About
- Family conflict
- Parenting support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Audrey
Audrey Teshima is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing family conflict, parenting and co-parenting challenges, self-esteem and confidence issues, and career concerns. She also supports clients dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles.
Her background includes work in private practice, community mental health and substance-abuse clinics, and in public schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. That mix of settings informs a practical approach that keeps everyday life and caregiving responsibilities in view. Sessions focus on concrete steps people can try between appointments as well as ways to understand patterns that keep problems repeating.
Audrey uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help clients notice thoughts and reactions that fuel stress. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas for emotional regulation and motivational interviewing to clarify goals and strengthen commitment to change. The emphasis is on what a person can do now to ease pressure at home and work.
She integrates personally held Biblically based Christian principles when clients indicate that is relevant to their values. That perspective is offered alongside clinical methods rather than replacing them. Audrey aims to build on existing strengths so people leave sessions with usable strategies and a clearer plan.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow California practice standards. International clients are not accepted. Before booking, confirm current session formats and scheduling details.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Audrey commonly combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the client's concerns and priorities, helping them name what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce stress and improve communication. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to calm intense feelings and create space for clearer decisions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Audrey collaborates with each person to choose which methods to use, based on their goals, home situation, and what feels practical. She adjusts techniques over time as needs and priorities change, so the plan grows from what works in daily life.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile did not specify them. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and remove commute time so people can use a lunch break or a quiet hour more easily. Talk with her during the first meeting about session length and rhythm so appointments fit into your routine.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting issues does she address?
She focuses on family conflict, co-parenting and parenting strain, blended family issues, and fatherhood concerns among other family-related topics.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and reactions.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has 10 years of clinical experience working in schools, community clinics, and private practice settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the profile.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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