- Compassionate listening
- Practical strategies
- Values-based work
About Laura
Laura Lien-Mitobe is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and the impact of health-related life changes. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on what matters most to each person. Sessions are meant to be practical and human, not full of jargon.
She centers sessions on the individual's goals and daily life. Conversations look at patterns, feelings, and behaviors that get in the way. Therapy draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but the work is always tailored to the person sitting in the room.
Laura draws on long experience with many concerns, including compassion fatigue, caregiving stress, addiction and codependency, body image, and transitions tied to aging or illness. She also supports people dealing with attachment questions, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and the particular losses that come from pet death.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then offers practical strategies and perspectives clients can try between sessions. When relationships are the focus, she uses emotion-focused ideas to help partners name what matters and reconnect.
Clients in California who prefer to work in English will find an experienced clinician who aims to help them move toward clearer choices and more manageable days. Therapy is framed around each client's values and realistic next steps.
She centers sessions on the individual's goals and daily life. Conversations look at patterns, feelings, and behaviors that get in the way. Therapy draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but the work is always tailored to the person sitting in the room.
Laura draws on long experience with many concerns, including compassion fatigue, caregiving stress, addiction and codependency, body image, and transitions tied to aging or illness. She also supports people dealing with attachment questions, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and the particular losses that come from pet death.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then offers practical strategies and perspectives clients can try between sessions. When relationships are the focus, she uses emotion-focused ideas to help partners name what matters and reconnect.
Clients in California who prefer to work in English will find an experienced clinician who aims to help them move toward clearer choices and more manageable days. Therapy is framed around each client's values and realistic next steps.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and then move toward the values that matter most. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with ongoing health or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change thinking and behavior patterns, and it is often used for depression, anxiety, and problem-solving. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotions in relationships and helps partners or individuals name and work through feelings that block connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels workable. Together they pick or combine methods that match the client's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling, fewer travel demands, and the ability to fit sessions into a busy day. Because session formats are not listed here, confirm the therapist's current options before booking. A conversation up front will clarify how sessions are held and how to make them fit everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Laura address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting strain, addictions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and many life transitions including those tied to health and aging.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and supportive. She listens first, then blends practical skill-building with reflective work so clients can try new steps between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
Laura has practiced as a licensed marriage and family therapist for 30 years and has worked with people from many backgrounds and life situations.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a CA LMFT and provides services from California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether in-person or remote formats are available for scheduling.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.