- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Audrey
Audrey Teshima is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people address parenting concerns and related stressors. She brings a decade of clinical experience and a background in public education to her work. Audrey keeps sessions straightforward and practical so parents can focus on what matters most for their family life.
She draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful space where a parent's priorities lead the conversation.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try alternative responses. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy can help with emotional regulation and staying grounded during hard moments. Audrey's experience includes independent practice, community mental health and substance use clinics, and time working in elementary, middle and high school settings.
That range gives her a practical sense of how stress shows up at home and at school. She often combines talk-based coaching with hands-on strategies parents can use right away. Her approach acknowledges values that matter to each person and looks for strengths to build on.
Sessions focus on clear goals, step-by-step problem solving, and small, achievable changes. Parents leave with concrete ideas to try between meetings. Audrey works in English and practices in California as an LMFT.
She supports concerns such as parenting, family conflict, stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career issues, grief, ADHD, compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. Her style is steady, practical and goal-oriented.
What Audrey works with
Everything Audrey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Audrey helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Audrey lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the parent's lead, creating space to talk through priorities and values in a straightforward way. It helps when someone needs a respectful, nonjudgmental listener and practical next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviors and teaches concrete exercises to try between sessions; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and changing unhelpful reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication, which can be helpful during parental conflict or overwhelming moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Audrey collaborates with each person to find which methods fit their goals and daily life. She adapts tools from different approaches based on what the parent wants to try and what helps them make steady progress.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more usable around a busy schedule. Video lets people work face to face when time and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or an alternative when video isn't possible. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, real-time coaching, or keeping practices going between longer meetings.
Questions people ask about Audrey
What kinds of parenting and family concerns are addressed?
She supports parents with parenting and co-parenting issues, family conflict, and fatherhood concerns, as well as related topics like communication problems and blended family challenges.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy is collaborative and direct, using client-centered conversation with practical tools from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
What is her professional background?
Audrey has about 10 years of clinical experience and previous work as a public school teacher across elementary, middle and high school settings.
Where is Audrey licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the parent.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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