Roxanne Parsa , LMFT

Roxanne Parsa is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship and family challenges. She supports those coping with trauma, parenting stress, addiction concerns, and questions about life purpose. Roxanne speaks English and Persian and practices in California. She uses mindfulness to help people notice what’s happening in their body and mind without getting swept away. Somatic work helps clients pay attention to physical sensations that carry emotion. Trauma-focused methods offer ways to address past hurts so they stop driving current behavior. Roxanne also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. That approach helps people see how early experiences shape their current choices and attachments. She blends these perspectives to match each person’s needs rather than using one single method. Her work covers a wide range of relationship concerns including infidelity, jealousy, codependency, polyamory and blended family issues. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, addiction and family-of-origin problems. Roxanne brings seven years of clinical experience to sessions. Sessions may include coaching-style conversations focused on goals, practice of grounding and mindfulness, body-centered exercises, and exploration of relationship patterns. The tone aims to be practical and direct while staying respectful. People come for help making concrete changes and understanding recurring difficulties.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy helps people learn to notice thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations with less reactivity. Online sessions can include guided breath work and short attention practices to reduce overwhelm and improve focus. Somatic Therapy pays attention to physical sensations that store emotion and uses simple body-based techniques to release tension and increase awareness. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Roxanne collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She reviews preferences and adjusts methods over time so sessions stay relevant and useful. Online formats make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of grounding or somatic techniques. Phone sessions are useful when video is not possible or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework follow-ups, and moments of coaching between sessions. Together these options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.