Laura Lien-Mitobe

Experienced California LMFT blending CBT and client-centered care

LMFT California

Experience: 30 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Laura

Laura Lien-Mitobe is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with three decades of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family difficulties, addiction and recovery concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Her work also addresses intimacy and communication issues, self-esteem and career concerns, eating and anger problems, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and a range of additional challenges including adoption and foster care, aging issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and cancer-related coping. Her approach emphasizes a client-centered, compassionate stance that honors each person’s values and goals.

Laura draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) alongside attachment-based and emotionally-focused methods to tailor treatment to the situation. She also uses person-centered principles to create a supportive environment where exploration and practical skill-building can coexist.

Laura has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups and brings experience from teaching as well as clinical practice. English-language services are provided remotely in California through a range of session formats, and she does not accept international clients.

Her California licensure appears as CA LMFT 17434.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Laura integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. ACT emphasizes values-based action and acceptance of difficult emotions while teaching mindfulness and flexible coping strategies to help with stress, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and this therapist collaborates with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs and goals. Together they review concerns, preferences, and progress to refine the plan so therapy remains focused and relevant.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for differing schedules and communication styles. These options make ongoing work more accessible for people managing busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility limitations, while preserving the ability to receive consistent support from a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, depression, and compassion fatigue among many others.

How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?

Therapy emphasizes a client-centered and compassionate stance, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based and emotionally-focused methods to match the client’s needs.

What is the therapist's background and experience?

The clinician has 30 years of experience working in clinical and teaching roles with individuals, couples, families, and groups across diverse life situations.

Where is the therapist licensed and what are the credentials?

The therapist is licensed in California as an LMFT with license number CA LMFT 17434.

Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available for working together?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps should someone take to begin therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling an appointment based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English