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Laurie Richardson, LMFT

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Existential Therapy
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About Laurie

Laurie Richardson is an LMFT who focuses on a broad range of concerns including relationship difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, self esteem, coping with life changes, stress and anxiety, addictions, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, depression, coaching, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She draws on five years of clinical experience and a varied professional background to shape a therapeutic approach that honors each person's unique story and strengths. Her style emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration, shaping treatment around the individual in front of her rather than fitting people into a single method.

Laurie weaves Client-Centered principles with expressive and creative tools so clients can explore feelings through words, art, movement, or other forms of expression when useful. She also uses mindfulness, narrative, existential, and solution-focused ideas to help clients find perspective, identify practical steps, and reconnect with meaning.

Laurie trained at institutions across California and brings decades of life and creative experience into her work as a therapist. Based in California and licensed as an LMFT, she offers sessions that aim to leave clients feeling clearer, lighter, and more empowered to move forward.

Approach-Informed Online Therapy and Flexible Access

Laurie often integrates Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on respectful listening and supporting clients to access their own insights and strengths, and Mindfulness Therapy, which uses present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress and anxiety. Client-Centered work helps with self esteem, relationships, and life transitions, while mindfulness techniques can be useful for sleep problems, anger, and anxiety.

Finding the best therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Laurie partners with clients to explore which methods feel most useful, adjusting techniques and pacing based on individual needs, goals, and preferences rather than following a fixed script. This flexibility allows clients to test different ways of working until the right fit emerges.

Online therapy with Laurie is offered through multiple formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so clients can choose what feels most convenient and supportive for their schedule and communication style. These options increase flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or other commitments while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Laurie commonly address?
Laurie works with many issues including relationships, grief, parenting, self esteem, stress and anxiety, addictions, family conflict, trauma, intimacy-related issues, sleeping difficulties, anger, depression, coaching, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
She practices with empathy and attentive listening, tailoring care to each client and combining client-centered work with expressive, mindfulness, narrative, existential, and solution-focused elements.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Laurie has five years of clinical experience as an LMFT and decades of prior work in education, art, and design that inform a creative, person-focused practice.
Where is Laurie licensed and based?
She is licensed in California as an LMFT with license number CA LMFT 132096 and practices from California.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions with English-speaking clients from other countries when appropriate.
What session formats does she offer?
Laurie provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, 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

Relationship issuesGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Laurie can help with

Laurie Richardson works with clients on relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

How Laurie approaches therapy

Laurie's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Laurie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 5 years of clinical experience.