Individual Psychotherapy
Our skilled therapists can help you address a wide spectrum of individual issues such as depression, trauma, anxiety, addiction recovery, grief and loss, as well as personal growth and adjustment. Talk to us today!
Couples Counseling
Relationship problems are likely rooted in the two people “triggering” each other’s hurts and defenses. Couple growth can enhance communication building, trust, intimacy, and sexual fulfillment. Talk to us today!
Children and Families
Assessment of family dynamics and counsel interventions for communication, conflicts, boundary setting, family structuring, parenting issues, and crisis management. Talk to a family therapist at La Vie today!
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Would you like to become a therapist at La Vie?
If you are a licensed therapist interested in receiving referrals, office space, case consultation and the support of a Christian community of professional therapists, please send your resume to our Executive Director, Dr. Mark Baker at Mark.Baker@LaVieCounseling.org. Full or Part-time options are available. We have a history of helping people in the Los Angeles area since 1980 and you can become a part of what we do.
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About La Vie
La Vie Counseling Center is a non-profit corporation, established to serve the community by providing counseling, education, and training. La Vie seeks to offer the best from the psychological sciences in an effort to treat the whole person: body, mind, spirit, and relationships. While we welcome clients of all faith backgrounds and practices, we are uniquely qualified to offer Christian clients a sophisticated integration of spiritual and emotional issues. La Vie Counseling Center was established on the principle that high-quality, professional counseling must be available at a reasonable rate that excludes no individual. La Vie offers professional psychotherapy and counseling services at reasonable rates at its offices in Pasadena and via telehealth.
Psychotherapy for Anxiety
Anxiety symptoms treatable at La Vie may include:
• excessive worry, fear and anxiety with related behavioral disturbances,
• surges of panic and impulses toward fight, flight or freeze,
• muscle tension and vigilance in preparation for real or perceived danger,
• anxiety in social situations,
• specific phobia (snakes, flying, heights, open spaces, crowds, etc.).
For an accurate diagnosis and treatment,
call La Vie at (800) 483-9591
or use our confidential Online Appointment Request Form.
Psychotherapy for Clinical Depression
Symptoms of depression treatable at La Vie may include:
• depressive feelings present every day for most of the day,
• insomnia and other sleep disturbances,
• sadness and loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities,
• progression to bipolar disorder,
• among the causes of chronic pain or a personality disorder.
For an accurate diagnosis of your depression and for its treatment,
you may call us at (800) 483-9591
or use our confidential Online Appointment Request Form.
Other Conditions Treatable at La Vie
• Bipolar Disorder
• Chronic Pain (psychological, non-medical)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Personality Disorders (paranoia, co-dependence, among others)
• Social Anxiety
• Specific Phobias (snakes, spiders, flying, etc.)
• Sleep problems
For anhttp://appo accurate diagnosis and treatment of your symptoms,
call us at (800) 483-9591
or use our confidential Online Appointment Request Form.
Latest Videos, Books, and Radio Interviews
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From KKLA: Listen to Dr. Mark Baker’s radio interview on Spiritual Wisdom for a Happier Life: The Importance of Expressing Our Emotions in Healthy Ways
Dr. Mark Baker Talks the Benefits of Religion on Mental Health
@DrWendyWalsh- Dr. Mark Baker Talks the Benefits of Religion on Mental Health • July 31, 2022 • 18 min • Dr. Mark Baker holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s degree in Theology, and practices Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is the author of Jesus, The Greatest Therapist Who Ever Lived.” He is talking the benefits of religion on your mental health. Take a listen.
Dr. Mark Baker Talks the Mental Benefits of Religion | KFI AM
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Overcoming Shame: Let Go of Others’ Expectations and Embrace God’s Acceptance by Dr. Mark W. Baker
Shame is debilitating. It ruins relationships, thwarts growth, and destroys hope. It can masquerade as various problems—guilt, envy, pride, resentment—but until you heal the core issue, freedom will remain out of reach. More