Lina Vielma, LMFT

Therapist in California

Lina Vielma is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of practice in California.

Licensed inCalifornia
License107973
NPI 1710376637
Experience20+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Lina

Lina Vielma is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of practice in California. She offers a calm, caring presence that helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, or life changes. Lina aims to listen first and then work side by side with each person to set clear, manageable goals.

Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered care and practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy.

Background and approach

Sessions typically focus on understanding patterns in relationships, building clearer communication, and creating small behavior changes that add up. Lina also uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and EMDR when those methods fit a person's situation. People come to Lina for many concerns, including parenting strain, grief, addiction, anger, career transitions, sleep and eating issues, and coping with bipolar or ADHD challenges.

She also addresses more specific stresses such as abandonment, blended family dynamics, first responder strain, or end-of-life concerns. Lina uses straightforward language and a steady style to make conversations easier to follow. Her work emphasizes practical steps alongside emotional safety.

That might mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing grounding and emotion-regulation skills, or revisiting painful memories with care. Lina invites clients to move at a pace that feels right while encouraging small, consistent changes. She provides therapy in English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.

Prospective clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions based on availability.

Credentials

LMFT (California): License 107973 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1710376637 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Dependent personality
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Lina names

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Online support

How Lina's Approaches Work Online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they connect with others and learn new ways to feel safer in relationships. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person's pace, reflects concerns back, and helps people find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lina will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they adjust methods over time, combining attachment ideas, CBT skills, and emotion-regulation practices when that best matches the person's needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging for flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins, progress notes, or quick coping reminders between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep steady momentum toward goals.

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Frequently asked

What issues does Lina address in therapy?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and a range of life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is caring, supportive and intentional, blending attachment-informed and client-centered work with practical CBT and DBT tools.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience working with a broad range of concerns and life challenges in California.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working with Lina?

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

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