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Laura Sims, LMFT

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Laura

Laura Sims is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and concentration or focus concerns including ADHD.

Background and approach

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans to reflect each client’s individual needs and goals. With 13 years of professional experience, she supports those navigating trauma, abuse, panic, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting challenges, career transitions, and coping with life changes.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes empowerment and practical strategies tailored to their situation. Laura prioritizes building a supportive therapeutic relationship and adapts methods to address communication problems, isolation or loneliness, anger, and issues related to self-love.

Her California-based practice brings long-term experience to help clients move toward more fulfilling daily life and improved functioning.

Evidence-based approaches and online flexibility

Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for attention and organization, offering strategies to improve concentration, manage distractibility, and support daily functioning. Another approach centers on processing difficult emotions and traumatic experiences to reduce symptoms of anxiety, panic, and grief while improving coping with life changes.

Finding the right combination of approaches is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to evaluate what methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting plans over time as progress and challenges emerge. This partnership helps shape a personalized path rather than applying a single fixed method.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options allow scheduling around work, family, and other commitments and make it easier to maintain continuity when life is busy or when in-person visits are not practical. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver therapy that fits a client’s routine and supports steady progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she commonly address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, relationship and family difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, career concerns, bipolar, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and tailored to each person, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while adapting techniques and dialogue to meet unique needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with a variety of mental health and life concerns, including focus and concentration issues related to ADHD.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LMFT and is licensed in California under CA LMFT 113239.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsIsolation / lonelinessPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-love

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Laura can help with

Laura Sims works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and ADHD.

Laura works with clients with stress, anxiety, trauma, and abuse.

Experience and training

Laura is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California.

Therapy style

Laura aims to support & empower you in that journey.