Dr. Seth Goradietsky
In Person or Telehealth: Counseling/ Testing/ Psychotherapy
For Individuals, Couples, Families
Office:
572 E Green St
Ste 302
Pasadena, CA 91101
Ph: (213) 342-1257 email: drsethgoradietsky@gmail.com
Dr. Goradietsky has been extensively trained in school settings, including 18 years (1990-2008) as a state-licensed childcare program director in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Goradietsky received his Doctorate of Psychology (PsyD) in 2012 at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California where he learned to practice psychotherapy from a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate orientation. He was employed by the University of California, Santa Barbara’s (UCSB) Counseling and Psychological Services from 2015-2024 as a staff psychologist. He provided psychological services and support for survivors of trauma, evaluated cognitive learning and attentional issues for undergraduate and graduate students, taught ‘adulting’ course to undergrads, provided interdepartmental support for masculinities projects and facilitated group therapy for men who have experienced trauma.
My belief is that psychotherapy is a collaborative effort to understand a person’s unique strengths, while creatively overcoming obstacles that may hinder their emergence. Since psychotherapy often requires recalling unpleasant aspects of your past, you may at times experience uncomfortable levels of feelings like sadness, anxiety, anger, frustration, and helplessness. However, by addressing these problems, psychotherapy has also been shown to be very beneficial. It can lead to a significant reduction of these problems by improving your relationships with others, or in some cases ending problem relationships, by guiding you towards a resolution of your specific problems. My approach is grounded in attachment theory, which says that if you are securely attached in relationships with others, you will experience greater self-reliance, self-confidence and emotional well-being.