Felicia Ponce, LMFT

Felicia Ponce is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with a master’s degree earned in 2010 and 14 years of clinical experience. Her early career included five years at a private non-profit clinic serving children aged 0-18 and their families, followed by four years providing educationally related mental health services within a high school district. Those roles, and subsequent independent practice, contributed to a broad base of experience treating concerns such as depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, risk management, and addiction.

She has also served as an adjunct lecturer in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs at a California State University, bringing classroom teaching experience to her clinical work. Drawn to human connection and the study of abnormal psychology since adolescence, she approaches therapy with respect for each person’s story and the moments of courage that bring people to seek help.

Felicia emphasizes a person-centered stance that creates a sense of safety and curiosity in sessions, helping clients discover their own solutions. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), family systems perspectives, and solution-focused methods while maintaining trauma-informed practices. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a credential that indicates specialized training in working with trauma. As a therapist she tends to be somewhat laid back, views clients as experts on their lives, and collaborates with them to set goals and address challenges. She believes mental health needs vary across the lifespan and aims to support people as they work toward feeling more like their best selves.