About Laura
Laura Perez helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with LGBT concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Laura is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of experience.
She uses a calm, straightforward manner to make it easier to start talking. Clients can expect a warm, nonjudgmental space where feelings are named and weighed.
How Laura works
Laura listens closely and helps people sort what matters most to them. She focuses on small, realistic changes that can reduce daily stress and build confidence. Sessions are practical and collaborative.
Laura develops short-term goals together with each person and adjusts the pace as needed. She balances emotional processing with simple tools to manage anxiety and low mood. Her background includes over a decade of clinical work in California.
That experience covers grief, LGBT issues, caregiver strain, and women's concerns among other areas. Laura draws on that experience to offer steady, clear guidance when situations feel overwhelming. Many people come to her unsure how to begin.
Laura helps them name immediate concerns, set attainable steps, and notice progress along the way. The focus is on helping people feel more capable and hopeful about their next steps.
What Laura works with
The areas below are the ones Laura selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| 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
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage emotions and clarify goals. One common approach focuses on learning simple skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress in daily life, such as breathing strategies, activity planning, and thought tracking. Another approach emphasizes processing grief and loss through paced conversations that help people name what they are feeling and find ways to carry on meaningful routines.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review a person’s needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest approaches to try. That decision is made collaboratively and can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, on-the-go support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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