Patricia Temple, LMFT

Patricia Temple, LMFT, is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of clinical experience. She specializes in relationship and family concerns, intimacy and parenting challenges, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating concerns, anger, and self-esteem difficulties. As an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she brings expertise in working with family systems and relational dynamics, helping individuals and families navigate change and rebuild connection.

Patricia approaches each case with respect for the client as the expert of their own story, building on existing strengths to address the problems that feel most pressing. She finds working with families particularly engaging because each member contributes a distinct personality and set of needs, which shapes the therapeutic work in meaningful ways. Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family matters, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and communication and commitment difficulties.

Fluent in English and Spanish, Patricia combines practical skills and compassionate coaching to support people through life transitions and complex relational struggles. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and offers steady, experienced guidance to help clients move toward their goals.

Attachment, Client-Centered, and Cognitive Care Online

Patricia uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relational patterns influence current relationships and emotional responses - this approach is helpful for clients working through abandonment, attachment issues, and relationship instability. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients can identify their own goals and build on personal strengths in a nonjudgmental setting. In addition, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to recognize and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, supporting progress with anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Patricia works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she tailors interventions so the approach fits the individual or family rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Patricia is designed for flexibility and accessibility. Clients can meet by video call, speak by phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging according to what fits their schedule and comfort level. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, busy routines, or when in-person visits are impractical, while allowing therapists and licensed professionals to adapt methods to each client's pace and circumstances.