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Entry 191346California / United States

Marquita Dempsey

Marquita Dempsey, LMFT

California 10 years in practice

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LMFT - relationship and personal concerns

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  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

About Marquita

LMFT (California) with 10 years' experience helping individuals address relationship and personal concerns. Marquita Dempsey focuses on practical steps people can use to manage depression, trauma, grief, and relationship strain. She emphasizes straightforward conversation and collaborative planning in early sessions.

Marquita describes her work as centered on listening and responding to what a person brings. She uses client-centered methods to focus on each person's goals and experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when thoughts and behaviors are getting in the way of everyday life. Solution-focused techniques help identify small, concrete changes that produce quick relief.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Marquita aims to help people name their priorities, practice specific coping skills, and track progress between meetings. She addresses sleep, anger, parenting concerns, intimacy-related problems, and issues linked to ADHD or career transitions.

Her background includes a decade of professional practice in California as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. That experience includes supporting people after trauma and abuse, navigating infidelity, and working through grief. She also brings coaching skills to help with motivation and confidence.

Clients can expect clear tasks and tools to try between sessions along with time to talk through feelings and events. Marquita asks about what is working and what needs adjusting as part of ongoing care. To begin, a short questionnaire and an initial scheduling step are required through the site's process.

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How her approaches fit into remote sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to what a person reports and tailoring conversation to their priorities. In practice this means the therapist asks open questions, mirrors concerns, and helps the client set personal goals that matter to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions CBT may include reviewing thought records, trying short behavior experiments between meetings, and practicing coping skills for depression, anxiety, or sleep problems.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable changes. Sessions identify one or two steps a person can take right away and check progress in following meetings, which can help with motivation, confidence, and practical problems like relationship strain or parenting challenges.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to try based on needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time. It can also let people try skill practice in real-life settings and then review what happened in the next meeting.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Infidelity

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She addresses relationship issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career changes, ADHD, and coaching needs.

What therapeutic approaches does she use?

Her work uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy to match techniques to a person's goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has 10 years of professional experience practicing as a therapist in clinical settings.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices there.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.

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