Marquita Dempsey, LMFT

Marquita Dempsey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with over 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with depression, trauma and abuse, stress, and low self-esteem. Her work also covers relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, career questions, ADHD, and issues related to infidelity.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk openly about what is hard. Sessions aim to clarify problems and set small, manageable goals. Marquita emphasizes listening first, then offering practical strategies that fit each person's life.

Her style blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused techniques. That means she pays close attention to each person's experience, helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and supports quick, tangible steps to improve daily functioning. Conversations are collaborative and focused on what the client wants to change.

Clients can expect straightforward discussions about emotions, behavior, and routines. Marquita helps people build coping skills and try new approaches between sessions. She also assists with short-term coaching around motivation and life transitions.

She offers appointments in formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who prefer working with a therapist licensed in California and who speak English may find her approach approachable and practical.

How Marquita Uses Evidence-Informed Approaches Online

Marquita integrates client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused techniques to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy starts with attentive listening and reflects the client's experience back so they feel understood; it helps when someone needs a supportive place to sort through emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and change routines that maintain problems. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps and builds on what is already working to create quick momentum toward goals.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then adapt methods as needed. Clients and therapist set clear short-term steps and review progress together to find the best fit.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or check in between sessions and can fit into busy schedules. These options provide flexibility so therapy can be scheduled around work, caregiving, or other commitments.