- Experienced LMFT
- Focus on relationships
- Support for transitions
About Arlene
Arlene Drake is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of practice. She helps people facing anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and LGBTQ issues. She also supports those coping with life changes, career pressures, and intimacy-related questions.
She works from the view that each person knows their story best. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical next steps. The therapist aims to create a space where people can try new ways of relating and making decisions.
Arlene draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and issues tied to adoption and foster care. She also helps people process guilt, shame, and grief that follow separation or infidelity. Conversations often include ways to manage distress and rebuild trust in relationships.
The approach is collaborative and goal oriented. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, ideas to try between sessions, and feedback about progress. She helps people set realistic goals and notice small changes that add up.
Arlene has worked across a wide range of life stages and transitions over her career. Her practice emphasizes steady support, clear direction, and attention to what matters most to each person. If you want a therapist who listens and helps you move forward, she offers a grounded, experienced presence.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Arlene uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and relationship repair. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating; this can reduce repeated conflicts and improve communication. Another approach concentrates on processing trauma and strong emotions by pacing work carefully and building coping skills to handle difficult memories.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to match techniques to their goals, pace, and comfort. Over early sessions she will suggest options, check what works, and adjust the plan based on what the client prefers and needs.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into daily life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around a busy schedule, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that helps someone engage. Many clients find this flexibility helps them stay consistent with sessions while they manage work, family, or other commitments.
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Experience
40+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and LGBT issues. She also addresses adoption and foster care related matters and problems like codependency or life purpose.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on strengths, clear goals, and steps you can try between meetings.
How much experience does the therapist bring?
She has 40 years of professional experience working with a wide range of personal and relationship issues.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.