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LMFT

Bella Lurie, LMFT

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Grief, and Intimacy-related issues
  • LanguagesEnglish, Hebrew, and Russian
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About Bella

Bella Lurie is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people navigating grief, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and ADHD. She brings six years of clinical experience to work that blends attention to personal narrative with practical emotional skills.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes how language and story shape experience, inviting clients to notice patterns that arise in both waking life and inner imagery. Bella describes her work as an exploration in positive psychology that can extend conventional therapy by experimenting with how speech, metaphor, and unconscious material influence presence and connection.

She encourages curiosity about the myths and symbols that inform relationships, responses to loss, and habitual ways of communicating. Clients who value reflective, language-focused work may find her style helpful for building spontaneity in speech, tolerating uncertainty, and improving self-understanding and relational expression.

Therapeutic Techniques and Online Access

Two approaches that inform Bella's work are positive psychology and narrative-based exploration. Positive psychology focuses on strengths, resilience, and building practical skills to enhance well-being, which can help with motivation, self-esteem, and coping after loss. Narrative-based exploration pays attention to the stories and language people use to describe themselves and their relationships, useful for clarifying patterns in intimacy, communication, and meaning-making.

Finding the right approach is collaborative rather than predetermined. Bella works with clients to determine which techniques best match their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as clarity and progress emerge.

Online therapy with Bella is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and ongoing access to support. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for the client.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly support?
Bella offers services for grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career matters, and ADHD, as well as a range of related concerns such as attachment issues and caregiver stress.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
The practice leans on positive psychology and an exploration of language and personal narratives to deepen self-understanding and improve communication patterns.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional, relational, and identity-related concerns.
What credentials and location information are provided?
Bella is a licensed marriage and family therapist with credential CA LMFT 154980 and practices in California.
In which languages can sessions be offered?
Sessions are offered in English, Hebrew, and Russian; she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can choose from video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and schedule.
How is cost and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

GriefIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issues

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Hebrew, Russian