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Lina Vielma

Compassionate therapist using practical strategies

LMFT California

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Lina

Lina Vielma is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With 20 years of clinical experience, she offers a steady, compassionate presence where clients can explore emotional patterns, build self-esteem, and address concerns such as addiction, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, and career challenges. Her approach blends evidence-based methods to match each person's needs.

Lina uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside attachment-informed and client-centered practices to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts, strengthen relationships, and develop practical coping skills. She also incorporates DBT strategies and EMDR when appropriate to address trauma and intense emotional reactivity.

Based in California as an LMFT (CA LMFT 107973), she provides care in English and offers multiple online session formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Lina frames therapy as a collaborative process and encourages clients to move at a pace that feels manageable while working toward clearer goals and healthier patterns.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Many clients benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy because it focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address issues like sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early bonds influence current connections, which can be useful for intimacy, communication, and grief work. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own experience, offering empathic listening and support to help clarify goals and build self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Lina will work together with each person to explore goals, try strategies, and adjust methods over time so the work fits the individual’s needs and preferences rather than imposing a single method from the start.

Online therapy offers practical benefits through multiple formats: video calls for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions when video is not convenient, and live chat or text-based messaging for ongoing check-ins and flexibility. These options make scheduling easier and allow people to engage in therapy in ways that match their daily lives while focusing on concrete coping skills and relational patterns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lina commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and anger, as well as substance and behavioral addictions and relationship problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is caring and client-centered with an emphasis on practical strategies and skill-building drawn from approaches such as CBT and DBT.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced for 20 years, bringing long-term clinical experience to help clients navigate emotional difficulties and life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 107973 and is located in California.
In what language can clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English