Military / Veteran, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Self Esteem, Women’s Issues, ADHD, Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Sleep / Insomnia, Life Transition

Couples/Marriage Counseling, Individual Counseling, Family Counseling

Online in California

6 years in practice

Ages served: 18-65+

Accepted insurance & self-pay

Lona accepts 34 insurers

Aetna

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Cigna | Evernorth

Cigna | Evernorth - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Adventist Health Associates | Employee Health Plan

Adventist Health Associates | Non-Employee Health Plan

Blue Shield of California | BCBS

Blue Shield of California | Medicare Advantage

Carelon

Compsych

Firefly Health Plan | Cigna PPO Network

First Health Network

Humana Medicare Advantage

Imperial Health Holdings Medical Group CA

Imperial Health Plan of California

JP Farley Corporation

Medicare CA

Molina Healthcare Exchange

Molina Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Multi Plan PHCS

Oscar Health

Quest Behavioral Health

Railroad Medicare

SCAN Health Plan Medicare Advantage California

Sharp Health Plan

Sutter Health Plan

Sutter Senior Care

UMR

United Healthcare | Optum

United Healthcare | Optum - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

United Healthcare | Optum Medicare Advantage

Uprise EAP

Ventura County Health Care Plan

Western Health Advantage

SELF-PAY COSTS

Out-of-pocket session costs for clients who don’t have insurance or aren’t covered by their insurance for mental health services.

$200

first session

$170

subsequent sessions

About Lona

Lona Misouria is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 6 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. With a trauma-informed lens, she is guided by empathy, openness, and compassion, creating a safe and empowering space for clients to explore life’s challenges. Lona is passionate about helping clients uncover their inner strengths as they navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional dysregulation, and co-occurring conditions. Her approach is collaborative, culturally sensitive, and rooted in trust and transparency.

Lona earned her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliant International University. She integrates trauma-informed care with evidence-based approaches to support clients dealing with emotional, relational, and behavioral challenges. Her clinical work is grounded in empathy and cultural humility.

Lona is ready to walk beside you on your healing journey. She believes therapy should feel like a safe return to self where you are seen, heard, and empowered. When you’re ready to begin, she’s here with warmth, guidance, and an open heart to support you in creating meaningful change.

"I am a caring and empathic clinician with over 30 years of experience navigating the changes of life within the family and individual dynamic."

Get to know Lona

Why did you decide to become a counselor or psychiatric provider?

I understand that life can be difficult at times, I am deeply committed to supporting individuals and couples from all backgrounds to help them embrace the healing and restoration they desire.

What types of clients do you work with best?

I am a trauma informed clinician who has extensive experience supporting clients that experience distress from trauma, anxiety, depression, behavioral & emotional dysregulation and co-occurring conditions.

What type of clients are you most excited to work with?

I am excited to collaborate with anyone who is curious to know, "who could I be, if I allow myself to heal?".

What's one thing you wish all clients knew?

"Life will shrink or expand according to your courage".

What do you do for fun/on your time off?

I love cross-country road trips, movies and game nights with my family, reading, horseback riding, walk therapy, and my heart’s desire is to visit all the zoos across the nation!

Other areas of focus

SpecialitiesMilitary / Veteran, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Self Esteem, Women’s Issues, ADHD, Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Sleep / Insomnia, Life Transition, Relationships, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma / PTSD, Anger Management, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), Alcohol Use, Substance Use, Parenting, Racial Identity, Divorce, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Domestic Abuse, Infidelity, Stress / Mental Stress / Work Stress, Family Conflict, Grief

ApproachesChristian Counseling, Humanistic / Rogerian, Adlerian, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Feminist, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Jungian, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Neurofeedback, Positive Psychology, Reality Therapy, Attachment-Based, Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Gottman Method, Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT), Person-Centered Therapy, Prolonged Exposure (PE), Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy (PACT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Structural Family Therapy (SFT), Art Therapy, Culturally Sensitive, Experiential Therapy, Expressive Arts, Faith-Based Counseling, Integrative, Multicultural, Music Therapy, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Schema Therapy, Somatic