Therapist in Walnut Creek, California Dilini Briggs, Therapist

Dilini Briggs, LMFT, helps children, adolescents, teens, and adults build emotional confidence, strengthen family relationships, and develop healthier ways to cope with stress and change. She serves patients across California at LifeStance Health, providing individual therapy and family therapy for concerns such as anxiety, depression, and childhood behavior issues. Her clinical approach is warm, genuine, and collaborative, with a strong focus on helping patients feel understood while building practical skills for growth. Dilini is experienced in supporting young children, children, and teens through play-based, humanistic, and child-centered therapy. She creates a developmentally responsive space where younger patients can express emotions, explore challenges, and build self-awareness in ways that feel natural and safe. For parents and families, she helps strengthen communication, support behavior change, and create more connected patterns at home and school. In addition, Dilini supports patients navigating identity development, life transitions, reproductive challenges, and postpartum depression or anxiety, along with additional areas of focus. She works with LGBTQ+ individuals, people connected to adoption or foster care, and individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Her therapy may incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness to help patients manage difficult thoughts, regulate emotions, and move toward meaningful personal goals. Dilini’s work is shaped by years of clinical experience and a belief that every person has the capacity to grow, thrive, and become more confident in who they are. She brings a person-centered perspective to therapy, helping patients recognize strengths while building tools for everyday life. Outside of her clinical work, Dilini enjoys baking, cooking, petting her cats, playing board games with her husband and friends, making puzzles, trying different restaurants, and watching new and popular movies.