- Emotion-focused work
- Attachment perspective
- ACT and CBT methods
About Laura
Laura Lien-Mitobe is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, addiction, trauma, and changes in life circumstances.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address emotional patterns and relationship dynamics. Sessions focus on naming feelings, noticing interaction patterns, and learning practical ways to respond differently when emotions run high.
In session she listens for attachment needs, recurring fears, and the small moments that keep difficult cycles going. Conversations often look at how past losses or abandonment shape present reactions. She also addresses caregiving strain, compassion fatigue, and the stresses that come with major life transitions.
Her work includes support for people dealing with body image, eating concerns, intimacy-related issues, and career or self-esteem matters. She has an interest in pet loss and the particular grief that comes with losing a companion animal, and she has supported people around adoption and foster care topics.
Laura draws on a mix of practical tools and reflective conversation. That can mean tracking unhelpful thoughts, opening up emotions that were avoided, and practicing new ways of asking for what one needs. The aim in sessions is to make those changes doable in everyday life.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people and couples identify the emotions that drive their interactions and learn new ways to relate. EFT attends to attachment needs and the patterns that keep partners or individuals stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them and helps people commit to actions that match their values.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels most relevant to a person's goals and adjust methods as therapy proceeds. Many clients combine emotion-focused work with ACT or CBT strategies as the sessions evolve.
Specific session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce the need to travel. Therapists and licensed professionals can help adapt exercises and practices so they work in a remote setting and fit into everyday life.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting, addiction, trauma, intimacy and many life changes listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practices a client-centered, emotionally focused style that helps name feelings and change interaction patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has three decades of clinical experience, with 30 years working as a therapist.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a California LMFT, licensed in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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