Felicia Ponce , LMFT

Felicia Ponce is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 14 years of clinical experience. She earned her master’s degree in 2010 and spent the early years of her career providing services to children and families at a private non-profit clinic, followed by four years delivering educationally related mental health support within a high school district. Those roles, and subsequent independent practice, have informed her work with concerns such as depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, risk management, addictions, and issues related to identity and intimacy.

In addition to clinical work, she has taught as an adjunct lecturer in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs at a California State University, bringing both practical and academic perspectives to treatment. Felicia emphasizes a person-centered approach that values curiosity about each person’s experience and seeks to help individuals discover their own strengths and solutions. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and family-systems thinking, and draws on solution-focused ideas when appropriate. Maintaining trauma-informed care is central to her practice, and she is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) - a credential that indicates specialized training in working with trauma.

Known for a relaxed, collaborative style, she approaches therapy as a team process that centers the client as the expert on their life. She views attention to mental health as a natural part of life’s ups and downs and considers it a privilege to support people as they work toward greater well-being and resilience.