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- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
About Lauren
LMFT (California) with four years of clinical experience, Lauren Prina helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing depression, addictions, grief, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem and neurodiverse-related issues like ADHD. Sessions are conducted in English and based in California.
Lauren structures sessions around practical conversation and collaborative planning. She listens to what’s most pressing, then helps set short-term steps to reduce distress and restore daily function. This includes talking through patterns in relationships, managing strong emotions, and planning for safer choices after traumatic events.
Her approach favors evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and improving communication. Lauren works with clients on concrete skills for managing anxiety, regulating mood, and coping with cravings or impulse-driven actions. She also addresses attachment concerns, abandonment issues, and body image or identity questions through focused discussion and skill practice.
In-session work often includes problem-solving, behavioral experiments, and communication rehearsal. For issues like grief, dissociation, or domestic violence histories, she supports paced processing and safety-oriented planning. Lauren adapts the pace to each person’s needs while keeping goals practical and measurable.
Clients are asked to engage in small homework tasks between sessions when helpful, such as tracking mood, practicing a communication script, or testing a new coping strategy. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site’s online options.
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How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Many of Lauren's sessions draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and skills. Cognitive approaches involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing alternative ways of interpreting situations to reduce anxiety and low mood. Behavioral techniques include small experiments and activity scheduling to increase engagement and test new coping strategies.For relationship and communication concerns, sessions use structured practice of conversation skills and role-play to improve clarity and reduce conflict. These exercises help people try different responses and notice what changes in real interactions. For trauma-related work, pacing and grounding strategies are used to help people manage distress while processing difficult memories at a tolerable rate.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that match current needs, goals, and preferences. That partnership includes trying methods, reviewing what works, and adjusting the plan over time.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking since the original biography does not list specific delivery methods. When arranged, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Confirm the available session options during the matching and scheduling steps.
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Areas of expertise
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, eating issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar presentations, and ADHD related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skills, behavior change, and communication practice. Sessions emphasize clear steps and measurable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a therapist working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time; services are provided to clients in California.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location; exact fees are provided during the matching process.
What steps do I take to begin?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.