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Patricia Temple, LMFT

  • Experience40 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasRelationship, Family, and Intimacy-related issues
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Patricia

Patricia Temple is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with four decades of clinical experience. She draws on a range of approaches to support people facing relationship strains, family conflict, parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, and a broad spectrum of emotional and behavioral issues.

Background and approach

Her work also addresses stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, self-esteem, anger, eating issues, and coping with life changes. Patricia emphasizes collaboration and the client’s own knowledge of their story, inviting each person to build on strengths while exploring patterns that cause pain.

She brings particular attention to attachment dynamics, blended family matters, abandonment and adoption-related concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and communication or control issues that often complicate relationships. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and are tailored to fit individual needs, with a practical orientation toward skill building and improved day-to-day functioning.

Patricia’s style centers on respectful curiosity, steady support, and fostering clients’ confidence to make meaningful changes.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Patricia uses Internal Family Systems to help clients notice and relate to different internal parts with curiosity and compassion; this approach is often used to address inner conflicts, trauma responses, and patterns that affect relationships. She also employs Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and to strengthen stable connection in close relationships. In addition, her client-centered orientation prioritizes the client’s perspective and agency, creating space for people to lead the work while the therapist offers support and reflection.

Choosing the right approach is presented as a collaborative process. Patricia works with each client to identify goals, preferences, and practical needs, and she helps tailor methods across sessions so the work fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for those balancing work, family, or health demands. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to integrate therapeutic work into daily life while working with licensed professionals who can adapt interventions to a virtual setting.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Patricia help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including relationship and family conflict, intimacy and parenting issues, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, eating issues, self-esteem challenges, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, building on clients’ strengths while addressing patterns that contribute to distress. She combines practical skill-building with exploration of relational dynamics.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of professional experience working with individuals and families on relational, emotional, and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LMFT credential and is licensed in California under CA LMFT 45408.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish