About Brooke
Brooke Wahlund is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. She approaches therapy from a humanistic, interpersonal perspective and aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people feel heard. Brooke focuses on practical steps that help people notice strengths and build skills they can use outside sessions.
She helps with stress and anxiety, grief and loss, low self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. She also addresses compassion fatigue, relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, and career questions.
How Brooke works
Additional areas of focus include bipolar concerns, ADHD, coaching, infidelity, jealousy, self-harm, and young adult issues. In the first sessions she prioritizes building a trusting connection. That starts with listening to what matters most to the client and understanding their goals.
From there she works with each person to set clear, manageable steps for change. Brooke frames progress around everyday habits and choices. Sessions can include talking through reactions, practicing new ways of responding, and trying short exercises between meetings.
Her aim is to help people increase self-awareness and use their existing strengths to move forward. She brings three years of clinical experience to her practice and holds an LMFT credential. Brooke communicates in English and provides care through online formats that fit different schedules and needs.
If someone is ready to start, she guides them through matching and scheduling to begin work together.
What Brooke works with
The areas below are the ones Brooke selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Brooke uses humanistic and interpersonal approaches that focus on the therapeutic relationship and a person’s everyday experience. The humanistic approach centers on respect for the client’s perspective and emphasizes strengths and personal growth. It often helps people working through low self-esteem, motivation issues, and life transitions.The interpersonal perspective looks at how relationships and current interactions affect moods and behavior. It helps people notice patterns in communication and connection, which can be useful for relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, grief, and social anxiety.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Brooke will listen to goals and preferences, then explain options and try approaches that fit the person’s needs. She works together with clients to adjust methods when something is not working and to build on what is helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people share updates between sessions or connect without being on camera, which can fit a busy schedule or allow more frequent brief support.
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