Lucinda Guarino is a licensed professional counselor in California with 20 years of experience.
01About Lucinda
Lucinda Guarino is a licensed professional counselor in California with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief and major life changes. She aims to offer respectful and compassionate support that fits each person's situation.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions are shaped around what the client needs most, whether that means short-term problem solving or a longer process of reflection.
Background and approach
She emphasizes building confidence, improving communication, and reducing the impact of painful memories. Lucinda uses methods that include client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits, and EMDR for people dealing with traumatic memories. She also integrates motivational interviewing to help people find and use their own reasons to change.
Therapy is collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness. Clients can expect clear goals and steps they can try between sessions. Lucinda works with issues such as caregiver stress, codependency, control struggles, family of origin wounds, and grief at end of life.
She also supports people dealing with obsessions, compulsions, and post-traumatic stress. Language of service is English and sessions take place online in formats like video, phone, chat, and messaging. The counselor explains the process clearly at the start and helps people choose an approach that fits their needs.
02Credentials
- LPCC (California)
- License 13478 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1619672318 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lucinda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Lucinda names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Lucinda names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online healing
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person where they are. It emphasizes understanding the client’s perspective and helping them find their own solutions, which can be useful for relationship struggles, grief, and questions about life purpose.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple, practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and establish new habits, making it a common choice for anxiety, low self esteem, and coping with life changes.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used with people who carry painful memories that still affect daily life. It combines focused memory work with processing techniques to reduce the emotional intensity of those memories.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they’ll choose or blend methods and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy here is offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face-to-face from a distance, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent contact between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Lucinda address?
She helps with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like caregiver stress and family of origin issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, mixing listening with concrete tools to change thoughts and behaviors and steps people can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She brings 20 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, trauma, grief, and life transition concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LPCC and practices in California.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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