About Mazda
Mazda Lakpour is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship struggles. He focuses on practical steps that make everyday life feel more steady and manageable.
Background and approach
His style aims to be clear and down-to-earth for people who are worried or overwhelmed. Mazda draws on 14 years of experience working with adults and adolescents.
He uses straightforward tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, and he also offers hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques when those fit a person's needs. Sessions tend to focus on concrete goals and skills that can be used between meetings.
People come to him for help with life changes, grief, addiction, parenting strains, and intimacy or communication problems. He also supports those facing workplace stress, compassion fatigue, or questions about life purpose and self-worth.
Mazda pays attention to how thoughts, behaviors, and relationships interact in everyday life. Therapy with him often blends conversation with short exercises, thought tracking, relaxation or guided imagery, and goal-setting.
He aims to make the work feel doable so changes can show up week to week. Mazda explains options and helps people choose approaches that match their situation.
Sessions are offered in English and Persian in California. He emphasizes respect and honesty in the therapeutic relationship and works with each person to build steady progress toward their goals.
Online approaches that focus on change and calm
Many sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a method that looks at thought patterns and behaviors and teaches skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Hypnotherapy is offered as another option that uses guided relaxation and imagery to help people access motivation and reduce stress.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Mazda will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then pick techniques together. He often combines short-term, solution-focused plans with CBT skills or brief hypnotherapeutic exercises when those fit the client's needs.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and exercises; phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited; chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, parenting schedules, or busy routines while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Persian