Kennia Torres

Kennia Torres is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles related to addiction. She also lists life purpose, parenting, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue among her focus areas. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Torres centers work on helping clients notice how emotions shape thoughts and behavior. She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help people identify patterns and try new responses. Conversations are practical and aimed at building coping skills for managing difficult feelings and impulses.

Her approach includes attention to family of origin issues, codependency, abandonment, and communication problems. She supports people dealing with divorce, fatherhood concerns, and problems tied to substance use. Trauma and dissociation are also part of her caseload, with attention to how past events influence present relationships.

Torres works with intimacy-related issues, commitment questions, and feelings of emptiness. She offers strategies for emotion regulation that draw on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when helpful. Motivational Interviewing techniques are used for people working on change around drug and alcohol use.

Clients can expect focused conversations that map triggers and build small, practical steps forward. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.

How her therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and questions about life purpose by focusing on what matters and small steps toward it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives concrete strategies to test and change patterns that fuel depression or anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical emotion regulation and interpersonal skills for people who struggle with intense feelings or conflict in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means checking in about what helps and changing direction if something isn’t useful. The client’s needs, goals, and comfort guide which techniques are emphasized.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. They also let people use techniques in the context of daily life and practice new skills between meetings.