Mazda Lakpour, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Mazda

Mazda Lakpour is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who works with people facing family and parenting concerns. He focuses on helping clients manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and relationship problems. His style is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping parents and partners find more steady footing day to day.

Mazda draws on 14 years of clinical experience to tailor sessions to each person's needs. He uses a mix of cognitive behavioral tools, solution-focused techniques, and hypnotherapy to help people change unhelpful patterns.

Background and approach

Sessions include clear steps and small goals that clients can try between meetings. In practice he helps with a wide range of issues including parenting challenges, communication problems, divorce and separation, grief, addiction, and life transitions. He also supports work-related stress, self-esteem, and intimacy concerns.

Mazda integrates mindfulness and imagery to help people calm anxious thinking and build new habits. Mazda combines direct therapeutic exercises with coaching-style guidance when helpful. He explains techniques in plain language and works with clients to pick approaches that fit their situation.

His aim is to make therapy useful and immediately applicable to everyday family life. Sessions are offered in English and Persian for people located in California. Mazda emphasizes steady progress, realistic steps, and collaboration with each person who comes to him for help.

Approaches that translate well to online family work

Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. It teaches simple skills you can use at home to improve daily routines and family interactions.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks at what is already working and builds small, achievable steps toward clearer goals. This approach is useful when families or parents want quick, concrete changes and strategies to test between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Over the first few sessions he will check in and adjust the plan so it fits the family's rhythm.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy parents and caregivers. Video calls allow face-to-face connection, phone sessions can be used when video is not practical, and live chat or text messaging provide shorter check-ins and follow-up between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a family schedule while keeping work focused on practical change.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can be addressed here?

Mazda works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma, grief, anger, and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include communication problems, divorce and separation, and workplace issues.

How would a typical session feel?

Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. Expect clear steps, brief exercises, and discussion about what to try between meetings.

What is his professional background?

He has 14 years of clinical experience working with adults, teenagers, couples, and families. His training mixes psychotherapy, hypnosis, and mindfulness techniques.

What are his credentials and where is he located?

He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - CA LMFT 90471 and practices in California.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Persian.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Coping with life changes

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English, Persian

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