Patricia Temple, LMFT
California · 40 years in practice
Patricia Temple is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with four decades of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 45408 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1912336751 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Patricia
Patricia Temple is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with four decades of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, and issues around intimacy. Patricia works in both English and Spanish and provides care through a variety of online formats.
Patricia sees each person as the expert in their own life. She helps people name the problems they face and build on strengths they already have.
Background and approach
The first step often feels hardest, and she emphasizes practical steps clients can try between sessions. Her background includes long experience with anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with anger, low self-esteem, body image, and complicated life transitions.
Patricia often addresses issues tied to adoption and foster care, abandonment, attachment difficulties, and blended family dynamics. Therapeutic approaches Patricia uses include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). She aims to blend these methods to match the needs of each person she sees.
Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and improving communication patterns. Patricia offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Costs vary by location and are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, users select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Patricia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patricia names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Patricia’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on improving connection and trust in relationships. It helps people recognize patterns formed from early bonds and practice different ways of relating to important people in their lives.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on emotions and how they shape interaction. It helps people name their feelings, slow down reactive cycles, and create new patterns of responsive communication.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will work with the client to choose or combine methods based on their goals, values, and what feels most useful. Together they set practical objectives and track progress over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and maintain continuity over time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Patricia commonly address?
She helps people with relationship and family issues, parenting and intimacy-related struggles, as well as anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear goals, skill building, and improving communication within relationships.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Patricia has 40 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with diverse concerns across the life span.
Where is Patricia licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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