Who We Are
Marriage and Family Therapists in Pasadena, Highland Park, & Koreatown LA.
Oak and Stone Therapy is a group practice of marriage and family therapists, founded in 2016, with offices in Pasadena, Highland Park and Koreatown Los Angeles and online therapy across California and Washington state.
We welcome clients from diverse racial, ethnic, sexual, gender, religious, and social backgrounds while offering one of the few safe spaces specializing in our work with the Asian and Asian American community and children of immigrants. Our therapists understands the nuances of anxiety, depression, being a child of immigrants, intergenerational trauma, neurodivergent-affirming care (ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities), maternal mental health, religious trauma, and complex relational dynamics for children, teens, adult individuals, parents, couples, and families. We are here to support you.
How We Work
Our therapeutic approach integrates evidence‑informed modalities with relational warmth, cultural attunement, and trauma‑informed care. While our therapists draw from many different approaches and clinical trainings to support our clients, we often integrate contextual family systems and somatic-based approaches, such as Restoration Therapy, Brainspotting, and neurodivergent‑affirming frameworks. Our clinicians tailor treatment to each client’s unique story, honoring the intersections of identity, culture, family, spirituality, and lived experience.
Therapy That Creates Change.
What Makes Us Different
A Group PRactice — Not a Directory.
We began in 2016 with one belief: people get better care from therapists who are supported by colleagues and more experienced therapists, well supervised and part of a team who values accountability, a love for constant learning, and clinical training that promote expertise. Some directories are a list of independent therapists who share a name or a space. We’re one team that hires therapists slowly and thoughtfully who seek to excel in a few approaches and that shapes everything about how we work.
Every clinician is trained in systems.
Our team includes 7 licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) with 6 to 16 years of experience and 7 associates training toward licensure under supervision. MFT training looks at people in context: family patterns, relationships, culture and the systems that keep a problem in place. That’s how we work on the root of what’s not working, not just what is presenting at the surface. California and Washington both require 3,000 supervised hours before licensure, and most of our associates receive live supervision and recorded-session review.
We train together every week.
Each week, our team meets for two hours of clinical consultation, and associates receive an extra 1-2 hours of required supervision. We review cases, practice skills, coordinate care and learn from each other. Your therapist is never working alone. They have a whole team behind them, and a practice that holds them accountable, so the care you receive stays consistent, thoughtful and well supported by other experienced therapists. Associates also receive regular, direct feedback on their work.
We keep growing together.
We train together throughout the year, building deeper expertise in our approaches in an environment that encourages learning. Every summer, each clinician leads a team project on a topic they know well, so the whole practice learns from within. We pair that with ongoing Brainspotting and Restoration Therapy training and a structured review process with feedback. Good therapists keep getting better, and we build that culture into the practice. Learning here is ongoing, not a once-a-year event.
Our story Began WIth a Vision
Oak and Stone Therapy began in October 2016. Founder Hatty J. Lee, LMFT #83772, was a mom with a young child and had spent nearly seven years in community mental health, deeply committed to the work but running on empty. She wanted to practice in a way she could sustain while serving clients who shared in her lived experiences and identities, with space for her family, her well-being and her clients. Her belief: when therapists are cared for, that care reaches clients and the whole community.
So we built the practice around our therapists. We opened our offices in Pasadena, Highland Park and the Los Angeles office in Koreatown as places where our therapists live, work, train and connect so we’re part of the communities we serve. We stay connected as one team online across California and Washington, training together, supervising closely and growing side by side.
Our first hire, Hanna Byeon, LMFT (CA #126398, WA #LF61325898), began as an associate and is now a clinical supervisor. She continues to see clients in California and also leads our Washington practice. Today we’re fourteen therapists: licensed marriage and family therapists and associates working under supervision. Oak and Stone Therapy grew in response to the needs within the Asian and Asian American community and remains committed to it, while also intentionally building a team that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. What every therapist shares is cultural humility, curiosity, and a high standard of care.
Our name holds what we want for clients. We want you to find a solid stone foundation here, the truth beneath the stories your pain tells, and to grow from it like an oak tree: roots that are integrated as it goes deep and wide, a base that thickens with strength and branches that flourish outward, season by season. We hope that is what therapy feels like in our rooms, and that you feel the sense of community we’ve built here too.
OUR VALUES
relational
We believe the therapist-client relationship is one of the most important parts of the therapy experience. We hope you feel safe and seen in this special relationship.
authenticity
We are not blank slate therapists. We bring our whole selves into the therapy room, allowing our personalities, lived experiences, and appropriate self-disclosure to support our work.
cultural competence
We take a position of curiosity about your specific lived experience and how your race, ethnicity, migration story, and culture impact the way you experience the world.
spirituality
If you identify as a person of faith or spiritual in any shape or form, we welcome you to bring this part of you into our therapeutic work as a resource without judgment.
community
We practice within community, meeting in weekly consultation groups, training together, and holding each other accountable to provide the best quality of care for our clients.
integrity
We practice what we preach, making sure that we have a solid self-care practice, take on a sustainable number of clients to provide quality care, and nurture a vibrant life outside of work.
non-pathological
We see your experiences as “making sense” in light of your lived experiences and the world we live in. We support you to invite more peace, connection, and meaning in your life.
LGBTQIA+ AFFIRMING
We do not believe in conversion therapy. We affirm your LGBTQIA+ identity and hold a safe space for you to explore your gender, sexual orientation, & identity with gentleness and curiosity.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. We welcome clients from all racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, sexual, and religious identities. Our team is trained in culturally responsive and identity‑attuned care.
