- Person-centered care
- Goal focused
- Calm and steady
About Marquita
Marquita Dempsey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of clinical experience in California. She focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly about what’s on their mind. She encourages small steps toward change and stays alongside clients as they try new ways of coping and relating.
Her work often addresses depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. She also helps people with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, sleep problems, and career transitions. ADHD and issues around infidelity are noted areas of focus as well.
Marquita’s approach centers on the person in front of her. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen deeply and respond to each person’s unique needs. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns that lead to distress. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, practical goals for progress.
Sessions are meant to be collaborative and straightforward. Marquita helps clients set realistic steps and checks in on what is working. She aims to reduce overwhelm by breaking problems into manageable tasks.
People choose her when they want a calm, steady guide through stressful life changes. She supports clients who are ready to take action and who value a respectful, listening-based approach.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and responding to each person without judgment. It focuses on understanding a person’s experience and helping them find their own answers for issues like depression, grief, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical steps and small goals. It is useful when someone wants concrete changes, like improving sleep, managing parenting tasks, or coping with life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and goal work to an online setting so progress can continue even when schedules are tight.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Her practice covers relationship and intimacy issues, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem. She also works on parenting strain, sleep problems, career changes, ADHD challenges, and infidelity.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She emphasizes a person-centered, respectful approach that listens first and then helps set practical steps. The work is collaborative and focused on what matters to the client.
What is her professional background?
She has more than 10 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. Her practice emphasizes steady support and empowerment.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices in California.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions operate through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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