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Your Trusted Mental Health Counseling Center in Pasadena
Westminster Center has been a trusted provider of mental health counseling in Pasadena, California, for over five decades. Our mission is to create a safe, confidential environment where individuals, couples, and families can address emotional challenges, improve relationships, and regain control of their lives. We specialize in a wide range of therapeutic approaches, including anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma, and life transitions, with clinicians trained in evidence-based methodologies such as cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and attachment therapies. Our team of licensed professionals and supervised interns brings decades of combined experience to personalized care tailored to each client's unique needs. We prioritize accessibility through affordable fees that are 20-30% below the regional average, with sliding scale options available for those with qualifying income documentation.Our historic facility in a converted home provides eight comfortable counseling rooms designed to foster open, productive therapeutic relationships. We offer both in-person and online counseling options to accommodate diverse client preferences. Our intake process includes a telephone assessment to ensure proper therapist-client matching, and we provide reassignment options if needed. We maintain strict confidentiality while guiding clients through self-exploration, skill development, and meaningful behavioral change. With a legacy of service spanning generations, we remain committed to helping our community navigate life's challenges with professional expertise and compassionate support.
Services
Individual Counseling
Couples Therapy
Family Counseling
Sliding Scale Fees
Online Therapy
Group Therapy Sessions
Highlights and features
- 50+ years of community mental health experience in Pasadena
- Fees 20-30% below regional counseling averages
- Sliding scale options with income verification
- Therapists trained in multiple evidence-based modalities
- Comprehensive therapist-client matching process
Services
Individual Counseling
Tailored one-on-one therapy sessions address anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Our clinicians use evidence-based approaches like cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic therapies to help clients develop coping strategies and achieve personal growth. Sessions occur weekly in 50-minute increments.
Couples Therapy
Specialized therapy for partners seeking to improve communication and resolve conflicts. Our experienced therapists help couples rebuild trust, navigate life changes, and strengthen emotional connections through structured 50-minute sessions focused on mutual growth and understanding.
Sliding Scale Fees
Income-based pricing reduces session costs for qualifying clients. This program ensures mental health care remains accessible, with documentation verification required to maintain our commitment to community mental health accessibility standards.
Group Therapy
Structured 90-minute weekly groups address specific needs like modern dating challenges and personal re-engagement. Limited to six participants, these sessions combine skill-building exercises with peer support under professional therapist guidance in online Zoom formats.
Online Counseling
Secure telehealth sessions provide remote access to mental health services. This option maintains therapeutic continuity for clients who prefer digital interactions or require flexibility while ensuring the same professional standards as in-person consultations.
People
Katherine Carter
Director & Clinical Supervisor
25-year licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in couples counseling and life transitions. Expertise in psychodynamic, attachment, and cognitive-behavioral therapies for relationship repair and personal growth.
Susanna Boyer
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Trauma and cross-cultural living specialist with expertise in mindfulness-based approaches. Focuses on helping clients with burnout, anxiety, and family dynamics through integrative therapeutic techniques.
Ruth Goldstein
Counseling Intern
38-year counseling veteran addressing grief, anxiety, and relationship issues. Utilizes cognitive-behavioral and object relations approaches for clients from young adults to seniors in individual therapy settings.
Erika Kosterlitzky
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Trauma specialist with foster care/adoption expertise. Combines psychodynamic and systems therapies to support children, families, and adults through complex emotional challenges and life transitions.
Judy McCord
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
41-year veteran therapist specializing in life transitions and parenting challenges. Integrates cognitive-behavioral and relational approaches for comprehensive treatment across individual, couple, and family modalities.
Questions
What mental health services do you offer?
We provide individual, couples, and family therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relationship issues. Group therapy sessions address specific topics like modern dating challenges.
How do your therapy fees work?
Standard fees are $125 for individuals and $145 for couples per 50-minute session. Cash/check payments receive $5 discounts, with sliding scale options available for qualifying incomes.
Are your therapists licensed professionals?
Our team includes licensed marriage and family therapists, registered associates, and counseling interns under professional supervision, all meeting California's mental health practice requirements.
Can I choose my therapist?
We conduct telephone intakes to match clients with appropriate therapists. If needed, we can reassign clients to different therapists after initial sessions to ensure optimal therapeutic relationships.
Do you offer online counseling options?
Yes, we provide secure telehealth sessions through Zoom for clients preferring remote access while maintaining the same professional standards as in-person therapy sessions.
What if I need immediate help?
While we don't offer emergency services, our therapists can help develop crisis plans and provide referrals to appropriate 24/7 mental health resources during regular sessions.
Reviews (4)
Bell Ma
Aug 27, 2021
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Phillip C.
Aug 26, 2020
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On a personal recommendation from a friend I went to see Katherine and was blown away by the quality of counseling here. Obviously the gains in counseling depend on personal effort, but it is comforting to know that Katherine was very equipped, experienced, and knowledgeable about a range of topics to help me. Most people complain about how expensive counseling is in general but think about this way: Most things you buy in life depreciate. A sweater, your car, etc. Counseling is one of the rare things in life which appreciate over time. It continues to feed me years after I've stopped counseling
Calvin C.
Sep 14, 2017
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I came to Westminster with my fiance (well, she's my wife now!) for pre-marital counseling because I figured.. if we were spending so much energy money and time on a wedding, which is one day... I wanted to make sure we were also investing into our marriage, which would last forever. Our counselor was professional, warm, and interjected at just the right times. She led us through a process of dialog where my fiance and I were able to see our strengths as a couple, and also highlighted areas for continued dialog. There were a couple moments where our counselors' observations highlighted
Stefania G.
Apr 06, 2017
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I had a good experience here. They offer a sliding scale so that everyone can afford it and my counselor was very kind, understanding and flexible with her time. This place has a very homey vibe (its inside a remodeled california craftsman house) and I really felt very well cared for by my counselor and also by other counselors I interacted with during my time there. I recommend this place if you're going through a rough patch and are looking for guidance and help sorting through your thoughts.
