I've been where you are.
My name is Steve Kobashigawa. I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Pasadena, California — and I've been in recovery from gambling, drug, and alcohol addiction for over twenty years. That's not a detail I tuck into a footnote. It's the most important thing I can tell you about who I am and how I work.
I didn't come to this work through a textbook. I came to it through lived experience — the shame, the secrecy, the feeling that things would never change. And then, slowly, they did. That journey is what drives my practice every day. I know the courage it takes to ask for help. I don't take that lightly.
Therapy that's collaborative
I don't see you as a diagnosis or a case file. I see you as a full person — someone with a family, a history, and a future worth fighting for. My job isn't to tell you what to do. It's to work alongside you, help you understand what's driving your behavior, and build the practical tools and self-awareness to change it.
We may only meet once a week, but I'm thinking about your progress between sessions. I hold space for you to be completely honest — even about the things you've never said out loud.
If anything here resonates, I'd love to connect. The first call is free — no commitment, no pressure.
Serving clients in Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, and throughout California via telehealth.
