Colleen Overholt , LMFT

Colleen Overholt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 26 years of experience in clinical and community settings. She has served in roles ranging from psychotherapist and clinical supervisor to program manager, regional director, and executive director, bringing a broad perspective on care delivery and service systems to her therapeutic work.

She has worked with individuals and families across ages and environments including private practice, schools, clinics, and field settings. Her experience spans a wide array of concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, self-esteem challenges, sleep difficulties, parenting and family conflicts, relationship issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes and chronic illness.

Her style is empathetic and supportive while remaining responsive to each person’s needs - she treats the client as the guide of the therapeutic process and provides structure, motivation, and practical tools as needed. Colleen commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address negative thinking patterns and integrates client-centered principles, mindfulness, psychodynamic ideas, and motivational interviewing to help people identify and strengthen their own resources. She values the therapeutic relationship as central to meaningful growth and aims to create a collaborative, affirming space where individuals can be seen, heard, and empowered on their path forward.