- 30 years experience
- Focus on depression
- Strengths based
About Kathleen
Kathleen Grisez is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues related to intimacy. Kathleen emphasizes each person's strengths and respects their knowledge of their own story.
She listens first and asks practical questions to understand what matters most to the client. Sessions tend to focus on small, doable steps that people can try between meetings. Kathleen encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes and helps clients notice what works for them.
Her work covers a range of concerns that often overlap, such as abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems. She also addresses challenges like body image, guilt and shame, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Fertility struggles, divorce and separation, and infidelity are included among areas she has experience with.
People who come for help with mood problems will find a therapist who values collaboration. Kathleen talks with clients about goals and adjusts plans as needs change. Her approach is practical and grounded, aimed at improving day-to-day functioning.
She speaks English and practices in California. Getting started involves a short matching process and scheduling a first session when a time is arranged. Kathleen recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and offers steady support through that first step and beyond.
She listens first and asks practical questions to understand what matters most to the client. Sessions tend to focus on small, doable steps that people can try between meetings. Kathleen encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes and helps clients notice what works for them.
Her work covers a range of concerns that often overlap, such as abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems. She also addresses challenges like body image, guilt and shame, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Fertility struggles, divorce and separation, and infidelity are included among areas she has experience with.
People who come for help with mood problems will find a therapist who values collaboration. Kathleen talks with clients about goals and adjusts plans as needs change. Her approach is practical and grounded, aimed at improving day-to-day functioning.
She speaks English and practices in California. Getting started involves a short matching process and scheduling a first session when a time is arranged. Kathleen recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and offers steady support through that first step and beyond.
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