Aimee Severe, LMFT

Aimee Severe is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship struggles, and life transitions. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and encourages steady steps forward when problems feel overwhelming.

With 30 years of professional experience, she brings practical ways to approach day-to-day challenges. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns, improving communication, and building realistic coping skills. She is an LGBTQ ally and aims to make people feel seen and respected.

People often come for help with grief, career questions, postpartum depression, or the strain of caregiving and compassion fatigue. She also supports those dealing with codependency, forgiveness work, and exploring life purpose. Conversations are direct but warm, with an emphasis on small, doable changes.

Aimee uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas alongside Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. That means she helps clients notice thinking habits, find motivation to change, and focus on practical steps that fit their life. She adapts strategies to each person’s goals and pace.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Clients are invited to set goals, try techniques between sessions, and adjust the plan as needed. The aim is clearer thinking, better day-to-day functioning, and more confidence moving forward.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and behaving. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress by breaking problems into smaller, manageable steps. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person’s own reasons to change and can help with getting started on new habits or goals. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, practical solutions and immediate steps that move someone toward their goals.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the plan over time so techniques match what works best for you.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.