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Marquita Dempsey, LMFT
California
LMFT - Relationships and Depression
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-centered work
- Solution-focused steps
About Marquita
Marquita Dempsey is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people cope with depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports clients working through relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, sleep problems, career concerns, and ADHD-related challenges.
Her approach is practical and focused on everyday problems. Sessions center on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and trying different ways of responding. Marquita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and solution-focused methods to keep work concrete and goal-oriented.
In sessions she listens to what matters most and helps set clear, short-term goals. Work often includes looking at specific thoughts, testing new behaviors, and tracking small changes between meetings. Coaching-style conversations appear when people want tools to manage motivation, work performance, or life transitions.
She pays particular attention to relationship and infidelity concerns, helping people talk through trust issues and decide next steps. For grief and trauma she moves at a pace the person finds manageable and focuses on skills for coping day to day.
Marquita practices in California and conducts work in English. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session to clarify goals and the practical steps ahead.
How Marquita uses structured approaches in online work
Marquita combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and solution-focused techniques in online sessions. CBT focuses on spotting and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and motivation. Client-centered work prioritizes the person’s perspective, listening for what matters and shaping goals around that. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, concrete steps and measurable changes that can be tried between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marquita will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences during the first meetings and help decide which methods to emphasize. The plan can change as you try things and see what fits best for you.
Session formats are not specified in her biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people choose quieter surroundings or less bandwidth-heavy connection when needed. These practical benefits help people use therapy as part of everyday routines without promising a particular service.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with relationship and intimacy issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and self-esteem. Additional areas include sleep problems, parenting stress, career questions, ADHD, and infidelity.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. The work is practical and often involves homework and tracking small changes between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of professional experience as a licensed clinician. Her practice has included stress, anxiety, motivation, and confidence concerns alongside mood and relationship issues.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to set goals and next steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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