Therapist profile
Laurie Richardson, LMFT
California
LMFT - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 132096
- NPI1851035059
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
- Expressive arts
About Laurie
Laurie Richardson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anger, relationships, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, sleep problems, and life transitions. Laurie also supports people coping with ADHD, intimacy issues, family conflict, and caregiving stress.
Laurie arrived at therapy after careers in education and the arts. She spent years as a preschool and 7th-grade Waldorf teacher, an art instructor, graphic designer, copyrighter, and art consultant. Those roles shaped how she listens and responds in sessions. She values clear, respectful conversation and practical tools clients can use between meetings.
Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy and mindfulness alongside narrative and solution-focused methods. Laurie integrates expressive arts like writing, photography, music, and simple hands-on projects when those tools fit a client’s goals. Sessions often include short practices, creative exercises, and direct questions to help the person notice what changes feel possible.
Laurie describes therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people identify patterns that feed anger or stress and then tries practical alternatives to break those cycles. Meetings can include skill-building for communication, managing strong feelings, and coping with life changes.
She accepts clients in English and works with some international clients. Sessions use a subscription model that may be canceled at any time. To get started clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Laurie commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person’s priorities, helping people articulate their concerns and test small changes. Mindfulness Therapy uses brief attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and create space before acting on anger.She also draws on Solution-Focused and Narrative Therapy ideas to help people identify practical steps and reframe unhelpful stories about themselves. Those methods are useful for relationship problems, stress, caregiving strain, and managing strong feelings. Laurie treats picking the right mix of approaches as a collaborative process; she and the client decide together which exercises and practices to try based on needs and goals.
Confirm the exact session formats before you book since the profile does not list every option. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and allow use of written or visual exercises between meetings. These practical features help translate her interactive, sometimes creative style into regular work that fits a client’s schedule.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she support?
She works with adults on snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and anger connected to stress or sleep problems.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses Client-Centered and mindfulness approaches alongside narrative and solution-focused techniques to help clients notice triggers and try practical alternatives.
What is her clinical background?
Laurie has five years of clinical experience and a background in education and the arts that informs her therapeutic style.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the profile notes telehealth as one way she meets people but does not list all formats.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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