Audrey Teshima, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Audrey

Audrey Teshima is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on parents and people dealing with family stress, parenting questions, and related life changes. Her style is practical and straightforward, aiming to help clients find usable ways to manage stress, anxiety, and relationship tension.

Audrey draws on what has worked in many settings, including independent practice and school environments. She has spent time supporting people facing career shifts, grief, compassion fatigue, and challenges with self-esteem.

Background and approach

Sessions move at a pace that feels right for each person and focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings. Her background includes work in community mental health and education, which informs a flexible approach to problem solving. Audrey uses techniques that help people notice patterns, practice new skills, and make small changes that add up.

She also integrates mindfulness and motivational ideas to support coping and resilience. In sessions she often blends client-centered listening with cognitive tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when stronger emotion regulation or distress tolerance strategies are needed.

Above all, she prioritizes collaboration and practical planning so clients leave with next steps. Audrey invites people who are juggling family roles and life transitions to explore what would feel most helpful. She offers appointments in multiple online formats to fit different schedules and communication preferences.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and understanding each person’s experience. It helps parents and caregivers feel heard and helps clarify what matters most in family life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and everyday parenting challenges where thinking patterns affect mood and actions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Audrey will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. She typically starts with listening, then suggests a mix of skills-based strategies and reflective conversation so clients can try techniques and report back on what helps.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit visits into busy family schedules and to use short check-ins or longer sessions as needed. The range of formats supports ongoing progress while letting clients pick the way to communicate that works best for them.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Audrey address?

She works with family and parenting challenges plus related issues like stress, anxiety, career changes, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

What is her approach to therapy?

Her style combines client-centered listening with practical strategies. She uses cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help clients take action.

What experience does she bring?

She has ten years of clinical work and experience in settings such as independent practice, community mental health, and school environments.

What credentials and region apply?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - CA LMFT 107465 - practicing in California.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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