About Larissa
Larissa Lucas is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. She also focuses on issues connected to abandonment, attachment, divorce and separation, sexuality, self-love, and women's issues.
Background and approach
Larissa writes and talks plainly to make starting therapy feel less daunting. She views each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.
Sessions are practical and direct. Larissa aims to help people notice patterns, try new ways of relating, and practice small changes that add up over time.
Her approach is collaborative. She asks questions, listens closely, and works with clients to shape goals that feel meaningful.
Conversations are paced to match what each person needs that week. With 11 years of professional experience, Larissa draws on methods that are evidence-based and geared toward real-life concerns.
She helps people untangle attachment and intimacy patterns and supports those navigating separation and relationship change. Therapy can include skill-building for anxiety and stress, exercises to strengthen self-esteem, and focused conversations about sexuality and self-love.
Larissa aims to make therapy useful and understandable so people can use what they learn between sessions.
Approaches that guide online counseling
Larissa draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify and shift unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior so they can manage anxiety and stress more effectively. Another approach targets attachment and relationship patterns by helping clients notice how early experiences shape current intimacy and communication, which can be useful for people dealing with abandonment or relationship shifts.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Larissa works with each client to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they check progress and adjust strategies so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper exchange is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day and to send brief updates between sessions. These formats help people access care that fits their schedule and communication style.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English