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LMFT

Camilla Ford, LMFT

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Camilla

Camilla Ford is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience, working with individuals, children, couples, and families. She welcomes people who are navigating stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, addiction, trauma, ADHD, and many other life concerns.

Background and approach

Camilla emphasizes compassionate listening and an empathic presence to help clients find clarity, connection, and forward movement. Her background includes work in day treatment programs, schools, hospitals, and independent practice, giving her a broad perspective on client needs and therapeutic settings.

Camilla draws on humanistic and person-centered traditions, influenced by the work of Carl Rogers, Virginia Satir, and Murray Bowen, and focuses on strengths, collaboration, and practical problem solving. She helps clients explore creative solutions while supporting growth and emotional resilience.

Camilla practices in California and conducts sessions in English and Spanish. She frames therapy as a partnership that honors each person's courage in seeking help and aims to support clients in living well and finding more satisfaction in their relationships and daily life.

Approaches that guide online therapeutic work

Camilla integrates evidence-based, humanistic practices that emphasize presence and collaboration. Person-centered therapy focuses on empathic listening, unconditional positive regard, and creating a supportive space where clients can explore their feelings and goals; it is often helpful for stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship concerns. Bowen family systems ideas help clients understand patterns in family relationships and how those patterns affect current functioning, which can be useful for family issues, parenting challenges, and intimacy struggles. These approaches are offered in accessible language and framed to help clients build insight, emotional regulation, and more effective ways of relating.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds and new priorities emerge. This collaborative stance helps clients feel empowered in shaping their care.

Online therapy with Camilla uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer practical flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and access support from home or elsewhere in California. Licensed professionals can use these options to maintain continuity of care and adapt session styles to what works best for each person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Camilla works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, and concerns about intimacy, eating, sleeping, anger, self esteem, career, and compassion fatigue.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
Her approach is humanistic and person-centered, emphasizing compassionate listening, empathy, and collaboration. She focuses on client strengths and partners with clients to discover creative, practical solutions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience, including work in day treatment facilities, schools, hospitals, and independent practice, which contributes to a wide-ranging therapeutic perspective.
What credentials and location does the therapist hold?
Camilla is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the designation CA LMFT 34596 and practices in California.
In which languages are sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered with this therapist?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability. Sessions are accessed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish

What Camilla can help with

Camilla Ford works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes.

Camilla works with individuals, children, couples and families.

Experience and training

Camilla is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 25 years of clinical experience.