Lizette Garcia
Calm, curious, and skill-focused care
LMFT California
- Experience
- 4 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Eating, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lizette
Lizette Garcia is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, eating concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
She welcomes clients who are motivated to explore their experiences and increase self-awareness as a route to clearer choices and greater emotional balance. Her work often centers on understanding the roots of patterns and emotions so clients can regain a sense of agency and healthier ways of coping.
Drawing on a range of evidence-informed methods, Lizette integrates psychodynamic inquiry with practical, skills-based techniques to tailor treatment to each person's needs. She pays close attention to how past experiences shape present behavior while also offering structured tools for emotion regulation and behavior change.
Over four years of clinical practice in California, she has supported people through challenges related to trauma, body image, social anxiety, guilt, loneliness, and the pursuit of self-compassion. Lizette holds the credential LMFT and provides services in English.
She invites prospective clients to consider therapy whether or not they carry a formal diagnosis, and she works collaboratively to determine whether her approach aligns with a client's goals and preferences.
Practical approaches for online emotional work
Lizette commonly draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered Therapy when working with clients online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address disordered eating patterns through guided exercises and behavioral experiments. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship to help people feel heard and to foster self-exploration and self-acceptance.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist partners with each client to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. Sessions can begin with an exploratory conversation to assess what feels most helpful, and then therapeutic techniques are adapted over time based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in this work, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access support from wherever the client is located in California. Licensed professionals can use these formats to combine relational exploration with practical skill-building for meaningful, accessible care.
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Experience
4+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English