Amy Farkas is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with self esteem, anxiety, stress, addiction-related concerns, grief, and life transitions. She listens with respect and gives straightforward feedback to help clients take the next step.
Amy draws on 15 years of professional experience as a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). She balances practical problem-solving with attention to deeper patterns that influence feelings and behavior. In sessions she helps people name what matters most, set realistic goals, and move toward clearer choices.
Her style combines client-centered listening with motivational techniques to support change. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring relationship patterns, and solution-focused strategies to build small, manageable steps forward. This mix can help with issues like codependency, communication problems, and impulsivity.
Amy works with people facing workplace stress, midlife questions, substance use concerns, and family of origin struggles. She also supports those coping with loneliness, guilt, shame, and mood concerns. She emphasizes compassion and honest feedback while helping clients clarify values and priorities.
Scheduling is daytime only. Video sessions are available on request depending on availability, so readers should confirm current session options when booking. To begin, prospective clients use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How Amy’s Approaches Work Online
Amy integrates client-centered therapy with motivational interviewing to help people clarify goals and move toward change. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening carefully and helping people feel heard so they can identify what matters. Motivational interviewing helps increase a person’s readiness to change by exploring ambivalence and building internal motivation.
She also uses solution-focused techniques to create small, practical steps that fit into daily life. Those strategies aim to break larger problems into manageable actions, which can help with stress, workplace issues, or addiction-related goals. The therapist will discuss which approaches feel most useful and adapt them based on each person’s needs and preferences through a collaborative process.
Video sessions are offered on request depending on availability, and scheduling is daytime only, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. The focus is on practical progress and clear next steps rather than rigid technique selection.