns, and major life transitions.
Yes, and it is a signature of this office: both Dr. Jessica Kim, our Director of Couples Therapy, who leads the practice's training in couples work, and Dr. Sonja Munson, our senior psychologist, see couples and married partners here. Couples work at Coastal Therapy Group draws on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and relational approaches to slow down the arguments that keep repeating and look at what is happening underneath them.
Yes. Both Dr. Kim and Dr. Munson lead Couples Intensives at this office: a focused three-hour session for partners who want to move faster than a weekly hour allows, or who are stuck, facing a decision, or working through a betrayal. Ask about them on your free consultation call.
Yes. Both clinicians at this office are licensed psychologists holding doctorates in psychology. That means thousands of hours of supervised clinical training and real depth in assessment and diagnosis. And if credentials matter to you, they matter to us too: ask us anything on your free consultation call.
Individual sessions at our Pasadena office range from $260 to $300 for 45 minutes, and couples sessions range from $300 to $350, depending on the therapist. Every session here is with a licensed psychologist, and you can find current rates for individual and couples work on our Cost + Info page.
We're a private-pay, out-of-network practice. We provide detailed superbills you can submit to your insurance for potential out-of-network reimbursement, and many clients with PPO plans are reimbursed for a meaningful portion of their sessions. Our care coordinator can walk you through how that works on your free consultation call.
Yes, on a limited basis. Share your scheduling constraints on your free consultation call and we'll see what fits your week.
Yes. Every clinician at this office also sees clients via secure telehealth, anywhere in California. Some clients meet in person weekly, some are fully online, and many mix the two depending on their week.
The closest option is the 48 N Raymond Ave garage, about a one-minute walk down the block from our entrance. Spaces can be reserved through ParkMobile, which makes it a good choice if you are tight on time or have mobility needs. The Schoolhouse Parking Facility at 33 E Green St, at the corner of Green and Raymond, is a three-minute walk and one of the city's Park and Walk structures: $1 for the first two hours, $2 per hour after that, with a $12 daily maximum. By Metro, the office is a few minutes' walk from the Memorial Park station on the A Line.
Call or text us at (626) 244-7151, email info@coastaltherapygroup.com, or fill out the contact form on our Get Started page. Our care coordinator will learn what you're looking for, match you with the right psychologist, and schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
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One free 15-minute call. Our care coordinator will listen to what you're looking for, match you with the right psychologist, and get you scheduled, in person on N. Raymond Ave or online anywhere in California. No pressure, and no runaround.
Coastal Therapy Group is rated 4.9 on Google across 100+ reviews · Now scheduling new clients
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