- Person-centered therapy
- Mindfulness practices
- Expressive arts use
About Laurie
Laurie Richardson is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with five years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction concerns, and blended family issues. Laurie also supports clients dealing with self-esteem, intimacy, sleep problems, anger, ADHD, and life transitions.
She draws on a long and varied background that includes parenting, classroom teaching, art instruction, graphic design, and arts consulting. That mix shows up in sessions as creative exercises and everyday language rather than technical terms. Laurie emphasizes listening first, then helping clients notice practical next steps they can try between meetings.
Her approach is person-centered and influenced by narrative and solution-focused ideas. She often uses mindfulness practices to help clients calm their thinking. Sessions may include creative activities such as drawing, writing, or other expressive arts when appropriate to a client’s goals.
Laurie aims for straightforward conversations about what is and isn’t working in a client’s life. She asks questions, suggests experiments, and checks in about progress. Expect a mix of talking, brief exercises, and occasionally art-based tasks to clarify feelings and patterns.
Clients who navigate stepfamily roles, co-parenting with ex-partners, loyalty conflicts, or the daily logistics of merging households will find focused, practical attention on those concerns. Laurie accepts international clients and provides services in English.
How Laurie’s approaches translate to online sessions
Laurie often combines person-centered listening with mindfulness exercises and narrative work. Person-centered work focuses on helping people name what matters to them and notice small changes that feel right. Mindfulness practices are brief attention and breathing exercises to calm the mind and reduce reactivity. Narrative work helps people tell and reframe their personal stories to see different choices and meanings.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Laurie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, shorten check-ins between in-person appointments, or avoid travel time. They also allow creative tasks and mindfulness exercises to be done from wherever someone is during the day, while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Laurie help with?
She works with relationship issues, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, and blended family issues among other concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Laurie uses a person-centered style that emphasizes listening, practical steps, and collaborative problem solving with elements of narrative and solution-focused work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as a practicing therapist.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and offers services from California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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