- Family of origin patterns
- Grief and caregiving
- ACT and CBT methods
About Laura
Laura Lien-Mitobe is a California LMFT with 30 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns among many other issues, including grief, parenting, addiction, and attachment-related difficulties.
She uses straightforward, person-centered work that focuses on patterns people carry from childhood into adult life. Sessions are practical and conversational. Laura listens for repeated roles, expectations, or relationship dynamics that keep people stuck, and she helps them try different ways of responding.
Her approach combines techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas. That mix helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, practice different behavior, and repair important relationships. Sessions also draw on client-centered principles that let a person steer the pace and topics.
Laura has supported people facing a wide range of concerns across decades of practice. That includes work with grief, caregiving stress, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to adoption or blended families. She also addresses intimacy-related problems, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and identity matters such as LGBT-related stress.
Practical matters are part of her work. She combines coaching-style conversations with therapeutic techniques to help people manage day-to-day stress and life transitions. Clients leaving sessions often have concrete steps to try between meetings and clearer ideas about longstanding family patterns.
To begin, prospective clients follow an initial matching process and schedule a first meeting. Laura conducts work in English and practices from California as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking small steps toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, stress, and value-driven life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for managing depression, anxiety, and unhelpful behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relational patterns from childhood and how they affect adult relationships; it can help when early family roles still shape current interactions.Choosing a method is collaborative. The therapist will work with each client to see which approach or combination fits their needs and goals. That decision is revisited as work progresses so methods can be adjusted based on what is helpful.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are used. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled and held. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten a check-in, or avoid travel time. It also lets people keep continuity of care during life transitions while applying ACT, CBT, or attachment-focused exercises between sessions.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family issues does she address?
She works with family and relationship concerns, including patterns that come from the family you grew up in, blended family issues, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She combines conversational coaching with techniques from ACT, CBT, attachment work, and emotionally-focused approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience as a practicing therapist. That includes work across individual, couple, family, and group settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a California LMFT and works from California as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how meetings are conducted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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