Los Angeles County · Older adults
Therapy for older adults across Los Angeles — wherever in the County you actually live.
Telehealth across California seven days a week, and in-person care at our Pasadena office on Lake Ave. Medicare accepted, eight languages, and a clinical team that knows the difference between East LA, Encino, and West Covina without you having to explain.
Los Angeles County is huge
You shouldn't have to drive across the basin to find a therapist who actually works with older adults.
Los Angeles County stretches from Lancaster down to Long Beach, from Malibu out to Pomona — almost ten million people, more than 1.6 million of whom are over 65. The traffic, the patchwork of neighborhoods, the distance between an Eagle Rock kitchen and a Brentwood waiting room — those things keep older adults from starting therapy more often than the therapy itself does.
We work around that two ways. Telehealth statewide — secure video, no app to install if you don't want one, seven days a week — is what most of our LA County clients use most of the time. In-person care happens at our Pasadena office on Lake Avenue, a few blocks from the Metro A Line station, with on-site parking. Many clients use a hybrid: in-person for the first session and the milestones, video for the in-between weeks.
Areas we serve
Neighborhoods we know — and the ways we get to you.
East San Gabriel Valley
Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Monterey Park, Arcadia, Temple City. Our home corridor — most clients here come in person. Mandarin and Spanish frequently spoken in this corridor; we have clinicians who can match.
Northeast LA
Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Glassell Park, Atwater Village, Mt. Washington, Lincoln Heights. Ten to fifteen minutes from the office most hours; an easy hybrid commute. The Metro A Line stops at Highland Park station.
East LA & Boyle Heights
East LA, Boyle Heights, El Sereno, Lincoln Heights. We see Spanish-speaking older adults from this corridor regularly — both in person at the Pasadena office and by telehealth in español. Multi-generational households welcome.
Glendale & Burbank
Glendale, Burbank, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose, Tujunga. Ten to twenty minutes via the 134. Armenian-speaking clinicians available — Glendale's older Armenian-American community is one we know well.
Mid-Wilshire, Koreatown, Hancock Park
Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire, Hancock Park, Larchmont, Miracle Mile, Windsor Square. About thirty minutes against traffic — most clients here choose telehealth. Korean-speaking clinicians available for Koreatown's senior community.
Westside
Beverly Hills, Brentwood, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Westwood, Culver City, Mar Vista. Telehealth covers all of it cleanly. In-person possible for clients willing to make the drive.
San Fernando Valley
Sherman Oaks, Encino, Studio City, Tarzana, North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Woodland Hills. Telehealth-anchored. The Valley's older-adult community is large and underserved — we have intake openings.
South Bay & Long Beach
Long Beach, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, San Pedro. Telehealth statewide, so geography doesn't matter from a clinical standpoint — only if you want the office option.
South & Southeast LA
South LA, Inglewood, Compton, South Gate, Huntington Park, Downey, Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy. Telehealth, often in Spanish. Medicare and Medicare Advantage friendly — we accept assignment.
Outside Los Angeles County we also see clients across Orange County (Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton, Huntington Beach), the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino, Pomona corridor), and Ventura County by telehealth — California-licensed coverage statewide.
In person — the Pasadena office
301 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 600.
Address: 301 N. Lake Ave, STE 600, Pasadena, CA 91101. Building entrance on Lake Avenue between Walnut and Union. Elevator to the sixth floor. The waiting area is quiet, with low natural light, water and tea, and a real human at the desk most hours.
Transit: The Metro A Line (formerly the Gold Line) Lake Station is at Lake Avenue and Corson Street, three blocks south of the office. Bus access via Metro lines 180 (Hollywood–Pasadena) and 256 (Sierra Madre Villa). The 134 freeway exits at Lake Ave; the 110 Pasadena Freeway brings you in from downtown.
Parking: On-site garage with validated rates; metered street parking on Lake Ave and side streets; the public garage at the Lake Ave & Corson station also serves the area.
Accessibility: Building is wheelchair accessible (elevator, accessible restrooms, accessible main entrance). If you need accommodations specific to a hearing, vision, mobility, or cognitive condition — name it on the contact form and we'll prepare ahead of time.
Eight languages — for the LA we actually serve
Therapy in the language you've spoken longest.
Most LA private practices serve in English alone. Our clinical team conducts sessions in English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Italian, Arabic, and Armenian. For an older adult who switches to a first language when emotion gets close — and many do — that matters more than any therapeutic technique. It's why we built the team this way.
If your first language isn't on this list, tell us anyway. We've also worked with clients in Tagalog, Russian, Persian, and Japanese through clinician availability and matched referrals.
Medicare in Los Angeles County
Yes — we take Medicare across LA County.
We accept original Medicare (Part B) with assignment, and most Medicare Advantage plans active in LA County — including SCAN Health Plan, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California Promise, Aetna Medicare, Humana, and others. We also work with most major commercial carriers (Anthem, Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, MHN, Magellan, L.A. Care, Carelon).
Medicare Part B covers outpatient psychotherapy at 80% after the annual deductible. Medigap supplement plans (Plan G, Plan F, etc.) typically cover most of the remaining 20%. Full insurance and Medicare details →
What this looks like in practice
A therapist who knows your LA — not the postcard version.
"I lived in this house for 47 years."
The Highland Park craftsman, the Boyle Heights duplex, the Encino ranch — and now your kids are gently asking about a smaller place. The grief of leaving a neighborhood you helped build is real, and we've sat with it many times.
"My English isn't what it was."
Younger you was bilingual. Older you reaches for the Spanish or Korean or Mandarin first — and there isn't a clinician at the local clinic who speaks it. We can match you with one who does.
"The traffic alone makes me want to skip."
From Sherman Oaks at 4pm, the Pasadena drive is a 90-minute story. We get it. Most of our SF Valley and Westside clients see us by telehealth and never miss a session for a freeway closure.
Whichever LA you live in, the first session is the same.
A real conversation with a real clinician. About an hour. No pressure to share everything. We'll figure out together if we're the right fit. If we're not, we'll point you somewhere good.
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