- CBT techniques
- ACT strategies
- EMDR for trauma
About Lucie
Lucie Bornmann is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 17 years of experience. She has worked in Europe and California's Central Valley and focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. Lucie speaks English and French and brings long-term clinical experience to everyday problems.
Her background includes work in psychiatric public hospitals, foster care, and schools. Those settings shaped how she thinks about difficult emotions and strained relationships. She has spent years helping people who face obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, postpartum depression, and mood disorders.
Lucie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in her sessions. The biography lists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as approaches she incorporates. These methods are used to address anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, obsessive patterns, and problems with mood regulation.
Her style emphasizes working at each person's pace and focusing on practical goals. Sessions typically involve noticing unhelpful patterns, learning small skills to respond differently, and practicing those skills between meetings. She also pays attention to attachment concerns, communication struggles, caregiver stress, and issues around forgiveness and guilt.
People who choose Lucie often want a straightforward approach to persistent anger, recurring worry, or major life changes. She encourages realistic steps, short-term tools, and ongoing refinement of strategies to manage stress and improve daily functioning.
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments. It is commonly used for anxiety, anger that flares in specific situations, and mood problems.ACT, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, helps people notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for chronic stress, rumination, and coping with life changes.
EMDR is described in the biography as an approach she incorporates to address trauma-related symptoms and intense recollections. In practice it aims to reduce the emotional charge of upsetting memories and make them easier to manage in daily life.
Choosing which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest techniques to try. That collaboration helps focus sessions on what matters most to you and adjust methods as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel to an office. Licensed professionals commonly use these practical benefits to help clients keep momentum and apply skills between sessions.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, French
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as OCD and panic attacks.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and goal-focused. She works at each person's pace and uses short-term skills practice between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working in Europe and California's Central Valley.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California LMFT and is based in California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and French.
Can I book sessions from outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within the therapist's permitted regions.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.