- Attachment work
- CBT strategies
- EMDR for trauma
About Lina
Lina Vielma is a California LMFT with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem struggles, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and sleep or eating problems. Sessions are conducted in English and Lina does not take international clients.
She describes a counseling style that centers on listening first and moving at a pace the client can manage. Lina pays attention to how past hurts and attachment patterns show up in current relationships. She uses concrete tools and conversations to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding.
Lina draws on several approaches when it helps, including attachment-focused work, client-centered conversations, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and EMDR for processing trauma memories. She explains things plainly and pairs techniques with real-world practice. Sessions often include skill-building around emotion regulation, communication, and boundary-setting.
People in blended household situations may find the focus areas relevant when managing merged routines, loyalty conflicts, co-parenting with an ex, or becoming a stepparent. Lina also works with concerns such as abandonment, codependency, body image, first responder stress, and hospice and end-of-life issues.
Her background across different cultural identities informs how she attends to cultural concerns in sessions. To begin, readers are asked to use the site matching process to schedule a first session after completing a short questionnaire.
How Lina’s approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships. Online sessions can focus on identifying patterns of closeness and distance, and practicing new responses to reduce repeated conflicts or loyalty tensions within blended households.Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience at the center and relies on reflective conversation. In remote sessions this often means longer space to talk while the therapist reflects back concerns and priorities so clients can clarify what matters most to them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. Online work can include structured practice between sessions such as short exercises, thought records, or behavior experiments relevant to co-parenting, boundaries, or stress management.
Picking the right approach is part of the process. Lina will collaborate with the client to choose which methods fit current goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as practical work or trauma processing progresses.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions are often chosen because they fit into everyday life more easily - they can reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in during a work break, and make it simpler to continue care after a move. Talk with Lina during the matching step about scheduling and how sessions can fit into your routine.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, sleep and eating problems, and related areas listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on listening first, teaching skills, and trying concrete strategies for emotion regulation and communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently seeing international clients.
Which session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.