About me
So, if you can’t tell from the shockingly creative name of my website, my name is Ben Esch, and I’m a therapist (LMFT #155415).
I see children, teens, adults, and couples at my office in San Marino, right on the border of South Pasadena, and throughout California via telehealth. No matter your age or your reason for seeking therapy, our work will be guided by the same principle: improving self-compassion, self-dialogue, and your relationship with yourself.
How we get there can take many forms. So, even if ACT, CBT, IFS, SPACE, and PRT look like spilled Scrabble tiles to you, just know that I integrate time-tested therapy methods with new discoveries in how the brain processes stress, pain, and emotion. No matter what therapy method we use, my work is always collaborative, compassionate, and focused on your needs.
Education and Trainings
Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, Phillips Graduate University
Certification in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Integrative Psychiatry Institute
Training in Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Training, led by Dr. Eli Lebowitz, SPACE founder.
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions for ARFID and Failure to Launch Training
Brainspotting Level 1
Gottman Method for Couples Therapy, Level 2
Certification in pre-marital counseling from Prepare-Enrich
Professional Memberships
License Information
Benjamin Meyers Esch
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #155415
Issuance date: May 30th, 2025
Expiration date: May 31, 2027
Start the Conversation
If you’d like to explore working together, or simply want to learn more about how therapy could help, I invite you to reach out. You can email me at benesch.therapy@gmail.com, call me at 323-388-5103, or fill out the form below to schedule your free 30-minute consultation. I’ll be in touch with you soon.