About Marquita
Marquita Dempsey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with over 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on building a calm, open space where people can talk about what matters most. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she helps clients take practical steps toward change.
Marquita guides conversations about relationship strains, intimacy concerns, and infidelity. She also supports people facing depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem.
How Marquita works
Parenting stress, anger, sleep problems, attention difficulties, and career transitions are other areas she addresses. Her approach keeps the client at the center. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, achievable goals.
Sessions aim to identify patterns, try new strategies, and build small habits that add up to real progress. Marquita uses evidence-based tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s priorities, and Solution-Focused Therapy to find practical steps that fit everyday life.
People who want straightforward feedback and concrete coping skills often resonate with her approach. She encourages realistic goal setting and offers coaching-style support alongside therapeutic work. Marquita presents therapy as a collaborative process, helping clients move from feeling stuck to taking manageable next steps.
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What Marquita works with
The areas below are the ones Marquita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Marquita uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead, creating space for people to share what matters most and decide their own goals. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive listener and an empathic, team-oriented process.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for issues like depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and trouble with motivation because it teaches practical skills to shift daily routines and thinking patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marquita partners with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try techniques, track what helps, and adjust the plan when needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work well when video is difficult, live chat offers a quicker check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility so clients can keep momentum even when life is full.
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