About Laura
Laura Perez is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with thirteen years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem. She also supports those facing LGBT concerns, caregiver stress, and issues around women's wellbeing.
Laura focuses on making the first step feel doable and less scary for people who are seeking change. Her approach is low-pressure and practical. Sessions begin with listening to what matters most to the person in the room.
Background and approach
She guides conversations so people can name worries, learn small skills to manage intense moments, and try new ways of handling difficult situations. Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build tools for everyday life. She helps clients break big problems into manageable steps, practice healthier communication, and rebuild routines after loss or burnout.
Work often includes setting concrete goals and tracking small gains between sessions. She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. That space is used to explore values, work through forgiveness or unresolved grief, and strengthen self-love and purpose.
Laura encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes. People who choose her describe therapy as a practical place to learn skills, rethink self-talk, and find clearer priorities. Laura helps each person tailor the pace and focus to their life situation and goals.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Laura integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills. One approach emphasizes building coping strategies for anxiety and stress through paced breathing, behavior changes, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. This helps people reduce avoidance and regain confidence in daily activities. Another common focus is grief and loss work, which combines supportive conversation with exercises to honor loss, regulate intense emotions, and rebuild routines after important changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist partners with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their preferences, and adjust as progress is made. Decisions about focus and pace are collaborative and revisited over time to match changing needs.
Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill coaching and deeper dialogue. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, quick skill reminders, and ongoing contact between sessions. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit work, caregiving, and day-to-day demands.
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- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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