About Judy
Judy Davis-Farash uses a client-centered approach that focuses on each person’s goals and strengths. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who draws on many years of practice to help people facing addictions, grief, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Judy writes simply and listens closely to what matters most to each person. In sessions she builds a calm, respectful space where people can talk through immediate problems and plan practical next steps.
She adapts conversation and tasks to match a person’s pace and needs rather than following a fixed script. That means working on skills, spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, or finding small changes that add up over time.
Her background spans three decades of clinical work in California. That experience includes supporting people through divorce and separation, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and coping with chronic illness like cancer.
Judy also has a long history addressing eating and body image struggles, codependency, and communication problems. Judy often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change thinking that blocks progress.
She pairs that with solution-focused steps to set short-term goals and measure small wins. Trauma-focused methods are available when past events are getting in the way of feeling better.
People who choose Judy typically want a therapist who listens, respects their story, and helps turn worries into doable plans. She works in English and meets with people online through calls and messaging, making it possible to get help without long commutes.
How these approaches work in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. It involves listening carefully, reflecting what is heard, and helping people set their own goals; this approach is useful when someone needs space to sort out values and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. In online sessions that can mean spotting unhelpful thinking, practicing different reactions, and working on concrete skills for anxiety, low mood, or addictive habits. Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try things out, and adjust based on what the person needs and prefers. That makes therapy a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Online formats offer practical advantages for people juggling busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face without travel. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, ongoing reflection, and faster notes between meetings. These options help people keep progress steady while fitting therapy into daily routines.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English