Individual Therapy for Adults in California
A space to better understand yourself, navigate difficult emotions, and create meaningful change.
Sometimes the ways you've learned to manage life's challenges begin to create challenges of their own.
You may find yourself overthinking decisions, avoiding difficult conversations, feeling overwhelmed by your emotions, or repeating patterns you don't quite understand.
I'm Marco Viteri, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with adults who want to better understand these experiences, develop practical tools, and build a life that feels more aligned with what matters to them.
Virtual individual therapy throughout California.
$180 per 50-minute session | Free phone consultation available
What Brings People to Individual Therapy?
You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy.
Some people begin because something significant has happened in their lives. Others recognize patterns that have been present for years and want to understand them more deeply.
You might be experiencing:
Anxiety and Overthinking
Finding yourself caught in worst-case scenarios, replaying conversations, or struggling with uncertainty.
Emotional Overwhelm
Having difficulty managing intense feelings, identifying what you need, or responding calmly when you're distressed.
Relationship Difficulties
Experiencing recurring conflict, people-pleasing, challenges with boundaries, or feeling disconnected from others.
Trauma-Related Patterns
Noticing how difficult past experiences may continue to influence your emotional responses, relationships, or sense of safety.
Shame and Self-Criticism
Feeling that you're never doing enough, struggling to accept mistakes, or measuring your worth through others' approval.
Life Transitions and Identity
Navigating changes in relationships, career, family, or your sense of direction.
These experiences can overlap. Therapy gives us space to explore what's happening without needing to force your concerns into a single category.
What Can We Work On Together?
I believe therapy involves more than simply identifying what's wrong. It's also about understanding what you've learned, what those patterns have helped you manage, and whether they're still useful.
Our work may involve:
Understanding your emotions and the patterns behind them
Developing skills to navigate distress and uncertainty
Exploring how past experiences influence present relationships
Working through self-criticism, shame, and rigid expectations
Improving communication and interpersonal boundaries
Practicing new ways of responding to difficult situations
Clarifying what matters to you and how you'd like to live
My approach draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and trauma-informed care.
We'll work collaboratively to identify goals and approaches that fit your needs. Therapy isn't a one-size-fits-all process, and we can adjust our work as we learn more about what's helpful for you.
What to Expect From Individual Therapy
Your first sessions are an opportunity for us to understand what brings you to therapy, explore your history and current circumstances, and identify what you'd like to work toward.
You won't need to arrive with everything figured out.
As our work continues, we may examine recurring patterns, explore difficult experiences, practice emotional regulation skills, and identify changes you'd like to make outside of sessions.
The process is collaborative. We'll regularly check in about what you're finding useful and what might need a different approach.
Fees and Getting Started
Individual therapy: $180 per 50-minute session
I offer individual virtual therapy through my independent private-pay practice for adults physically located in California during their appointments.
Before beginning therapy, I offer a free phone consultation. This gives us an opportunity to discuss what you're looking for, answer questions about my approach, and explore whether we're a good fit.
You don't need to explain your entire history when reaching out. A brief message requesting a consultation is enough.
Interested in getting started?
Contact me to request your free consultation.