Lina Vielma

Lina Vielma is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California who focuses on helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and trauma. She brings 20 years of clinical experience and a calm, compassionate presence to sessions. Lina emphasizes clear pacing so people can feel understood and make steady progress.

Her approach blends practical skills with a focus on relationships and emotional safety. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at connection patterns that affect how people respond under stress.

Lina incorporates dialectical behavior therapy tools when clients need help with emotion regulation and coping strategies. For people processing traumatic memories, she may use elements of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to reduce distress tied to specific events. Throughout, the focus is on practical next steps that fit daily life.

She pays attention to culture and identity, noting her Navajo and Filipino background as part of her perspective. That background informs how she listens for cultural meaning around anger, grief, parenting, and resilience. Sessions are intended to be a calm place where concerns are named and workable goals are set.

Clients typically leave with specific strategies to manage intense feelings, clearer communication habits, and plans for coping during difficult moments. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to Lina's availability.

How these approaches guide online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and present relationships shape reactions to stress and anger. It helps people notice patterns in close connections and try new ways of relating that reduce conflict and reactivity.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Lina uses CBT to help people spot unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and practice skills that lower anger and anxiety in daily life.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. These tools are useful when strong feelings lead to impulsive actions and when step-by-step coping strategies are needed.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lina treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods fit a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts pace and techniques as progress is made and as concerns evolve.

Confirm current session formats before booking. When delivered online, therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow focused check-ins between obligations. Different formats can also let people choose a quieter session with audio only or a more interactive session when they want face-to-face contact. Ask about specific scheduling options when you complete the matching questionnaire.