Dr. Lita Carvalho, LMFT

California · 20 years in practice

Dr. Lita Carvalho helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and issues around self-esteem and identity.

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 helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and issues around self-esteem and identity. She also works with people coping with trauma, ADHD, eating or sleeping problems, career changes, compassion fatigue, and intimacy concerns.

Dr. Carvalho practices in California and brings two decades of experience as an LMFT - a licensed marriage and family therapist. She uses a practical, collaborative style in sessions.

Background and approach

Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small, doable steps between meetings. Sessions are shaped to match each person’s pace, goals, and comfort level. Her methods draw on Jungian ideas about inner meaning alongside cognitive tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques are used to help people notice what matters and build action that fits their values. Attachment-Based and client-centered approaches guide work on relationships and emotional safety. Dr.

Carvalho frames challenges as problems to solve together rather than fixed labels. She aims to help people build skills for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and making steady progress on life changes. The focus is on clear strategies and on understanding patterns that repeat in relationships and behavior.

Sessions may include practical exercises, values-based planning, and reflective conversation about personal history and inner life. Her background in clinical practice and research supports a thoughtful mix of insight-focused and skills-based work. She encourages questions and makes space for honest, gradual change.

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

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Jungian-informed work looks at symbols, personal history, and inner themes to help people find meaning and make sense of repeating life patterns; it can be useful for those who want deeper self-understanding alongside symptom relief. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small, practical actions even when difficult feelings are present, which helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build more supported ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may blend insight-oriented exploration with concrete skills practice so treatment fits both short-term coping needs and longer-term growth.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read body language and hold deeper conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging can keep progress moving between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules and allow different formats to suit different kinds of work and moments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction. Additional areas include parenting, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and career or life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered. Sessions focus on practical steps and on understanding emotional patterns in everyday life.

What experience does she bring?

She has 20 years of experience working in mental health and has combined clinical practice with doctoral research background.

What credentials and region apply?

She is an LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist - practicing in California.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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