Felicia Ponce

Felicia Ponce is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist who has practiced since earning her master’s degree in 2010. Over a 14-year career she has worked across multiple settings, including five years at a private non-profit clinic serving children from birth through adolescence and their families, followed by four years providing educationally related mental health services within a high school district before moving into independent practice.

Her clinical experience includes treating depression, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, and risk management. She also brings experience from academia, having taught undergraduate and graduate psychology courses as an adjunct lecturer at a California State University.

In session she prioritizes creating a safe, person-centered environment and draws from several evidence-informed methods to guide treatment, including cognitive behavioral therapy, a family systems perspective, and solution-focused techniques. Maintaining trauma-informed care is central to her work, and she is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.

Felicia tends to take a somewhat laid-back approach, believing that clients are the experts on their own lives and that therapy hours should feel focused on the person in front of her. She works collaboratively with clients to set goals, address challenges, and find practical solutions.

She views mental health as a part of everyone’s life that varies in intensity over time, and she recognizes the courage it takes to seek support. Felicia considers it a privilege to assist people as they work toward feeling like the best version of themselves and looks forward to working with new clients.