Therapist profile
Bella Lurie, LMFT
California
LMFT - Grief and Intimacy support
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 154980
- NPI
- 1588455562
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English, Hebrew, Russian
- Location
- California
About
- Codependency work
- Language focused
- Dream and wake practice
About Bella
Bella Lurie is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing grief, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem concerns, career transitions, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with codependency, abandonment, attachment questions, and other long-standing relational patterns.
Bella uses straightforward conversation to uncover how language shapes feelings and behavior. She pays attention to the words people use about themselves and others, and to the stories they repeat. Sessions often include noticing small shifts in speech and response, and trying different ways of expressing needs or limits.
Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside practices that explore how dreams and waking language interact. This can help people who get stuck in familiar roles - for example, always putting others first or avoiding conflict - see alternative ways of relating. Work can include experimenting with new phrases, testing softer boundaries, and rehearsing brief conversations.
Bella aims to make sessions practical and understandable. She often moves between short exercises and talking through recent situations that felt difficult. She encourages clear, simple experiments between sessions to test what feels possible in everyday life.
Sessions are conducted in English, Hebrew, and Russian. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment to begin. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Many clients notice change when they look closely at how they talk about themselves and others. One approach Bella uses focuses on the role of language and narrative - noticing repeated phrases, testing new ways of saying things, and seeing how that shifts feelings and behavior. This helps with patterns such as saying yes when you want to say no or getting stuck in old stories about yourself.She also draws on practices that explore the connection between waking life and dream material. This work pays attention to images, metaphors, and recurrent themes from dreams and daydreams to uncover underlying patterns that affect relationships and self-image.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bella treats the choice of methods as a collaboration - she and the client will try options, notice what helps, and adjust based on goals and preferences. That way the plan evolves from real experience rather than a fixed promise.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require them. Talk with Bella about what will fit your everyday life and needs before scheduling.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Hebrew, Russian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and setting boundaries?
Yes. Bella works with patterns like always putting others first and practices short, concrete steps to try different responses.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines evidence-based techniques with attention to how language and dreams shape behavior. Sessions often mix conversation with brief, practical exercises.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Bella has six years of experience as a practicing clinician working with relational and adjustment concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a California LMFT practicing in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hebrew, and Russian.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.