Caron Trataris , LMFT

Caron Trataris is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses her practice on working with adults experiencing emotional pain, overwhelm, or life transitions. She supports people who are managing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and difficulties connecting with others, with an emphasis on practical strategies that promote growth and renewed opportunity.

In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, and she integrates mindfulness techniques to help clients notice physical and emotional responses, create pauses, and make more intentional choices in stressful moments. Her approach often weaves together skill-building and awareness so clients can reduce reactivity and respond to change with greater clarity.

Caron holds three master’s degrees: a Master of Science in Counseling, Marriage, Child and Family Therapy from University of Phoenix-Pasadena, CA, a Master of Science in Psychology, and an MBA, both also from University of Phoenix. She brings five years of clinical experience to her work and offers a compassionate, grounded partnership as clients navigate challenges and pursue meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Caron Trataris often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness-informed practices to help clients build skills and increase awareness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress, while mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to create space before reacting and to support emotional regulation.

She also incorporates somatic awareness when relevant, helping clients tune into bodily sensations and learn gentle ways to respond to stress that involve both the body and the mind. These methods can be useful for people coping with anxiety, life changes, or physical responses to emotional distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Caron works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and needs, and together they choose methods that feel most helpful. Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions may take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - allowing licensed professionals and clients to connect in ways that fit schedules, mobility, and comfort while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship.