Teresa Paris, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Teresa

Teresa Paris is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in California and has nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on issues like stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Teresa talks directly and plainly in sessions and looks for practical ways to help people manage daily challenges.

She treats everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while centering the person’s strengths. Teresa uses several evidence-informed approaches to guide work with clients.

Background and approach

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas to tailor an approach to each person. Sessions may involve learning skills for managing strong emotions, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing new ways of relating. She also draws on techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy when they fit the need.

Her background includes supporting people through family and parenting concerns as well as life transitions and mood challenges. Teresa pays attention to culture and identity in conversations and addresses issues like guilt, shame, isolation, and communication problems. She also has experience related to veteran and armed forces issues and perinatal mood concerns.

Theresa aims to create a collaborative space where clients help shape goals and the plan for therapy. She asks clear questions, offers concrete tools, and checks in about what is or isn’t working. Small changes over time are the focus, not quick fixes.

Sessions are offered in English and provided through a range of online formats. Cost varies with location and the subscription model is cancelable at any time. To begin, someone would complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches used online and what they do

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes identifying personal values and taking small committed steps toward those values, which can be useful for anxiety and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical experiments. This approach often teaches specific tools for managing mood, panic symptoms, and stress in day-to-day life.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to settle on tools and strategies that fit each person’s situation.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people meet from home, fit sessions into busy schedules, and use different formats for check-ins or skill practice. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for online use so clients can continue building skills between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Teresa commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, guilt and shame, and perinatal mood issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is direct and collaborative. She emphasizes practical skills, clear questions, and tailoring plans to each person’s needs.

What is her clinical background?

Teresa has nine years of professional experience supporting people with mood and family concerns, and with veteran-related and multicultural issues.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with license CA LMFT 143912 and practices in California.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she provide?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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