Cara
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
4 Endorsed
Let's Connect (530) 486-0924

You're ready for more than just staying together. Relationship crossroads during midlife deserve support. The rumination, the apology you didn’t need to give, the way you sometimes shrink yourself while you search for clarity, or puff up with resentment. Have you drifted apart? You’ve tried talking yourself out of it. Maybe you’ve read the books, journaled, told yourself to trust more. But insight alone has not quieted the fear. Couples therapy works with the somatic cues, the habitual patterns, and with the earliest lessons you learned about love. Same partner. New chapter- with a destination of earned secure attachment.
This isn't a time to hold back. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy woven together with parts work and integrative approaches, we create space for both of you. I work with warmth and structure, to help partners share feelings, fears, and needs. Healing happens at the speed of trust. It happens in the places where you finally feel safe enough to be honest.
This kind of doubt and fear isn't a flaw. It's a sign that something inside you is asking to be understood. Support is here. I can help you deepen intimacy and get curious about what's stirring beneath the surface. If any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to hear from you. Reach out today by phone or email, or visit my website for more information.
Call or Email Cara Crocker now for a free 15 minute consultation - (530) 486-0924
Let's Connect (530) 486-0924

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $165
- Couple Sessions $185
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Cara Crocker
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (530) 486-0924
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 150613 Cara Ann Crocker
- In Practice for 6 years
- Attended California State University, Sacramento, Masters of Science in Counseling, Graduated 2009
- Certificate from Trained in The Gottman Couples Method Level 1 and 2 2026
- Certificate from Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship 2025
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Cara Crocker
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (530) 486-0924
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Women's Issues
- Marital and Premarital
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Emotional Regulation
- Financial Anxiety
- Gay
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Neurodivergence
- Parenting
- Polyamory & ENM
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Stress
Cara Crocker
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (530) 486-0924
4 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Single Parent
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Single Parent
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Brainspotting
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
Cara Crocker
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (530) 486-0924