Lucie Bornmann, LMFT

Lucie Bornmann is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 17 years of clinical experience. She has worked in Europe and California’s Central Valley and focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. Lucie speaks English and French and brings long-term experience from psychiatric public hospitals, foster care, and school settings.

She has spent much of her career helping people with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, depression, and adjustment challenges. Her work has included supporting caregivers and assisting people dealing with attachment issues, communication problems, and family-related concerns. She also addresses areas such as postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth, and difficulties tied to guilt and shame.

Lucie’s clinical approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to help people process distressing memories, manage intrusive thoughts, and shift unhelpful patterns. Sessions are practical and focused on what a person wants to change.

Her background in hospital and foster-care settings gives her experience with higher-acuity situations and diverse cultural backgrounds. That experience informs how she manages risk, safety, and transitions in everyday life. People often come to her wanting clear tools to cope, calmer reactions, and better routines.

For someone carrying guilt or shame, Lucie can help sort out where those feelings come from, how they affect daily life, and what small steps might reduce their burden. She encourages steady, paced work aimed at specific goals and clearer behavior choices.

Evidence-based approaches and online sessions