Therapist profile
Kate Vasquez, LMFT
California
LMFT in California - relationships and trauma
Continue with KateWhere Kate stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 104833
- NPI
- 1962757211
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- CBT techniques
- Attachment work
- Values-based ACT
About Kate
Kate Vasquez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with three years of clinical experience. She works with depression, anxiety, relationship strains, parenting challenges, career stress, and people who have experienced trauma or emotional abuse. Sessions are described as collaborative and interactive.
She uses straightforward techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy along with client-centered and attachment-based ideas. That means sessions focus on what’s happening now, how patterns developed, and practical steps to try between meetings. She often helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and practice clearer communication.
Kate avoids blaming or labeling. She treats concerns like codependency, intimacy struggles, grief, and stress as patterns people learn and can change. Conversations look at family of origin issues, boundaries, and how past experiences shape present reactions.
Her style draws on elements of acceptance and commitment therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when useful. That can include noticing values, practicing emotional regulation skills, and learning ways to stay present during hard moments. She adapts these tools to the problems a person brings.
People who choose her report working through issues such as body image, ADHD-related struggles, addiction-related impacts, and caregiver stress. Her approach is practical and direct: identify patterns, try small changes, and review what helps. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values. It is useful for people stuck in people-pleasing or avoidance patterns and for managing anxiety and depression.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness. It helps people recognize habits with partners or caregivers and practice new ways of connecting and setting limits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Treatment plans can shift as needs change, and skills from different approaches are combined when helpful.
Confirm current online session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make fitting therapy into daily life easier by removing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. Some approaches translate well to shorter check-ins or to exercises done between sessions, which helps practice new boundaries and communication in real settings.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address related to codependent patterns?
She works with codependency as part of broader relationship and intimacy concerns, including people-pleasing, boundaries, and attachment issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and interactive. She uses practical techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, and attachment-informed approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a practicing therapist in California.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.