Lina Vielma is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. She focuses on helping people who struggle with self-esteem, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. Her approach is warm and direct, with an emphasis on safety and steady progress in sessions.
Clients find a calm space to name painful feelings and sort out what matters most. Lina listens with compassion and gently challenges patterns that hold people back. She aims to help clients build clearer thinking and more workable habits in daily life.
With two decades of clinical experience, Lina blends several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Trauma work is part of her practice when it fits the person's goals, and she integrates mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior work to manage strong emotions. Sessions move at a pace the client can handle while still encouraging growth.
Lina brings cultural awareness to her work, noting her Navajo and Filipino background and her sensitivity to cultural concerns. She invites people to explore feelings, process grief, and address life changes in a clear, supportive way. Her goal is practical change you can use outside the therapy room.
How Lina Uses Therapy Methods Online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current feelings and trust. It helps people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and build new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and boost self esteem. EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that some therapists use to process distressing memories while tracking eye movements; it can help when past events continue to cause intense reactions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work and happens together. Lina will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what feels doable. Together they decide whether attachment ideas, CBT, EMDR, or a mix makes the most sense for the situation.
Confirm current session options before booking to know which online formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to keep sessions during transitions like a work break or while caring for others. Licensed professionals adapt methods so practical skills and emotion regulation tools can be practiced between sessions and applied to everyday moments.
AbandonmentAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Lina works with many issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related problems, grief, sleep and eating concerns, career changes, bipolar challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a caring, supportive, and intentional style. Sessions combine listening, gentle challenge, and practical skills to help clients make changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
