Therapist profile
Keith Chilton, LMFT
California
Licensed MFT - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / LMFT# 118833
- NPI1891042818
- Experience30 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Keith
Keith Chilton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 30 years of experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship problems, grief, and parenting concerns. Sessions address practical problems people bring from home, work, and relationships.
He uses clear, down-to-earth conversation to help people sort what matters most. He draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address thoughts, feelings, and patterns that keep problems active. He also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas when relationships and connection are central.
Keith has long experience supporting people through life changes such as divorce, caregiving strain, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, and workplace stress. He helps people notice how behaviors and beliefs feed anger, resentment, or burnout, then co-creates steps to change what’s not working.
In sessions he listens for patterns in relationships and daily routines. He helps people weigh personal values against social or family pressures. That practical focus leads to specific changes people can try between sessions.
People who choose him can expect conversational, straightforward therapy that focuses on what they want to change next. He accepts international clients and conducts work in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches inform online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that line up with their values. It is useful when anger, avoidance, or stuck habits get in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives concrete tools to change those links. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and anger that show up as automatic reactions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on patterns in close relationships and how emotional responses shape interactions; it can help when anger and disconnection repeat between partners.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and life context. That may mean combining ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused ideas into a plan that targets what matters now.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people try therapeutic tools in the settings where problems occur and then bring observations back into sessions for practical adjustments.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, and related life changes.
What is his style in sessions?
He uses a conversational, down-to-earth approach that focuses on practical steps and real-life patterns people want to change.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 30 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with adults and relational concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Does he work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.