Kathleen Varley

AMFT #154369
Accepting Clients

I provide a compassionate space to explore how personal and relational histories shape present struggles

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in California
Supervised by Diane Morelos, LMFT #119622

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family

About My Clients

I support individuals, couples, and families facing life transitions, conflict, grief, burnout, trauma, and PTSD. These experiences can disrupt a person’s sense of identity, safety, and trust - provoking feelings of anxiety and depression. Some experiences may bring feelings of shame, anger, or disillusionment when core beliefs are challenged or broken.

My Background and Approach

Together we can rediscover meaning, build safety, and trust following life altering events through understanding how your personal history has impacted the patterns and processes occurring in the present. When things feel unfair, or unjust, we can talk about how rebalancing the ledger in contextual therapy may be helpful, and discuss adding EMDR. The goal is to help you reclaim agency, rebuild trust in yourself and others, and live intentionally. Whether you’re a healthcare provider, first responder, veteran, or facing life-altering challenges, you don’t have to carry this burden alone. Healing isn’t about forgetting the past but learning to live fully in its aftermath, empowered to move forward.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

My experience supporting healthcare providers, veterans, and their families through transitions, burnout, grief, and conflict has shaped my approach as a therapist, dentist, and U.S. Army veteran.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Family Systems Relational Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Aging Concerns Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross of California
  • Anthem
  • Magellan Behavioral Health
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • UMR
  • HealthNet
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Cigna/Evernorth
  • UnitedHealthcare (Optum)
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 1 year of practice

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