Offering secure online therapy across California
About Fritzie Fernandez-Craft
LMFT
About Fritzie Fernandez-Craft
Hello, I’m Fritzie Fernandez-Craft. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing statewide across California. I am a dedicated neurodivergent clinician who is deeply passionate about the mixing of mind-body connection, trauma recovery, and human resilience. My mission is to provide an accessible, high-quality virtual space where individuals can find relief from the various challenges in life, master real-work coping tools, and build a life that feels authentic and meaningful to them.
Culturally Affirming & Specialization Spotlight
My practice is deeply rooted in the belief that everyone deserves a therapeutic space where they feel safe, seen, and respected. I provide culturally competent services in various communities from first responders, teen struggles, LGBTQ+, women’s issues, to supporting vast adjustment challenges that comes up in life.
Alongside this work, I bring a unique personal understanding to the first responders, healthcare, military, and the LGBTQ+ communities. As the proud spouse, parent, family member, and friend of police officers, nurses, veterans, and trans members, I find these experiences give balanced, nonjudgmental perspective and profound respect for others.
Whether you are a member of a marginalized community looking for an affirming clinician who understands “the weight of the world,” or a first responder looking to finally drop the armor and process acute career trauma, my virtual door is open to you. In this space, your whole identity is welcome, your survival responses are understood without judgment, and your healing is our shared goal.
My Clinical Approach
Therapy with me is an intentional, active partnership. I bring a deep, genuine passion for mind-body connection and trauma-informed care into our sessions. I love teaching my clients about the brain, survival responses, and how your emotions have actively functioned to keep you safe. I believe that people are inherently good, but we often make unhealthy choices based on the limited information or survival tools we had in the moment. My goal is to help you remove the heavy layers of judgment, shame, and guilt for past survival choices, expanding your awareness so you can see that you have more options in life now.
Because I deeply care about your growth, I am known to use gentle but highly effective therapeutic challenges to help you expand your thought processes. I also get openly excited when you make progress! To bridge the gap between our sessions, I tend to assign practical, doable homework that respects your busy schedule. True change requires mastering skills in the real world, and I am here to equip you with the exact tools you need to elicit meaningful change.
My Clinical Toolkit
Every mind is unique, which is why I draw from a diverse, highly structured clinical toolkit to tailor our sessions to your exact needs. Behind the scenes, our work is systematically organized using evidence-based documentation and progress-tracking models, ensuring your care is focused and intentional. Depending on your goals, we will weave together:
• EMDR Techniques (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): To help your brain safely process and integrate painful memories or trauma.
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy): To identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors.
• DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) & ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): To build concrete emotional regulation skills, distress tolerance, and cognitive coping mechanisms.
Your story, your identity, and your progress matter here. Healing is a collaborative journey, and you don't have to carry the weight alone. I am ready to partner with you. When you are ready to begin, select the link below to schedule your initial 15-minute FREE consultation.
