Expert Individual & Couples Therapy in Los Angeles
Dr. Rebecca Lesser Allen is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles who works with individuals across the lifespan to better understand how they think, feel, and learn. Her goal is to support clients in deepening their self-awareness and using that insight to create meaningful change.

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Services and Therapeutic Approach
Comprehensive Therapy Services for Individuals, Couples, and Families
Dr. Rebecca Lesser Allen and her associates provide individual therapy for adults and teens, couples therapy, and parenting coaching and consultation. Their work is rooted in a thoughtful, relational, and trauma-informed approach, tailored to the unique needs of each client.
The practice also offers virtual “Hold the Mother” self-exploration workshops—designed for new mothers navigating the psychological transitions of early parenthood, identity shifts, and emotional adjustment.
Areas of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Lesser Allen and her team specialize in supporting individuals through a wide range of emotional and relational challenges, including:
Life transitions and identity confusion
Parenthood and the perinatal or postpartum period
Relationship and marital conflict
Complex family dynamics
Career stress and burnout
The practice has extensive experience treating anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, psychosis, emotion dysregulation, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and borderline personality traits.
Parenting Support Across the Lifespan
Dr. Lesser Allen is deeply committed to helping parents build secure, emotionally attuned relationships with their children, from infancy through adulthood. Her approach emphasizes authentic connection, resilience, and self-understanding as the foundation for healthy parent-child dynamics. See more information on Parenting Consultation services.
Virtual and In-Person Therapy Options in California
The practice offers virtual psychotherapy for individuals and couples across the state of California. In-person sessions are available at two convenient Los Angeles locations: Pasadena and Studio City.
Learn More About Dr. Lesser Allen and Her Team
Dr. Lesser Allen brings a psychodynamically informed, trauma-sensitive lens to all her work. She is a recognized speaker on issues of identity, parenting, and mental health, and has been featured in media outlets including APA Monitor and Slate.
Read more about Dr. Rebecca Lesser Allen and her Tracy Bitterolf, AMFT.
Contact Us
Pasadena Location
595 E Colorado Blvd Suite 332
Pasadena, CA 91101