Alyssa Lu, LMFT
Alyssa Lu is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), with over 10 years of experience working in the mental health field. She supports patients across California to navigate emotional challenges with steady support, clinical skill and a warm presence. She works with children, teens, and adults to address concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship issues, and life transitions. She provides a safe environment where clients can explore their experiences, learn and enhance skills, and move towards healthier patterns with confidence. She takes a client-centered approach to meet the individual's unique needs and values.
Alyssa is especially passionate about supporting individuals and families with understanding how conditions like anxiety, depression and trauma can impact daily life and relationships, and overall well-being. Her therapeutic style incorporates a variety of evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy. She utilizes a collaborative approach with a focus on helping clients to build upon the tools they need for long-term emotional health.
Alyssa has extensive experience supporting individuals of all ages, particularly in the community mental health setting. Her therapeutic style integrates practical skill-building as well as emotional and cognitive processing, creating a space where clients feel both understood and empowered to make changes within their lives. Alyssa has a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from UCLA and a Master of Science in Counseling from Cal State Fullerton. Outside of work, Alyssa enjoys spending time with her husband, son, and twin daughters in Southern California.
License: LMFT 131096