- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and intimacy
- Depression support
About Kathleen
Kathleen Grisez is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety, and she helps people navigate trauma, abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Kathleen also supports clients facing depression and issues related to LGBT identity. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel doable and encouraging.
Kathleen’s approach begins by listening to each person’s story and recognizing their strengths. She keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented, helping people name immediate concerns and set small, useful steps. Conversations often focus on improving communication, managing difficult emotions, and coping with losses or life changes.
She works with a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, codependency, and fertility or relationship disruptions. Kathleen also addresses problems that can follow large disruptive events, such as coping with natural or human-caused disaster, and practical day-to-day effects like isolation, guilt, or midlife transitions.
Over three decades she has guided people through separation, infidelity, family problems, and mood challenges such as disruptive mood dysregulation. Her style is collaborative and respectful; she helps people build on what already works in their lives. Kathleen aims to make therapy a steady, understandable process rather than a mystery.
She offers services in English and practices in California. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and clearer thinking. One common approach teaches strategies to manage stress and anxiety by breaking problems into smaller parts, practicing breathing or grounding, and rehearsing different responses. These steps help people feel more in control of daily reactions and worry.Another useful method centers on working with relationship and attachment patterns. It involves noticing how past relationships shape current reactions, practicing new ways to communicate, and experimenting with different boundaries. This approach can help with intimacy concerns, codependency, and communication problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adapt over time. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize based on progress and preference.
Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and the ability to fit sessions into busy days. If you want to start, confirm the session formats that are currently offered before booking. Online work can make ongoing check-ins and regular practice simpler to maintain without promising any specific format.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and depression. Additional areas include attachment, codependency, body image, fertility concerns, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The therapist listens closely and works collaboratively to set small, practical goals. Sessions focus on clear steps for managing emotions, improving communication, and addressing life changes.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has 30 years of professional work experience in the mental health field.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LMFT, licensed in California, and provides services based in that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.