Felicia Ponce

Felicia Ponce is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, intimacy issues, ADHD, and related life changes. Her style is calm and collaborative; she treats sessions as a shared hour where the client leads and the work follows. Felicia trained with children and families in a nonprofit clinic and later provided educationally related mental health services in a high school district. She also has experience teaching in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs at a California State University. Those roles informed her practical approach to everyday concerns and complex situations. In sessions she draws from client-centered methods, staying curious about each person’s experience and helping them name what matters. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to notice patterns of thinking and behavior, attachment-focused thinking to explore relational patterns, mindfulness to build present-moment skills, and motivational interviewing to support change. Her background includes work with trauma and risk management. Felicia aims to make the therapy hour feel safe and unhurried. She describes herself as somewhat laid back and prefers to work collaboratively on clear goals. She helps people find small, practical steps they can try between sessions and checks progress together. To begin, people are encouraged to use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches translate to online work

Felicia commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas in her practice. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s priorities, helping people speak about what matters most and try ideas that feel right. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes to shift mood and reactions.

She also draws from attachment-based thinking to look at how relationships shape responses like anger or anxiety, and from mindfulness to build simple skills for staying present. Each approach is presented in straightforward language and practical exercises that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and may be adjusted as progress is tracked.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can help fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules require, and making it easier to attend from a quieter location. Licensed professionals can still use hands-on tools like thought records, mindfulness exercises, and motivational techniques adapted for remote work.