Bella Lurie, LMFT

Bella Lurie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who blends positive psychology with close attention to language and personal narrative. With six years of clinical experience, she guides people who have known the gentle benefits of therapy but sense there is more to explore. Her work invites clients to examine how the words they use shape understanding, presence, and the inner stories that inform relationships and identity.

Bella offers a practice she calls Wake Dreaming, a way to investigate how personal language emerges from deeper, often unconscious, material. This approach encourages curiosity about the mythologies and symbols that develop from grief, joy, and the many shades of everyday experience. Wake Dreaming is aimed at cultivating spontaneity in speech and comfort with uncertainty, skills that support clearer communication with oneself and others.

Her areas of focus include grief, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, career transitions, and ADHD, along with related issues such as attachment, adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and coping with loss. Working in English, Hebrew, and Russian, Bella uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside her positive psychology orientation to tailor support to each person's needs.

Approaches that translate to online care

Bella integrates positive psychology with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support growth and resilience. Positive psychology focuses on strengths, meaning, and practical strategies to increase well-being; it can help clients navigate grief, build self-esteem, and clarify values in life and work. Evidence-based therapeutic techniques refer to methods supported by research that address specific symptoms and patterns, helping with issues such as ADHD, communication problems, and relationship challenges.

Within sessions, Bella treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She works with clients to identify goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what resonates and produces progress. That collaborative orientation helps ensure therapy fits each person’s needs, preferences, and life circumstances.

Online therapy with Bella is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or health concerns. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions, maintain momentum between meetings, and access support from home or on the go while working with licensed professionals and therapists.