- Psychodynamic lens
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Body image work
About Lizette
Lizette Garcia is a California LMFT with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, eating concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also addresses attachment issues, body image, guilt and shame, loneliness, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia. Lizette offers help for people who want clearer self-understanding and better emotional regulation.
She uses a psychodynamic perspective to notice patterns and origins of behavior. Lizette is curious and asks questions to trace how past experiences shape current feelings. That approach is mixed with practical methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful.
Sessions include talking through strong emotions and learning skills to manage them. She also uses narrative techniques to help people rewrite how they view themselves and their actions. Motivational Interviewing is part of her work when people are deciding on change or weighing options.
Lizette encourages people to bring whatever feels most pressing into sessions - guilt about actions or identity, anxiety that interrupts daily life, or eating and body-image struggles. She notes that therapy does not require a diagnosis and welcomes motivated clients who want to explore shifts in thinking and behavior.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and a first scheduled meeting are used to determine fit. Sessions are provided in English and conducted from her California practice. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Lizette blends psychodynamic inquiry with practical skills work. Psychodynamic work means noticing repeated patterns and tracing how past relationships affect current feelings. That helps when guilt or shame seems rooted in family, upbringing, or long-held beliefs.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts that fuel anxiety or self-criticism, then tests and revises those thoughts with concrete exercises. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides short-term skills for managing intense emotions, like grounding, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the concern, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to focus on patterns, thoughts and behaviors, or emotion-management skills.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work or family schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises for video or phone meetings so skills practice and reflective work still happen effectively.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, eating concerns, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, body image, guilt and shame, loneliness, PTSD, self-love, and social anxiety.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a psychodynamic lens to look at where those feelings come from and narrative techniques to reframe self-stories. Practical CBT or DBT skills are used when emotion regulation or behavior change is needed.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a California LMFT with four years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma, and eating-related issues.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She holds an LMFT credential in California and practices from that state. Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered to people located in California per the credential information provided.
What session formats does she provide?
The original information does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or in-person meetings are offered.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing should be confirmed during the intake or scheduling process.
How do I get started with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. That first meeting helps decide if she is the right fit.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.