Caron Trataris, LMFT

Caron Trataris is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who works primarily with adults. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, low self-esteem, addictions, parenting pressures, anger, career transitions, and other life changes.

Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people see how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to slow down strong reactions and create space for clearer choices.

Caron also draws on narrative therapy to help people reframe personal stories that keep them stuck. Solution-focused techniques make it easier to set small, achievable goals and notice progress. Somatic methods are used when physical tension or body-based patterns are part of the problem.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation and hands-on tools to use between sessions. Caron aims to make therapy something that fits into everyday life, rather than another source of pressure.

She has five years of clinical experience and holds multiple graduate degrees, including a Master of Science in Counseling, Marriage, Child and Family Therapy and a Master of Science in Psychology. Caron practices in California and provides care in English. She welcomes the chance to explore whether her way of working might be a fit for someone seeking change.

How therapy approaches work online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change feelings and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without reacting immediately, which can help when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that match those needs. That plan is adjusted over time based on what helps most, so clients and the therapist collaborate on what makes progress.

Online sessions can fit a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation from wherever they are, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to schedule regular meetings, keep momentum between sessions, and use therapy tools in real time.