About Lauren
Lauren Prina is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She works with clients facing trauma, addictions, grief, body image and self-esteem concerns. Lauren emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session.
She adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, practical steps. Lauren encourages people to name what matters and try strategies that fit their life.
How Lauren works
With four years of experience as an LMFT, she has supported people dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, and family conflict. She also addresses more specific concerns like disruptive mood dysregulation, bipolar patterns, ADHD-related challenges, and dissociation when those come up in sessions. Lauren works with people facing substance use and addictive behaviors, domestic violence histories, and trauma and abuse.
She offers care for those struggling with eating concerns, anger, codependency, and patterns linked to avoidant or dependent personality traits. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Clients can expect a tone that is calm and practical, focused on coping tools and clearer communication.
Lauren aims to help people move from feeling stuck toward more stable and manageable days.
What Lauren works with
The areas below are the ones Lauren selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Lauren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One approach helps people identify unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior and then practices new ways of responding to stress and anxiety. Another approach targets attachment and relationship patterns by exploring how early experiences shape current interactions and then building clearer communication and boundaries.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and adjust methods based on the person's goals, symptoms, and preferences so the plan feels manageable and relevant. This is a collaborative process where pacing and focus are shaped together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full-session conversation, phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth needs, live chat works for brief exchanges or moments when typing feels easier, and text messaging supports ongoing check-ins and reminders between meetings. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives.
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