Adrienne Lear, LMFT

Adrienne Lear is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Adrienne focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier day to day.

Adrienne uses clear, person-focused methods in sessions. She listens first to understand what is most pressing. Then she and the client pick small, doable actions to try between sessions. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented rather than filled with jargon.

Many people come to Adrienne when they notice they keep putting others first, feel stuck after a breakup or change, or are carrying the weight of past trauma. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, substance-related issues, workplace stress, and feelings like guilt and shame.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s lead and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Adrienne helps clients practice new responses in real life, not just talk about them.

She works in English and is based in California as an LMFT. The practical focus is on steps that fit into everyday life, such as boundary-setting skills, coping techniques for anxiety, and ways to reduce overwhelm. People who want straightforward, action-focused support tend to find this approach useful.

How Adrienne uses client-centered and CBT approaches online