Dr. Lita Carvalho, LMFT
Experienced LMFT helping people change their stories
Details
| Name | Dr. Lita Carvalho |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Lita
Dr. Lita Carvalho welcomes people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career questions, ADHD, and issues tied to self-esteem or body image.
Dr. Carvalho uses a calm, practical style to help people notice what matters and try small changes that add up over time. She draws on 20 years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT).
Background and approach
Her work emphasizes personal stories and meaning, with Narrative approaches helping people reframe difficult memories. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to address values, present-moment coping, and close relationships. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person.
Conversations focus on what the client wants to change, then on doable steps and new ways of telling their story. Practical tools from cognitive behavioral techniques are used when they fit the goals. Dr.
Carvalho aims to make therapy straightforward and down-to-earth. She listens for recurring patterns and highlights strengths clients already have. Over time the focus shifts from problem solving to building habits that support long-term wellbeing.
She practices in California and offers care in English. People can work with her using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Starting involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Lita works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Lita among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lita directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lita directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online sessions and practical benefits
Dr. Carvalho often draws on Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at how events are framed and opens space for alternative meanings that feel more useful when coping with trauma, grief, or relationship stress.She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters most and take small actions toward those values. ACT is practical for managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions by teaching present-moment skills and value-driven choices.
Attachment-Based ideas are also part of her work, focusing on patterns in close relationships. These perspectives can help people recognize how early connections shape current reactions and develop new ways of relating to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She partners with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try different tools and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and access to care across busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, coaching-style check-ins, or when written reflection feels helpful. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family stress, ADHD, sleep and eating issues, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative and plainspoken. Sessions focus on a person’s story, clear goals, and practical steps they can try between meetings.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 20 years working in mental health and draws on long-term clinical experience to guide treatment choices and pacing.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential (LMFT) and practices in California.
Can I work with her if I speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in California.
How are sessions delivered and what formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Contacting this therapist
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