Orlee Tugend-Raymond, LMFT

Orlee Tugend-Raymond is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with 25 years of experience. She uses a warm, interactive style and listens closely to what clients say. She also offers services in English and Hebrew and can support clients who want conversation that reflects a Jewish background.

Orlee helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship tensions, parenting strains, and career challenges. She also supports those coping with grief, intimacy concerns, body image and eating issues, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, blended family issues, commitment and communication problems, and family of origin concerns.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She adapts these approaches to match each person’s goals, whether that means skill-building, processing emotion, increasing present-moment awareness, or short-term problem solving. The plan is shaped together during early sessions.

Orlee emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the room. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Many clients find value in straightforward tools for managing anxiety, clearer communication patterns, and routines that reduce stress.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How therapy approaches shape online care

Orlee uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can ease anxiety and depression symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people pinpoint and name strong feelings and improve how they connect with others, which is useful for relationship and intimacy concerns.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as shorter check-ins during a work break or scheduling sessions without travel time. It also allows continuity of care when life changes make in-person visits harder. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and EFT techniques to an online setting so you can practice skills, do emotional processing, and set achievable steps between sessions.