Therapist profile
Kirsten Suarez, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Parenting and Mood
Continue with KirstenAbout
- Parenting challenges
- CBT and ACT methods
- Autism support focus
About Kirsten
Kirsten Suarez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with three years of clinical experience. She lists stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, anger, depression, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD among her focus areas.
Kirsten previously worked in behavior analysis and has long experience supporting people diagnosed with autism and other developmental differences. She also offers counseling to adults facing mood concerns, strong emotions, trouble managing daily responsibilities, and the strain of caregiving.
Her sessions are collaborative and practical. She uses clear, goal-focused conversations to find small changes that fit day-to-day life. Sessions often focus on current problems and skills you can try between meetings.
Kirsten draws on cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practice, and solution-focused steps. These approaches guide exercises, homework, and straightforward talk about what is working and what needs to change.
People meet with her to work through parenting challenges, manage panic or obsessive thoughts, reduce anger, or build ways to cope with life transitions. She also addresses support needs tied to autism, caregiver stress, codependency, intellectual disability concerns, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
If you want to understand what to try next or need a steady process for working through a specific problem, Kirsten aims to help pick practical steps and track progress over time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can help when parenting feels overwhelming or when life changes make choices harder. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions like anger. Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach for a while or combining techniques from several models. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten a check-in when you need a quick review, or let people practice new skills in their normal routines. Talking through concrete strategies, setting small between-session tasks, and checking progress are things therapists and clients can do together through remote sessions.Areas of focus
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She lists stress, anxiety, parenting, anger, depression, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, bipolar, life changes, and ADHD among her focus areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses collaborative, practical conversations with goal-oriented work and skills practice between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as an LMFT in California and earlier work in behavior analysis supporting people with autism and developmental differences.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a CA LMFT and practices from California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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