Dive deeper into your life.
I offer depth-oriented psychotherapy for adults navigating complex trauma, ADHD, attachment wounds, relationship patterns, grief, psychedelic preparation and integration.
Together, we listen beneath the surface. To the body, old defenses, and the parts of life asking to change.
Welcome
My name is Melissa Muller and I am a psychotherapist in Pasadena, CA.
I take the therapy relationship seriously and consider it a deep honor to do this work. I want therapy to feel safe enough to explore things you may have never said out loud, maybe not even fully to yourself. Many of us learned early which feelings were acceptable and which had to be hidden or managed. At times, it may feel easier to act like we felt something more “appropriate” or “reasonable”.
I also like to play. And if play has become unfamiliar or something you haven’t experienced very often in your life, therapy may be a good place to experiment. Humor and play can be powerful doorways into knowing ourselves and expanding how we relate to people and the world around us.
In our work, we can begin to listen for parts of yourself that may have been banished or that you haven’t yet come to know. Some of those parts may be longing to be expressed. We are complex mysteries, and there is much to discover within.
With a bit of courage and commitment, we begin.
I’m curious to see what becomes possible when more of you is allowed into the room.
Let’s Work Together
I offer in-person therapy in Pasadena and online therapy throughout California. Reach out for a free phone consultation and we can see if working together feels right.
More about
Melissa Muller
Rather than only managing symptoms, we listen for the deeper story: what your body has carried, what your defenses protect, and what is still unknown or trying to emerge.
My work draws from EMDR, IFS/parts work, somatic and psychodynamic therapy, Jungian perspectives, psychedelic integration, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy when clinically appropriate.
