Lynaia Freund, LMFT

Lynaia Freund is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 21 years of professional experience. An LMFT is a state license that authorizes a clinician to provide psychotherapy; Freund combines that clinical training with certification in EMDR, a well-researched therapy approach that helps process painful memories and reduce their emotional intensity. She has also completed advanced training in the EMDR/Flash technique, a focused method used to desensitize difficult thoughts, emotions, or experiences.

Across her career she has supported people recovering from trauma and childhood abuse, and has worked extensively with grief, stress, panic, and anxiety. Freund applies EMDR alongside approaches such as mindfulness, psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused work, trauma-focused therapy, Internal Family Systems, and client-centered techniques to help people who feel stuck regain momentum and make the changes they seek. She also addresses issues of motivation, self-esteem, self-confidence, and addiction recovery, with experience both on a medical rehab unit and in private practice.

Freund spent 14 years serving as a Clinical Hospital Chaplain at a major trauma center in Southern California, and she brings that background into her work by integrating spiritual concerns when appropriate. She aims to foster an open, compassionate environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment, and she acknowledges the courage it takes to begin therapy while supporting each person through the first steps toward change.