Individual Therapy for Adults
What You Can Expect in Individual Therapy
It is my belief that each of our experiences – regardless of our beliefs in ego, self, or soul – incorporate four elements: emotion, thought, sensation, and behavior. Any one of these four elements will interact and impact the other three, ultimately influencing how we view our experience, ourselves, and the world. My role as therapist is to help you integrate these elements so that you can feel “whole,” as opposed to fragmented, disconnected, disengaged, or alone. Whether you are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, or relationship challenges, individual therapy offers a personalized path forward. Regardless of the reason you are seeking treatment, one of my important goals is to help you make meaning out of your experiences and fully process any unresolved issues so you can move forward with your life.
Your Story, Your Therapy, & Your Journey
No two people experience the same event in exactly the same way. With therapy, this means that your experience during therapy will be your own. It is something that will belong to you – something that you may share with others or hold as your own, whichever you find most beneficial to your personal journey. The therapeutic relationship provides a safe and supportive environment where you can begin to identify, process, and work through challenges in a way that is personal and tailored to you. As you work through the challenges you face, therapy helps you gain clarity on what truly matters to you, guiding you toward personal growth. Whether it’s building stronger, more authentic relationships, learning to manage difficult emotions, or rediscovering your purpose, therapy equips you with the tools to create meaningful, lasting change in your life.
Individual Therapy For Adults in California, New York, & Beyond
Individual therapy for adults is a deeply personal and transformative experience that centers on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your relationship with yourself and understand how past experiences—particularly those that occur in our early developmental years—inform how you connect with others and navigate your world today. At Anchor Psychotherapy in Pasadena, California, we provide individual therapy for adults seeking meaningful, lasting change.
Therapy is not just about addressing immediate concerns—it’s about uncovering the deeper patterns that shape how we experience the world. The experiences we have, particularly in our early developmental years, lay the foundation for how we experience ourselves in relationship to others. Often, we’re unaware of how deeply ingrained patterns of thought, behavior, and emotional well-being influence our present-day lives. These patterns, which develop over time, can have a lasting impact on how we understand ourselves, navigate relationships, negotiate conflict, and show up in the world.
How Can Individual Therapy Help?
People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons — and there's no threshold you have to meet before therapy can be useful. You may be dealing with something that feels overwhelming, or simply a quiet sense that something feels heavy. Some of the most common reasons people seek therapy include:
Trauma & PTSD: childhood trauma, complex trauma (C-PTSD), dissociation, developmental trauma, and the lasting effects of abuse, neglect, violence, and coercive control
High Conflict Family Dynamics: high-conflict divorce, parental alienation, estrangement, protective refusal, co-parenting challenges, and complex family dynamics
Relationship Challenges: conflict patterns, intimacy issues, infidelity and betrayal, fear of abandonment, people-pleasing, codependency, boundary setting, and difficulty trusting others
Binge Eating Disorder (BED): emotional eating, food noise, and a troubled relationship with food, weight, or body image
Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Assessments & Therapy: Psychological clearance evaluations, pre- and post-surgical therapy, and GLP-1 medication support.
Anxiety & Stress: generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, OCD-related anxiety, and work-related or chronic stress
Depression: major depression, persistent sadness, low motivation, emotional numbness, and feelings of disconnection or hopelessness
Life Transitions: divorce and separation, grief and loss, academic and career changes, empty nest, retirement, and shifts in identity, meaning, or purpose
Self-Esteem & Identity: negative self-talk, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, chronic self-doubt, and difficulty recognizing, expressing, or honoring your own needs.
Therapists may debate techniques and therapeutic models, but research has consistently confirmed what most people already sense: what makes therapy so effective is the relationship. Feeling genuinely heard, supported, and understood isn't a bonus — it's the foundation of meaningful change – and that is my commitment to you.
—Bren M. Chasse, LMFT