Patricia Temple, LMFT
California · 40 years in practice
Patricia Temple is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with four decades of professional experience in California.
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 with four decades of professional experience in California. She focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and mood concerns. Patricia speaks English and Spanish and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions.
She sees each person as the expert on their own life. Patricia listens first, then helps clients identify strengths and small, practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused rather than filled with clinical jargon. Her work often addresses intimacy and communication problems. She helps people navigate abandonment and attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and issues around commitment and codependency.
She also supports those managing chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image, and the emotional effects of cancer. Patricia uses a range of approaches to match the client and the problem. She blends hypnotherapy tools with attachment-based and client-centered methods, and may incorporate cognitive behavioral ideas or skills from dialectical behavior therapy when useful.
The aim is to build coping skills and clearer patterns of relating. Therapy is offered through a mix of online formats. Sessions can include video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled based on 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
- Hypnotherapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- 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
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Patricia combines hypnotherapy with attachment-based and client-centered approaches to support healing and change. Hypnotherapy typically uses focused relaxation and guided imagery to help people shift unhelpful patterns, which can aid with anxiety, habit change, and some trauma-related responses. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationship experiences shape emotions and expectations, helping people improve connection and communication. Client-centered therapy centers the client's experience, offering empathic listening and collaboration so goals come from what matters most to the individual.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Patricia collaborates with each person to identify what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as progress and needs evolve. She invites clients to share preferences and goals so the plan fits their life and values.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation similar to in-person meetings, while phone sessions can fit a tight schedule or reduce the need for bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief, focused exchanges when time is limited. These options help make consistent care easier to fit into daily life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Patricia help with?
She supports individuals with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family challenges, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, self-esteem, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is conversational and collaborative. She listens first, helps clients name strengths, and works on practical steps and skills that match each person's needs.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 40 years of professional experience working with a wide range of relationship and personal issues across many life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in California.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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