Lizette Garcia

Lizette Garcia is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people who are struggling with eating and food-related issues, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She focuses on helping people regain a sense of control, understand intense emotions, and build more self-awareness. Her approach is warm and curious, aimed at figuring out what each person needs in the moment.

Garcia brings four years of clinical experience to her work and uses several therapy styles to match each person's needs. She often draws from psychodynamic ideas to look at where behaviors began and what keeps them going. She also integrates client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral skills, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, and narrative work depending on the client's goals.

Sessions generally involve open conversation about current struggles and patterns from the past. She asks questions to clarify how situations affect daily life and practices skill-building to manage strong emotions. For people dealing with body image or eating concerns, she balances understanding root causes with concrete steps to reduce harmful behaviors.

Garcia emphasizes that therapy is for anyone willing to explore change, not only people with formal diagnoses. She aims to collaborate on goals and adjust methods as progress unfolds. Prospective clients are invited to consider whether they want to increase self-awareness, better regulate emotions, or regain control over their behavior.

To begin, the usual next step is a brief matching process and scheduling conversation to see if her style fits the person’s needs.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so the person feels heard and respected; sessions focus on what matters most to the person and move at their pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) mixes here-and-now problem solving with simple exercises to identify thinking patterns and change unhelpful behaviors; it can help with anxiety, low mood, and eating-related habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving how someone copes with intense feelings.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and preferences and then suggest a combination of listening, exploration, and skill practice. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to individual needs rather than applying one fixed method.

Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, cut commuting time, or choose a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. It also allows for using worksheets and behavioral assignments between meetings to reinforce progress and build everyday skills.