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LaRaye Lyles, LMFT

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Parenting
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About LaRaye

LaRaye Lyles is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 24 years of clinical experience helping people navigate identity, relationships, and personal growth. She works respectfully with clients dealing with LGBT concerns, parenting challenges, self-esteem and confidence issues, compassion fatigue, and difficulties with focus often associated with ADHD.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses related themes like attachment, blended family dynamics, communication problems, and life purpose. LaRaye emphasizes sensitivity and individualized care, shaping conversations and treatment plans to match each person's circumstances and goals.

She brings an affirming stance toward gender dysphoria, multicultural concerns, polyamorous and non-monogamous relationships, and issues stemming from prejudice or family of origin. Clients can expect a compassionate, nonjudgmental environment where motivation and practical strategies are balanced with emotional understanding.

Based in California, LaRaye tailors interventions to the needs presented and encourages people to acknowledge the courage it takes to begin therapy. Her approach supports building self-love, improving communication, and restoring resilience while attending to the everyday realities that affect functioning and wellbeing.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Access

LaRaye draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional insight. One common approach involves skill-building for attention and organization, which helps people develop routines, coping strategies, and structure to manage concentration and daily tasks. Another frequently used method emphasizes relational work to improve communication, attachment patterns, and conflict resolution in interpersonal settings.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with clients to identify goals, assess what strategies feel most helpful, and adjust methods over time so therapy aligns with changing needs and preferences rather than following a fixed plan.

Online work is offered through flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapeutic work into busy lives, maintain continuity between sessions, and access support from California without requiring in-person travel.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
LaRaye works with people facing LGBT issues, parenting struggles, self-esteem and confidence problems, compassion fatigue, and challenges with focus that relate to ADHD. She also helps with attachment, blended family issues, communication problems, life purpose, and related areas.
What is the general therapeutic approach or style?
Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring dialogue and treatment plans to each person's needs. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adapted to individual goals and circumstances.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 24 years of professional experience working with a broad range of relationship and identity concerns in clinical practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
LaRaye is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 47186 and practices in California.
Which languages are available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences.
How does pricing and subscriptions work?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTParenting issuesSelf esteemCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesGender dysphoriaIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English