Judy Davis-Farash

Judy Davis-Farash is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with addictions, relationship problems, grief and loss, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Judy also addresses related concerns such as caregiver stress, blended family challenges, body image, and communication problems.

Her approach centers on working directly with the person in front of her. Judy uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on a client’s perspective and build practical momentum. She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and to test new behaviors. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set concrete, achievable goals and track progress.

Sessions are conversational and goal-minded. Judy aims to listen, reflect what she hears, and then suggest small steps clients can try between meetings. She often combines short-term strategies with deeper work when trauma or long-standing patterns show up.

Many clients come with crossroads - a breakup, loss, relapse, or a big life transition. Judy helps people sort priorities, set manageable goals, and make clearer decisions about what to try next. She pays attention to practical obstacles, like caregiver duties or health concerns, when shaping plans.

Her long experience in community and clinical settings informs a pragmatic style. People who want focused, steady support for life changes or recovery often find her straightforward, skills-focused way of working useful.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Judy commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy during sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to how a person sees their situation and reflecting that back, which helps clarify priorities and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep people stuck and introduces practical experiments to try new ways of acting and thinking.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term, achievable goals and measure progress in concrete steps. Together, these approaches let a client and therapist quickly decide which methods to use for issues like addiction recovery, grief, or relationship problems. Finding the right mix is collaborative; Judy works with each person to test what feels most useful based on their goals and current challenges.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Judy will discuss how to structure appointments so they match everyday demands, such as scheduling around caregiving duties or selecting a session length that fits a workday.