Patricia Temple , LMFT

Patricia Temple is a California-licensed LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 40 years of clinical experience working with individuals and families. She focuses on relationship and family conflicts, intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, and a range of emotional struggles including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, eating issues, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. Patricia also supports clients coping with life changes and offers coaching to help clarify goals and next steps.

She approaches each family as a set of distinct personalities and strengths, attending to the unique role every member brings to the dynamic. Patricia views clients as the experts of their own stories and partners with them to identify practical paths forward, drawing on well-established therapeutic approaches to guide the process. Beginning therapy often takes courage, and she acknowledges and honors that first step while providing steady, compassionate support throughout treatment.

Patricia provides care in both English and Spanish and brings a warm, respectful style to work that centers clients' resilience and capacities for change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present-day connections. It helps people understand patterns of closeness and distance in relationships and is often useful for addressing attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and intimacy struggles.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's perspectives and choices. The therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and support to build self-understanding and confidence, which can help with self-esteem, life transitions, and communication problems.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It provides practical tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Patricia Temple works with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility to connect in ways that suit a client's life - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy schedules, and access licensed professionals from various locations.