03/03/2026
Hi 🤍
I’m Laura Picard, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in CA and in person in Dana Point/Laguna Niguel area, and I specialize in helping teens and women who are struggling with anxiety, trauma, and feeling constantly overwhelmed.
If you live in this area, you probably know the pressure that can quietly build here — high expectations, busy schedules, trying to hold it all together, being the dependable one, the achiever, the “strong” one.
But underneath that, I often see women and teens who are:
• Overthinking everything
• Struggling with panic or chronic anxiety
• People-pleasing and overachieving
• Feeling burnt out but unable to slow down
• Carrying unresolved trauma
• Navigating big life transitions
• Feeling “not enough” despite doing so much
I don’t just do surface-level coping. I do depth work.
I use parts work (Internal Family Systems) to help you understand the different parts of you — the anxious part, the overachiever, the inner critic, the people-pleaser — and how they developed to protect you. When we work at that level, change actually sticks.
I also integrate real skills (DBT tools for emotional regulation, boundaries, and communication) so you leave sessions with practical tools you can use in your daily life — whether that’s with your partner, your kids, school stress, or your own inner dialogue.
Therapy with me is collaborative, grounded, and real. We go deep — but we also build structure and skills so you feel stronger, not just more aware.
I currently have availability for:
• In-person sessions in Laguna Niguel
• Online sessions throughout California
If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy but keep telling yourself you “should be able to handle it,” this might be your sign that you don’t have to do it alone.
You can reach me at:
📧 laurapicardmft@gmail.com
đź“ž 323-510-7571
🌿 www.laurapicardtherapy.com
Feel free to message me directly as well.
Warmly,
Laura
