Online Therapy in California
Individuals, Couples, and Families
Laura Fish MS, LMFT
Welcome, I’m glad you’ve arrived.
Let me share a bit about what to expect in therapy. If you prefer, visit my About Me page to learn more about my training and experience.
You do not have to suffer…
Therapy starts with feeling truly seen, heard, understood, safe, and supported by someone like me, trained and experienced in providing the tools you need to create meaningful change.
Things can change…
My approach is relationship-driven and person-centered, meaning I do not impose a one-size-fits-all method of therapy. Instead, I meet each individual, couple, or family with an open mind, listening deeply to your lived experience. From there, I provide evidence-based tools that lead to healing for lasting change.
I am here to help…
Finding the right therapist may feel like a daunting task, but I hope to make the process easier for you. While insurance coverage is often a key consideration, I encourage you to consider additional variables that contribute to an effective therapeutic experience. If you want to see if we are a fit, contact me to schedule a free 10-minute consultation.
Why You Might Seek Therapy
Anxiety, Emotional Overwhelm, and Life Transitions
Anxiety has outpaced depression as the most common mental health concern in the United States. If you’re feeling on edge, exhausted, or unable to quiet your thoughts, you’re not alone. I will help you understand the brain reasons for these challenges and offer you tools to manage anxiety and achieve equanimity. Using techniques from Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, CBT, and Internal Family Systems Theory, you will find healing. You do not have to live like this. For more of an idea of how I work with these important concerns, start with my article 5 Encouraging Things to Know about Anxiety Therapy.
Couples, Family, and Parenting Therapy
We are tribal creatures; we do better in connection with other humans. Relationships shape how we communicate, cope, and connect. Whether the challenges are within a marriage or friendship, between adults co-parenting, or between parents and children, therapy can help bring things back into balance. I provide tools to understand these patterns and support healthier, more connected relationships. To learn a bit more about the approach I use for Couple’s work, take a moment to read this article about The Gottman Method. And for videos, articles, and more about how I work with parents and children, you can visit my parenting site here.
Trauma and Unresolved Stress
What happened there and then can shape how we experience the here and now. Trauma may show up as anxiety, emotional reactivity, shutdown, or difficulties in relationships. It also might be at the core of your people-pleasing, perfectionistic, and lack of taking care of yourself behaviors. As a highly trained trauma therapist, I focus on safety, awareness, and pacing. I rely heavily on EMDR to provide a safe container to fully process trauma. To support healing for lasting change. Read this introductory article on Trauma Wounds to identify if you might be suffering from an unhealed trauma wound.
Not seeing what you are looking for?
This is just a sample of the concerns I work with daily. For more, visit my Specialties and Modalities page.
My experience with Laura…so many amazing things I want to say about her and her skills. She is warm and relaxing, I never felt judged. She was able to give me the skills with my anxiety issues to re-focus my thoughts and with that came a long hard journey of weight loss. Laura also helped me with some deep rooted anger I had towards my father and pretty much repaired our relationship. If you have issues with yourself, your family, or no issues at all but want someone to bounce your thoughts off of, Laura is your girl. She is so wise I nicknamed her Yoda, and believe me, it holds true.
— S
“I’m a survivor of childhood trauma and have done a LOT of work and study over the years. I have very high standards for a therapist and have seen many I wouldn’t go back to. If I feel like I know more than my therapist, it won’t work. My experience with Laura was exceptional. She is very smart and intellectually capable, while also being caring and compassionate. I liked that it wasn’t just talk. Laura led me through specific exercises, that were based on modern research and brain science. She also gave me techniques I could try on my own. She was very open-minded and integrated her recommendations with holistic practices I already had found effective for me. Laura’s genuine nature made it easy for me to establish a trust. Laura was completely present and fully vested in my growth & healing at every session.”
– V
“As most men, I was on the fence about seeking therapy. I’m so glad I got past it and went through it with Laura. The therapy doesn’t go on forever and it’s about getting to the root of your issues. However, the best part was the experience of having someone sincerely LISTEN, without talking over me or judging in any way. Laura is a true professional and a pleasure to work with.”
– C
For more information about what conditions I treat and methods I use visit Resources or my Going Deeper page.