Orlee Tugend-Raymond

Orlee Tugend-Raymond is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive approach and listens closely to each person's concerns. Orlee speaks English and Hebrew and can support people who value a Jewish cultural perspective. Her practice focuses on common life stresses such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career shifts. She also helps with grief, body image and eating concerns, anger, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of attention include adoption and foster care matters, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and family of origin issues. Orlee uses several practical methods in sessions. She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behavior. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address attachment and closeness in relationships. Solution-Focused Therapy is used when people want brief, goal-directed work. Her style is respectful and nonjudgmental. She aims to create clear goals and a treatment plan that fits each person's needs. Sessions are interactive, with a focus on listening, emotional understanding, and step-by-step strategies to manage day-to-day problems. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. The subscription can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location and the subscription plan.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Orlee commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice patterns of thinking that increase stress and teaches practical skills to change thoughts and behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on feelings and connection, helping people improve closeness and resolve attachment-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Orlee works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful.

If you plan to use online therapy, confirm available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow work that focuses on skills practice, emotion regulation, and problem-solving from wherever you are able to connect. Ask about current session formats when you schedule so you know how sessions will be arranged.