Meet Us
We look forward to meeting you in person in the Pasadena, CA Playhouse district or online throughout California. In accordance with our model, we encourage interested clients to choose the person who feels like the best fit and contact them directly. If you need any help or support, you can email our admin committee.
Danielle Neddo, Psy D #29486
Danielle Neddo, PsyD is a licensed psychologist specializing in emotion regulation, burnout, perfectionism, and self-compassion. She has additional specialty areas working with neurodiverse and LGBTQ+ individuals. In addition to individual therapy, I provide adjunctive DBT skills training and parent coaching support. My work with clients includes a culturally sensitive approach, incorporating cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based interventions such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and self-compassion practices.
Populations: Parents, Teens, Young Adults/Early Career, Adults, Women and Girls, LGBTQ+
Qualifications: Advanced trainings in DBT, Prolonged Exposure, ACT, TF-CBT, TRM, Mindfulness
Email: dneddo@danielleneddopsyd.com
Phone: 626-817-2047
Angela Youngs, PsyD #34635
Angela Youngs, a licensed psychologist (PSY34635) specializing in adults, children, adolescents, parents, and groups. She primarily focuses on helping individuals facing anxiety, depression, body image issues, disordered eating, neurodevelopmental disorders, difficulties in emotion regulation, identity development, life transitions, and parenting challenges. Her work is rooted in an affirming, strengths-based, relational approach, emphasizing the therapeutic relationship as essential for fostering growth and change. She incorporates conversation, art, play, and other methods to enhance skill-building, resilience, and insight.
Populations: Children, tweens, teens, young adults, adults, parents
Qualifications: Licensed Be Body Positive Facilitator, incorporates mindfulness, attachment-based interventions, play therapy, expressive arts therapy, informed CPT, CBT
Email: angela@angelayoungspsyd.com
Phone: 626-217-2422
Lidia Garcia, ACSW #100207
Lidia is an ACSW supervised by Greta Durelli, LCSW, who specializes in helping adolecents and adults manage anxiety, performance pressure, build resilience, and strengthen the mind-body connection. Her approach is humanistic and provides a safe environment for clients to express, grow, and feel understood.
Populations: Tweens, Teens, young adulthood. Athletes. Latino populations; Marginalized communities. Women and girls.
Qualifications: Clinical Hypnotherapy; Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
Email: lidia.garcia.msw@gmail.com
Phone: 626-372-9937
Cristina Lugo, LCSW #71254
I’m Cristina Lugo, a licensed clinical social worker and EMDR Certified Therapist™. I specialize in working with adolescent girls, nonbinary youth, and adults in their 20s and 30s. For the past 15 years, I’ve been helping young people move through anxiety, trauma, and life transitions so they can live with more clarity, connection, and confidence. Whether you’re navigating school, relationships, early adulthood, or the weight of past pain- I’ve got you. I offer mostly in-person therapy and use EMDR as a core part of my work to help clients experience deep, lasting healing. I also weave in tools from IFS, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and art therapy to support your growth in ways that feel creative, collaborative, and effective. I also lead Thrive Together, an in-person therapeutic group for teen girls and nonbinary youth.
Populations: Ages 13-18 teens, 20's and 30's adults, women, girls and nonbinary youth, second generation and multicultural identities
Qualifications: EMDR Certified Therapist™, Certified in Expressive Arts Therapy, informed in IFS, ACT and mindfulness, extensive group therapy experience
Email: lcsw@cristinalugo.info
Phone: 626-244-7677
Gabrielle Pascual, LMFT #125884
My name is Gabrielle Pascual, and I am a Filipina-American therapist who specializes in working with tweens, teens, and young adults dealing with anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, self-esteem difficulties, identity exploration, and intergenerational and multi-cultural experiences. I also provide parent coaching for parents of teens and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills training. I utilize a culturally-sensitive lens in therapy and incorporate techniques from DBT approaches, acceptance and commitment (ACT) strategies, family systems, and self-compassion practices. As a therapist, I aim to bring warmth and humor into the therapy room, as well as a deep commitment to getting to learn about you and work towards your life goals!
Populations: Tweens, Teens, Young Adults, Parents of Teens
Qualifications: Foundational Training in DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Supportive Parenting of Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
Email: gabrielle@gnptherapy.com
Phone: 626-765-7818
Paige Howard, LMFT #148453
My name is Paige Howard and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 148453) and Registered Play Therapist ™ (RPT6934). I specialize in working with children, teens and families who are navigating challenges related to anxiety, emotion regulation, self-esteem and perfectionism. I truly value building connections with my clients and using play to foster creativity, boost self-esteem and build tools to manage life’s ups and downs. Partnering with parents is paramount in my clinical work, and as a mom of two little ones myself, I find that creating a space where children and families can feel safe, seen and supported in their journeys is my desire and goal.
Populations: kids (ages 3-11), teens, parents
Qualifications: Child-Centered Play Therapy Specialty (Registered Play Therapist Certification)
Email: paige@paigehowardtherapy.com
Phone: 626-214-5874
Cat Liang, PsyD #35922
Dr. Cat Liang (she/her) is a liberation psychologist who integrates psychotherapy with dance and yoga therapy. She is also a queer, Asian American, survivor of complex trauma. Her lived experience, combined with her education and training, have left her with a deep passion for empowering those on the margins of society. Her personal practices in mindfulness are rooted from Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a foundational approach to her clinical work. Dr. Cat works with young adults, individuals, and couples on trauma recovery, neurodivergence, perfectionism, people pleasing, body image, and emotion regulation.
Populations: Young adults, adults, couples, immigrant families
Qualifications: TCTSY-F
Email: info@drcatliang.com
Phone: (213) 769-7876
Olivia Zeff, LMFT #130075
Olivia Zeff, LMFT specializes in working with adolescents, young adults, and families navigating anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, and emotional dysregulation. She takes a neurodiversity-affirming and culturally responsive approach, helping clients build on their strengths, clarify their values, and make meaningful, lasting change. Olivia also supports parents using the evidence-based SPACE model, which empowers them to reduce anxiety-related accommodations and respond more effectively to their child’s needs—even without the child’s direct participation.
Populations: kids, teens, young adults, parents
Qualifications: SPACE training
Email: olivia@oliviazefftherapy.com
Phone: 626-246-6464