Kennia Torres
Calm-focused, practical therapy for life challenges
LMFT California
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Kennia
Kennia Torres is a licensed marriage and family therapist who blends practical, evidence-informed methods to help people work through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and family challenges, grief, and trauma.
Background and approach
With 14 years of clinical experience, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to support clients in understanding how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact.
Her work emphasizes building insight and developing concrete coping skills to manage emotional intensity, address motivation and problematic coping patterns, and improve interpersonal functioning. She offers guidance for issues that include codependency, communication and commitment struggles, parenting and fatherhood concerns, substance-related problems, and the emotional effects of separation or family-of-origin dynamics.
Kennia provides interventions aimed at emotion regulation, restructuring unhelpful thinking, and clarifying personal values to create more sustainable life changes. Fluent in English and Spanish and licensed in California (CA LMFT 126021), she delivers care through multiple session formats to accommodate different preferences.
Prospective clients are encouraged to begin with the platform’s matching and scheduling process to find a time that fits their needs.
Online approaches that emphasize skills and values
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and problem-focused goals. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting entangled in them while clarifying personal values to guide action, which can help with avoidance, motivation, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathy, active listening, and creating a collaborative atmosphere where clients explore their experience and build self-directed growth.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to select strategies that match their goals, preferences, and circumstances. Through initial conversations and ongoing feedback, the clinician adjusts methods to balance practical skills, emotional processing, and values-based work.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so clients can choose the format that suits their schedule and comfort level. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access sessions from different locations within the therapist's service area, and integrate therapy into a busy life.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English, Spanish