About Colleen
Colleen Overholt is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and parenting challenges. She brings 26 years of experience in clinical and community settings. Colleen focuses on practical steps that people can use right away to feel steadier and more capable.
Her style is warm and client-centered. She listens first, then offers structure and guidance based on each person's needs. Sessions emphasize finding strengths, building skills, and making small changes that add up.
How Colleen works
Colleen uses a mix of approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to address unhelpful thoughts and improve emotional regulation. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people understand recurring patterns and how their past affects today. She has worked across independent practice, schools, clinics, and community programs in California.
That background shaped her to be flexible with different life situations, including caregiving stress, chronic health challenges, and career strain. People who choose Colleen can expect a collaborative process. She asks about goals, suggests concrete strategies, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Her aim is to help people feel more in control of their lives and relationships.
Colleen lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Colleen works with
The areas below are the ones Colleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Colleen’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals. The therapist listens deeply and follows the client’s lead while offering support and gentle guidance. This approach helps people who need a respectful, collaborative space to sort out what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions include practical exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It can be useful for sleep problems, anger, and coping with chronic stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan together. Clients are invited to give feedback so the focus stays useful and relevant.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow real-time conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, reflection prompts, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care and flexibility regardless of their schedule.
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