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Thia Haselton

Thia Haselton, LMFT

Therapist in California

Calm, practical support for self-esteem and stress

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25 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

  • 25 years experience
  • LMFT California
  • Focus on self-esteem

About Thia

Thia Haselton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, body image concerns, eating problems, and low self-esteem. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at making day-to-day life feel more manageable.

Thia draws on a broad range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people recovering from trauma, emotional abuse, and addiction. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and works with clients to build clearer routines and healthier responses. Sessions focus on small, doable steps that make a real difference between appointments.

She often helps clients who are coping with life changes, caregiving demands, workplace strain, or compassion fatigue. Conversations cover communication, boundaries, and ways to reduce constant self-criticism. Thia pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns that affect mood and self-worth.

Her style is calm and steady. She prioritizes practical tools for managing anxiety and for improving body image and self-love. Expect straightforward feedback, coping strategies, and exercises you can practice between sessions.

If you want to begin, she asks people to use the site’s continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time. That first step helps match goals and availability before the initial session.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Thia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building practical skills. One common approach she uses helps people identify relationship and attachment patterns that affect self-esteem and anxiety, then practices new ways of connecting and setting boundaries. Another approach focuses on body image and eating concerns by breaking habits into manageable steps and teaching coping strategies to reduce shame and self-criticism.

Finding the right method is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals, comfort, and pace. That means checking in and adjusting techniques as progress is made, rather than sticking rigidly to one method.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and keep momentum between appointments. Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are listed on the profile. Many people find remote sessions help maintain consistency, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, or other demands.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyEating disordersSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Thia commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, eating and body image struggles, self-esteem, and people facing life changes or compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is calm and practical, focusing on straightforward coping tools and small steps clients can use between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of clinical practice experience.

Where is she licensed to provide therapy?

Thia holds a California LMFT credential and practices from that location.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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