Audrey Teshima, LMFT

Audrey Teshima is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who brings clinical experience together with a strong background in public school teaching. She has worked across private practice, community mental health and substance abuse clinics, and in elementary, middle, and high school settings, which informs her approach to supporting individuals and families navigating complex life circumstances.

Audrey concentrates on family conflicts, relationship struggles, parenting and co-parenting challenges, self-esteem and confidence concerns, and vocational and career difficulties. She integrates Biblically based Christian principles when appropriate, offering gentle guidance as clients process the wide range of emotions tied to their situations. Emphasizing clients' strengths, Audrey helps people build resilience and practical strategies to move toward a more hopeful and resourceful life. As an LMFT - a credential that indicates specialization in marriage and family therapy - she adapts interventions to fit relational dynamics and individual needs, drawing on a mix of therapeutic methods to support healing and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where the client leads the conversation and the therapist reflects and clarifies. This approach is helpful for building self-esteem, exploring life changes, and improving relationships by honoring the client's experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured method that helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and coping with practical problems such as career or vocational difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines acceptance and change strategies and offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for relationship struggles and intense emotions.

Audrey approaches treatment collaboratively, working with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the chosen approach can evolve as progress is made. Clients and the therapist decide together on the best path forward rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and to maintain continuity of care during life transitions. For many people, remote sessions increase accessibility and help sustain consistent progress with a therapist.