Patricia Temple , LMFT

Patricia Temple is a California-licensed LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - with 40 years of clinical experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate challenging life moments. She brings extensive expertise in relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting difficulties, stress and anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, eating issues, anger, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, along with coaching support for practical goals.

Patricia values the unique personality and strengths each family member contributes and enjoys working with family systems to address conflict, improve communication, and rebuild connection. She approaches therapy from a perspective that honors each person as the expert of their own story and emphasizes discovering and building on existing strengths to overcome obstacles. Her work also extends to focused areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, commitment and control issues, and communication problems.

Beginning therapy often requires courage, and Patricia acknowledges and supports that first step. She is based in California and provides care in both English and Spanish. Patricia is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Patricia Temple

Patricia Temple combines evidence-informed methods that focus on relationships and personal strengths. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current attachment patterns shape emotions and interactions, helping people address abandonment, bonding, and trust issues that affect relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers on respect and empathy, giving clients a supportive space to explore their experiences while the therapist follows the client’s pace and priorities; this approach is useful for building self-esteem, navigating life changes, and improving communication. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailors techniques and strategies so the work feels relevant and manageable. She aims to partner with each person or family to determine the most helpful path forward.

Online therapy with Patricia is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for busy schedules, physical mobility limits, or those who prefer remote care. These options can make it easier to maintain consistent sessions and apply therapeutic strategies in daily life.