Laura Lien-Mitobe, LMFT

Laura Lien-Mitobe is a California LMFT with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family matters, anger, parenting challenges, and addiction concerns. Sessions address practical problems and the feelings that come with them.

Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She uses client-centered methods alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment-Based Therapy are also part of her toolkit. In sessions she helps people name patterns, notice what gets in the way, and try out different ways of responding.

She has a history of working with people from many lifestyles and cultures. Over three decades she has combined therapy and teaching experience to guide people through life changes, caregiving stress, and loss. She also brings experience supporting people with compassion fatigue and those in helping roles.

Practical concerns such as career stress, anger that affects relationships, and parenting strain are common topics. She also addresses issues like eating concerns, intimacy-related problems, ADHD, and adjustment after divorce or separation. The emphasis is on clear, workable steps rather than abstract theory.

Sessions tend to focus on current problems and skills people can use between meetings. Clients may explore beliefs, practice new behaviors, and work on emotional connection where relationships are strained. The aim is steady progress and clearer choices in everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches used for online work