Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Lita works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lita
Dr. Lita Carvalho helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, depression, grief, parenting strain, and many other concerns. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California with 20 years of experience.
She speaks English and works with clients using practical, down-to-earth conversations. Her style is collaborative and client-centered. Sessions focus on what feels most useful for each person.
She listens, helps identify patterns that cause pain, and teaches concrete skills to manage strong emotions and behavior.
Background and approach
She often draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice values and take meaningful steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
Dr. Carvalho has a background in both clinical practice and doctoral research in biophysics. That mix informs a practical, curious approach to problems.
She aims to balance clear strategies with empathy. Typical work in sessions includes practicing coping skills, role-playing difficult conversations, tracking patterns between mood and action, and setting small achievable goals. People who come to her often want tools for anger, better sleep, improved focus, or relief from anxiety and trauma symptoms.
What Lita works with
Everything Lita lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lita's practice.
- 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match your values. It helps with worry, anger, and life transitions by teaching small steps toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns like avoidance or rumination. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical coping skills for strong emotions, including distress tolerance and emotion regulation techniques useful in moments of overwhelm.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time so the plan stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for short updates, quick coaching, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
Questions people ask about Lita
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, grief, parenting strain, and many related issues from the fact sheet.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then offers practical skills and small, measurable steps.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience and holds a doctorate-level research background in biophysics in addition to clinical practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - and works from California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.