Kathleen Grisez, LMFT

Kathleen Grisez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports those facing depression and LGBT-related issues. Kathleen frames the first step toward therapy as a brave move and encourages people to begin despite uncertainty.

Her work centers on listening to each person’s story and recognizing the strengths they already have. Sessions are grounded in practical conversation. Kathleen helps people talk through attachment worries, feelings of abandonment, and the loneliness that can follow major life changes like separation or midlife shifts.

She also addresses problems with body image, codependency, and communication breakdowns. When infertility, grief, or guilt and shame show up, she helps people find clearer next steps and manageable coping strategies. Kathleen brings steady experience to complex situations like disruptive mood patterns and the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters.

People seeking help for issues such as infidelity, family conflict, or emptiness can expect straightforward guidance and collaborative problem solving. Kathleen favors simple, concrete tools over jargon. She encourages realistic goals and gradual change rather than quick fixes.

Her practice emphasizes respect for each person’s expertise about their life. Kathleen works to make sessions practical and useful, helping people build on what already works while tackling what gets in the way.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Kathleen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people make practical changes in their everyday life. One approach emphasizes helping clients recognize and build on existing strengths to manage stress and anxiety; this usually involves identifying helpful habits and testing small, doable changes. Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people understand how early connections affect current intimacy and communication, which can be useful for issues like abandonment or infidelity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathleen works with each person to figure out which techniques match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as the work evolves. The focus is on clear, shared goals and steps that feel manageable rather than on fixed labels or rigid protocols.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the therapist's current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also help when someone prefers not to use video or needs a session that requires less bandwidth. Talk with Kathleen during the matching process to determine how therapy can best fit into your routine.