Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Lauren works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lauren
Lauren Prina is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship concerns. She works with people facing trauma, depression, addiction, and questions about identity. Lauren practices with calm attention and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.
Lauren holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, LMFT. She has four years of professional experience working with clients in California.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical conversation and small, doable changes rather than long lectures or jargon. Lauren adapts what she does to each person's needs and goals. In therapy she listens for patterns that keep repeating, like communication habits or emotional triggers.
She helps people name those patterns and test new ways of responding. That can mean trying short skills between sessions, practicing a different line of thinking, or changing how people check in with themselves. Lauren also supports people dealing with loss, body image concerns, ADHD symptoms, and issues tied to adoption or attachment.
She pays attention to the life stories that shape behavior and mood. The aim is to help people feel more in control and more connected to what matters to them. Her approach is respectful and sensitive.
Lauren encourages realistic goals and steady progress. She helps people build tools they can use outside of sessions.
What Lauren works with
Everything Lauren lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lauren's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that translate well to online care
Lauren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on identifying patterns and building practical skills. One approach centers on helping people notice triggers and habitual responses, then practicing alternative reactions; this helps with anger, anxiety, and relationship conflicts. Another approach emphasizes short, actionable strategies that clients can try between sessions, such as brief coping exercises, grounding techniques, or communication experiments to test what works better in daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals and preferences, then adjusts methods as progress unfolds. Sessions include discussion, skill practice, and planning small steps so the work feels relevant and doable for the client.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write through concerns, get brief coaching, or check in between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or school commitments and to practice skills where they are needed most.
Questions people ask about Lauren
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating and body image concerns, bipolar and ADHD symptoms, and related difficulties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is practical and conversational. She listens for repeating patterns, helps name triggers, and supports trying small changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience providing therapy in California.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMFT credential - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and practices in California.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients; she practices with clients in California.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do costs and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.