Aimee Severe , LMFT

Aimee Severe is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping women navigate stress, anxiety, life changes, and questions about identity. She often supports people dealing with relationship strain, self-esteem struggles, grief, career crossroads, and postpartum concerns. Aimee presents as an LGBTQ ally and speaks English.

She draws on 30 years of experience in California to keep sessions practical and down to earth. Conversations are straightforward and aim to uncover small changes that make daily life easier. She uses tools that help people manage thoughts, build motivation, and set achievable goals.

In a typical session Aimee listens first and then helps clients pick one or two skills to try between meetings. Those steps might include changing thought patterns, setting clear communication goals, or creating a short plan to reduce overwhelm. This approach is meant to feel manageable and relevant to real life.

She also supports people coping with compassion fatigue and those exploring forgiveness or life purpose. Aimee has helped people through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum depression and offers focused work on codependency and communication problems.

People who choose her often want a steady, experienced clinician who offers clear suggestions and collaborative planning. She encourages clients to take the pace that feels right and to experiment with changes between sessions.

Practical approaches you can use online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and improve daily functioning. Motivational interviewing is a conversational style that helps people find their own reasons to change and build motivation step by step. Solution-focused therapy centers sessions on current strengths and small goals, aiming for quick, concrete progress on the issues you bring.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that can fit into busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make it simpler to schedule regular work toward goals without large changes to daily routines.