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Bella Lurie

Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT

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Available both in-person and online
Berkeley, CA 94704
While I address many personal and situational challenges, my approach is especially effective for ADHD, procrastination, work-related lack of clarity, relationship dissatisfaction and existential anxiety. Rooted in positive psychology and meditation, my work includes 1. virtual sessions focused on creative self-observation, and 2. Somatic manual work for bodily relaxation and awareness when appropriate. I work with people who want to learn what it means to be one with their experience. I sometimes pick up where other psychotherapists may have left off: I aim to teach you FlOW states amid your everyday life.
My style is somato-poetic. "Somatic" means I work with the way your body closes itself through psychosomatic attunement and manual touch (over Zoom!). "Poetic" means I engage language, metaphor, and storytelling to support insight. As a Realization Process awareness teacher and a Rosen bodywork practitioner, I guide you in being present in your experience.
Imagine this: 1. You’re sitting at your desk trying to work. Your energy is low. You're unsure whether to keep pushing or switch tasks. Your focus is scattered. Your "skillful means" feels out of reach. Then you remember—and clarity returns. Sometimes, 10 minutes of conversation is all it takes to change your life; 2. see my website for more details.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Berkeley, CA 94704

(341) 217-2534

El Cerrito, CA 94530

My website
Virtual sessions and occasional in-person sessions when there is interest in deepening the work through attuned psychosomatic exploration.
$200 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (341) 217-2534
Photo of Bella Lurie, Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Berkeley, CA 94704

(341) 217-2534

El Cerrito, CA 94530

My website
Virtual sessions and occasional in-person sessions when there is interest in deepening the work through attuned psychosomatic exploration.
$200 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $200
  • Couple Sessions $200
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Blue Cross
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Magellan
  • Quest Behavioral Health
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Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
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Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. or (341) 217-2534

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LMFT154980 Bella Lurie
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 8 years
  • Attended Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA, LMFT, Graduated 2018
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Rosen Bodywork 2024
  • Certificate from Realization Process Nondual Awareness teacher 2023
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I help you learn to listen and communicate with your body as well as find the language of your own unique self-expression.
Photo of Bella Lurie, Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (341) 217-2534
"
I help you learn to listen and communicate with your body as well as find the language of your own unique self-expression.
Photo of Bella Lurie, Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (341) 217-2534

Specialties and Expertise

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Pain
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Infidelity
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Procrastination
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma and PTSD
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Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? or (341) 217-2534
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Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? or (341) 217-2534

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Gay Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

I also speak

Hebrew
Russian

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Gay Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

I also speak

Hebrew
Russian

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Art Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dance Movement Therapy
  • Energy Psychology
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Jungian
  • Ketamine-Assisted
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Somatic
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My approach is highly experiential. Memory, Imagination, muscle tension, the way you talk, move and sound - all could become the focus of our observation and wonder. We will be telling stories, real and imaginal, and you will learn what it means to explore "out of the box".
Photo of Bella Lurie, Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (341) 217-2534
"
My approach is highly experiential. Memory, Imagination, muscle tension, the way you talk, move and sound - all could become the focus of our observation and wonder. We will be telling stories, real and imaginal, and you will learn what it means to explore "out of the box".
Photo of Bella Lurie, Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (341) 217-2534

Location

Primary Location

Berkeley, CA 94704

(341) 217-2534

Additional Location

El Cerrito, CA 94530

(341) 217-2534
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Virtual sessions and occasional in-person sessions when there is interest in deepening the work through attuned psychosomatic exploration.
Photo of Bella Lurie, Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (341) 217-2534
"
Virtual sessions and occasional in-person sessions when there is interest in deepening the work through attuned psychosomatic exploration.
Photo of Bella Lurie, Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Bella Lurie
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (341) 217-2534