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Yes. We offer online therapy for clients located in California and, with Hanna Byeon, LMFT, in Washington.
Learn more about online therapy in California and Washington.
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Many of our therapists have extensive experience supporting children of immigrants, first‑generation clients, BIPOC, and Asian American community. We understand the complexities of navigating cultural expectations, intergenerational trauma, family roles, communication patterns, and the pressure to bridge multiple worlds. Whether you’re exploring identity, boundaries, belonging, or healing from family dynamics, we offer a space where your experience is understood with depth and care.
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Yes. Even if your therapist does not personally identify with your religion or spiritual background, our team is trained to support you in integrating any faith, spiritual practice, or meaningful resource into your healing process. We honor the role that faith, ritual, community, and spiritual identity can play in therapy when it is supportive to you.
Several therapists on our team identify as Christian, agnostic, or spiritual in their own way. Many have familiarity with evangelical Christian environments and specialize in religious trauma, spiritual abuse, purity culture, and faith deconstruction or reconstruction. Whether you want to reconnect with your faith, explore questions safely, or heal from spiritual harm, we meet you with respect, curiosity, and care. Please make sure to indicate any specific preferences for your therapist in your submission inquiry.
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We encourage clients to explore our therapist profiles and reach out for a consultation to find the best fit for your needs, identity, and goals. You can also indicate what your needs are and we can recommend one or two therapists who best match your needs.
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For us, culturally responsive therapy means honoring the full context of your life — your identities, your family system, your cultural background, your family migration story, your spiritual experiences, and the stories that shaped you. We listen with nuance, curiosity, and respect. We do not assume your experience; we work collaboratively to understand it. Our therapists integrate evidence‑based modalities with cultural attunement, relational depth, and trauma‑informed care.
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No. Our therapists are trained to work respectfully and competently with clients whose identities, cultures, or spiritual backgrounds differ from their own. We approach each client with curiosity rather than assumption, and we collaborate with you to understand the practices, values, and traditions that are meaningful in your life. You do not need to match with a therapist who shares your background to receive culturally responsive care here.
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We offer therapy that is warm, relational, culturally responsive, intuitive, and deeply attuned to the complexity of identity, family, culture, and spirituality. Our therapists bring clinical expertise, lived experience, and a commitment to honoring your story with nuance and care. We believe healing happens in the presence of trust, attunement, and a therapist who sees you fully — not just your symptoms.
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Yes. We have bilingual therapists who offer therapy in Korean and Mandarin. Our Korean‑speaking and Mandarin‑speaking clinicians provide care that is both linguistically accessible and culturally attuned, supporting clients who prefer to express themselves in their native language or who feel more understood when cultural nuance is shared.
Even if your therapist does not speak your language, our entire team is trained in culturally responsive, identity‑attuned care. We work thoughtfully with the intersections of language, culture, immigration, family dynamics, and lived experience. Whether you prefer therapy in English, Korean, Mandarin, or a mix of languages, we strive to create a space where you feel fully seen and supported.
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Our therapists bring a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences to their work, including Asian American, adult third culture kids, multiracial, immigrant‑family, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, Christian, agnostic, and spiritually diverse identities. Many of us have personal experience within interracial and intercultural marriages, long-term partnerships, parenting and motherhood, and navigating multiple cultural worlds.
In addition to our clinical training, our team comes from rich professional backgrounds — educators, special education professionals, entrepreneurs, scientists, fine artists, business consultants, marketing, and creatives. These experiences shape the way we understand people, systems, learning, expression, innovation, and the many ways individuals move through the world. They allow us to bring depth, curiosity, and a multidimensional perspective to the therapeutic relationship.
While each therapist is unique, we share a commitment to approaching every client with humility, respect, and cultural responsiveness. You do not need to match your therapist’s identity, background, or profession to feel understood here. What matters most is that you feel seen, safe, and supported in a space that honors the full complexity of who you are.
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Yes. Many of our clients come to therapy to explore identity, culture, belonging, and the experience of navigating multiple worlds. We support clients who are unpacking cultural expectations, family roles, intergenerational patterns, racial identity, spiritual identity, and the impact of being first‑generation or part of an immigrant family. These conversations are welcomed and held with care.
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We believe healing happens in the presence of attunement, trust, and a therapist who sees you fully — not just your symptoms. Growth is not linear; it is relational, embodied, and shaped by the environments you’ve lived in. We value curiosity over judgment, compassion over perfection, and authenticity over performance. Our role is to walk alongside you with steadiness, respect, and care.
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Yes. Many of our therapists specialize in trauma‑informed care, including relational trauma, intergenerational trauma, religious trauma, spiritual abuse, childhood trauma, and identity‑based trauma. We integrate modalities such as EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic therapy, and attachment‑based work to support healing in a way that feels grounded, safe, and collaborative.
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Yes. Many of our therapists provide neurodivergent‑affirming care for clients with ADHD, Autism, sensory regulation challenges, and other forms of neurodivergence. We focus on strengths, nervous system understanding, and supportive strategies rather than pathologizing. We honor the ways neurodivergence intersects with identity, culture, family, and lived experience.
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Not necessarily. Some clients want a therapist who shares their culture, language or experience, and we’re glad to match you that way. Others care most about fit, style and skill. Our therapists come from many backgrounds and are trained in cultural humility, which means staying curious about your story rather than assuming it. Tell us what matters to you in a free consultation and we’ll match you.