Audrey Heble, LMFT

Audrey Heble is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 22 years of experience working in California. She focuses on common and painful struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, and career or life transitions.

Audrey aims for straightforward, respectful conversations. She listens first, then tailors sessions to what each person needs. That can mean practical skills for managing anxiety, clearer communication tools for relationships, or steps to cope after loss or trauma.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered and Existential ideas. In practice that looks like identifying unhelpful thoughts, building emotion-regulation skills, and working on patterns that show up in close relationships. Sessions mix talk, short exercises, and real-world strategies to practice between meetings.

Audrey also pays attention to issues that often come up alongside the main concern, like attachment wounds, family of origin problems, impulsivity, or feelings of isolation. She adapts work to each person’s pace, whether the focus is coping with a major life change or addressing long-standing patterns.

Conversations are meant to be practical and grounded. Audrey helps people break big problems into manageable steps and supports them as they try new ways of thinking and relating.

How therapy methods translate to online care

CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT often focuses on practical exercises, thought records, and setting small goals to practice between sessions, which suits problems like anxiety, depression, and stress.

DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. In virtual sessions this can include practicing grounding techniques, learning coping skills, and role-playing better ways to handle intense emotions or conflicts.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client's lead, offering reflective listening and support while collaborating on goals that feel meaningful to the client.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief updates, homework review, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into everyday life.