- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and ACT methods
About Teresa
Teresa Paris is a California LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with nine years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and life changes. Teresa also addresses issues like self-esteem, communication problems, and feelings of isolation.
Teresa focuses on helping people identify practical strengths they can use right away. In sessions she listens for what is working and points out small changes that add up. She uses straightforward conversation and evidence-based tools to help clients manage symptoms and make clearer choices.
Her background includes work with people facing postpartum challenges, panic attacks, mood concerns, and multicultural stressors. She also supports those coping with guilt, forgiveness, and domestic violence effects, and she has experience with veteran and armed forces issues. Teresa mentions life purpose among the topics she helps people think through.
Therapy sessions typically mix talking with exercises from approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-based perspectives. She draws on dialectical behavior strategies and client-centered techniques when they fit the client's goals. The result is a practical plan aimed at everyday changes rather than abstract theory.
Teresa practices in California and offers sessions in English. To begin, potential clients complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Teresa commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and taking value-driven action even when emotions are difficult.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Teresa will discuss your goals and preferences and will suggest methods that match what you want to address. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to try and adjust them over time based on what helps.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten routine check-ins, or avoid travel time so sessions match work or family schedules. If you want to explore how these approaches would look in remote sessions, mention that on the matching questionnaire before your first appointment.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and related concerns such as communication problems and isolation.
How would she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses conversational, evidence-based techniques and looks for practical strengths to build on. Sessions often combine talk with skill practice from CBT, ACT, or attachment-focused ideas.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a range of adult concerns including postpartum issues, panic, and multicultural stressors.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.