Felicia Ponce , LMFT

Felicia Ponce is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked in the field since earning her master’s degree in 2010. She began her clinical career at a private non-profit clinic serving children and their families, where she provided care for clients aged birth through 18 for five years. After that, she spent four years delivering educationally related mental health services within a high school district before moving into independent practice and teaching as an adjunct lecturer in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs at a California State University.

Her clinical experience spans a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, risk management, and related symptoms such as difficulties with intimacy, eating, addiction, anger, and attention. She works with individuals and families to address both immediate concerns and longer term patterns that affect daily functioning and relationships.

Ponce draws from a person-centered stance that prioritizes curiosity about each client’s lived experience and supports clients in discovering their own solutions. She regularly integrates cognitive behavioral techniques, family systems ideas, and solution-focused strategies to tailor treatment to each person’s needs, and she emphasizes trauma-informed care. She also holds the credential CCTP - Certified Clinical Trauma Professional - which reflects additional training in trauma-informed practice. Her LMFT credential indicates she is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California.

Known for a collaborative and relatively laid-back style, she treats sessions as a shared hour in which the client’s priorities guide the work. She aims to create a sense of safety, partner with clients on realistic goals, and support them as they work toward feeling more like the version of themselves they want to be.

Approach-focused online therapy with Felicia Ponce

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own perspective and strengths. In this approach the therapist listens with curiosity, reflects the client’s experience, and supports the client in uncovering personal insights and solutions - it is often useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns and gradually replace them with more effective strategies. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with change.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns influence present-day feelings and interactions. It can be especially helpful for those working through relational wounds, intimacy issues, or family dynamics.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Felicia Ponce works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to connect from home, work, or elsewhere. These options help people access licensed professionals and therapists more conveniently and maintain continuity of care despite scheduling or geographic constraints.