Octavia Macklin, LMFT

California · 3 years in practice

Octavia Macklin is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with three years of clinical experience and a background in addiction recovery.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 155858 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1356845150 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 3
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Octavia

Octavia Macklin is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with three years of clinical experience and a background in addiction recovery. She focuses on helping people facing relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and major life changes. Her way of working aims to be straightforward and grounded in real moments.

She draws on Existential therapy to help people find meaning and clarity when life feels empty or confusing.

Background and approach

She combines that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify habits and thoughts that keep problems going. Motivational Interviewing is used to build energy for change, especially around addiction and career goals. In sessions she aims to be direct and experiential.

Clients can expect practical conversations that also explore deeper values and long-term patterns. She treats each person as the expert on their life and adapts tools to fit their needs. Octavia has more than a decade of prior experience working in addiction recovery, which informs her approach to substance concerns and relapse prevention.

She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, and challenges tied to gender and sexuality. She accepts clients across time zones and conducts care in English. Sessions may include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule.

Her credential is LMFT, which denotes a licensed marriage and family therapist in California. Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Octavia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Codependency
Communication problems
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Approaches Octavia names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Existential Therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and what matters most. It helps people who feel empty, stuck, or uncertain about life direction to name their values and make decisions that fit who they are.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety, depression, and stress in daily life.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to build motivation for change. It is often useful when people feel ambivalent about quitting substances, changing careers, or taking new steps in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and pace. Sessions may shift over time as needs change, with practical tools used alongside deeper conversations.

Online options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues and do deeper work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skills practice, or when someone prefers written reflection. These formats offer flexibility so clients can engage in ways that suit their schedule and energy.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with issues like addiction, relationship problems, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and career strain.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is direct and experiential, mixing humanistic and practical techniques to explore values, thoughts, and behaviors.

What experience does she bring?

She has three years of clinical therapy experience plus over ten years working in addiction recovery prior to that.

What credentials and location information are listed?

She holds the LMFT credential and practices as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California.

Are sessions available in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients internationally.

Which session formats are offered?

She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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