Dr. Lita Carvalho, LMFT
California · 20 years in practice
Dr. Lita Carvalho offers help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and a wide range of concerns.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 113252 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1043462039 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Lita
Dr. Lita Carvalho offers help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and a wide range of concerns. She is Dr.
Lita Carvalho, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California with 20 years of clinical experience. She speaks English and aims to create straightforward, practical sessions for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. She keeps the work centered on the person and their priorities.
Sessions focus on clear goals and simple skills to manage difficult emotions.
Background and approach
She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with cognitive and acceptance-based approaches to help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping. Her background includes two decades of mental health practice in California and a doctoral research background in biophysics. She uses methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centered work.
These approaches guide how she helps people name painful feelings and try concrete behavior changes. Dr. Carvalho adapts each session to what the client needs that day.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can fit therapy into busy lives. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and the cost varies by location and therapist availability. People new to therapy start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Her style is collaborative and paced to the person’s comfort, with focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lita names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approach-driven care online
Dr. Carvalho commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name their feelings, clarify what matters in relationships and emotional life, and try new ways of connecting with their needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people accept difficult thoughts and focus on values-based action, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in how people form bonds and helps address long-standing fears around trust and closeness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches as needs change. The aim is to try practical steps that fit the person’s life rather than follow a rigid plan.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule. Video calls support face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option; chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or when typing helps process thoughts. These formats give flexibility so people can continue steady work even when travel, work, or caregiving makes in-person visits difficult.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Dr. Carvalho address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy and relationship issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and many related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. Sessions aim to name patterns, teach coping skills, and try practical changes at a comfortable pace.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience in mental health and a doctoral research background in biophysics, alongside long-term clinical practice in California.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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