Roxanne Parsa

Roxanne Parsa is a licensed marriage and family therapist who supports people facing relationship strain, divorce and separation, trauma, addiction, and parenting stress. She speaks English and Persian and brings seven years of clinical experience to conversations about intimacy, boundaries, and life transitions. Roxanne frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps people identify practical next steps they can use between sessions.

Her approach blends mindful awareness with attention to how the body holds stress. She uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. Trauma-focused work is used when past events continue to affect day-to-day functioning. Sessions tend to be steady and exploratory rather than rushed; Roxanne aims to make each visit a place to clarify goals and try small changes.

Clients often come to her for help with attachment concerns, codependency, infidelity, blended family challenges, or the stresses that follow separation. She also supports people navigating non-monogamous relationships, kink and alternative sexual cultures, and multicultural relationship dynamics. Addiction and relapse issues are within her scope of practice as well.

Roxanne draws on coaching skills when clients want concrete plans for change, such as communication exercises or relapse-prevention steps. Her clinical style mixes inquiry with practical tools and makes space for emotions to surface. She encourages honest conversation about hopes and fears during periods of upheaval.

Roxanne practices in California as an LMFT, and she will work with each person to set realistic goals and measurable steps toward them. People interested in starting can expect an initial conversation that maps current concerns and possible paths forward.

How her approaches translate to online work

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations without judgment. Online sessions that use mindfulness typically teach simple present-moment exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help with anxiety and relationship reactivity.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns in relationships and how past experiences shape current choices. In an online setting this often means reflective conversations that connect present problems to older patterns and long-standing family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Roxanne will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients and therapist set goals together and try methods that make sense for everyday life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice communication skills or grounding exercises in familiar routines while getting professional guidance.