Therapist profile
Lina Vielma, LMFT
California
LMFT in California - Anger and Trauma
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 107973
- NPI1710376637
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Attachment approaches
- CBT and DBT skills
- EMDR for trauma
About Lina
Lina Vielma is a California LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem struggles, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and related life changes. Sessions use clear, direct conversation and practical steps rather than jargon.
Lina draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people understand how past relationships shape current reactions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to build concrete skills for managing strong emotions, including anger. She can also offer EMDR for processing past traumatic memories when appropriate.
Her approach is steady and intentional. She listens, reflects what she hears, and offers challenges that help people change patterns that no longer serve them. Expect gentle but direct feedback and concrete skills to practice between sessions.
Lina notes cultural background as part of her perspective, and she brings that awareness into conversations about identity and relationships. She helps people sort through complicated feelings like resentment, shame, and fear so they can act more deliberately in daily life.
Practical concerns such as sleeping, eating, substance use, career stress, and parenting strain are addressed with hands-on strategies. Lina also works with issues like forgiveness, codependency, hoarding, and compassion fatigue when these themes appear. Sessions are focused on steps a person can try right away.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships affect current reactions. Online sessions use conversation to map those patterns and practice new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and builds understanding through active listening and reflection, which can be done in video or phone conversations and helps people clarify their own priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into steps you can change. In online sessions Lina offers practical CBT tools such as thought records, exposure planning, and behavioral experiments to reduce anger and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for managing intense moments and urges.
She treats choosing an approach as a collaborative process. Together they will identify immediate goals, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The therapist guides skill practice and checks progress from session to session.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into work and family life - for example a shorter phone check-in can be easier during a lunch break, while video sessions let you work through skills that benefit from visual demonstration. Ask about specifics when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions can be scheduled to match daily routines.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and grief issues among other concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her style combines Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches with CBT and DBT skills to teach emotion regulation and behavior change.
How much experience does she have?
Lina has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relational issues.
Is she a licensed clinician and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.