Colleen Overholt, LMFT

Colleen Overholt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, and coping with life changes. Sessions address practical problems and reactions that show up at home and work.

Colleen draws on client-centered work to help people clarify what matters to them. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas inform how she helps people understand patterns and find internal motivation.

Her style is straightforward and structured. She offers guidance, gentle challenge, and help building skills people can use between sessions. People who come with strong emotions or repeated frustration get a blend of skills training and reflective conversation.

Colleen has worked in many settings over her career, including private practice, schools, and community programs. That background means she is familiar with practical life stresses, caregiver burden, first responder issues, and chronic health concerns. She encourages people to say what they need from therapy and to help shape the work.

Her approach focuses on discovering strengths and using them to manage anger, impulsivity, and relationship conflict. She asks clients to set clear goals and tracks progress. The emphasis is on useful steps that fit daily life and reduce repeated outbursts or simmering resentment.

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