Therapist profile
Felicia Ponce, LMFT
California
LMFT in California - Anger and Relationship concerns
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 84923
- NPI1942515218
- Experience14 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Person-centered
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
About Felicia
Felicia Ponce is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 14 years of clinical experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
She began practice after completing a master’s degree in 2010. Early work included five years at a private non-profit clinic serving children and their families and four years providing educationally related mental health services in a high school district. That hands-on experience shaped her approach to everyday problems and serious stressors alike.
Felicia’s style is straightforward and person-centered. She stays curious about a person’s experience and encourages clients to talk through what feels stuck. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings as well as ways to reframe thoughts and reactions that fuel anger and resentment.
Therapeutic tools she commonly uses include cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based ideas, mindfulness skills, and motivational interviewing. She also draws on family-systems perspectives when relationship patterns influence emotional responses.
Felicia has taught psychology at the undergraduate and graduate level and has provided treatment across settings. She emphasizes trauma-informed care and works with people to set clear goals, test new strategies, and notice small changes that add up over time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape reactions and trust. In practice this means noticing patterns in how you connect, how you respond to closeness or conflict, and learning new ways to repair tension. It is useful for relationship strain, recurring anger with loved ones, and feeling stuck in old interaction cycles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps identify unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anger and teaches practical exercises to shift those patterns. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase choice in how you respond to stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with you to pick methods that fit your goals, needs, and preferences and will adjust the plan as you learn what helps. That collaborative decision-making is ongoing rather than fixed at the first session.
If you plan to meet online, confirm the current session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten a check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people try talking through anger and relationship patterns from a convenient setting while testing new skills between sessions.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and eating concerns, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career changes, coping with life transitions, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She stays curious about your experience and focuses on practical steps and talking through what keeps problems going.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience since completing her master’s degree in 2010, including work in community clinics and a high school district.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.