Patricia Temple

Experienced family-focused LMFT

LMFT California

Experience: 40 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Intimacy-related issues
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish

About Patricia

Patricia Temple brings four decades of clinical experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.

Background and approach

She approaches therapy with an emphasis on collaboration, treating each person as the expert on their own life while drawing on evidence-based techniques to address relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, intimacy issues, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma, mood concerns, and challenges with self-esteem and coping.

Patricia integrates her training to tailor care to the individual needs and strengths clients bring to sessions. Her work often includes attention to attachment patterns, communication and commitment issues, blended family dynamics, and complex situations such as adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image and co-morbidity.

Patricia also incorporates methods from cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused approaches as well as dialectical strategies and trauma-focused tools when helpful. She communicates in English and Spanish and frames the therapeutic process as a partnership aimed at practical steps and meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and remote care that fit your life

Patricia uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, stress, mood, and behavior patterns. Attachment-based work is also part of her practice and focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotions and connection, which can be useful for intimacy and family concerns. Each approach is explained in straightforward terms and matched to the issues a client brings.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Patricia discusses goals, preferences, and life context with each person and together they decide which combination of methods will best address the presenting concerns and promote sustainable change.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity when travel or caregiving responsibilities intervene, and access therapeutic support from home. Licensed professionals offer the same therapeutic principles remotely as in person, adapting exercises and check-ins to suit each online format.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Patricia commonly address?

She works with relationship and family difficulties, intimacy and parenting challenges, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and anger issues, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Patricia blends client-centered collaboration with evidence-based strategies, drawing on approaches such as CBT, DBT, EFT, attachment-based work, and EMDR to fit the needs of each client.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 40 years of professional experience working with individuals and families through a wide range of relational and emotional concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with license CA LMFT 45408 and practices in California.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish for clients who prefer either language.

What session formats does she offer?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies 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 scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuseEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteem Depression Coping 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 attacks PhobiasPostpartum 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