- Years in practice
- 35
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Judith
Dr. Judith Dickey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 35 years of clinical experience. She focuses on parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues.
She aims to help people find steadier footing when life feels overwhelming. Her style blends family therapy and depth psychology, including Jungian and archetypal ideas, to look at patterns beneath day-to-day problems. She often combines practical conversation with body-based tools to ease trauma-related reactions.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at clearer communication, better coping with transitions, and calmer responses to conflict. Judith holds a master's degree in family therapy from California Family Study Center and a doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
She has been licensed by the State of California since 1988 and lists Emotional Freedom Techniques, sometimes called tapping, among methods she uses. She also addresses addiction, mood disorders, panic, grief, sleep problems, career strain, and questions about life purpose. Her work looks at family of origin issues, blended family dynamics, codependency, guilt and shame, and self-love.
She frames addiction as tied to shame and seeks to strengthen emotion awareness and healthy habits. Judith encourages attention to lifestyle factors that support mental health. She talks with people about diet, movement, rest, social connection, spiritual practice, and daily habits that influence mood and resilience.
What Judith works with
Everything Judith lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Judith helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
Approaches that guide online sessions
Depth psychology and Jungian-informed work look at recurring life patterns, symbols, and hidden narratives that shape behavior. This approach helps when problems feel repetitive or when someone wants to understand deeper motives behind parenting or relationship choices.Family therapy focuses on interaction patterns and communication. It helps people change how they relate to close others, resolve conflict, and adjust to blended family dynamics or role changes.
Emotional Freedom Techniques, often called tapping, uses guided tapping on body points combined with focused talk to reduce distress from specific events and ease anxiety symptoms. People use it to calm acute reactions and to process traumatic memories over time.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then adapt methods so sessions are practical and relevant. That shared planning continues as progress is reviewed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging can work for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or shorter focused conversations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule and to maintain continuity when life gets hectic.
Questions people ask about Judith
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, sleep problems, anger, career questions, bipolar and other mood disorders.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach?
Her approach mixes family therapy and depth psychology, with attention to emotions, patterns, and personal meaning. She also uses body-focused techniques like Emotional Freedom Techniques, sometimes called tapping, for trauma-related distress.
What is her clinical background?
She has 35 years of experience and a doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in depth psychology, along with a master’s degree in family therapy.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
The therapist practices in California and holds the California LMFT credential listed as LMFT.
Which languages are offered and are international clients served?
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.
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