- Relationship concerns
- Parenting support
- Adoption and foster care
About Patricia
Patricia Temple is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with four decades of professional experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, stress and anxiety, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges. Patricia speaks English and Spanish and aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable.
Her style centers on listening first. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are conversational and practical, with an emphasis on steps clients can try between meetings.
Patricia draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person’s goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different actions to change outcomes.
Over her career she has helped people with trauma, addictions, body image concerns, coping with illness, and caregiving stress. She also works with issues related to abandonment and adoption and foster care as part of her broader practice focus.
Clients often come for help with communication problems, commitment and intimacy questions, codependency, and coping with life changes. Patricia aims to offer practical guidance, steady support, and clear next steps so people can move forward at a manageable pace.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at the patterns people form in close relationships and how those patterns shape current bonds and responses. It can help with intimacy, communication problems, and attachment issues.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's goals and experience, offering a listening, nonjudgmental space where people decide the pace and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs support to sort feelings and make clear choices.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. That means practicing skills together, checking what is or isn't working, and adjusting the plan as needed.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people meet in a quieter setting, use a phone when bandwidth is limited, or choose a meeting style that fits their daily routine.
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Experience
40+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Patricia help with?
She addresses relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and body image concerns, anger, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is conversational and strengths-based. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps, and building on what already works for the client.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 40 years of professional experience working with individuals on relationship and family concerns and related issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she take international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.