Therapist profile
Kate Vasquez, LMFT
California
Licensed MFT focused on anger and relationships
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 104833
- NPI1962757211
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- ACT techniques
- CBT skills
- Attachment work
About Kate
Kate Vasquez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with three years of clinical experience. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting stress, and anger. Sessions are practical and collaborative, focused on helping clients manage real-life problems and emotional reactions.
Her style is interactive and straightforward. She combines cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered and attachment-focused ways of working. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, build skills for handling emotions, and look at how past relationships shape current reactions.
In sessions she uses clear techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach coping skills and present-moment strategies. She also draws on existential perspectives to help people face difficult choices and meaning questions. The work includes concrete tools and short-term practical goals alongside deeper reflection.
People who come for anger concerns often focus on triggers, patterns of escalation, and repairing relationships after outbursts. Kate helps clients map those patterns, practice different responses, and try new behaviors between sessions. She also addresses overlap with sleep, substance use, and stress when those issues appear.
Her approach emphasizes dignity and direct feedback rather than labels. Sessions aim to be transparent about goals, techniques, and next steps so clients leave with clear ideas they can use in daily life.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Kate often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy during online work. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while committing to values-driven actions; it can help with anger that follows avoidance or unhelpful thinking. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people change how they relate to others when upset.She also uses Client-Centered methods by listening closely and working collaboratively on goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist and client will decide together which methods fit the person’s needs, goals, and preferences and adjust as work progresses.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins, or using phone rather than video when that suits the moment. These practical benefits help people try new skills in their daily routines while keeping the focus on clear steps and coping tools.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting stress, trauma and anger among other concerns.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses practical skills from CBT, DBT, and ACT to identify triggers, reduce escalation, and build alternative responses.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in California.
What credential and region does she practice under?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, recorded as LMFT and based in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Please confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the profile.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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